Throughout time, one vehicle continues to exists which connects the human spirit and our psyche together: music. Reaching into the fiber of our being, music can cause us to recall distant memories, concentrate on the present, and drive our thoughts and anxiety toward future events. Until recently, it has been noted to introduce a psychospiritual awareness to prompt a holistic approach to the therapeutic alliance. This report will impart the ideas how music therapy can serve as a channel to facilitate an efficient prognosis toward the employment of spirituality within clinical settings.
Introduction
An influential spiritual leader, William P. Merrill, once made the wise observation how “there is nothing in the world so much like prayer as …show more content…
The second way is how it allows us to remember past events more clearly as the music is connected cognitively to memories. This particular step is very beneficial when working with patients who have a hard time remembering prior moments in their life. Third, the same focus and discipline needed to connect to a spiritual plane are the same as when one listens to music. A fourth observation relates how one feels safe both in a spiritual and therapeutic sense and allows healing. Depending on the choice of music used, a fifth way acknowledges the connection to a spiritual connection with treatment and tell the story how one overcame an adversity or obstacle. Connecting with the fifth example, the overcoming of an obstacle allows the sixth benefit, a release both mentally and spiritually, rewarding the patient. A seventh influence can be found where patients reach a type of meditation with the music used. Tied with the second example, the eighth example showed how music could assist in the processing of a troubled past. Last, the ninth influence allows can form a connection of adoration with the patient’s higher power. (Bonny, 2001, p. …show more content…
The therapist used all the suggestions from the patient including which music to play which enacted an establishing trust the clinician. This connection went from him being very sluggish in bed and quiet to setting up and having a conversation about his faith and asked the provider if they knew anything about Buddhism and the karma of him having such a dreadful disease. There were only two more sessions before his passing, but the music effectively enriching the patient’s and clinician’s awakening in their spiritual walk. (Kidwell, 2014, pp.
Introduction
An influential spiritual leader, William P. Merrill, once made the wise observation how “there is nothing in the world so much like prayer as …show more content…
The second way is how it allows us to remember past events more clearly as the music is connected cognitively to memories. This particular step is very beneficial when working with patients who have a hard time remembering prior moments in their life. Third, the same focus and discipline needed to connect to a spiritual plane are the same as when one listens to music. A fourth observation relates how one feels safe both in a spiritual and therapeutic sense and allows healing. Depending on the choice of music used, a fifth way acknowledges the connection to a spiritual connection with treatment and tell the story how one overcame an adversity or obstacle. Connecting with the fifth example, the overcoming of an obstacle allows the sixth benefit, a release both mentally and spiritually, rewarding the patient. A seventh influence can be found where patients reach a type of meditation with the music used. Tied with the second example, the eighth example showed how music could assist in the processing of a troubled past. Last, the ninth influence allows can form a connection of adoration with the patient’s higher power. (Bonny, 2001, p. …show more content…
The therapist used all the suggestions from the patient including which music to play which enacted an establishing trust the clinician. This connection went from him being very sluggish in bed and quiet to setting up and having a conversation about his faith and asked the provider if they knew anything about Buddhism and the karma of him having such a dreadful disease. There were only two more sessions before his passing, but the music effectively enriching the patient’s and clinician’s awakening in their spiritual walk. (Kidwell, 2014, pp.