Sep 29, 2023 ● By Sheila Julson
For adults, music has the power to instill feelings of joy, relaxation and calmness, or to motivate us when we are exercising or performing a task, but for children, there are added benefits.
Jun 06, 2023
The Stingers will play live music at the Monee Reservoir amphitheater from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., July 15. Visitors can listen on the lawn or on the water.
Nov 30, 2022 ● By Gayatri Bhaumik
Research-supported sound healing is finding a place in modern wellness culture as more people experience its benefits, from improving mental health to decreasing cholesterol levels.
Jun 30, 2022
Surgery often activates high levels of anxiety in patients, but a study found that dancing and doing handicrafts while listening to music the day before the surgery can help.
Jun 30, 2021 ● By Ronica O’Hara
Soothing soundscapes including meditations, music, short stories and novels to help the restless fall asleep quickly at night.
Nov 27, 2020 ● By Marlaina Donato
Singing along to music, humming or chanting mantras can boost mental and physical health, from improving immunity, memory and mood to reducing stress, depression and anxiety.
Nov 27, 2020
Expert advice on how to start reaping the health benefits of singing by consciously humming, listening to an uplifting playlist or chanting a mantra.
Aug 31, 2020 ● By Julie Peterson
The mood of dogs and cats can be improved by hearing the right kind of music. Here are some research-backed musical selections to help your pet become calm, relaxed and stress-free.
Jun 30, 2020
Listening to music for 30 minutes a day can lower post-heart attack anxiety and significantly reduce future cardiac risks, reports a new study.
Aug 15, 2019 ● By Marlaina Donato
Music not only raises our spirits, it also reduces pain, lowers inflammation, dials down anxiety, bolsters immunity, and boosts creativity, the latest studies show.
Feb 28, 2019
Doing a chanting meditation or listening to classical music can alter biomarkers associated with cellular aging and Alzheimer’s disease in adults with early memory loss.
Sep 28, 2018
After surgery, 86 percent of patients engaged in music therapy eschewed opioids and other painkillers, compared to 26 percent in a control group.
Dutch 6-year-olds that sang, listened to music and played an instrument one to two hours a week showed significantly enhanced cognitive abilities and better grades two and a half years later.
Aug 31, 2018 ● By Dudley Evenson
Combining music with our meditation practice can lift our spirit and enhance healing.
Nov 30, 2017 ● By Sandra Murphy
With their ears attuned to different frequencies, horses neigh to Bach, cats groove to New Age, and dogs de-stress to “Greensleeves.”
Sep 29, 2017
Patients that listened to a half-hour of music soon after spinal fusion surgery reported lower levels of pain.
Aug 31, 2017
West Virginia adults with early symptoms of Alzheimer’s improved their memory and cognitive functions after three months of kirtan kriya meditating or listening to other music 12 minutes a day.
Aug 31, 2016 ● By Randy Kambic
Adding an M for music to the three R’s boosts students’ self-confidence and bolsters not only their appreciation of music but also vocabulary and math skills.
Aug 31, 2016 ● By Kathleen Barnes
Whether it involves strumming a guitar, humming, or listening to a favorite tune, music has potent healing abilities for what ails us, from depression to addiction to pain.
Aug 31, 2016 ● By Robin Fillmore
His soothing, rhythmic chants open up soul spaces and connections by which we can feel touched by the Divine.
