ENHANCED HEALING THROUGH MUSIC

Music has always been a very important part of ourmany counselors are not present to the power of
lives, from childhood to our being an adult. As a partthis type of relaxation music when utilized within a
of our experience, music can have both acounseling context, those who do employ it find that
physiological and psychological affect upon us astheir sessions with a client to be more effective and
human beings. In addition to the influence that it hasproductive due to the reason stated above.
on our life, music also has many therapeutic qualitiesSelf-esteem is also extremely essential to ones
and has been utilized in promoting a variety ofwell-being. Enhancing My Self Esteem is an audio
healings throughout the ages. As we know further,health care product uniquely designed to assist an
music can be a very powerful medium for altering ourindividual in improving his or her self esteem,
state, of changing how we actually feel. Moresupporting the development of a positive self-image
specifically music can be very effective in producing aand promoting the individual's personal growth and
very deep and healing state of relaxation and in thedevelopment, transformation. Enhancing My Self
process, reduce stress and even promote sleep.Esteem will assist a person in changing negative and
Music can also be used to assist one in improving hispossibly even destructive thought patterns to
or her self-esteem and furthering an individual'spositive and empowering beliefs about him or herself.
personal growth and development, transformation.Utilizing the same combination of original musical
As a therapist I have always used relaxation music incompositions and binaural audio tones as Prescription
my clinical and counseling work with others. I havefor Stress, Enhancing My Self Esteem is an audio
found that when I use relaxation music during bothhealth care product that creates a very profound
an individual and group counseling session that myand relaxing auditory environment, a space for the
clients do more productive work, are able to focusindividual to become open or highly suggestible to a
more effectively on themselves and the issues thatseries of very positive affirmations. Within a
they are becoming present to because they areconversation of transformation, the thoughts that
more relaxed, focused and centered and as a result,we think and say or commit to word are very
better able to concentrate. Being relaxed during theimportant, very powerful for improving our self-image
counseling process always tends to generate moreand transforming our lives. Enhancing My Self Esteem
productive results for the individual being counseled.is an audio product that creates a very relaxed
Relaxation music can be a very effective andauditory environment for the person to listen to,
powerful aid for assisting a client to reach resolutionbegin to practice and eventually accept 50 positive
with respect to that which he or she is working onaffirmations, affirmations designed to improve a
with their counselor.person's self esteem and begin the process of
The relaxation music that I now utilize during bothtransforming his or her life.
my individual and group counseling sessions withTo fully experience the beneficial effects of
others is that which is found on the CD, PrescriptionEnhancing My Self Esteem it is recommended that a
for Stress. The musical patterns that are onperson listen to both tracks once a day for a
Prescription for Stress were originally developed forminimum of 90 days. The first track has been
my work in counseling and especially in my hypnoticdesigned for use with your stereo system's speakers
work with clients. In addition to its application for aand should be listened to during the morning or
traditional counseling session, the musical patterns onafternoon hours. Track One provides a person the
Prescription for Stress are excellent for assisting inopportunity to consciously practice all of the positive
the induction of a hypnotic state in that this musicaffirmations, to commit them to word, to make
helps the client enter into a very relaxed state ofthem real. Track two has been developed exclusively
hypnosis more easily. In the past I have used afor use with headphones and should be listened to
variety of other musical compositions in myduring the evening hours preferably before the
counseling practice but was very dissatisfied with theindividual goes to sleep. The second track has been
results that my clients and I achieved with them. Asdeveloped for a person's unconscious mind and will be
a musician I eventually decided to compose my ownthat which the individual takes into his or her dream
music and have found the results of my compositionsstate. Each listening should be done when the
with the clients that I work with to be excellent.individual will be completely free of any distractions.
After using the relaxation music that I composed forAfter the first ninety days of use, it is recommended
my work in counseling, I also discovered that thethat the person listen to both tracks two times a
music had another application as well, that is, to assistweek for another 90 days to further enhance the
anyone in achieving a very deep state of relaxationbeneficial effects.
and as a result to effectively and efficiently reduceIn addition to anyone wanting to improve their self
the stress in their lives.esteem and further his or her personal
Managing our stress is very important if not crucial totransformation, I also recommend that mental health
our overall well being. Prescription for Stress is anand addiction-oriented counselors utilize Enhancing My
audio product specially designed to assist an individualSelf Esteem with their clients. Most of the clients that
in managing and reducing the stress that he or shemental health and addiction counselors see in
may experience on a daily basis. This audio healthtreatment in either an individual or group setting have
care product utilizes two components to assist anan impaired self-image and are continuously
individual in effectively experiencing a very deepexperiencing extremely low self-esteem. For
state of relaxation, reducing stress and also inwhatever reason the clients that are seen by mental
promoting a peaceful, restful sleep. The firsthealth and addiction oriented counselors tend to have
component is the musical pattern itself. I have foundmany negative thoughts and beliefs about
that musical compositions that are harmonically slow,themselves, many negative affirmations about who
repetitious, with sustained voices, which arethey think they are. Assigning Enhancing My Self
rhythmically, random in tempo assists an individual inEsteem as homework for a client to listen to outside
experiencing a very deep state of relaxation. Theof the counseling session allows that client the
second component of this product is the binauralopportunity to begin a process of improving his or
audio tones that are interwoven into the music. Theher self-esteem and as a result to be more
binaural tones, through a process referred to asproductive within the counseling session.
entrainment or frequency following, gently guides orI am currently using Enhancing My Self Esteem with
directs the mind/body to generate more of theall of the clients at the Holistic Addiction Treatment
targeted frequency of brain wave activity whether itProgram, a residential and outpatient program in
be for either profound relaxation or sleep. The firstNorth Miami Beach, Florida. The Holistic Addiction
CD contains binaural audio tones within the alpha andTreatment Program is an agency that treats
theta range, which induces a very relaxed state. Theindividuals who suffer from alcohol or drug
second CD contains binaural audio tones within thedependency. The vast majority of clients of this
delta range and thereby assists one in experiencing aagency experience chronic relapse. Within
peaceful, restful sleep.Transformational Counseling, Enhancing My Self
Anyone can experience the technology and effect ofEsteem is assigned as homework for all of my
Prescription for Stress by merely playing it on theirclients, as a way of continuing the work that is
home audio system. Use of this powerful relaxationpresented in my individual and group counseling
music can be accomplished by listening to it with onessessions, as a way of transforming the thoughts and
stereo speakers or with headphones, the latter beingwords of the client. The prescription for use of this
the more effective way to listen to his product.product is the same as mentioned above. After the
Listening to Prescription for Stress with headphonesassignment is made I always ask the clients about
allows one to experience the full effect of thetheir use of this product, about what they are
technology, the uniquely designed music compositionsbecoming present to as they listen. In addition to
combined with the binaural audio tones and therebyassisting the individual in eventually feeling better
gain a deeper state of relaxation. Those who practiceabout themselves and increasing their motivation with
meditation, self-hypnosis or yoga will find that theirtheir recovery, I have also found that Enhancing My
practice is even more enhanced while listening to thisSelf Esteem tends to elicit important thoughts and
audio product. I now also recommend that mentalmemories from the past, thoughts and memories
health and addiction counselors use this product whenthat are then processed in the preceding counseling
conducting counseling sessions with their clientssession.
whether it is in a group or individual setting. While