Music Therapy: Healing experience
of a Japanese person
Published in the Ayurveda newsletter
of Pulse Reading Study Circle, October, 2000 vol.5
(27years old, pharmacist)
I started to take music therapy
by Dr. Chandrakant in last June because I heard it is useful
to take away stresses. I have taken it for 7-8 times since
then. I just lie down closing my eyes while Dr. plays the
sitar for about half an hour.
He plays it according to my condition,
which makes the music different each time. To my surprise,
when I am depressed, although not tired physically, I feel
sleepy in spite of the loud sound of sitar next to my ears.
Dr. says it is because he changes
the music according to my body'’s response (facial
expressions etc.) and breathing.
When I listen to sitar, strangely
my hands start to move or feet tremble without any reason.
The most distinctive change is
that my mouth opens naturally and I start to breathe deeply.
It is just like when you are
meditating. You feel deep relaxation.
I feel my body lightened and
warm after the therapy.
Though the effect is not dramatic,
I can tell stiffness of shoulders or swollen feet, due to
the work standing all day, is mostly gone.
It is amazing that after music
therapy session, blood circulation and lymph get smooth
even when I do not get physical massage.
Why music? How does it work?
I do not know.
But I like to try more because
it makes me feel so good.
