HOW MUSIC CAN HELP YOU HEAL
Music therapy can CALM
ANXIETY, EASE PAIN, and provide a PLEASANT DIVERSION DURING CHEMOTHERAPY OR A
HOSPITAL STAY.
ANXIETY, EASE PAIN, and provide a PLEASANT DIVERSION DURING CHEMOTHERAPY OR A
HOSPITAL STAY.
It's almost impossible to
find someone who doesn't feel a strong connection to music. Even if you can't
carry a tune or play an instrument, you can probably reel off a list of songs
that evoke happy memories and raise your spirits. Surgeons have long played
their favourite music to relieve stress in the operating room, and extending
music to patients has been linked to improved surgical outcomes. In the past
few decades, music therapy has played an increasing role in all facets of
healing.
find someone who doesn't feel a strong connection to music. Even if you can't
carry a tune or play an instrument, you can probably reel off a list of songs
that evoke happy memories and raise your spirits. Surgeons have long played
their favourite music to relieve stress in the operating room, and extending
music to patients has been linked to improved surgical outcomes. In the past
few decades, music therapy has played an increasing role in all facets of
healing.
WHAT IS MUSIC THERAPY?
Music therapy is a
burgeoning field. People who become certified music therapists are usually
accomplished musicians who have deep knowledge of how music can evoke emotional
responses to relax or stimulate people or help them heal. They combine this
knowledge with their familiarity with a wide variety of musical styles to find
the specific kind that can get you through a challenging physical rehab session
or guide you into meditation. And they can find that music in your favourite
genre, be it electropop or grand opera.
burgeoning field. People who become certified music therapists are usually
accomplished musicians who have deep knowledge of how music can evoke emotional
responses to relax or stimulate people or help them heal. They combine this
knowledge with their familiarity with a wide variety of musical styles to find
the specific kind that can get you through a challenging physical rehab session
or guide you into meditation. And they can find that music in your favourite
genre, be it electropop or grand opera.
Holly Chartrand, a music
therapist at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital, first trained
as a vocalist. She decided to become a music therapist when she realized that
she could use music to support others just as it had supported her throughout
her life. "The favourite part of my job is seeing how big an impact music
can have on someone who isn't feeling well," she says.
therapist at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital, first trained
as a vocalist. She decided to become a music therapist when she realized that
she could use music to support others just as it had supported her throughout
her life. "The favourite part of my job is seeing how big an impact music
can have on someone who isn't feeling well," she says.
Music therapists know few
boundaries. They may play music for you or with you, or even teach you how to
play an instrument. On a given day, Chartrand may be toting a tank drum, a
ukulele, or an iPad and speakers into a patient's room. "Technology gives
us so much access to all kinds of music that I can find and play almost any
kind of music you like," she says.
boundaries. They may play music for you or with you, or even teach you how to
play an instrument. On a given day, Chartrand may be toting a tank drum, a
ukulele, or an iPad and speakers into a patient's room. "Technology gives
us so much access to all kinds of music that I can find and play almost any
kind of music you like," she says.
THE EVIDENCE FOR MUSIC
THERAPY'S BENEFITS
THERAPY'S BENEFITS
A growing body of research
attests that music therapy is more than a nice perk. It can improve medical
outcomes and quality of life in a variety of ways. Here's a sampling:
attests that music therapy is more than a nice perk. It can improve medical
outcomes and quality of life in a variety of ways. Here's a sampling:
Easing anxiety and
discomfort during procedures. In controlled clinical trials of people having
colonoscopies, cardiac angiography, or knee surgery, those who listened to
music before their procedure had less anxiety and less need for sedatives.
People who listened to music in the operating room reported less discomfort
during their procedure. And those who heard music in the recovery room used less
opioid medication for pain.
discomfort during procedures. In controlled clinical trials of people having
colonoscopies, cardiac angiography, or knee surgery, those who listened to
music before their procedure had less anxiety and less need for sedatives.
People who listened to music in the operating room reported less discomfort
during their procedure. And those who heard music in the recovery room used less
opioid medication for pain.
RESTORING LOST SPEECH.
Music therapy can help people who are recovering from a stroke or traumatic
brain injury that has damaged the left-brain region responsible for speech.
Because singing ability originates in the right side of the brain, people can
work around the injury to the left side of their brain by first singing their
thoughts and then gradually dropping the melody. Former U.S. Representative
Gabby Giffords used this technique to enable her to testify before a Congressional
committee two years after a gunshot wound to her brain destroyed her ability to
speak.
Music therapy can help people who are recovering from a stroke or traumatic
brain injury that has damaged the left-brain region responsible for speech.
