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ANURADHA MAHESH

’Music is a Discipline and a Mistress of Good Manners, she makes the people milder and gentler, more Moral and more Reasonable’’ – Martin Luther King.

Music Therapy for Wellness

#7-The Concept of Remedial Music (http://anuradhamahesh.wordpress.com/music-therapy /the-concept-of-remedial-music/)

#6-Music and Stress Relief

It is with great dedication and devotion I have composed this music for stress relief . This was done by me when a famous Ayurvedic group approached me and asked for a soothing music that could bring down the stress level. This particular music is played during their Panchakarma Chikitsa session which is done during the morning hours.

When the Sun fades and all extroversion, entertainment, and distraction is denied to Man, the mind retreats into a state of meditative introversion we call sleep. Thoughts that are unﬁnished in the mind, during the day, continue throughout the night in the forms of dreams, striving towards their resolution, as part of the brain’s intrinsic mechanism to ﬁnd order. In a sense then, sleep is Nature’s way of reuniting Man with him or herself, enabling that which lies dormant in the hidden recesses of the mind, to reveal and express itself in secure isolation from the world.

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The dawn of a morning then, has tremendous signiﬁcance. It is the ﬁrst witness of the conscious mind to the revelations of the night. To many, the waking hours may express the calm satisfaction of a release, the relief of a burden, and a feeling of pious quietude. To others, however, the meditation of sleep may have brought to the surface of the mind, the most secret burdens of one’s life, and leave one in emotional turmoil. Therefore, if one were to provide a general description of the mood of a morning, perhaps it would be one of serenity and depth, holy, while simultaneously tinged with emotions ranging from great disturbance to supreme calmness.

A musical note has its own distinct psychological effect or emotion, and is also related specifically to a colour, mood, chakra, and time of day. Raga Bowli is chosen to promote relaxation and prevents the effects of chronic stress , promoting emotional well being and maintaining positive mental health to begin the day. The slower tempo of Raga Bowli in the composition promotes a calm and meditative state. Breathing and heart rate is altered by listening to the music – here it is Bhagavad Gita the Supreme Manthra and Chapter 9 Raja Vidya deeply penetrates in to the human system through the Ajna Chakra.

(Ajna Chakra – the third eye point- this is the intellectual center where your intuition and imagination blossom. It encourages self-reﬂection and is related to mental clarity. )

Close your eyes and concentrate on the Ajna Chakra and imagine the Sarvaathmaswaroopa Lord Sri Krishna while listening to the music.

Wishing you All a Stress Free Life with Spiritual Enlightment.

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#5-Raga Chikitsa -Its Effects and Timings

One of the unique characteristics of Indian music is the assignment of deﬁnite times of the day and night for performing or listening Raga melodies. It is believed that only in this period the Raga appears to be at the height of its melodic beauty and majestic splendor. There are some Ragas which are very aractive in the early hours of the mornings; others which appeal in the evenings, yet others which spread their fragrance only near the midnight hour.

This connection of time of the day or night, with the Raga or Raginis is based on daily cycle of changes that occur in our own body and mind which are constantly undergoing subtle changes. Diﬀerent moments of the day arouse and stimulate diﬀerent moods and emotions.

Each Raga or Ragini is associated with a deﬁnite mood or sentiment that nature arouses in human beings. The ancient musicologists were particularly interested in the eﬀects of musical notes, how it

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effected and enhanced human behavior. Music had the power to cure, to make you feel happy, excited,keep you calm, balance your mind and so on. Extensive research was carried out to find out these effects. This formed the basis of time theory as we know it today.

Emotions, feelings and thoughts have been reported to be greatly inﬂuenced by music listening or participation. Emotional experience derived from music has a powerful eﬀect on the formation of one’s moral and intellectual outlook. Music activities enhance imagination & creative thinking.

Here is a humble aempt from my part to list the ragas with their therapeutical effects and the appropriate time at which these ragas should be listened. This list will be updated as and when I come across any new raga with their effects and timings. Most of the raga timings given here are taken from variuos sources. The sources include Sangeetha Sampradaya Pradarshini wrien by Sri Subbarama Deekshithar,References from the The Raga Guide -A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas, times given as per the seminar papers presented by various experts in the field of Music Therapy.

It is in the form an excel worksheet. Readers can download or view it online.

The 24 hour period is divided into 8 beats each three hours long, as follows:

The 24 hour period is divided into 8 beats each three hours long, as follows: 1. 7 a.m. – 10 a.m. ﬁrst beat of the day. Daybreak; Early Morning; Morning; 2. 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. 2nd beat of the day. Late Morning; Noon; Early Aernoon; 3. 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. 3rd beat of the day. Aernoon; Late Aernoon; 4. 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. 4th beat of the day. Evening Twilight; Dusk (sunset);Early Evening; 5. 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. ﬁrst beat of the night. Evening; Late Evening; 6. 10 p.m. – 1 a.m. 2nd beat of the night. Night; Midnight; 7. 1 a.m. – 4 a.m. 3rd beat of the night. Late Night 8. 4 a.m. – 7 a.m. 4th beat of the night. Early Dawn; Dawn (before sunrise); Morning Twilight

Raga and Timings (http://www.anuradhamahesh.com /files/Raga%20and%20Timings.xlsx)

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#4-Raga Chikitsa

Simply defined, Raga Chikitsa means “healing through the use of raga.” Raga Chikitsa is defined as “the knowledge of how to use raga for the purposes of healing. Fundamental features of Raga Chikitsa is the classification of the ragas based on their elemental composition (ether, air, fire, water, earth) and the proper use of the elements to balance the nature of the imbalance.

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Ragas are closely related to diﬀerent parts of the day acording to changes in nature and development of a particular emotion, mood or sentiment in the human mind. Music is considered the best tranqulliser in modern days of anxiety, tension and high blood pressure.

It is believed that the human body is dominated by the three Doshas – Kaph, Pia and Vata. These elements work in a cyclic order of rise and fall during the 24 hour period. Also, the reaction of these three elements diﬀer with the seasons. Hence it is said that performing or listening to a raga at the proper alloed time can aﬀect the health of human beings.

Raga and its Eﬀects

Kaﬁ Raga – Evokes a humid, cool, soothing and deep mood

Raga Pooriya Dhansari (Hamsanandi-Kamavardini ) – evokes sweet, deep, heavy, cloudy and stable state of mind and prevents acidity..

Raga Mishra Mand – has a very pleasing refreshing light and sweet touch

Raga Bageshri – arouses a feeling of darkness, stability, depths and calmness. This raga is also used in treatment of diabetes and hypertension

Raga Darbari (Darbari Kanada) – is considered very eﬀective in easing tension. It is a late night raga composed by Tansen for Akbar to relieve his tension aer hectic schedule of the daily court life.

Raga Bhupali and Todi – give treamendous relief to patients of high blood pressure.

Raga Ahir-Bhairav (Chakravakam) – is supposed to sustain chords which automatically brings down blood pressure.

