One of the questions I’m asked most often when I’m out doing presentations or workshops is, “Can you tell me what relaxation music to add to my playlist to use at home?” On the surface this sounds like an easy question– but it isn’t. That’s like asking 10 people on the street to name the […]
One of the questions I’m asked most often when I’m out doing presentations or workshops is, “Can you tell me what relaxation music to add to my playlist to use at home?” On the surface this sounds like an easy question– but it isn’t. That’s like asking 10 people on the street to name the […]
From the window of my home office, this morning I can see bright blue skies, trees changing color on the mountain, and wispy white clouds high above. A breeze is gently blowing, and I can hear a bird singing nearby. The sun is shining brightly and glinting off the wind-blown remnants of a spiderweb in […]
R. Carlos Nakai is a Native American of Navajo/Ute heritage. He composes and performs on the traditional Native American flute. With 8 Grammy nominations and 35 albums to his credit, he is one of the best-known and most prolific Native American musicians. His music is good for relaxation, meditation, and/or personal growth activities (journaling, artwork, […]
A classically trained violinist who has performed with several world-class orchestras during his musical career, Daniel Kobialka has almost 20 CD recordings to his credit. He mixes classical music with traditional, well-known tunes for a relaxing, soothing listening experience. I often suggest his music when clients and colleagues request recommendations for music for meditation, journaling, […]
A little over a year ago I was attending a training institute at a retreat center deep in the woods of eastern Virginia. One of the activities we were to participate in that weekend was a sweat lodge. As it happened, myself and one of the other trainees could not enter the sweat lodge because […]
I first discovered Belleruth’s work when I was assigned “Staying Well with Guided Imagery,” her book on using guided meditations to improve health problems. A psychotherapist for many years, she has loads of experience working with a variety of psychological and medical challenges. Her guided imagery and meditations have been scientifically tested and demonstrated to […]
I was probably 12 years old the Christmas my uncle gave me a cassette tape (yes, that’s right) of George Winston’s piano music. I can’t recall anymore which album it was, and it was probably another couple of years before I listened to it– but I’ve been a huge fan of his ever since. In […]
Lately I’ve had several people ask me for tips on meditating. They’ve all been curious about the practice and were interested in trying it for stress relief. But, in talking with them all, I discovered that they all held a variety of misconceptions about meditation– and they were all feeling *very* anxious about even attempting […]
Recently I was having a conversation with one of my music therapist friends about blogging in which she was helping me brainstorm ideas for future blogposts. We got to the topic of my book reviews, and she mentioned that sometimes she reviews songs and CD’s on her blog. Immediately I thought of my recent blog […]
