La música que escuchamos es importante porque puede afectar nuestra salud mental, emocional, y fisiológica. Es fácil escuchar cualquier cosa que esta sonando en el radio sin pensar como eso va a afectarnos. Pero, si queremos mejorar nuestra salud, tenemos […]
The music we listen to and engage in matters because it can influence our mental, emotional, and physiological health. It’s easy to become complacent about music preferences and listen to whatever catchy tune is streaming. However, being mindful of the […]
It’s interesting to be a music therapist because I form connections with music I never would have listened to- if it hadn’t been my patient’s favorite song. I will often overhear songs and wonder where I heard that before, until […]
As a music therapist, I’ve sung to many babies who were not expected to live long. I provided comfort through music in their last moments, and I’ve watched parents lean into the heartache, when it was hardest to do so. […]
Last year I wrote an article for this website on music therapy in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) titled, Soft and Slow Makes the Baby Grow. I explained how music for premature infants should be very soft and slow, […]
Mindfulness is focusing on the present moment without judgement. This practice involves allowing thoughts to pass by without dwelling on them. For example, you are cooking and you notice that the top of the pepper is missing. A judgement would […]
In my previous article, I reviewed the hearing abilities of unborn babies and how hearing impacts brain growth. I also outlined measures that can be taken to protect unborn babies’ hearing. Besides protective measures, mothers can utilize music safely to […]
If you are currently pregnant, congratulations! You may have already begun looking at information on prenatal development and learning what exactly your little boy or girl is doing inside of you. In this post I will describe how your unborn […]