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Sound Meditation Radio is an online space for restorative listening with both informative podcasts and guided meditations. Journey into the world of sound from the perspective of music therapist, Andrea Cortez, MM, MT-BC. In addition to sound meditations, here you will find Andrea's podcasts exploring the science of sound and benefits of music on our brain, mind, heart and body. Listen to these sound meditations as a practice of listening deeply and they can help you reconnect inward and to ...
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In this podcast I share about the practice of listening in sound meditation. We become an active participant in our practice with sound. This is about building a relationship with our sound environments as well as with our body and with those around us. What is the key in building relationships? That is Listening. Through deepening your practice of…
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Healing Through the Mindfulness of Listening
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This is a guided sound meditation practice with the Tibetan singing bowls. It is for healing the body, mind, and heart. Healing can be a practice of contacting the inner discomfort and suffering that we experience. Giving ourself the space and time to be present with this inner experience can be difficult but it is also how we can better understand…
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In this episode you will be guided through a sound meditation with the crystal singing bowls and the ocean drum. Readings shared from Thich Nhat Hanh's book, "How to Relax". Find more sound healing content in our online community at https://www.patreon.com/mindbodymusiccenter Support the showBy Andrea Cortez, MM, MT-BC
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Bonus Preview: Bowls Sound Meditation - Clarity in the Mind
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Develop a listening practice that can clear your mind. Plug into headphones or a speaker to listen. This is a bonus preview of a Patreon sound meditation posted onto the membership page. You can find the full sound meditation on my Patreon and more sound healing content. See Patreon This episode contains a guided singing bowl meditation. It only ta…
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Our experience of time is one of the most common contributors to why we feel stress. Listen to a brief discussion on time and how sound has the ability to alter our perception of time. Enjoy a guided sound meditation at the end of this episode with the singing bowls and chimes. As always listen with a Speaker or Headphones to hear all the frequenci…
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Learn This Mantra: Om Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu
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Learn a melody to chant this beautiful well known mantra: Om Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu Meaning - May all beings be happy, May all beings be free from suffering. (Harp and vocals by Andrea Cortez) Find the long version of this mantra on our sound library on Patreon. Support the showBy Andrea Cortez, MM, MT-BC
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Bonus Preview: Relaxed Awareness: Finding the In-Between
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This is a brief preview into one of the bonus episodes that are posted to the Patreon subscription. These bonus episodes are released onto the membership page as part of Daily Self Care tips. Patreon link In this episode I talk about relaxed awareness as a state of mind and attention. This state may feel foreign for many of us especially in the gri…
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How Sound Meditation is a Spiritual Practice
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Sound meditation can remind us that there is something magical to life. It can carry us into daydream states and deeper states of consciousness where we are reminded that our human existence is more than materialism. Even if you personally tend to be of a spiritual mindset, the hyper focus of this culture on material gain, wealth, and social status…
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This is a 7-minute sound meditation with the singing bowls. Listen at anytime of the day to clear away the clutter in your mind. Feel more grounded and give yourself a moment of self care time. You won't regret it. Sound has a way of bringing you into calmness. Make sure to plug into a speaker or headphones to listen with the best sound experience.…
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This episode is a guided sound meditation meant to be practiced outdoors in your natural soundscape. The sound element we focus on is rhythm. Listening and connecting to the rhythms that you hear in nature helps you to feel calm and in sync with nature. Grab your speaker and enjoy this restorative listening practice. Support this podcast on Patreon…
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Bringing Presence: Sound Meditation Practice
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Learn the first step to beginning a sound meditation practice. This podcast talks about bringing your presence into listening and guides you through a short 9-minute meditation with the singing bowls. **Please listen with headphones or speaker. This practice helps you to be fully present in the moment and reset. You can support your emotional and p…
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This is a 7-minute piece designed with the harp and a crystal singing bowl. The medicine in sound is in the elements of the music: tempo, rhythm, pace, frequency, harmony, and melody. The remedy for this piece is for: Slowing down, Simplicity, and Room to Breathe. Listen as a break during the day to help reset your thoughts and brain activity. List…
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If you are a plant lover, here's a podcast with recent evidence that your plants may be listening to you more than you know. In this episode you will hear about Andrea's latest work with making music with plants. You will also learn of some of the latest exciting research in the plant world. All referenced articles listed below. References: 1. Jung…
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(*Remember to listen with headphones or a good speaker.) This sound meditation is a guided practice to help recenter you to your breathing and body. The Koshi chimes are played in this 7-minute meditation. Use this short practice during the day when you need to relieve stress and decrease mental clutter. Feel reintegrated, body to mind to heart. ww…
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In The Moment That We Are Listening: Sound Meditation
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Please listen with headphones and allow yourself space and time for this 4-minute meditation. This meditation includes harp and plant music. It is helpful to listen when you need a quick reset and need to refresh your mind. Sound meditations will be added monthly to Sound Meditation Radio, with both guided meditations and unguided with only music. …
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*Please listen with headphones or good external speaker. The Phone does not transmit all the frequencies on phone speakers! :) This is a 9-minute healing sound meditation recording with the harp and plant music generated by Midi-Sprout. Midi Sprout is a device that detects the bio-energetic changes of plants in real time so that you can hear the pl…
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Episode 3: Einstein, Creativity and the Musical Brain
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This episode is a look into how music can help enhance creativity and imaginative thinking. I will discuss some of the neuroscience behind creativity and emphasize the ideal ways of using music during the creative process. You will discover some interesting facts about Einstein and his use of music that enhanced his work. The harp music recorded on…
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Harmony is one of the elemental building blocks that makes up music. This episode explores the science behind harmony and presents research that shows how the brain responds to harmony in music. Example of mathematics in certain sounds: "A tuba tends to vibrate at a set of frequencies that are mathematically related by whole number ratios. When a p…
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If you are curious about the healing properties of sound and music, this is a good episode to listen to for an introduction to what sound therapy is and how it could help you. Support the showBy Andrea Cortez, MM, MT-BC
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