Music Therapy

Music has the power to facilitate physical, mental, emotional and spiritual healing by reducing anxiety and stress, alleviating dissatisfaction, promoting clarity and peace, increasing focus, and restoring balance and hope. Some studies have found that music therapy can lower heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing rate and that it can relieve chemotherapy-induced nausea, vomiting and depression. By doing these things, music can dramatically improve your quality of life and overall sense of wellbeing. Although music cannot cure disease or illness, its positive effects can be maximized by using music therapy in connection with physical exercise, yoga, meditation, massage therapy, aromatherapy, and in other parts of your daily life.

Music Therapy Products and Vendors:

At Peace Media
AtPeace Media distributes a collection of instrumental CDs by a variety of artists, intended to be used in connection with guided meditation, power naps, spa, and massage therapy. Styles include healing spa, relaxing guitar, Native American flute, and classical music.
Preferred Vendor: www.atpeacemedia.com.

Healing Harmony: Chakra Music Therapy
Healing Harmony offers a series of classical piano CDs, recorded by In the Pink Inc.’s very own Executive Director, Marlene Markard. The Healing Harmony CDs are designed to restore wellbeing and the body’s ability to heal by realigning the chakras through music. Become one of ITPI’s first 500 members and receive a FREE copy of Healing Harmony: Chakra Music Therapy.

Heartspring
Heartspring distributes a collection of yoga and meditation CDs by a variety of artists, intended to improve meditation, yoga, dreaming, relaxation and inspiration. Heartspring’s website also offers a yoga and meditation program that you can use with your music therapy CDs.
Preferred Vendor: www.heartspring.net.

New Earth Records
New Earth Records offers a collection of instrumental and chant CDs, intended to be used to maximize the benefits of yoga and bodywork. Styles include ambient, celtic, world music, and nature sounds.
Preferred Vendor: www.newearthrecords.com.

Santosha
Santosha distributes a collection of yoga, trance dance, chant, meditation, bodywork, and spoken word CDs recorded by an eclectic mix of international artists and instructors.
Preferred Vendor: www.santosha.com.

Serenity Supply
Serenity Supply features an assortment of yoga, guided meditation, relaxation, sleep, massage, and nature CDs, recorded by a variety of artists. Styles include nature sounds, lullabies, yoga, celtic, Native American, Christmas, classical, and world music.
Preferred Vendor: www.serenitysupply.com.

Shanti Om Music
Shanti Om Music shows off a wide selection of East Indian, Tibetan, Flamenco, Middle Eastern, Celtic, Native American and other cultural and nature CDs, intended to be used in conjunction with yoga, guided meditation, reiki, massage, and relaxation.
Preferred Vendor: www.shantiommusic.com.

Soul Food Music
Soul Food Music distributes a variety of spiritual yoga, pilates, spa, massage and meditation CDs. Their CD selection offers a blend of acoustic instrumentation, tribal percussion, nature, ambience, and chill grooves.
Preferred Vendor: www.soulfoodmusic.com.

Soundings of the Planet
Soundings of the Planet features a meditation Native American, relaxation, prayer, chakra, and new age classical music. They are especially well known for their spa CDs, which are heard at many spas, resorts and retreats throughout the world.
Preferred Vendor: www.soundings.com.

Spa La La
Spa La La offers a collection of classical and new age CDs designed for deep relaxation, aromatherapy, wellness, massage, yoga and meditation. Spa La La’s featured artists are Laura Nashman and Michael Moon.
Preferred Vendor: www.spa-la-la.com.

Steve Halpern Inner Peace Music
Steve Halpern Inner Peace Music offers a collection of CDs composed and recorded by Steve Halpern, who has been composing and recording healing music for the last 30 years.
Preferred Vendor: www.innerpeacemusic.com.