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“Anxiety and Hope in Japanese Art,” on Display at the Met:
An exploration of Japanese art around death, suffering and hope -
A Good Attitude Might Just be the Key to a Longer Life:
Studies show that optimism may actually extend the human lifespan -
“Many Rivers to Cross” by Jimmy Cliff:
A moving and expressive song of hardship and struggle
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Tag Archives: Bedside Music
Threshold Choir Offers Comfort in Final Days
An international organization of bedside singers brings solace to the dying and their families
The Threshold Choir (now an international organization spanning the United States, Canada and parts of Europe and Southeast Asia), began with Kate Munger, who found herself in 1990 singing at the bedside of a dear friend as he lay in … Continue reading
Posted in Something Special
Tagged Bedside Music, Europe, Kate Munger, music therapy, Singer-songwriter, Threshold, Threshold Choir, United States
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How Can Music Provide Comfort in End of Life? An Interview with Kieran Schnabel, Part Two
A music thanatologist talks about providing comfort at the end of life
Today is the final installment of our two-part interview with Kieran Schnabel, a music thanatologist with SacredFlight (a not-for-profit charitable organization of certified music thanatologists). Kieran is located in Oregon, and grew up practicing and studying music. He is now a full time music thanatologist, and … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Artist, Bedside Music, Grief, Harp, Harp Music, Healing, Hope, Kieran Schnabel, Music, Music for Healing, music thanatology, Musician, Peace, Sacred Flight
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What is the Nature of Sound Healing? An Interview with Silvia Nakkach, Part 1
How sound and music can help to heal psychic wounds
This is the first of a two-part interview with Silvia Nakkach, an innovative, award winning composer, multi-instrumentalist, voice culturist and author. Her specialties include music to aid in the healing process. Founding director of the Vox Mundi Project, an organization … Continue reading
Posted in Professional Advice
Tagged Ambient Harmonies, Bedside Music, Empathic Resonance, Harp, Multi-instrumentalist, Musical Healing, Musical Healing Psychologist, Musical Therapists, musical therapy, Professional Advice, Shamans, Silvia Nakkach, Sound Healing, Therapeutic Music, Voice Culturist, Vox Mundi Project
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