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MUSIC THERAPY:
TUNE IN
You don't have to believe this;
you’ve done it. How many times have you turned
for solace to your favourite song when you were not feeling too good?
Hey
presto you've been practicing a form of music therapy most of your
life.
The deal:
New-age philosophy believes in the power of image and audio.
Listening to and seeing positive images and songs can give you a happier
outlook
to life. Conversely, there are songs and movies, which have left such an
impact
on people's sub-conscious that they have led to suicides and
depression.
The right kind of music can be used in many ways to uplift your spirits
and to lift
you out of depression. How many times have you left home after listening
to a
zippy tune and felt good and peppy all day long? You will find that just
replaying
that tune in your mind will refresh you and make you feel happy again,
when
your spirits flag.
The Technique:
Listening to your favorite song is not actually the correct way
to approach this therapy. Your favorite song might not be your best
song. The
ideal tune is soft, calm and not stressfully full of too much guitaring
and drums.
Various beats and taals and their combinations trigger different
emotions. The
right music should detach you from your problem. It should make you feel
rejuvenated and happy. A ‘good’ song can in fact become your anthem
and keep
you happy all day. Play your song and lie back to relax, for about 15
minutes
everyday. The difference is pretty obvious.
Watch out:
Stop listening to pessimistic and sad songs. Such songs release
negative emotions and leave you teary and even more depressed.
Try these:
What works for me is Talvin Singh’s ‘Light’ from his album OK. But
then that might not be your best song. Recently, a geo-scientist, Frank
Scherbaum, has even turned violent noises made during earthquakes and
volcanoes into music. You can try these albums and see what you get:
- Chants of Shiva
- Music for Meditation
- Earth, Wind, Fire and
Space
- Music Therapy
- OM
- Osho Oorja Kirtan
- Basho’s Pond
- Tibetan Music
- The Music of Deep
Forest
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