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Life's symphony is conducted by our mental health, and we must listen with our hearts.
🎶 Music therapy's melodies shape our emotional resilience, bringing harmony amid life's challenges. Just as music uplifts our spirits, our hearts too require attention for well-being. 💕
It's okay to seek support, just as musicians rely on their orchestra. If you or someone you know grapples with mental health, reach out to us today, and let our professional guidance's healing tunes help you orchestrate a better tomorrow.
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Besides providing home-based music therapy sessions, I run customised workshops for schools and organisations, for their staff and/or beneficiaries. Contact me if you would like to find out more 😊 #teacherstrainers #trainers #musictherapist #workshops #wellnessworkshop #preschools #earlyintervention #specialeducation #musictherapy https://www.instagram.com/p/CqU6fjcupTB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Music therapy may take place at hospitals, doctors’ offices, patients’ residences, nursing homes, etc. Many schools, juvenile detention centers,
and offices now make use of it to get the benefits of music therapy.
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“Meditations”
A project which has been trying to find a porthole out of this ships bow.“Mediations” is a series creating music and sounds to form a moment of peace whereyou can dive in and breathe into the souls depth.10 minutes for you.Hope you enjoy.
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Intervention #2: Positive Affirmations and “You Gotta Be” by Des’ree with women’s group
“You Gotta Be” by Des’ree to open a group discussion on positive self-talk/positive affirmations and self-esteem.
This was a lyric analysis/song rewrite that I used with a women’s group.
I opened by playing through the song and having an open discussion about the overall message of the song/what is this song’s purpose? As a group, we came to the conclusion that this song was “uplifting”, “inspiring”, “empowering”, and was meant to “hype us up”.
I then transition into talking about positive self-talk and the impact and importance of how we talk to ourselves on perspective, resilience, relationships, etc. *I note that self-sabotage is not just physical acts, but also mindsets/internal thoughts as well.
After an open discussion on positive self-talk, I introduce “affirmations” through a positive affirmations worksheet that outlines how to write positive affirmations.
I let the group brainstorm affirmations they wish to create for themselves based on areas they feel they want to focus on (e.g. confidence, relationships, fear, health, etc.)
After sharing our areas of focus and our corresponding affirmations, I go back to the song “You Gotta Be” by Des’ree and provide an opportunity for connecting our affirmations to the song/re-writing the song to fit our affirmations.
Being flexible, open, and responsive is particularly important for this part of the discussion, seeing as my group was so attached to the song they did not want to rewrite the lyrics! We ended up having a discussion about which specific lines in the song matched up with our own affirmations (e.g. the song states “you gotta be bad” and one member connected this to her affirmation “I am confident”).
We ended group by playing the song live together on instruments/singing to solidify our positive affirmations/positive self-talk and to “put into action” what we created during the session.
All in all, really listen to what the group is saying and help them to feel heard, respected, and empowered through the lyrics and their affirmations.
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Yay!!! Have finally collected the physical copies of my new baby- “Ukulele-The Beginner Booklet”! Now waiting for the paper bags before I can post them to you 😆 thank you very much for your support!!! “Ukulele- The Beginner Booklet” is coming your way this Christmas! Order now at the link in Bio for a 20% off! #musictherapyresource #musictherapyresources #musictherapybook #musictherapy #musictherapist #musictherapyresources #ukulelebook #ukulelebooks #preschoolresources #conbriomusictherapy https://www.instagram.com/p/ClqaAqcSJYq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Add this relaxing classical piano medley to your routine today: https://youtu.be/0d8Ag2CpUBM Link in bio today 👆🎶👆🎶 #pianomedley #pianomedleyseries #calmmedley #calmmusic #relaxingmusic #rejuvenation #musictherapy #musictherapist #musicheals #katieann #katieannmusic #pianist #classicalpianist #calm #calmdown #tuesdayvibes #tuesdaymotivation https://www.instagram.com/p/CAqCJ9uBlNB/?igshid=wozzu420ov51
Meditations - Sound Journey - #004
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“Meditations”
A project which has been trying to find a porthole out of this ships bow.“Mediations” is a series creating music and sounds to form a moment of peace whereyou can dive in and breathe into the souls depth.10 minutes for you.Hope you enjoy.
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