| Music has always been a very important part of our | | | | many counselors are not present to the power of |
| lives, from childhood to our being an adult. As a part | | | | this type of relaxation music when utilized within a |
| of our experience, music can have both a | | | | counseling context, those who do employ it find that |
| physiological and psychological affect upon us as | | | | their sessions with a client to be more effective and |
| human beings. In addition to the influence that it has | | | | productive due to the reason stated above. |
| on our life, music also has many therapeutic qualities | | | | Self-esteem is also extremely essential to ones |
| and has been utilized in promoting a variety of | | | | well-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 our | | | | individual in improving his or her self esteem, |
| state, of changing how we actually feel. More | | | | supporting the development of a positive self-image |
| specifically music can be very effective in producing a | | | | and promoting the individual's personal growth and |
| very deep and healing state of relaxation and in the | | | | development, 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 his | | | | possibly even destructive thought patterns to |
| or her self-esteem and furthering an individual's | | | | positive 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 in | | | | compositions and binaural audio tones as Prescription |
| my clinical and counseling work with others. I have | | | | for Stress, Enhancing My Self Esteem is an audio |
| found that when I use relaxation music during both | | | | health care product that creates a very profound |
| an individual and group counseling session that my | | | | and relaxing auditory environment, a space for the |
| clients do more productive work, are able to focus | | | | individual to become open or highly suggestible to a |
| more effectively on themselves and the issues that | | | | series of very positive affirmations. Within a |
| they are becoming present to because they are | | | | conversation 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 the | | | | important, very powerful for improving our self-image |
| counseling process always tends to generate more | | | | and 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 and | | | | auditory environment for the person to listen to, |
| powerful aid for assisting a client to reach resolution | | | | begin to practice and eventually accept 50 positive |
| with respect to that which he or she is working on | | | | affirmations, 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 both | | | | transforming his or her life. |
| my individual and group counseling sessions with | | | | To fully experience the beneficial effects of |
| others is that which is found on the CD, Prescription | | | | Enhancing My Self Esteem it is recommended that a |
| for Stress. The musical patterns that are on | | | | person listen to both tracks once a day for a |
| Prescription for Stress were originally developed for | | | | minimum of 90 days. The first track has been |
| my work in counseling and especially in my hypnotic | | | | designed for use with your stereo system's speakers |
| work with clients. In addition to its application for a | | | | and should be listened to during the morning or |
| traditional counseling session, the musical patterns on | | | | afternoon hours. Track One provides a person the |
| Prescription for Stress are excellent for assisting in | | | | opportunity to consciously practice all of the positive |
| the induction of a hypnotic state in that this music | | | | affirmations, to commit them to word, to make |
| helps the client enter into a very relaxed state of | | | | them real. Track two has been developed exclusively |
| hypnosis more easily. In the past I have used a | | | | for use with headphones and should be listened to |
| variety of other musical compositions in my | | | | during the evening hours preferably before the |
| counseling practice but was very dissatisfied with the | | | | individual goes to sleep. The second track has been |
| results that my clients and I achieved with them. As | | | | developed for a person's unconscious mind and will be |
| a musician I eventually decided to compose my own | | | | that which the individual takes into his or her dream |
| music and have found the results of my compositions | | | | state. 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 for | | | | After the first ninety days of use, it is recommended |
| my work in counseling, I also discovered that the | | | | that the person listen to both tracks two times a |
| music had another application as well, that is, to assist | | | | week for another 90 days to further enhance the |
| anyone in achieving a very deep state of relaxation | | | | beneficial effects. |
| and as a result to effectively and efficiently reduce | | | | In 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 to | | | | transformation, I also recommend that mental health |
| our overall well being. Prescription for Stress is an | | | | and addiction-oriented counselors utilize Enhancing My |
| audio product specially designed to assist an individual | | | | Self Esteem with their clients. Most of the clients that |
| in managing and reducing the stress that he or she | | | | mental health and addiction counselors see in |
| may experience on a daily basis. This audio health | | | | treatment in either an individual or group setting have |
| care product utilizes two components to assist an | | | | an impaired self-image and are continuously |
| individual in effectively experiencing a very deep | | | | experiencing extremely low self-esteem. For |
| state of relaxation, reducing stress and also in | | | | whatever reason the clients that are seen by mental |
| promoting a peaceful, restful sleep. The first | | | | health and addiction oriented counselors tend to have |
| component is the musical pattern itself. I have found | | | | many negative thoughts and beliefs about |
| that musical compositions that are harmonically slow, | | | | themselves, many negative affirmations about who |
| repetitious, with sustained voices, which are | | | | they think they are. Assigning Enhancing My Self |
| rhythmically, random in tempo assists an individual in | | | | Esteem as homework for a client to listen to outside |
| experiencing a very deep state of relaxation. The | | | | of the counseling session allows that client the |
| second component of this product is the binaural | | | | opportunity to begin a process of improving his or |
| audio tones that are interwoven into the music. The | | | | her self-esteem and as a result to be more |
| binaural tones, through a process referred to as | | | | productive within the counseling session. |
| entrainment or frequency following, gently guides or | | | | I am currently using Enhancing My Self Esteem with |
| directs the mind/body to generate more of the | | | | all of the clients at the Holistic Addiction Treatment |
| targeted frequency of brain wave activity whether it | | | | Program, a residential and outpatient program in |
| be for either profound relaxation or sleep. The first | | | | North Miami Beach, Florida. The Holistic Addiction |
| CD contains binaural audio tones within the alpha and | | | | Treatment Program is an agency that treats |
| theta range, which induces a very relaxed state. The | | | | individuals who suffer from alcohol or drug |
| second CD contains binaural audio tones within the | | | | dependency. The vast majority of clients of this |
| delta range and thereby assists one in experiencing a | | | | agency experience chronic relapse. Within |
| peaceful, restful sleep. | | | | Transformational Counseling, Enhancing My Self |
| Anyone can experience the technology and effect of | | | | Esteem is assigned as homework for all of my |
| Prescription for Stress by merely playing it on their | | | | clients, as a way of continuing the work that is |
| home audio system. Use of this powerful relaxation | | | | presented in my individual and group counseling |
| music can be accomplished by listening to it with ones | | | | sessions, as a way of transforming the thoughts and |
| stereo speakers or with headphones, the latter being | | | | words 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 headphones | | | | assignment is made I always ask the clients about |
| allows one to experience the full effect of the | | | | their use of this product, about what they are |
| technology, the uniquely designed music compositions | | | | becoming present to as they listen. In addition to |
| combined with the binaural audio tones and thereby | | | | assisting the individual in eventually feeling better |
| gain a deeper state of relaxation. Those who practice | | | | about themselves and increasing their motivation with |
| meditation, self-hypnosis or yoga will find that their | | | | their recovery, I have also found that Enhancing My |
| practice is even more enhanced while listening to this | | | | Self Esteem tends to elicit important thoughts and |
| audio product. I now also recommend that mental | | | | memories from the past, thoughts and memories |
| health and addiction counselors use this product when | | | | that are then processed in the preceding counseling |
| conducting counseling sessions with their clients | | | | session. |
| whether it is in a group or individual setting. While | | | | |