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This workshop will introduce
participants to the healing qualities of music. In a playful way we
will identify what element is primary in our lives at the present
moment: water, fire, air or earth, by using music and observing how
different melodies and tonalities resonate in us. We will then use
complementary music to balance our body, mind and spirit.
Most
of us are involved daily with music in some form, whether we make it
ourselves or hear others making it, and we are energized or relaxed by
it. Music has been used in rituals worldwide and we know that it has a
profound effect on us.
How do we find meaning in the rhythms
that are part of our lives? In this workshop we will use music to
explore the correspondence between our personality type and the same
four elements that constituted the basis for a theory of medicine and
psychological typology in Greek, Medieval, and Renaissance thought.
Three Greek philosophers, Hippocrates, Plato and Aristotle contributed
greatly to the vision of health, disease and how the body functioned.
Notwithstanding their differences, they saw health as the achievement
of balance determined by four “humours” that corresponded to four
elements: air, water, fire and earth. They were the western equivalent
of the Chinese five states of change. Each of the humours were
associated with particular physical and mental characteristics,
resulting in a complex system that provided an interesting
classification of types of personality.
In the past century,
researchers have studied the healing quality of music and Music Therapy
is now an established healthcare profession that uses music to address
physical, emotional, spiritual and social needs of individuals of all
ages. The therapeutic use of music can improve the quality of life for
people who are coping with high levels of stress or are grieving. It
has also helped children and adults with diverse health challenges.
Healthy people can also benefit from music. Music promotes wellness,
alleviates pain, helps us express feelings, enhances memory, and helps
us improve communication, among other things. Music can help us see
beauty in the darkest of times.
This presentation is an
introduction open to health professionals and to the general public. It
gives a brief overview of what music therapy is and the physical
benefits of music to health and wellbeing.
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| With Silvia Casabianca, MA in Art Therapy, LMHC and Reiki Master |
At the Coral Gables Congregational Church - Wellness Center on 1125 Anastasia Ave. Coral Gables, FL.
Please call Megan at (305) 448.7421 X 119
to register
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