Music Therapy
Welcome to the new era of healing
Music therapy is a credentialed health profession that uses music to help people. Let’s work on ourselves with notes and start the process of healing.
This is for you if you are…
Emotionally Struggling
It’s just been a lot and it’s difficult to process your emotions.
Finding it Difficult to Focus
I’m sorry, what was that? I missed your point.
Feeling anxious
This train of thoughts, tightness in chest just feels heavy.
When will this happens
General stress & anxiety workshop
- Modality: Music Therapy
- Date: 26 March 2022
- Time: 05:00 PM to 06:30 PM
- Venue: Zoom Meeting
- Expert: Purva Sampath
General stress & anxiety workshop
- Modality: Music Therapy
- Date: 26 March 2022
- Time: 05:00 PM to 06:30 PM
- Venue: Zoom Meeting
- Expert: Purva Sampath
About the therapy
Music therapy is a type of mental healthcare in which an individual or a group engages in musical activities with the aim of improving emotional well-being, cognitive functioning, and social skills. Music therapy also aims to help individuals better manage and cope with physical, psychological, social/emotional and other related health conditions. It is an important part of many different types of care settings such as hospitals, nursing homes, hospices and prisons.
Who should attend?
Music Therapy is relevant to patients of all ages. The average age of a person in our music therapy programs is between 18 and 40 years old depending on the type of program, the patient’s diagnosis, and the individual needs of each patient.
People who are struggling emotionally, have weak social skills, impaired cognitive functioning, severe or mild anxiety and physical problems will highly benefit from music therapy.
Moreover, music therapy programs are also suitable for institutions like nursing homes, hospices and hospitals where patients need assistance in overcoming disability or chronic conditions. People with (or at risk for) dementia are ideal candidates for music therapy because it helps improve cognitive functioning by stimulating brain areas associated with memory and language.
Individuals
When you’re trying to love yourself a little more, this is a great step to move forward.
Corporates
Let’s give a strong boost to your employees’ productivity, focus and happiness index.
Colleges
Your students are going to feel more calm, energetic and focused with your little effort.
Notable benefits of music therapy
- It provides a supportive environment for patients suffering from dementia, Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s disease.
- It improves general wellness through physical exercise and emotional arousal.
- It helps people suffering from chronic pain control their body temperature and manage their pain
- It is effective in treating anxiety disorders and can help individuals cope with stress and their emotions.
- It promotes social interaction, psychosocial rehabilitation and positive self-esteem.
- It can be used to help patients cope with various emotional and physical issues.
Purvaa Sampath
About the speaker
Purvaa Sampath MT-BC, NMT is the founder and director of Mayahs’ Universe and a graduate from Berklee College of Music. She is one of the few CBMT Board-certified music therapists and NMTs (Neurologic Music Therapist) in the country. With a dual-degree in music therapy and performance, Purvaa has had the opportunity to practice as a student music therapist in some of the top institutions like Perkins School for the Blind, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Boston Children’s Hospital in Massachusetts, USA
I Want to Improve, I want to Feel Better, I want to Grow, I love music
I Love Music, Therapy helps, I can work Better, Music is life, Hey!
How does music therapy help people
Music therapy can help improve the life satisfaction of patients. It is a form of listening that is free and natural for the patient to complete, and it doesn’t involve any opinions or judgments. Regardless of their severity, all patients benefit from music therapy sessions. Through this form of treatment, patients can better cope with stressful situations and learn to tap into their own inner resources. This form of therapy is known to work by enhancing the importance of social relationships while reducing pain, anxiety and fear. Patients with chronic illnesses tend to lose interest in daily activities. Though they may be unable to express themselves verbally, their experience through music allows them to feel less isolated even in the midst of stressful situations.
Music therapy can help improve the self-confidence of patients. It is a non-intrusive form of communication that encourages the patient to be an active participant in his or her own care. The therapist will provide some form of guidance and encouragement, but they will also allow the patient to determine how much they want to reveal about themselves. Through music, patients can better communicate with their family, friends and caregivers in ways that may have been previously unimaginable to them.
Music therapy can help improve concentration skills and memory recall for patients. It can also improve their ability to communicate through speech or body language. Through the use of music, patients are allowed to explore their own language and music. Their experiences through this form of therapy can help them make sense of confusing issues or emotions in their lives.
Music therapy can help improve movement skills and coordination for patients in a number of ways. Through this gentle way of communicating, patients are provided with a positive experience that keeps them motivated about completing a specific activity even if it is difficult for them to do so. Patients may also be given tools to learn how to do things like walk again following an injury or improve their quality of life by strengthening muscles that have atrophied over time.
Through the use of music therapy, individuals can learn to improve their moods. They can express themselves through music freely without the fear of being judged. It is a non-intrusive form of communication that allows the patient freedom to express their emotions and thoughts without penalties or judgments.
FAQs
No. Music Therapy is a type of Evidence Based Physiological Care as well as a form of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. It is not directly psychotherapeutic in the sense that it does not attempt to treat mental illness or substance abuse, or focus on specific behaviors that may be causing problems in one’s life. Rather, it is concerned with facilitating the patient’s abilities to engage in healthy activities and develop skills for maintaining wellness.
Music Therapy is based on the principle of music intervention that involves the use of music to influence neurophysiological processes and behavioral changes. Its practice includes methods of improvisation, integration, creation, musical expression and musical performance. Music therapy integrates a patient’s psychosocial and physiological systems related to wellness and injury in order to promote positive mental health while concurrently improving physical function and physical-health outcomes.
It depends on the level of stress and anxiety that you have. The higher your level, the more sessions it will take for you to become less stressed and anxious. Generally , people who have mild-to-moderate levels of stress and anxiety benefit from one to three sessions, while those with higher levels may need up to six sessions.
Music Therapy has been shown to improve many areas of functioning including mood, sleep patterns, functional capacities (such as balance), socialization skills and competence.
Music therapy can be effectively used to help people of all ages with developmental disabilities. This can be done in a variety of ways. Sometimes it is used to help a client learn how to interact appropriately with others, express their feelings and/or control unwanted behaviors. Music therapists may also use music for educational purposes, such as having a client identify different types of sounds found in the environment.
A musical memory disorder is treated by encouraging clients to develop new memories with music. This makes use of the visual-motor imagery system, which is responsible for storing the memory in the brain and can be a little more difficult to people with autism and other disorders.
Each person is unique and will respond differently to music therapy. There are both mental and physical elements to music therapy that cannot be achieved through a recorded video. Listening to a live performance of music by a skilled musician is the best way to experience the benefits of music therapy.
It depends on the level of stress and anxiety that you have. The higher your level, the more sessions it will take for you to become less stressed and anxious. Generally , people who have mild-to-moderate levels of stress and anxiety benefit from one to three sessions, while those with higher levels may need up to six sessions.
Yes. You can request one-on-one sessions with a therapist through manoshala.
Music Therapy can be very effective in helping stroke patients recover from their injury. The process involves assessment of a patient’s current abilities and their musical interests through the use of formal testing or informal observations (e.g., by playing an instrument).
Music Therapy is effective in helping older adults improve their quality of life by providing them with the ability to actively participate in a rehabilitation program. The therapy focuses on encouraging good self-care, coping skills, communication and socialization. This type of therapy helps promote social connections, as well as physical health activities.
Music Therapy is one of the most affordable forms of therapy. One can attend a group session or a workshop if he/she cannot afford one on one sessions.