Raga Malkauns and Raga Asawari (natabhairavi) – helps to cure low blood pressure.

Raga Tilak-Kamod (Nalinakanti), Hansdhwani, Kalavati, Durga(Suddha Saveri) -evoke a very pleasing eﬀect on the nerves.

Raga Bihag, Bahar (Kanada), Kaﬁ & Khamaj - For patients suﬀering from insomnia and need a peaceful sonorous sleep. Useful in the treatment of sleep disorders.

Raga Bhairavi - Provides relief T.B, Cancer, Severe Cold, Phlegm, Sinus, toothache .

Raga Malhar – Useful in the treatment of asthma and sunstroke.

Raga Todi, Poorvi & Jayjaywanti – Provides relief from cold and headache.

Raga Hindol & Marava - These ragas are useful in blood puriﬁcation.

Raga Shivaranjani – Useful for memory problems.

Raga Kharahara Priya - strengthens the mind and relieves tension. Curative for heart disease and nervous irritablility, neurosis, worry and distress.

Raga Hindolam and Vasantha - gives relief from Vatha Roga, B.P, Gastritis and puriﬁes blood.

Raga Saranga – cures Pitha Roga.

Raga Natabhairavi – cures headache and psychological disorders.

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Raga Punnagavarali , Sahana – Controls Anger and brings down violence

Raga Dwĳavanthi – Quells paralysis and sicorders of the mind

Raga Ganamurte – Helpful in diabetes

Raga Kapi – Sick patients get ove their depression, anxiety. Reduces absent mindedness

Raga Ranjani – helps to cure kidney disorders

Raga Rathipathipriya – Adds strengh and vigor to a happy wedded life. This 5-swara raga has the power to eliminate poverty. The prayoga of the swaras can wipe oﬀ the vibrations of bier feelings emied by ill will.

Raga Shanmukhapriya - Instills courage in one’s mind and replenishes the energy in the body. ( Available for download in Carnatic Raga Appreciation Page). Suitable for singing and listening at all times as per Sangitha Sampradaya Pradarshini wrien by Subbarama Deekshithar

Raga Sindhubhairavi – For a Healthy Mind and Body, Love & Happiness, Gentleness, Peace & Tranquillity ,Serenity ( Available for download in Carnatic Raga Appreciation Page)Suitable for singing and listening at late night (1 am – 4 am)

Raga Hameerkalyani – This particular Hindusthani coloured raaga, one with great therapeutic value relaxes tension with its calming eﬀect and brings down BP to normal 120/80. ( Available for download in Carnatic Raga Appreciation Page)

Raga Brindavana Saranga – For Wisdom, Success, Knowledge , Joyfulness and Greater Energy ( Available for download in Carnatic Raga Appreciation Page)

Raga Mohana – Useful for the treatment of migraine headache. ( Available for download in Carnatic Raga Appreciation Page) Suitable for singing and listening at evening (7 pm- 10 pm)

Ragas Charukesi, Kalyani (all time raga),Sankarabharanam(evening raga) and Chandrakauns is considered very helpful for heart aliments .(Raga Charukesi - Available for download in Carnatic Raga Appreciation Page . Suitable for singing and listening at all times as per Sangitha Sampradaya Pradarshini wrien by Subbarama Deekshithar

Raga Ananda Bhairavi- Supresses stomach pain in both men and women. Reduces kidney type problems. Controls blood pressure ( Available for download in Carnatic Raga Appreciation Page)

Raga Amrutavarshini – Ushana vyathi nasini ( alleviates diseases related to heat) ( Available for download in Carnatic Raga Appreciation Page)

Raga Reethigowla- A raga that bestows direction when one seeks it.( Available for download in Carnatic Raga Appreciation Page)

Raga Madhyamavati – Clears paralysis, giddiness, pain in legs/hands, etc. and nervous complaints.

The power of musical vibrations connects in some manner all things and all beings and all beings in the universe on all plants of existence. The human body has 72,000 astral nerves (Nadis) which incessantly vibrate in a speciﬁc rhythmic paern. Disturbance in their rhythmic vibration is the root cause of disease. The musical notes restore their normal rhythm, there by bringing about good health.

Listen with your heart and not your intellect.

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#3-Therapeutic Evaluation of the Classical Ragas

Singing or engrossed listening of Raga Bhairavi has been found to uproot the diseases of kapha dosha e.g. asthma, chronic cold, cough, tuberculosis, some of the sinus and chest related problems etc. Raga Asavari is effective in eliminating the impurities of blood and related diseases. Raga Malhar pacifies anger, excessive mental excitements and mental instability. Raga Saurat and raga Jaĳaivanti have also been found effective in curing mental disorders and calming the mind. Raga Hindola helps sharpening the memory and focussing mental concentration. It has been proved effective in curing liver ailments.

Apart from the classical ragas played on musical instruments, the rhythmic sounds of temple bells and shankha (conch shell or bugle) produced during devotional practices have also been found to have therapeutic applications.

A research study in Berlin University showed that the vibrations of the bugle sound could destroy bacteria and germs in the surroundings. More speciﬁcally, it was found that if the shankha is played by infusing (through the mouth) twenty-seven cubic feet of air per second, within a few minutes it will kill the bacteria in the surrounding area of twenty-two hundred square feet and inactivate those in about four-hundred square feet area further beyond.

Dr. D. Brine of Chicago had treated hundreds of cases of hearing impairments/ deﬁciencies by making the patients play or listen to the sounds of shankha played rhythmically at appropriate (as per the case) pitch and intensity.

MUSIC THERAPY – ” For – Brain, Body & Soul “

The entire concept of Music Therapy is experimental. For me it is a kind of YOGA,which acts uponthe human organism and awakens and develops their proper functions to extent of self-realisation.

Music therapy is a scientific method of effective cures of disease through the power of music. It restores, maintains and improves emotional, physiological and psychological well being. The articulation, pitch, tone and specific arrangement of swaras (notes) in a particular raga stimulates, alleviates and cures various ailments inducing electro magnetic change in the body.

Music is basically a sound or nada generating particular vibrations which moves through the medium of ether present in the atmosphere and aﬀects the human body. Music beats have a very close relationship with heart beats. Music having 70-75 beats per minute equivalent to the normal heart beat of 72 has a very soothing eﬀect. Likewise rhythms which are slower than 72 beats per minute create a positive suspense on the mind and body. Rhythms which are faster than the heart rate excite and rejuvenate the body.

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History Says:

The history of Carnatic music says that the system of Mayamalava Gowlai was introduced by the blessed musician, Purandaradasar. This raga has the potency to neutralise the toxins in our body. Practising this raga in the early hours of the morning, in the midst of nature, will enhance the strength of the vocal chords.

In India, saint musician Thyagaraja is said to have brought a dead person back to life with Bilahari raaga, and Muthuswamy Dikshitar cured stomach aches with his Navagraha Kritis. In our own times Pt Omkarnath Thakur is said to have cured Mussolini of his insomnia with a song.

