Music and Mindfulness

  • Mindfulness is awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally. It’s about knowing what is on your mind.

    Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness can boost relaxation, confidence, compassion, and concentration. In a world where everyone experiences multiple stressors, music and mindfulness can prepare your body to healthily work through the stressors. Interventions like music-guided meditations and artistic processing, group drumming, songwriting, are all examples of ways music therapy can support positive changes and relaxation.

Group Drumming has shown to

  • Boost the immune system

  • Reduce stress

  • Synchronize the left and right brain hemispheres, which allows for deeper self awareness and creativity

  • Support the production of endorphins

  • Increase alpha waves which allows relaxation

  • Release or transform negative feelings

  • Invite present moment awareness