Because singing ability originates in the right side of the brain, people can
work around the injury to the left side of their brain by first singing their
thoughts and then gradually dropping the melody. Former U.S. Representative
Gabby Giffords used this technique to enable her to testify before a Congressional
committee two years after a gunshot wound to her brain destroyed her ability to
speak.
REDUCING SIDE EFFECTS OF
CANCER THERAPY. Listening to music reduces anxiety associated with chemotherapy
and radiotherapy. It can also quell nausea and vomiting for patients receiving
chemotherapy.
CANCER THERAPY. Listening to music reduces anxiety associated with chemotherapy
and radiotherapy. It can also quell nausea and vomiting for patients receiving
chemotherapy.
Helping with physical
therapy and rehabilitation. If you exercise to a playlist, you've probably
noticed that music helps you stick to your routine. In fact, a 2011 analysis of
several studies suggests that music therapy enhances people's physical,
psychological, cognitive, and emotional functioning during physical
rehabilitation programs.
therapy and rehabilitation. If you exercise to a playlist, you've probably
noticed that music helps you stick to your routine. In fact, a 2011 analysis of
several studies suggests that music therapy enhances people's physical,
psychological, cognitive, and emotional functioning during physical
rehabilitation programs.
Aiding pain relief. Music
therapy has been tested in a variety of patients, ranging from those with
intense short-term pain to those with chronic pain from arthritis. Over all,
music therapy decreases pain perception, reduces the amount of pain medication
needed, helps relieve depression in pain patients, and gives them a sense of
better control over their pain.
therapy has been tested in a variety of patients, ranging from those with
intense short-term pain to those with chronic pain from arthritis. Over all,
music therapy decreases pain perception, reduces the amount of pain medication
needed, helps relieve depression in pain patients, and gives them a sense of
better control over their pain.
Improving
quality of life for people with dementia. Because the ability to engage with
music remains intact late into the disease process, music therapy can help to
evoke memories, reduce agitation, assist communication, and improve physical
coordination.
quality of life for people with dementia. Because the ability to engage with
music remains intact late into the disease process, music therapy can help to
evoke memories, reduce agitation, assist communication, and improve physical
coordination.
Music Therapy for Meditation
Indian classical
music therapy is a complementary therapy that promotes the inbuilt natural
healing process. This music produces beneficial effects and is physically,
mentally, emotionally and spiritually uplifting. It can be effective by
itself and also can be applied as an adjuvant therapy from our ancestors who
were spiritually evolved and had realized essential harmony between the
human being and nature. Original knowledge of these things is found in
Vedas. Gandharva Veda, which is a constituent of Sama Veda, is regarded as
the Veda of Music. The science of medication is one of the most
enlightened ways of Sama Veda.
music therapy is a complementary therapy that promotes the inbuilt natural
healing process. This music produces beneficial effects and is physically,
mentally, emotionally and spiritually uplifting. It can be effective by
itself and also can be applied as an adjuvant therapy from our ancestors who
were spiritually evolved and had realized essential harmony between the
human being and nature. Original knowledge of these things is found in
Vedas. Gandharva Veda, which is a constituent of Sama Veda, is regarded as
the Veda of Music. The science of medication is one of the most
enlightened ways of Sama Veda.
Omkar Music Therapy
The Omkar Therapy is part of a discipline called music therapy (in
this case Indian music), a type of therapy that allows the improvement of the
health through music.
this case Indian music), a type of therapy that allows the improvement of the
health through music.
In particular, through the combination of specific notes (this
combination of notes is called Raga) you can act on specific chakra.
combination of notes is called Raga) you can act on specific chakra.
OM (Omkar) is the primordial sound of which created the universe. Also
the sound of the residue, called KUNDALINI.
the sound of the residue, called KUNDALINI.
The Omkar consists of 4 sounds: A and U contracts that give O, O
nasal (ANUSWARA) and M.
nasal (ANUSWARA) and M.
Each of these sounds has a direct effect on our energy system:
1.
A - kar has the
power to activate the left channel or lunar channel,
A - kar has the
power to activate the left channel or lunar channel,
2.
U - kar has the
power to activate the right channel or solar channel,
U - kar has the
power to activate the right channel or solar channel,
3.
M - kar acts
directly on the center channel.
M - kar acts
directly on the center channel.
This therapy is widely used for stress management.
Sit upright and relaxed, cross-legged, on the floor. If you choose
to sit on a chair, place your feet a little apart from each other,
without shoes. Rest your hands palms open and upward on your lap
to sit on a chair, place your feet a little apart from each other,
without shoes. Rest your hands palms open and upward on your lap
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