Kollegal.R.Subramaniam , a great musician wrote , “According to the Sangita Sastra, the 72 Melakarta Ragas control the 72 important nerves. If one sings with devotion adhering to lakshana and sruti sudhi, the Raga Devatas shower blessings, injecting the particular nerve in the human body which shall give needed relief in due course”. By singing the 72 Melakarta ragas, stomach operation can be avoided and ailment cured.

Research

Research has shown us that music does have healing effects .They stimulate the brain, ease tension and remove fatigue. The effect of Music Therapy may be immediate or slow, depending upon number of factors like the subject, his mental condition , environment and the type of Music, selected for having the desired effect. Music Therapy largely depends on individual needs and taste. Before using music as Therapy it must be ascertained which type of music is to be used. The concept of Music Therapy is dependent on correct intonation and right use of the basic elements of music. Such as notes [swara] rhytym, volume ,beats, and piece of melody. There are countless ‘Ragas’ of course with countless characteristic peculiarities of their own. . That is why we can not establish a particular Rag for a particular disease . Different types of Ragas are applied in each different case .

What is the effect of music on Brain waves?

Music with a strong beat can stimulate brainwaves to resonate in sync with the beat, with faster beats bringing sharper concentration and more alert thinking, and a slower tempo promoting a calm and meditative state.The changes in the brain waves brings about changes in other bodily functions as well. Breathing and heart rate can be altered by music. That may be one of the reasons why listening to music promotes relaxation and prevents the eﬀects of chronic stress.

The photo shown below was taken on 25th Aug.2005. The quartet of one- and two-day-old babies listen to classical music as part of an experimental program. Doctors at Kosice-Saca Hospital, the ﬁrst private hospital in Slovakia, believe that music therapy helps newborns reduce stress and stay healthy. Shortly aer birth, infants receive ﬁve 20-minute music sessions each day. Doctors found that while the

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tikes are tuned in, most of them fall asleep or lie quietly.

Effect of Music Therapy on Cancer Patients

It is my deep ambition to develop music for use in the Pain and Palliative Wards to get relief from PAIN . Experts say ” music reduces pain”, and this is a proven statement as Music cause the body to release endorphins (hormones that counteract pain).

A Music Therapy program has the potential to improve a cancer patient’s physical and emotional well-being by providing a distraction during treatment, thus decreasing stress, pain, and anxiety levels. Eighty percent (80%) of cancer patients will sense their stress, pain, and anxiety levels decreased because they participated in Music Therapy.

#2-Effect of Saptaswaras and Chakra Meditation

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The physical body is ensheathed by auric field in which seven major chakras (invisible to the naked eye) are present. The seven chakras are Sahasrara, Ajna, Vishudhi, Anahatha, Manipura, Swadhistana and Mooladhara. Each chakra is associated with an endocrine gland and controls specific organs. Each swara resonates with one major chakra. When each note is sung concentrating on the shruthi, vibration of the corresponding chakra can be experienced. According to an ancient Indian text, Swara Sastra, the seventy-two melakarta ragas (parent ragas) control the 72 important nerves in the body. It is believed that if one sings with due devotion, adhering to the raga lakshana (norms) and sruti shuddhi, (pitch purity) the raga could affect the particular nerve in the body in a favourable manner. The vibration of the notes activate a chakra and through the nadis emanating from the chakras, the organ at the side of the disease begins the healing process.

Learning Music at a young age

Music is basically a sound or nada generating particular vibrations which moves through the medium of ether present in the atmosphere and aﬀects the human system. So music is a power or universal energy in the form of ragas. Enhanced vibration of seven major chakras keeps the mind and body in good health. It increases concentration, memory, makes the mind disciplined and spiritual. Music can be a cure if the singer/listener choses the raga based on which chakras he wants to concentrate on. Hence while singing/listening, based on the dominant swaras in that raga, the corresponding chakras vibrate more. The singer/listener should concentrate on the chakra while singing/listening. Teaching music at the tender age has several advantages. The child is born with all the chakras. But it is the Mooladhara chakra, which starts functioning even at birth. As the child grows, the other 6 chakras start functioning one by one from Mooladhara to Sahasrara chakra and by 21 years, the development process is complete. So teaching music at a young age puriﬁes the body, mind and soul and lays the foundation for a healthy future. Academic brilliance and morality are automatically inculcated in such children. To make our children lead a healthy life, teach them music at a tender age and make it part of curriculum. Music is also one form of meditation, which enhances the power of chakras by raising Kundalini shakthi.

Symphonies of raga have a definite soothing effect on the mind as well as on the body. Repeated listening to the particular raga being chosen for a particular disease produces a network of sound vibration. Energy from URF (universal energy field) to HEF(human energy field) transmied by the strokes of the different tones of raga affects the CNS (Central nervous system) because the roots of the auditory nerves are more widely distributed and have more connections than any other nerves in the

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body.

Sapthaswaras and Saptha Chakras

The ascending and descending order in which the swaras is sung is called arohanam and avarohanam. “Sa” shadjam is the basic note of all ragas. It is not only the inter relationship between the notes that deﬁne a raga but also the relationship of these notes to the basic note (aadhara shadjam). A noteworthy feature is, even though the raga is built on the basis of a sequence of swaras, the drone of the tambura will be spelling out the aadhara shadja all the time, loud and clear so that the reliance is constantly maintained. So there cannot be a raga without the aadhara shadja. So this shadjam increases the vibration of the mooladhara chakra which is for survival. Kundalini shakthi – shakhti in coiled form exists at the tip of the backbone. Increased vibrations of Mooladhara chakra by repeating Shadjam raises kundalini shakthi. Once Kundalini shakthi is awakened, the energy starts moving through shushumna nadi (spinal cord) towards the sahasrara chakra where Lord Shiva resides. For smooth passage of the shakthi, each note is sung in ascending order (as in arohanam). Then ‘Sa’ raises kundalini shakthi at mooladara chakra , Ri – back swadhishtana chakra , Ga – back manipura chakra, Ma- back anahatha chakra, Pa – back vishudhi chakra, Dha – back ajna chakra, Ni – sahasrara chakra, Sa – cosmos. Now Avarohanam, notes sung in descending order connects cosmos and reinforces lord shiva’s shakthi at the sahasrara chakra and the combined shiva shakti circulates through front chakras increases the divine power in corresponding chakras ie..Sa- Cosmos, Ni – sahasrara chakra, Dha- Ajna chakra, Pa – Vishudhi chakra, Ma-Anahatha chakra, Ga- manipura chakra, Ri –swadhishtana chakra, Sa – Mooladhara chakra and Ni- Mother earth. This swara garland by singing makes the body receive the energy from mother earth (ni lower octave) and Cosmos,( sa at upper octave). While siing on the ground, energy from the mother earth reaches the mooladhara chakra increasing its vibration, which is solely for the survival.

