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Feb 11

Healing Power Of Music

If you experienced a day filled with running from one place to the next, one errand to the next, one meeting to the next, imagine a place where all your troubles can melt away. A place where the stressors of the day are nonexistent. A place where peace and tranquility are norm.

It seems that the healing power of music, over body and spirit, is only just starting to be understood, even though music therapy is not new. For many years therapists have been advocating the use of music – both listening and study – for the reduction of anxiety and stress, the relief of pain. And music has also been recommended as an aid for positive change in mood and emotional states.

Stress has been linked to a growing number of illnesses. Attached to all negative events there remains a direct connection to the emotions that either occurred at the moment of the event or shortly thereafter. Each emotional event can present us with an opportunity to make a choice of how we perceive that event.

But the funny thing is if we can acknowledge the actual pain that caused the disease in the first place, and we can come to terms with it being there then we wouldn’t judge it, and we could examine and heal the disease from a spiritual perspective as well, which would aid the medical treatment.

There is evidence that sound has been used as a healing force for thousands of years. All ancient civilisations used sound for healing. There are many traditional cultures still surviving today that understand the remarkable healing power resulting from sound.

That night I sat in ICU and stayed near while my daughter slept and the music played. The next morning we received a call from the doctor telling us that we would be able to take our daughter home that afternoon. He said that he was amazed how my daughter had recovered so quickly! We were ecstatic! The next day we went to take our daughter home. The nursing staff was amazed that she was going home so early and that literally overnight her condition dramatically improved! They all wanted to get a CD and were convinced that the music had helped produce such a positive effect. Even I had to admit that I was amazed!

Native American flute music has a special appeal, as do many chants and songs from the “old ones” whose wisdom comes down to us through generations of practitioners and healers.

Pure science, delving into the mysteries of the mind and how music affects specific areas and functions of the brain, opens the door to many avenues of exploration in treating and curing various diseases and conditions. The metaphysical journey to balance and harmony via healing music is being translated into a physical science. Music as a complex form of sound vibrations is being studied as a way to communicate with those who cannot speak, and even with those who cannot hear. There are therefore many areas to be explored in discovering the healing power of music.

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19
Nov 10

How to Relieve Stress, And Anxiety Using Music Healing Therapy

In today’s economy, people are more stressed out then ever before. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen so many people worry about their jobs, their homes, everything. So I’m writing this article to maybe help someone out there, that is having it a little rough right now.

A few months back I too was stressing out about my job and my home, but a friend of mine told me about a site that has music that relieves stress, so I checked it out, and to my surprise it really works. I went on the site and they have a free sample (a ten minute music sample) that you can download to your computer, or MP3 player and try it for yourself, and it worked great, they have different music for what ever problems you may have such as depression, trouble sleeping, addictions, anxiety and much more.

So now that I got your attention I will explain how this music works. The music has what is called Binaural Beats. These beats are incorporated in the music, and they are set to different frequencies to stimulate your brain. Binaural Beats was discovered in 1893 by Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, and it works by broadcasting two different frequencies in each ear. The frequencies are set in the music, and are different for what ever problem you have, the music may sound the same, but are totally different. The music is soft and calming, with sounds of waterfalls and different types of animal sounds, it’s like your out in the woods, it’s great, very relaxing.

I love music, I grew up with music all around me, it always makes me feel good. But this music is very different, it makes you relax. When listening to this music you need to find a quiet place with no distractions, like your bedroom, also you need to put your headphones on and close your eyes and just concentrate on the music. I would not recommend listening to this when driving a car it’s too relaxing. You can download music that is fifteen minutes long, a half hour long, and longer it’s up to you. I feel that music healing therapy is the best way to relieve stress and anxiety. If you have stress in your life I highly recommend it.

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31
Aug 10

Music and Sound Healing

Music and sound healing is not a new concept. Cultures throughout the world have used music to empower, energize, heal and soothe the body, mind and spirit since time immemorial. It is no accident that Apollo, the Greek god who is credited as being the father of medicine, is also the father of music and the inventor of the lyre.

Music and healing are part of each other, and current research is pointing to that more and more. Recent studies have shown that music can slow down and help balance brain waves, reduce tension and stress by affecting endorphin levels, reduce physical tension by changing the vibrational frequency of cells, and even evoke feelings of love and inner peace.

Of course, if music can slow down your body’s rhythms and effect soothing, peace and healing, it can also have the opposite effect. A well-chosen set of music can help energize you and prepare you to work hard and be creative. Studies have also shown that athletes working out and practicing to music use more energy, stretch themselves further and burn more calories than those who work without music.

There’s a great deal of information available now about music and healing. Sound healing, music therapy, and the power of sound to effect changes in the mind, body and spirit are becoming more and more accepted. It’s sometimes difficult to tell how much is true and how much is marketing hype.

I became interested in the healing power of music as a by-product of trying to produce the most beautiful music possible. Years back, Leonard Bernstein invited me to perform as concertmaster in the world premiere his production of Mass. While there, he invited me along to speak with management and producers in the recording industry.

