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Browse recent news articles and videos of activities that engage communities through music.
Designing Enlightenment: A talk at Harvard
Sharing my talk, “Journey to Enlightenment: a Musical Pathway into Meditative States” presented at Harvard on May 9 as part of Harvard CAMLab’s Symposium on the Future of Buddhism.
Finding Calm Through Sound Therapy
AAA Travel Magazine interviews CMU Professor Monique Mead and Yale Professor AZA Allsop on the benefits of sound therapy, current research, and how to find the right fit for you.
It’s Like a Hug From Sound
Peyton Groves was a first-year medical student at Pitt with an overloaded schedule and a case of homesickness when she saw the sign hanging in an office window.
“Come relax and do a sound bath,” it read.
Relaxation sounded like just what Groves needed, so taking the sign as a sign, she attended a sound bath session led by Monique Mead, the renowned violinist and director of music entrepreneurship at Carnegie Mellon University.
Groves noticed a profound change almost immediately. She felt calm, centered and able to process the emotions she’d been trying to push away for months.
“Sound can wipe an anxious mind clean,” Mead said. “It’s tremendously liberating.”
A Massage for the Brain: Scottie Sound Bath Soothes the Stress of Everyday Life
Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh hold weekly sound baths run by students who are passionate about improving mental health on campus. Read full article.