Within the set of swaras, some play a major role and some less. There are some swaras which dominate and stay persistently -nyasa swaras. There are some ragas which have a special impact if they are initiated at a certain speciﬁc swaras. For instanse, a raga like Atana generally commences at the higher octave with the combination of the swaras – sa ri sa ni sa dha dha; or raga like anandhabhairaviin the middle octave with the swaras pa dha pa ma dha pa ma pa ma ga ri ga. or ritigowla with ni dha ma ga ri ga. Jiva swaras which lends life should be highlighted. They are the dhivata in Atana, antara gandhara in kalyani, madhyama and gandhara in hindola.

#1-How Music Helps ?

Research has shown that music has a profound eﬀect on body and mind

Brain waves: Music with a strong beat can stimulate brainwaves to resonate in sync with the beat, with faster beats bringing sharper concentration and more alert thinking, and a slower tempo promoting a calm and meditative state.

Breathing and heart rate: The changes in the brain waves brings about changes in other bodily functions as well. Breathing and heart rate can be altered by music. That may be one of the reasons why listening to music promotes relaxation and prevents the eﬀects of chronic stress.

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State of mind: Music is very much useful in warding oﬀ depression and anxiety. Thus, music promotes emotional well being and in maintaining positive mental health.

Is there any particular raga which has brought down the illness of a particular patient to a remarkable level? The answer is YES.

Hypertension Yes. Anandabhairavi raga is said to be proved to bring down the BP level.

The real life demonstration was done by the Late Great Violin Mastreo Sri. Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan. He was once preparing to show the remedial power of Ananda Bhairavi. The great poet Kannadasan had challenged in public to test his blood pressure aer hearing Ananda Bhairavi from the great musician’s violin. But Kannadasan who promised to preside over a function became ill with hypertension. Cajoled by the organisers he reluctantly came to the function and requested Sri. Kunnakudi Vaidynathan to render any raga, which could soothe him. The great musician played Ananda Bhairavi elaborately. At the close of the concert, Kannadasan came up to the dais and announced that he was feeling much beer. Ananda Bhairavi has such soothing eﬀect.

Mental Illness

The power of Sankarabaranam is incredible. It cures mental illness, soothes the turbulent mind and restores peace and harmony. Sankarabaranam, if rendered with total devotion for a stipulated period, can cure mental disorders said to be beyond the scope of medical treatment. Similarly DarbariKanada and Mohanam also helps to soothe turbulent mind and migraine headaches.

Diabetes

Activation Of The Manipooraka Chakra To Stimulate Secretion Of Insulin Raga Bageshree, Chandrakauns.

There is a growing awareness that ragas could be a safe alternative for many medical interventions. Music improves the immunity of the body. It has been observed that medical treatment with Music Therapy has reduced the intake of antibiotics and pain killers over a period of time. Simple iterative musical rhythms with low pitched swaras, as in bhajans and kirtans are the time-tested sedatives.

Music will help improving human SOUL for collaborative learning for total life. SOUL will be grown by See, Observe, Understand, and Learn from human nature including sound with sense. It is necessary that a group of exponents in Indian ragas join experts in medical ﬁeld to help evolving a scientiﬁc system of raga therapy for the most common illness of the modern times: Stress and Stress-Related Disorders and Cancer.

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133 thoughts on “Music Therapy for Wellness”

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wedding party | March 10, 2011 at 1:03 pm i actually dont fully agree with this post but it is a good debatable one nonetheless.

sairam | June 19, 2011 at 12:27 am Individual’s agreement or disagreement does not maer. It is a subject to be deeply contemplated and experienced. You have to slowly learn to open the gateways of your soul through a competent person. Hope God will bless you towards this direction.

anuradhamahesh | March 20, 2011 at 4:30 am You are welcome here.

Anuradha Mahesh

mrs savithrisekhar | June 13, 2013 at 1:57 pm i , a mother of a handicapped child with tears in my eyes typing this.my child cannot talk andcant hear and she is a hydrosephulaspatient.. can u please tell me which raga can cure my child. i am a vocalist and i will be the happiest mother the day my daughter will call me amma . please please guide me .i and my husband are very much worried and disturbed.awaiting ur reply at the earliest.i dont want anything else in this world, i want my child to be normal.sairam.

anuradhamahesh | June 15, 2013 at 5:22 am Dear Mrs. Savithri

TRUST IN GOD and Please check your mail.

Best Wishes

v.srinivasan | June 9, 2011 at 1:30 am Thank you, Anuradha, for so much painstaking research ﬁndings

All the best

v.srinivasan

Dr.J.B.Shinde | June 12, 2011 at 3:51 am Very good and eﬀective information. Dr.J.B.Shinde Aurangabad, Maharashtra

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Guru Balasubramhanyan | June 12, 2011 at 5:48 pm Well researched article, substantiated as necessary! It is very interesting and enlightening to read. This goes to show that our ancestors deﬁnitely had a lot of knowledge that we have just squandered away over the ages! Hope the suggested collaboration between music experts and medical experts does happen.

Guru

Hot girsl | June 16, 2011 at 10:37 am Nice Blog with Excellent information

v.srinivasan | June 16, 2011 at 11:37 pm VERY USEFUL INFORMATION ON mUSIC tHERAPY

tHANK YOU, aNURADHA

sandhya | June 25, 2011 at 6:12 pm An informative article anuradha.As a gerontologist,I ﬁnd it rather interesting.Could you please send your email id? thanks! sandhya

anuradhamahesh | June 26, 2011 at 5:14 am Hello Sandhya

Welcome to my blog. Have a happy stay. my email id is [email protected]

SUNITHA | July 9, 2011 at 9:11 am Thank u Mam really i m very happy to know about this Music therapy. Once again thank u mam God bless u

Sunitha.

anuradhamahesh | July 9, 2011 at 11:36 am You are most Welcome Sunitha.

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RAJAMALLU | October 26, 2011 at 4:50 am I hope you aquired a wast knowledge, thanks for awakening us, God bless you. Please keep posting. Could I RSS so that i will updated.

anuradhamahesh | October 26, 2011 at 12:06 pm Hello Rajamallu

Welcome to my blog. I have not acquired a vast knowledge in this subject. Every day i am learning something new relating to ragas. Still i have to go a long way. I know very lile about this subject and I just experience the bliss of raga devathas whenever i am singing or listening to a composition in a particular raga. Any person with a heart for implicit dedication in music can feel this bliss and divinity. Just press the subsribe buon for updates in my blog. Have a happy stay..

smitha | October 26, 2011 at 6:27 am dear madam

i am smitha i wat to do music therapy course please can u give the information regarding this.

thanking u smitha

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anuradhamahesh | October 26, 2011 at 11:59 am I have not done any music therapy course though i am slowly learning about this subject in my own way. I think an institution in Chennai is offering courses for Music Therapy. Just google and find out which is the institution. But more than that, you should know about ragas and experience yourself its influence on you.

SD SINGH | December 30, 2012 at 5:25 pm Nada Centre for Music Therapy (Regd) is a voluntary organization propagating music therapy in India since 2004. It is conducting a distance learning program in music therapy for the last six years…you can be trained in less than a year in this highly popular course as a music therapist. Also order for the pioneering books by Dr TV Sairam.

