May's Theme: Music, The Brain and Ecstasy If you have not yet read our book review of The Brain that Changes Itself you can find it here. PBS News Hour. (2012) Spencer Michaels (Presenter). The Healing Power of Music. This is a...
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JB Music Therapy has partnered with the Neuro Rehabilitation Unit at the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada to pilot a Music Therapy program for patients recovering from brain injury, stroke and spinal cord injury. The new partnership includes a music therapy...
Read MoreLast month was dedicated to Music Therapy with Persons with Alzheimer's. MARCH 2012 (National Music Therapy Month in Canada) will focus on Music Therapy with Brain Injury. Working with anyone who has suffered a neurological impairment is sensitive work. As music...
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While our hearts yearn to embrace the world with unwavering optimism and peace, the stark realities we face make it challenging. People we deeply care about, along with countless others globally, grapple with the harrowing effects of trauma, wars, and...
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As we approach International Self-Care Day, we have the opportunity to step back, check in with ourselves, and listen to what our mind, body, and spirit might need. Taking place on July 24th each year, the date symbolizes the long-lasting...
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It’s no question that the number of people who experience anxiety, either intermittently, or chronically, has drastically increased over the past few years. In terms of the cause, our minds may instantly look to COVID-19, and the turbulence caused by...
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The diagnosis of children and adults with ADHD has increased significantly in the last decade. There are many theories as to why this increase has been so substantial. Historically, affected children were viewed as choosing to misbehave, as opposed to...
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Pain - whether it’s barely noticeable or completely debilitating it’s something that we have all experienced in our lives. There are many different approaches to dealing with pain. Music therapy may be used in helping clients with chronic, acute, or...
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I entered my first palliative care room as a Certified Music Therapist (MTA) in early 1990s. I was unfamiliar with the person I was about to meet – all I knew as I walked through the door was that her...
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Every month, prior to COVID, Donna brought her husband Brian to the community center for “drumming and singing,” a music therapy program designed specifically for individuals with dementia, their loved ones, and care partners. Since the mid-1950s Certified Music Therapists (MTAs), have...
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