Music Therapy

The National Association for Music Therapy in 1950 was formed and it brought music therapy in the world of professionalism.  This was the root for the music therapy discovery.  Using music as a cure for a person’s physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being has been used for centuries.  However it was never referred to a professional science.  However now music therapy makes up a significant part of alternative therapy medicine.

There are many people that refer to music therapy for help.  These people are professionals like a physician, psychologist, or a social worker.  There are also many parents that will use music therapy for their children.  There are reasons that someone will come under the care of a music therapist and they will always be in good hands.  A music therapist is going to be a very qualified individual with a good education and training.  There are music therapists that often work with the physically handicapped and the abused.  This is also something that will help the elderly, terminally ill and the mentally retarded.

Music therapy techniques are different and will deal with the expression of emotions for calming the body.  A music therapist may tell a patient to sing to express their emotions that need to be let out.  Others many also use piano playing as a way to increase their motor skills and other may use instruments to help a patient illustrate his or her inside feelings.  There are different applications for music therapy and making it an exciting and interesting part.

There are patients that are involved in music therapy and are going to increase their skill in using an instrument or in another part of music that is not the main focus.  Music therapy focuses on the areas of communication, academic and motor and social skills.  All of these areas can be impacted with the use of music and proven by music therapists over and over.

Music cannot cure by itself, disabilities and illnesses, but it is a useful tool.  Many use it in hospitals, rehab centers, and retirement homes. It is a great add-on, and is being used more and more, in conjunction with regular medicine.

Polarity Therapy

Polarity therapy is based on the  human energy process. The electromagnetic patterns that are caused by mental, emotional, and physical reactions.  When someone is sick, it is said that they human energy is in poor condition and it needs to be repaired with the polarity therapy process.  When using the energy that is based in bodywork, exercise, dieting, and being aware, polarity therapy is going to give the body a stronger human energy field.  This will in return make them healthier.

Polarity therapy was first used by Randolph Stone that published a total of seven works by 1954 that talked about what he found in his research into using energy in the healing art form.  He found that touch, diet, movement, sounds, attitudes, and relationships as well as the events that happen in life experiences affect the human energy field.  He used his findings and theories during his medical career in Chicago and had a great deal of success with the majority of the patients.  After treatment, some of Stone’s students that carried on his work and in 1984 the American polarity Therapy Association was discovered and since then, Polarity therapy has became an used a lot in the form of medicine and has been more diverse than when it was first thought of.

A person’s energy should flow smoothly and clearly. However, blockages in the flow of energy can occur due to stress or other factors in life. Polarity therapy looks for blockages and will try to get rid of them and this will allow the energy to flow free again.  A usual polarity therapy session can take anywhere from an hour to an hour and a half.  The therapist will use degrees of touch on the patient in the form of light and hard in order to help their muscles relax and dissolve stress.  The patient is made more aware of the flow of energy in the body and this will be encouraged to become more aware of the stresses and strains they put on and into their body during a ‘normal’ day.

Ki Therapy

This is a therapy popular in Japan . It is based on a life force of energy.  It is also stated that when a person’s body runs low on this life force, it will become easier to get disease, stress and other types of harm. To promote more happiness and a healthier way of living, the body will need to be restored with energy.  This is where the Reiki will come in.  Reiki is known as a Japanese technique that will take away stress and bring health into a person’s life through the addition of life force energy.

The meaning of Reiki is made up of two words in Japanese. They are Rei and Ki and Rei will translate into “God’s Wisdom” or “ the higher Power” and Ki will mean “life force energy.” Reiki means, “Spiritually guided life force energy.” It is said upon the idea that the power to control these energy forces and change them in a person is a gift that is given by a higher power.  Many of the people that use Reiki do believe that a higher power allowed them to do Reiki.  This is not a technique that is said to be religious in any nature.  Reiki is not even tied to any religion at all and though it does give many people a better sense of stronger ties to any type of religion that the person believes in.  Reiki is not any power on the belief of any one identity or person.  It is a natural remedy for disease and emotional problems that will work if someone believes in it or not.

Reiki will work by laying your hands on someone else’s body and increasing the life force of energy.  When someone learns this practice they will have an unlimited supply of life force energy to give to other people.  This may sound like a very difficult procedure but it is really simple.  In fact, it is taught to anyone easily whether they are spiritually devoted or not.

If you are considering this technique, you will need to go through a class that is called “attunement.” This is where the teacher will pass on the ability to perform Reiki to the students.  It is simple and it will not take into consideration how smart the person is or is not.  Reiki has been taught to people of all ages and sizes and it is interesting to you, look it up. Find a Reiki master near you and take the class.  It is learned easily and believed by many people as a great stress reliever.