Dr.Aparna.R | October 29, 2011 at 2:36 pm this is really excellent………. very informative………i don’t know how to thank u enough………..

anuradhamahesh | October 30, 2011 at 12:26 am Hello Aparna

Welcome to my blog..Happy to note that you ﬁnd the blog informative

[email protected] | December 18, 2011 at 10:54 pm This is really great, To people talking about debatable. they can go home and sleep with peace, we don’t want that kind of dry intellect id***s, most of the so called “modern education” destroyed our great knowledge and culture not any more. May GOD Bless Anuradhaji for making this knowledge open. OM!

Dr.Vĳay Tare | January 17, 2012 at 2:28 am Respected Anuradhaji, Congress on writing wonderful article.oﬀering You a good wishes on “Makar-SancratI”. Can You Give Me A lile Bit Intellince ? Thanks Vĳay Tare

anuradhamahesh | January 17, 2012 at 12:50 pm Hello Dr.Vĳay

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Welcome to this blog. Have a happy stay. But i did’nt get the meaning of this intellince ..What is it? Best Wishes to you too..:)

punidhavelu | February 4, 2012 at 5:58 pm i WANT TO PURCHASE ALL THESE RAGAS. WHERE DO I GET.

[email protected]

anuradhamahesh | February 7, 2012 at 4:29 am Hello Sri Punidhavelu

Welcome to this blog. I have already uploaded 14 ragas in the Carnatic Raga Appreciation Page which is free to download. It is categorised as Carnatic Vocal, Carnatic Instrumental and Devotionals and Film Music on speciﬁc ragas. Kindly visit the page and know more about these ragas and download to your heart’s content.

I am not selling these ragas here. With whatever lile I know i am just puing up a write up on a specﬁc raga and uploading songs raga wise. My only request to the visitors is not to make it commercial by downloading all these ragas and later selling it. There is lot of hardwork, time and money spent behind these raga research. This is a small contribution from my side to all those musically inclined divine souls for spiritual and physical well being.

Vignesh | February 6, 2012 at 4:53 pm Hello Anuradha,

A neatly laid out article on the eﬀect of speciﬁc ragas on the human body; precisely what I was looking for. Keep up the good work. Expecting more such interesting articles in the future

anuradhamahesh | February 7, 2012 at 4:31 am Hello Vignesh

Welcome to this Musically Divine Blog. Have a happy stay. Also thank you very much for the compliments..MAY GOD BLESS YOU

Subramaniian B | April 6, 2012 at 10:19 am Madam

Very good eﬀort. Ours is a music family and we could really enjoy all what has been stated. Since you had already given a lot in your blog, we expect more from you. We pray the Almighty to bless you with the best to enable all of us to get and enjoy.

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Thanks

Subramanian B

anuradhamahesh | April 6, 2012 at 1:16 pm Welcome to this Musically Divine Blog. Thank you very much Mr. Subramanian for stopping, reading the article and posting your comment. With your prayers and the blessings of Almighty, I wish to continue this journey till my last breath.

Regards

Suresh | April 18, 2012 at 8:36 am Namaskaram I want to learn music Please sujest me a guru who is ready for sharing his kowledge and not as a bussiness

preethi | May 6, 2012 at 7:00 pm Hello mam,

A wonderful article wrien at the right time when the entire world is suffering from a multitude of diseases! A perfect blend of science and music ! I would definitely agree with you on all points as I myself have experienced the power of music aer a day’s tiring work. When all I would yearn for is just a good sleep , listening to pure form of music has always rejuvenated me and has given me so much of strength , optimism and the energy to go on for many hours ( I didn’t know which raga in specific did the magic tho). Same holds good with singing and practising too. I have always found myself to be in a very relaxed and composed state soon aer pracitising. I guess music has the power to reduce anger too. I sincerely pray , hope and wish the power of music reaches everybody .

Looking forward to many more blogs of this kind. Thank you and have a blessed life !

Preethi.

anuradhamahesh | May 7, 2012 at 12:41 am Hello Preethi

Welcome to this blog. Playing music in the background while we are working, seemingly unaware of the music itself, has been found to reduce the stress and increase up our performance.

Girish Mohanan | May 9, 2012 at 2:51 pm

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Thanks a lot ma’am. That was a lot of information and extremely useful too. It will be very kind of you if you can enlighten us with the best performances in each of these ragas. A performance of so and so artist in a raga is considered excellent. And one more thing i wanted to ask is if there is any influence of the instruments. For example flute might sound good for one raga than voilin or vocal. But does this have an impact or is it my perception that leads me to feel this difference? Thanks again for the wonderful information u have provided. Girish. M

anuradhamahesh | May 10, 2012 at 12:06 pm Hello Girish

Welcome to my blog.

Let me tell you that I am always a rasika of music and never a critc. So commenting about an artist’s presentation of raga is out of question. Generally I like M.S. Amma’s music mainly because I feel that it is soaked with Bhakthi(devotion) and Bhava(emotion). A song when sung without the above two qualities is lifeless. Regarding RAgas, I think i like Ritigowla best when it is sung by Sri. MD Ramanathan.

When it comes to intruments I think Raga Sahana goes well with Veena, Venu and Violin . I ike Hamsanadam very much when played in Veena and Raga Kamboji, Yamankalyan etc when played in ﬂute (this is only my personal opinion).

Keshava | May 11, 2012 at 4:04 pm Thanks a lot Anuradha, The information is very useful and thought provoking. I hope you will continue to not only inform but also give us these wonderful Pearls of wisdom. You are welcome to contact me and I, as a music aﬃcionado would heartily welcome an interaction.

anuradhamahesh | May 13, 2012 at 5:16 am Hello Keshava

Welcome to my blog. My contibution here is a small ripple in a vast ocean. Please keep visiting and post your suggestions/criticisms/comments.

kumarsathish | May 12, 2012 at 3:12 am Hi Madam. Thanks so much for sharing valuable information about music. God bless you for your hard work.

anuradhamahesh | May 13, 2012 at 5:14 am Thanks Kumar Sathish for the best wishes. I am happy if this blog beneﬁts atleast a few music enthusiasts. Thanks and pranams to God Almighty and my Gurus.

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deeparamesh | May 18, 2012 at 4:32 pm i would like to do music therapy as a course(south indian carnatic music). could you guide me to the right person? is it necessary to do the course to become a music therapist, or deep knowledge of carnatic musie would do – please guide

anuradhamahesh | May 20, 2012 at 1:24 am Hello Deepa I think some institution in chennai oﬀers a course in Music Therapy. But I dont think just by having deep knowledge in Music, you can start practising as a therapist. It will be like a doctor treating patient without a proper degree.

P.R.Subas Chandran | June 13, 2012 at 5:52 am Knowledge earned from this Mother Earth should be shared otherwise we will be traitors. Ms. Anuradhmahesh work is commendable. Music is food to mind and soul. All the best

anuradhamahesh | June 15, 2012 at 11:49 am Thank you very much for the comments..Please keep visiting..

anuradhamahesh | June 13, 2012 at 12:54 pm Thank you very much for the kind words..Just sharing whatever lile I know..