I learned from them, to my surprise, that the violin, the instrument that I consider the most beautiful and evocative of any, was not considered by the recording industry to be a marketable sound – that people would not buy recordings that featured the violin.

That piece of news amazed me. To me, the violin is the most beautiful, evocative and versatile instrument ever created. In the hands of a skilled musician, the violin can gloat, laugh, exult or cry. It can express nearly any emotion that humans can feel in their hearts and souls. I challenged myself then to produce works of music that presented the violin as I know it – the evocative and expressive voice of the soul.

That was the beginning of my own music label and catalog, Li-Sem Enterprises. As it grew, I began to hear from those who work in the fields of healing, both the traditional hospitals and doctors’ offices, and those working in CAM (complementary and alternative medicine), telling me that they were using my music in their practices, to enhance meditation, focus awareness and evoke emotions.

Perhaps the most potent, powerful story that I heard was that of a teenage boy diagnosed with schizophrenia who did not speak at all, but who, while listening to my CD Fragrance of a Dream, looked up and said, “This music is so beautiful it breaks your heart.”

Those stories and touches from others led me to begin exploring the world of healing with sound and music, and what I find both amazes me and confirms my own belief that music is one of the most potent healing tools the world has ever possessed. I am still very much a student, a pilgrim on a quest to learn all that I can about the ways that different tones, vibrations and sounds can affect the body and attune with the emotions and the spiritual.

It is a wonderful journey, and one that I intend to share with as many people as I can. As a beginning of that sharing, here are some things that I have learned, and that I believe about how music helps to heal and regenerate the body.

1. Your body will heal itself if you give it the right tools. I believe that some music can help your body to heal by helping it to realign its balance. At the same time, it is far too early in the research for anyone to tell you which musical selections will heal a specific medical condition. I would be irresponsible if I recommended that music replace other more traditional forms of healing and therapy. Music is a complementary way to give your body the tools that it needs to help itself heal.

2. One of the most important and effective things that you can do for your body is to help it relax into a meditative state. There is a great deal of research to support that a state of meditative calm inspires your body and your mind to renew itself.

3. Sound is one of the best tools for inspiring the meditative state in which your body is receptive to healing and renewal – but it is important to choose your music carefully. Some music – classical music in particular – seems to go there instinctively, but most music was not designed to relax you.

We are barely beginning to understand the ways that music affects us and effects healing in us. The research is exciting and ongoing, and I spend a great deal of time working with different bodies of healers in various fields to aid this research in all the ways that I can.

I incorporate what I have learned into the production of the titles and arrangements chosen for every new Li-Sem Catalog release in the hopes that this wonderful gift that I was given, the gift of making music, can become a gift to others – one that helps heal and refresh and renew, and in the process becomes part of a positive change in the world.

World-renowned violinist Daniel Kobialka embraces both the classic and the avant-garde in his search to create sounds that enliven and heal. Dr. Bernie Siegel states, “I found years ago that music creates a healing environment? I find Kobialka?s to be the best available.” Visit Kobialka’s website for more articles and healing music.

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12
Aug 10

A Near Death Experience Gives Gift Of Healing Music

This is my story about me dying in a car wreck and from that car wreck, I was given this gift of composing music. Many people attribute their healings from listening to this music. I am not a musician and I can’t explain how I compose this music. My life and thousands of other people’s lives worldwide have greatly changed from listening to these compositions.


Many people call it, miracle music. Also, other people who have had near death experiences, have heard my music on the other side while they were dead. I can’t deny the phenomenon that has been happening in my life or in other people’s lives when listening to this music. And, no one can explain it. This is an amazing story that may change your life.


A truck rear ended my car and I died instantly.


All the traffic was at a stand still and a truck not paying attention to traffic, blasted into the rear end of my car. Not wearing a safety belt, I was thrown against the windshield and all of a sudden I was in this white silver light. A man’s voice, whom I couldn’t see, said to me “You can either come with us now, or you can go back.” When he said this to me, I thought of my computer studio that I had built. It took me ten years to build it and I had just finished it three days before this accident. I built this studio from an engineering point of view to see if I could do it. The next thing I knew, I was back in my injured body.


How the music started pouring through me like Niagara Falls.


After I recovered from my injuries a year later, I went into my computer studio for the first time. When I turned on all the equipment, I suddenly felt real tired. I thought this was strange since I had a good nights sleep, but I couldn’t fight it. So, I laid my head back on my chair and took a nap.


Suddenly I was engulfed in all this music and color. It seemed like a few minutes in this lucid dream, but when I opened my eyes, it was eight hours later. I was shocked. Then I noticed my control panel flashing which indicated that something had been recorded. I put the equipment in play mode and this music came over my sound system. It was the same music that I had just experienced in this lucid dream.


How the music became public.


I had joined a meditation class during this time in my life. I was curious and wanted to know more about it. After my experience in the studio, I thought this music would be great for meditation. So I took a copy of it to class. Everyone loved the music and my friend Leona pulled me over after class and said the following, “Marcey, you have a gift and you need to get this music out into the world.” I thought my friend had lost all of her senses. I told her she was nuts and went home.


