I have recently learned about the power of hard rock metal music when I go to push 430 pounds on the "smith machine" at Planet Fitness. Then it got me to thinking, how about I play soft music at the ER. I set up my music to play "Music for Brain Wave Vibration", bought some flowers, spread some lavender aromatherapy and tried to say hello to everyone no matter how hectic things were. So far, my shifts haven't sent me home wondering why I am working there, I have set the record for Yorkville Expresscare in highest number of patients seen and I am still blessed enough to save some lives. (I love this job!) Anyway, with the more than positive attitude I keep, I always see the cup half full. I feel the music is working for me and I believe a few others in the Emergency Department have picked up on a few things I do to make life rewarding.
Now there is more to music than just provoking imagery. There are technical hormonal chain reactions that occur when certain parts of the brain are stimulated (specifically with sound). The vibrational sounds of African drums, the flute of the Native American, Tibetan gongs.....all work along the same premise of healing by stimulating energy to move. In most parts of the world, the old theory is that every cell in the body has atoms and those small particles move. As those atomic size "things" move, so does energy that is generated through atoms, cells, human tissue, physiological organ functioning and finally human engineering. Injury works to block or slow energy, when the energy doesn't flow, something builds up but don't think of an electrical charge that is about to shock someone. The blocked energy usually show up in the form of back pain, headache, or more complex- heart disease or depression. I learned this through acupuncture that if needles can help "move" energy, patients will feel improvement. Can't explain this phenomenon though western research (and most insurance companies still don't agree with this form of healing) -but thats why people pay out of pocket when they get tired of playing the pill game.
Sound it just another part of healing that will help the mind body and spirit move together, may want to check out
http://www.brainwavevibration.com/
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/brain-and-behavior/2008/07/17/music-as-medicine-for-the-brain.html?PageNr=1
http://www.rhapsody.com/tantric-music/kundalini-vibrations-2