Subramaniyan | June 16, 2012 at 9:17 am Hi mam, Thank u for this research work…..Can it be same for any raga based song in cinema or it is only for devotional songs…

anuradhamahesh | June 16, 2012 at 11:27 am Generally film songs do not strictly adhere to any particular raga(there will be a mix of notes or anya swaras) except for quiet a few songs. Be it devotional, classical or filmy number, the essence of raga is the most important criteria. Personally I feel that the effect of raga depends mainly on individual taste for music. It may vary from person to person. Again a liking for the voice of different singers vary individually. So the best option is to choose instrumental music based on ragas.

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s.p.bakale | July 2, 2012 at 9:21 am very good artical it is helpful for research purpuse.mam,i want the eﬀect of classical music on human body parameter like g.s.r.,b.p.,heart rate.iwant reseach paper regarding this.can you help me?

anuradhamahesh | July 2, 2012 at 11:01 am Heloo Bakale

I am not a music therapist. I have just intense interest in the subject. The articles shared in this blog are sourced from various seminars and lectures done by music therapists.

mathivanan | July 9, 2012 at 8:07 am hello anuradha, I am also interested in this. Can I join with u to do more eﬀective – mathi

anuradhamahesh | July 9, 2012 at 12:55 pm I am not a music therapist. Nor I have a degree on the same. The notes given here are the ones i have wrien down while aending various seminars/workshops on the subject. But I am deeply interested in this subject.

B S Sekhar | July 23, 2012 at 5:17 am Good topic to be introduced in schools replacing boring subjects that our children never would use anytime in their life. I am sure that’s the reason this generation is baﬄed on these subjects. Carnatic Music is never a stand alone art or just music- in its true sense. It is a continuum of vedic revelations and the music was “heard” and the raga bhavas “seen” as goddesses. This refers to more meditative experience than just sensory enjoyment. When emotions and imaginations matured, words ( aksharas), prose and poem developed. And music always carried the required emotions and feelings to express the idea within so that the communication is stored and replayed mentally by the listener….Music is the communication of the divine and which the musician has to also experience within.When the sublime experience becomes sensory debate, we ought to only Believe or Disbelieve; as we do not know the experience. I think the solution is to be a seeker rather than a believer or a disbeliever. Please keep posting.

sudhakar | July 30, 2012 at 9:56 am Anuradhaji, To put down simply, this website is the gist of all the websites on music therapy. I never found such a huge information on any single website..Hats oﬀ for your patient work. I am a karnatik classical singer and very much interested to work with, if provided a chance. my mail id [email protected]

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Thanks, Sudhakar

anuradhamahesh | July 30, 2012 at 1:44 pm Hello Sudhakar

Welcome to my blog. Thanks a lot for the patient reading and compliments. I wish to inform you that I am not a music therapist not I have learned the subject. It is only interest in this subject and the knowledge of various ragas, made me write these experience or information in the blog. If an opportunity comes up, I shall deﬁnitely notify you.

sarang | August 3, 2012 at 6:47 am what is the name for Shanmukhpriya raaga in Hindustani / North indian music? Thanx

anuradhamahesh | August 3, 2012 at 10:18 am There are a number of Carnatic ragas that do not have a Hindusthani equivalent; the reverse is also true. I am not aware of any Hindustani raga that is equivalent to Shanmukhapriya.

Ananthanarayanan | August 16, 2012 at 6:21 am Namskaram Madam.

A BIG thanks to u for your educating info on carnatic music. Your article is a highly researched one I must read again and again to fully understand its import . I feel sorry that I hv missed ur website all along. I shl visit ur site more oen from now onwards to learn more on carnatic music.

Re : Hindustani raga that is equivalent to Shanmukhapriya It is Suddha bilawal as per the links given below.

hp://www.rso.cornell.edu/spicmacay/spicmacay_ﬁles/home_ﬁles/raga.html

hp://www.karnatik.com/hcragatable.shtml

I m a music lover and enjoy listening to carnatic music and reading any write up related to carnatic music. I also hv a good collection of carnatic books / articles on carnatic music and share the same with any one who interested in carnatic music.

Regards

ananth

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anuradhamahesh | August 16, 2012 at 1:20 pm Hello Ananth

Welcome to this blog. Thank you very much for posting the links. The second link says Shudh Bilaval is Sankarabharanam. The ﬁrst link when clicked alerted Trojan virus, hence couldn’t check. Since I am not into Hindustani Music, I can’t say very authoritatively about this topic.

ramya | August 21, 2012 at 6:11 am hi mam , i am Ramya here . you have done a great job. Best wishes for ur future.

unknown fan | August 27, 2012 at 12:11 pm Hello anuradha. I am a class IX student I am really fond of carnatic music and when i saw your musical blog, i became very thrilled. It would be even more great if you could add more information to your content. I even presented your research content in my school and received appreciation which is none other than your credit. so thank you very much. yours friendly, unknown fan.

anuradhamahesh | August 28, 2012 at 5:39 am Hello

I am happy to note that my content in the blog received lot of appreciation in your school. Kindly tell me what is your name and the name of your school. Also tell me honestly if you presented this as your research or if you have given me some credit in your references, as your knowledge at 14 years of age about carnatic music will not suﬃce to present such content. Hope you reply.

Anuradha Mahesh

hemavathi | August 28, 2012 at 5:53 pm madam very good information correlating the sapta swaras to naadi mandala. thanks a lot hemavathi

unknown fan( chithra ) | August 29, 2012 at 12:11 pm Madam, I am chithra who had recently posted you my Suggestion in your blog. Indeed i am learning carnatic music from my very young age and thus I wanted you to give me more information so that a music learner like me would try to learn more. your content was only used for my school

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assembly speech and not for any other further purposes. and thank you for your immediate response. with regards, chithra { unknown fan }

pv gopalakrishna | August 30, 2012 at 10:16 am MADAME, I WENT THROUGH THE RAAGA APPRECIATION PAGE . I FIND UNDER HAMSANADAM RAAGA YOU HAVE NOT MENTIONED A KRITI BY PURANDARADAASA VIZ “EE PARIYA SOBAGAAVA DEVAROLU NAA KAANE..”SUNG BY SRI M BALAMURALIKRISHNA .IT IS A FAMOUS SONG HOWEVER THANKS A LOT FOR GIVING GOOD NOTE OF THIS RAAGA

THANK U AGAIN

NITHIN | September 15, 2012 at 10:27 am Madam, Iam nithin from kerala(India).. its nice to here about it.. some ragas makes me feel gud ans happy.. giving me a refreshing feeling.. on the other end some makes me feel so sad… Mam can you please tell me which raghas can hear when you are happy,gloomy,sad etc.. Can you please make a comparison about diﬀerent ragas…. If you can do im very much thankful to you… my email id:[email protected] once again thanks a lot.. thanks with regards NITHIN

anuradhamahesh | September 16, 2012 at 7:09 am Hello Nithin

Just search Ragas and Emotions..your query is answered

Vĳayviall Kiur | September 18, 2012 at 11:14 am Hi Anuradha, It’s an excellent post. Very informative. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. God bless you. Vĳay

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anuradhamahesh | September 20, 2012 at 12:50 pm Thanks Vĳay for the compliments..

shĳu sasi | September 21, 2012 at 2:14 pm madam,

This is Shĳu from Kerala. I am actively studying the music therapy subject. I have recently started the internet research on the same. When you say Hindolam has curing powers for mental ailments, are we in possession of experimental results on the same? Could you share me more information on the research papers on Indian ragas and their eﬀects on diﬀerent ailments?

