Hailsa Chastaneyka,
If you're intrested in many other selections of music, please email me
off list and I will supply you with some. I have a VERY large collection
that I've built up over the past 30+ years. I even like "Ravi Shankar:.
And yes "Merlin's Magic Reiki the Light Touch" is a GREAT CD. One of my
favorites.
Paul
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> Beautiful.... Do you have any particular music you enjoy using? Â
One cd that seems to work particularly well for me is Merlin's Magic
Reiki the Light Touch (60 mins). Â It is extremely relaxing and
avoids the awkward breaks you find on cds with shorter songs, all my
clients achieve a very deep and healing state of relaxation with this
cd.
>  Blessings : )  Chastaneyka www.massagesr.us
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> Subject: [AlternativeAnswers] Massage and Music: The Marriage of Touch
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> To: AlternativeAnswers@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, February 28, 2011, 11:31 AM
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> Massage and Music: The Marriage of Touch and Harmony
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> We already know that the power of touch can register on so many levels
of our physical, emotional and spiritual bodies. Touch therapies are the
connection between matter and etheric levels of our energy. The greatest
expression of acknowledgement can be as simple as the laying of hands on
another to comfort, to love and to heal.
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> Adding music and its therapeutic aspects, can bring together the power
of heighten awareness, moving the healing process to another level.
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> As a massage and music therapist, I have had the pleasure of having
both in my life for over 20 years. In a massage session, it is a part of
the ritual to have soothing music playing during a session. But how many
of us have any awareness of the music as it applies to your massage
work?
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transformation for the patient. They may not even realize what the
connection was, once they get off the table, but are acutely attuned to
how much stronger, aware and better they feel.
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> Knowing some basic music terminology is not really necessary as a
massage therapist, but I know on some level, you can be astutely
conscious of when the music crescendos (gradually rising in volume) or
decrescendos (gradually lower in volume). You can here the tempo or
pacing of the music and understand how to work within this tempo.
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> Bringing the music into your hands and allowing it flow out through
your instrument can translate through the patients body into the most
moving and therapeutic journey they can experience.
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> Know your music. Be aware of its tempo, its highs and lows and how it
is build by phrase and chorus. Knowing your music allows you greater
interpretation of its flow as you give your massage.
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a musical composition in adagio tempo. When choosing music for your
sessions, this is a good thing to look for.
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body. For example, as the music crescendos or rises, your hands can
follow, moving up the body or moving up the scale (a selection of
related notes placed in ascending order by pitch).
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moving down the body or moving down the scale (a selection of related
notes placed in descending order by pitch).
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speeding up, you can move your hands not with the tempo but by
decreasing your movement by moving in half time (half the tempo of the
beats in one measure or phrase).
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silence between the musical tracks. This silence can be awkward unless,
you continue your hand movements as though they are expressing the same
music. It is as if your body takes over for the rhythm of the silence
and can be very moving to the therapist as well.
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between songs can be very affective if you start on the down beat of the
music. (The first beat; given by the conductor with a downward stroke or
the "and" of a new phrase).
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or a Marcato (an emphasized note; or heavily accented phrase). Utilize
this with your massage technique. This works well on the extremities
such as hands or feet.
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after another) as opposed to simultaneously) coordinates beautifully
when working on the spine or hamstrings.
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(meaning to walk) can be a free and easy technique when transitioning
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the vertical aspect of music) is our ultimate goal in any touch therapy.
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on some music and expect it to do the work for you. Engage along with
the music to enhance the power of your touch and to bring your patient
to yet another level of their healing journey, and yours!
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