Leona wouldn’t let this go. She called me everyday until I made this music public. After many months, I finally made her agree that if I went to a public fair on a weekend to sell my music, would she leave me alone. She said she would.


I named my first composition Inward Harmony. I took my music to a weekend fair with a table and two chairs. I set it up so someone could sit down and relax with the music using a headset.


My first customer heard my music while he was dead.


My first customer came up to my table. He put the headset on and stood there listening to my music. Within a few seconds, he turned white as a sheet. I thought my music was killing this man. I was thinking to myself that I was going to be put in jail for murder.I was getting ready to call for security when all of a sudden, this gentleman took the headset off and walked away. I fell back on my chair and was very relieved.


This man came back within thirty minutes and told me what happened. He told me that he had open heart surgery seven years prior and was pronounced dead for sixteen minutes. He told me that during the time he was dead, this music he heard on my headset, was the same music he heard while he was dead.


I started shaking. He asked me for a pen and a paper. I shakingly gave it to him. He wrote all this down on the paper, signed it and gave it back to me. He told me that he would be in my first chapter in a book that I would write some day. Then he turned around and left.


The miracles and phenomena all started happening.


From that weekend forward, my music started traveling so fast to the people by word of mouth. My first album called, Inward Harmony, reached Holland in the Netherlands within thirty days.


A lady in Ft. Worth, TX was in a house fire with second and third degree burns. She listened to Inward Harmony and within five days, her doctor could not find one blemish on her body. He couldn’t explain what happened.


A man in San Antonio, TX lost most of his hearing from working on jet engines. His wife played Inward Harmony each night while they slept and all his hearing came back.


A woman, who always had miscarriages, bought Inward Harmony in hopes the music would help her. For the first time, she was able to carry a baby to term and she had a healthy baby boy.


The testimonials continue and are endless. The phenomena that people experience with this music changes lives. I have seen plants, animals, children, adults, weather, pregnant woman, men going through mid life crisis and much more, experience miracles and all kinds healings with this music. No one can explain it.

Go enter my CD contest. The winner gets a free autographed music CD. Also, you can listen to my music and listen to people’s phenomenal testimonials. Like I always say, the proof is in the testimonials and experience is always your best teacher.

Marcey Hamm, composer
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11
Jul 10

Music To Your Ears – The Healing Way

Shakespeare once said, “If music be the food of love, play on”. The power of music over the human mind is enormous, and that’s putting it lightly. Music therapy is the use of music for therapeutic purposes by a trained professional. The idea of using music as a healing influence dates back to the time of Plato and Aristotle. In the modern world, music for therapy came to the fore when musicians played for war veterans to cure them of physical and emotional trauma. Since many of the patients responded well, nurses and doctors began requesting the services of musicians for therapy.

Soon, music therapy became recognized as an effective and scientifically-backed mode of treatment. The first music therapy degree program ever was established in 1944 in the State of Michigan, U.S.

A trained music therapist gauges the emotional well-being, physical health, social functioning and cognitive skills through the patient’s responses to music. Once the assessment is complete, the practitioner designs music session for individuals or groups. The therapeutic music is prepared based on client needs and uses music improvisation, song writing, lyric discussion, imagery and musical performances.

Using music for therapy can be a very powerful way to reach children and adolescents. Elderly people and people with developmental and learning disabilities, people suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and age related problems and people in acute pain also benefit from music therapy. Music therapy is a powerful way to help people express their feelings.

Professional music therapists are usually found in rehabilitative facilities, psychiatric hospitals, medical hospitals, drug and alcohol programs, nursing homes, correctional facilities, schools and private practice.

Some people mistakenly believe that a patient needs to have some particular musical ability to benefit from therapy. There is no one particular style of music that is more therapeutic than the rest. Any style of music can be equally effective. Any person can be a patient. The patient’s background, needs and history help determine the type of music used.

Even healthy people can make use of the healing powers of music. Listening to or making music, playing or drumming can greatly reduce stress and improve productivity. Research shows that music is a vital support for physical exercise. Music therapy is even said to assist labor and delivery.

In hospitals, music therapy is used to alleviate pain and is often used in conjunction with anesthesia or pain medication. A question that is often raised is why use music if anesthesia does the same thing? Music helps because it dissolves emotional barriers and elevates the patient’s mood. Music also counteracts depression, calms and even sedates patients. In a nutshell, music helps reduce muscle tension and brings on a deep and satisfying relaxation.

Since 1994 music therapy has been identified as a reimbursable service in the U.S. Music therapy is considered ‘active treatment’ when it meets the following criteria:

- Is prescribed by a physician

- Is reasonably necessary for the treatment of the injury or condition

- Is based on a documented treatment plan

- Is showing some sort of result in the patient

The future of music therapy is indeed very promising as more and more research supports the effectiveness of music against diseases like Alzheimer’s and chronic pain.