I saw the list of ragas and their medicinal effects as explained above. Are they proven by Indian scientists? Do we have some statistics? I did a search on music therapy advancements in USA and all. They have so much of people aware of such things and they have divided the effect of music on different spectra to such a level that they have categorizations such as “music therapy for alzheimers, music therapy for autism etc”.

In fact I do some blogging in similar lines on diﬀerent topics on Sanatana Dharma and its virtues. The informations would be quite useful.

Thanks in advance, Shĳu

anuradhamahesh | September 22, 2012 at 1:37 am Hello Shĳu

First of all let me tell you that I am not a music therapist nor I have a qualiﬁed degree on this subject. I do experiments on my relatives, friends etc.But i have not wrien any research paper on this. Above all i believe in the supreme power of GOD and I have complete faith in Raga Devathas and their curing power. Music therapy can be useful to only to those patients who have an interest in music- atleast the bare minimum of listening to music. You can contact Nada Center based in Chennai, who are subject experts and may help you with some proof of research papers.

shĳu sasi | September 24, 2012 at 6:50 am Madam, well said! There is nothing beyond aadi paraa shakthy and her yoginees as per my belief system too. But I was just curious to know how did you get the diﬀerent ragas and their eﬀects? Are they from any existing research or from our own sacred ancient books? For ex: you said shivaranjani for memory issues.

thanks, shĳu

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anuradhamahesh | September 24, 2012 at 11:57 am The information provided here are from exisitng research by various subject experts. Some seminar papers presented by the experts also say these. Music Therapy is more prevalent in North India than South India as far as I understand.

shĳu sasi | September 25, 2012 at 6:42 am Thank you madam. If you can share any such online research links or those seminar details, I would be really grateful. I can have a look at those too.

Asaithambi manickam | October 14, 2012 at 9:57 am Dear anu mam The information is an output of selﬂess high hard work…Thanku very mum… I pray the ALMIGHTY to give good health, wealth,joy and peace and also long life to give some more good things to the people annd the family as well…

anuradhamahesh | October 14, 2012 at 11:23 am Dear Asaithambi Manickam

Thank you very much for the kind words,wishes and prayers

Asaithambi manickam | October 14, 2012 at 10:00 am Dear anu mam The information is an output of altruistic high hard work…Thank u very much mam… I pray the ALMIGHTY to give you good health, wealth,joy and peace and also long life to give some more good things to the people and the family as well…

gajanana | November 5, 2012 at 7:45 am do u have any statistical data to prove wht u concluded above?? is it experimentaly proven???for raga ,directly on humana??

anuradhamahesh | November 5, 2012 at 11:32 am Hello gajanana

I am not a music therapist nor i do have a doctorate on the above subject. If you are very much into numbers etc..I do not have. I have aended quite a few seminars conducted by experts in this ﬁeld along with papers presented by doctors on this subject.They might be having the

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numbers or statistics in which you are interested. You can contact Dr.Suvarna Nalappat who is doing a research in this subject for any details. It is only my deep interest in this subject makes me write the article. Whatever I have wrien is taken from the discussions made in the above said seminars.

From my own personal experience I have beneﬁed a lot with the curing powers of Ragas. Unfortunately, I have not kept any statistics of the same. Deﬁnitely I am cured of Migrane Headaches and stress.

Pushpa | December 1, 2012 at 8:21 pm Thank you Anuradhamahesh. I have accidently visited your blog and I am glad have. My network in Auckland has been now introduced to this. I have yet to completely read the content and digest it. What particular raag do you think was intstrumental for curing you of migrane? I have two of my friends, both music lovers who suffer from migranes, and particular focus on specific ragas I am sure will benefit them. Awaiting your response.

anuradhamahesh | December 1, 2012 at 11:35 pm Hello Pushpa

Welcome to my blog. Download the excel sheet Raga and Timings to know more about this. These are the conclusions drawn by various experts in this ﬁeld.

V Balaji, Bangalore | December 10, 2012 at 5:05 pm Respected Madam – I have seen such a extensive website on Carnatic Music. Its a commendable work. Kindly let me know which raga (and krithi) gives peace to mind, which raga (and krithi) invokes bhakthi and which raga (and krithi)makes thoughts pure

anuradhamahesh | December 11, 2012 at 2:48 am Hello Balaji

Welcome to this blog. This is yet another diﬃcult question to answer. There are innumerable ragas and krithies by the trinity which evoke all the above said emotions. All most all Tyagaraja compositions are soaked in Bhakthi. Same is the case with Syama Sasthry and Muthuswami Deekshithar.

As for ragas I think Naata is one among many ragas that can give clarity of thoughts and purity of mind. It belongs to 6 th Chakra- Heart Chakra – the feeling and emotion center of the body. It recognizes both the physical as well as the spiritual needs for human experience. Bowli is another raga that calms the turbulent mind and promotes relaxation and prevents the eﬀects of chronic stress, promotes emotional well being and maintains positive mental health. It is a bhakthi rasa pradhana raga too. Kapi, Bridavanasaranga,Charukesi etc are all bhakthi rasa pradhana ragas. Read the Raga appreciation of Raga Hamsanada. Many of your queries will be answered.

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Best Wishes

V Balaji, Bangalore | December 11, 2012 at 5:15 pm Thank You madam for a detailed reply. I honestly pray God to give You all the best to promote this divine art,

soulofspice | December 29, 2012 at 5:38 pm Thanks do much for a wonderful article I had been meaning to write about chakras & Carnatic music & hope to provide your useful reference.. Chari

i.s.sravanthi | January 9, 2013 at 6:33 pm I am a practising psychologist and conducting research in mental health ﬁeld,im a musician too..this article iz really amazing!…sravanthi,india.

KS Nayar | January 18, 2013 at 11:43 pm I had wrien to you earlier about listing of Carnatic music that can help cancer patients. I would appreciate if you can do so and give me the appropriate download links. You are doing a great service not only to Carnatic aﬁcionados but also those people who are on the verge of losing hope to live happily. God bless.

anuradhamahesh | January 19, 2013 at 12:35 am Hello Mr.Nayar

I had sent you a detailed mail a couple of weeks ago. Please check your mail today itself.

