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Music Therapy for PTSD

May 02, 2025 - 02:05 PM Music can connect us to strong memories (good and bad). It can move us and create a swell of strong emotion. It has been used for centuries to soothe or enchant, as well as to create the right mood or to stir people to action. Who can resist tapping their foot on hearing a lively tune! Music’s power to create significant responses can be witnessed in the way people with dementia become energised and engaged by songs from their youth; and how people with severe speech impediments sing beautifully with no sign of their challenges. As music is so tied up with emotional, mental and physical responses, it has an important role in the field of PTSD therapies. Let’s explore insights......

9 Health Benefits of Music

April 23, 2025 - 07:39 PM Music can improve mood, decrease pain and anxiety, and facilitate opportunities for emotional expression. Research suggests that music can benefit our physical and mental health in numerous ways. Music therapy is used by our hospice and palliative care board-certified music therapist to enhance conventional treatment for a variety of illnesses and disease processes – from anxiety, depression and stress, to the management of pain and enhancement of functioning after degenerative neurologic disorders. The team from Spiritual Care and Support at NorthShore, highlights some of the benefits music has on health and well-being: It’s heart healthy. Research has shown that blood......

Positive Emotions and Your Health

April 03, 2025 - 05:10 PM Do you tend to look on the sunny side, or do you see a future filled with dark, stormy skies? A growing body of research suggests that having a positive outlook can benefit your physical health. NIH-funded scientists are working to better understand the links between your attitude and your body. They’re finding some evidence that emotional wellness can be improved by developing certain skills. Having a positive outlook doesn’t mean you never feel negative emotions, such as sadness or anger, says Dr. Barbara L. Fredrickson, a psychologist and expert on emotional wellness at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. “All emotions—whether positive or......

The River of Calm Headphone Project

March 30, 2025 - 01:35 PM Our River of Calm Headphones are for chemotherapy centers. If you know of a chemotherapy or memory center that can use our help, please message us at headphones@theriverofcalm.com

How Music Can Reduce Stress

March 26, 2025 - 11:59 PM Music has a profound effect on our emotions and physiology, making it a powerful tool for stress reduction. Here's how music can help: 1. Relaxation and Calming Effects: Soothing and calming music, such as classical, ambient, or nature sounds, can induce a relaxed state by lowering heart rate, breathing rate, and cortisol levels (the stress hormone). 2. Emotional Regulation: Music can evoke positive emotions, such as joy, happiness, and hope. Listening to upbeat or uplifting music can distract from stressors and improve mood. 3. Distraction and Escape: Music can provide a temporary escape from stressful......

The Power of Music to Reduce Stress

March 09, 2025 - 03:08 PM Listening to your favorite music may have more health benefits than you realize. Here’s how songs can reduce stress and help you heal. It’s not until we forget our headphones that we realize just how much we rely on music to help us through the day. Our favorite music seems capable of pumping us up before an important moment, calming us down when we’re upset, and just about anything in between. But is there actually a scientific explanation for this? As it turns out, yes! Music has been widely studied and revered throughout human history for its ability to both entertain and heal. Countless experts have investigated how listening to music can potentially......

Music & Stress

March 03, 2025 - 08:38 PM Listening to your favorite music may have more health benefits than you realize. Here’s how songs can reduce stress and help you heal. It’s not until we forget our headphones that we realize just how much we rely on music to help us through the day. Our favorite music seems capable of pumping us up before an important moment, calming us down when we’re upset, and just about anything in between. But is there actually a scientific explanation for this? As it turns out, yes! Music has been widely studied and revered throughout human history for its ability to both entertain and heal. Countless experts have investigated how listening to music can......

Keep Your Brain Young with Music

February 26, 2025 - 04:59 PM If you want to firm up your body, head to the gym. If you want to exercise your brain, listen to music. There are few things that stimulate the brain the way music does. If you want to keep your brain engaged throughout the aging process, listening to or playing music is a great tool. It provides a total brain workout. Research has shown that listening to music can reduce anxiety, blood pressure, and pain as well as improve sleep quality, mood, mental alertness, and memory. The Brain-Music Connection Experts are trying to understand how our brains can hear and play music. A stereo system puts out vibrations that travel through the air and somehow get inside the ear canal. These......

9 Health Benefits of Music

February 16, 2025 - 03:02 PM Music can improve mood, decrease pain and anxiety, and facilitate opportunities for emotional expression. Research suggests that music can benefit our physical and mental health in numerous ways. Music therapy is used by our hospice and palliative care board-certified music therapist to enhance conventional treatment for a variety of illnesses and disease processes – from anxiety, depression and stress, to the management of pain and enhancement of functioning after degenerative neurologic disorders. It’s heart healthy. Research has shown that blood flows more easily when music is played. It can also reduce heart rate, lower blood pressure, decrease cortisol (stress hormone)......

How to Start Living a Peaceful Life

February 13, 2025 - 02:52 PM Are you living in a constant state of stress? Living a more peaceful life can begin with just a few, small changes we can incorporate into our daily lives. How to Start Living a Peaceful Life Are you living in a constant state of stress? If so, there’s a lot of reasons why that may be the case. We live in a hustle and bustle society that values productivity and consumerism. Living in this fast paced, non-stop way can catch up to us if we’re not taking the time we need to slow down and relax. Consequently, living in a constant state of stress over time takes a toll on our nervous systems and can negatively impact our physical and mental health. This can lead to a sense of doom......

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