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“Songbird” by Fleetwood Mac: Christine McVie's open-ended song can celebrate both living and lost loved ones -
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Author Archives: Antal Polony (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)
What is the Nature of Sound Healing? An Interview with Silvia Nakkach
How sound and music can help to heal psychic wounds
This is the 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 dedicated to the research, … 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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”My girlfriend’s weird. One day she asked me, ‘If you could know how and when you were going to die, would you want to know?’ I said, ‘No.’ She said, ‘Okay, forget it.'” — Steven Wright
Posted in Laughter is Medicine
Tagged death and laughter, Relationships, Steven Wright
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“The Last Frontier: Exploring the Afterlife and Transforming Our Fear of Death,” (2012) by Julia Assante
Where we all must boldly go
For the uninitiated, Julia Assante’s The Last Frontier might be a bit of a stretch. The aim is certainly ambitious, certainly admirable, and she will surely win as many fans as she will accolades. Deservedly, in this reviewer’s humble opinion. … Continue reading
Posted in Lending Insight
Tagged Afterlife, Encounters, Julia Assante, Life After Death, Near Death Experience, New Age, the Last Frontier, Visitations
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More Than a Hallmark Holiday
Rooted in Catholic and Ancient Roman tradition, the history of Valentine’s Day is fraught with love, death and trial
Every year, in the days and weeks leading up to February 14th, millions of people around the country drive themselves to distraction preparing special occasions for that special someone, all the while aware of the insurmountable expectations each year innate … Continue reading
Our Beautiful Funeral Music: “Fire & Rain,” by James Taylor
A beautiful song on loss and darkness, as lovely as it is sad
Singer/songwriter James Taylor achieved his breakthrough with this at once lovely and apocalyptic tune about love deferred and challenges ahead. Taylor reflects on loneliness and loss of faith, “Sunny days that I thought would never end,” and “Lonely times when … Continue reading
Posted in A Rite of Passage
Tagged Beautiful Funeral Music, Fire and Rain, Grammy, James Taylor, Loss in Music, Memorial Music
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What is the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention? An Interview with Kristen Smith
A suicide prevention specialist discusses her work at an international suicide prevention non-profit
Kristen Smith is the Survivor Initiative Manager for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, an international non-profit “exclusively dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide through research, education and advocacy, and to reaching out to people with mental disorders and those … Continue reading
