The Miracle of Music Therapy

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Pustak Mahal, 2004 - Music therapy - 140 pages
Music! It marks every event of our life, from birth, marriage and death to the phases in-between. Man has long known about the ability of music to calm, cajole and rejuvenate people. But it is only recently that science has begun to understand, study and document the effects of music in methodology, which leaves little room for doubt. It is now an established fact that music helps all living creatures from plants to birds and animals and man to grow and rejuvenate. Music permeates the cells of all living beings, alters mood swings, cell division, heals the ailing, induces sleep, creates wakefulness, and dances with the mood, the mind and the soul. While the rishis of ancient India and the Vedas first documented the effects of music on the human being and all life, it was left to the western world to fashion the more modern concepts of healing through music. There are now serious music therapy courses in the world s best universities and remunerative openings abroad for music therapists. This book dwells heavily on the findings from ancient India and the masters of today who have made music therapy a viable healing alternative. It is the most comprehensive guide on the healing powers of sound & music.
 

Contents

Preface
Sound Suggestions 24
Treating Alzheimers Disease 33
Riddle of the Mozart Effect 45
How Does Music Heal? 51
Whats So Special About Mozart? 53
More on Healing Music 55
The Power of Chant and Toning 57
Different Music Therapy Methods 66
Six Tips for Using Music in Therapy Education 69
Part III
The Perception of Sound 77
Indian Music Therapy Practitioners 79
Aum The Unstruck Sound 84
The Power of Vibrating Breath 88
Applying SelfGenerated Sound in Yoga 91

How Music Affects Us 59
Sound Rhythm and Music 61
Nada Yoga The Yoga of Sound 94
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