Regarding music for cancer patients, I think a lot of parameters have to be taken into consideration like which is the area aﬀected etc. More over I am not a music therapist to oﬀer excellent curing ragas. But music and mantra/prayer together can bring in miracles to any disease. Right now, my humble advice is this.

Subramanya Bhujangam is said to be an excellent CURE for all such diseases. Pray to Lord Subramanya while you chant this everyday having implicit faith in HIM. A Darsan to Thiruchendur Temple will also do a lot of good to you. There you get ilai Viboothi (illai means leaf) with sacred vibhoothi inside it. You have to take a pinch everyday and eat it aer chanting the Bhujangam. This leaf is Panineer leaf having great curing properties. But YOU HAVE TO SURRENDER YOURSELF AT HIS LOTUS FEET WITHOUT ANY DOUBT on his ability to cure all diseases.

DONT LOSE HOPE. TRUST GOD. WHEN YOU ARE PASSING THROUGH A DIFFICULT STAGE, BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE NOT TRUDGING ALONE. VISUALISE THAT YOU

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ARE STILL WALKING ONLY BECAUSE YOU ARE BEING CARRIED WITH THE INVISIBLE HANDS OF GOD. THANK HIM FOR EVERYTHING AND PRAY TO HIM WITH ALL YOUR HEART SURRENDERING TO HIM COMPLETELY. YOUR ARE GOING TO RECOVER. HAVE A POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE.

BEST WISHES TO YOU. Also praying to GOD for your speedy recovery.

shakith basha | January 22, 2013 at 11:00 am now i have really disturb mind, when i read music therapy message big relief for my tension by shakith

Sanjay Chakravarty | February 21, 2013 at 7:08 am Anuradhaji, I tried to download the Bhagavad Gita and the “Ragas and Timings”. I am not able to download through mediaﬁre where these ﬁles are hosted. Is there any other way I can download them. Thanks.

anuradhamahesh | February 21, 2013 at 7:32 am Hello Sanjay Chakravarthy

I just checked the links. They are working quite ﬁne. Anyway for your convenience just try these links once more.

Raga and Timings – hp://www.mediaﬁre.com/?anzxa3mu32ggo06

Bhagavad Gita – Raga Bowli – hp://www.mediaﬁre.com/?20ohymkynym

Sanjay Chakravarty | February 21, 2013 at 1:02 pm Thanks for the help. I had some problem with Internet Explorer. I could download using a diﬀerent browser.

Prizebabu | March 2, 2013 at 5:00 pm halo,madam will u pl send asthma&allergic bronchitis related music

anuradhamahesh | March 3, 2013 at 5:33 am Kindly download the excel worksheet posted in this page related to raga and timings and check for yourself. Secondly, I am not a music therapist and the topics posted in this page are the outcome of discussions by various experts in this ﬁeld.

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Mohandas.P | March 8, 2013 at 6:01 am Music is related to spirituality. Our Great Rishis are Great Scientists.

Christallah | March 11, 2013 at 9:40 am Iam not sure about diseases like diabetes but definitely sure that music and really calm the mind, make it more rational and give it a direction provided it is approached as we approach meditation or prayer. But always felt that the effect is much more on people who have a musical bent of mind. To give a different view point, please also try listening to some of the compositions of Mozart which give tremendous calming effect to the mind.

Mahathi reddy | March 11, 2013 at 6:55 pm Hi madam!this remains as ur greatest contribution to mother INDIA.congratulations.

Sreenivasa Malavaiyavoor | April 11, 2013 at 1:37 am Hello Anuradha mam,

This blog was very informative. Just what I was looking for.

Thanks

senthil | May 21, 2013 at 2:26 pm hi… wow.. great work.. excellent …keep updating please.. always thankful to u

anuradhamahesh | May 22, 2013 at 2:54 pm Hello Senthil

Thank you for the visit

Shyok Sinha | May 23, 2013 at 3:28 pm Hi excellent work can you tell me the use and beneﬁt of Raag Antardhwani? Thanks

anuradhamahesh | May 24, 2013 at 3:17 pm This was one of the favourite ragas of Pt.Shivkumar Sharma. The great musician himself says

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that it is excellent for meditation..

basen ogrodowy | June 14, 2013 at 8:01 am Good day! This is my 1st comment here so I just wanted to give a quick shout out and tell you I truly enjoy reading through your posts. Can you recommend any other blogs/websites/forums that cover the same topics? Thanks!

subramanyam | June 19, 2013 at 1:55 pm Namastay, can you please also give insights about Ranjani ragam, i have heard great songs like sada saranga nayanay, really a wonderful song in a wonderful raga, really soul stirring one. There is also one song by sri chii babu again in Ranjani ragam which is equally enchanting. I think there is something special about this raga.

anuradhamahesh | June 20, 2013 at 2:02 am Raga Ranjani is very soulful and melodic. Shall add this raga too to the priority list. Also welcome to this blog.

subramanyam | June 20, 2013 at 9:33 am Namastay, there is one book Ragaragini vidya penned by HH Ganapati sachidananda which gives great insights into raga chikitsa. Though I didn’t read into the contents but there is a wealth of information available about curative properties of music. And i am happy that you have taken time to reply me.

Arvind Joshi | June 21, 2013 at 6:23 am I have a particular liking for Raga Hamsadhwani and Raga Deshkar.I also like Raga Bhupali , but not to the extent ot Raga Deshkar.I do not like ragas like Todi etc.What is the mystery behind this. Is there any spiritual or medical explanation.

anuradhamahesh | June 21, 2013 at 7:49 am The swaras forming the scale is the criteria that makes it bright or sober. Hamsadwani takes all Tivra Swaras which brings instant shine and beauty and liking for the same. The special feature of janta swaras and dau swaras adds colour and beauty to the raga.

But Thodi, one of the most powerful raga in Carnatic Music has Komal swaras throughout the scale. It is one ragam where the mood or bhavam cannot be established by the mere notes but by the manner in which they are sung, especially the gamakams/oscillation associated with the notes.

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These two ragas show the power of variety in swaras that form the scale and their inﬂuence in the listener. Same Thodi can be brightly sung and the song Thaye Yasoda is an exemplary piece. The ability to render todi is oen considered to be the best measure of an artiste’s caliber.

Arvind Joshi | June 21, 2013 at 3:12 pm Thank you very much for the prompt reply.I am sorry I do not know much about classical music–just the tip of the iceberg. Moreover, I am not aware of the terms used in Carnatic mucis–what are janta swara and dau swara. I know a lile bit of Hindustani music terminology.Could you please elaborate once again on my question.

anuradhamahesh | June 22, 2013 at 2:07 am Janta means twin swaras SS RR GG PP NN etc. Dhatu is skipping notes in between like SG GN PS etc.

Hyma | July 2, 2013 at 10:50 am Excellent information. I am very happy to know many things. Your hard work is greatly appreciated. God Bless you.

Mallikarjun Iyer | July 8, 2013 at 11:13 am useful information! How can go ahead in studying these aspects of music.

anuradhamahesh | July 8, 2013 at 11:30 am Just google Music Therapy study center chennai, you may get lots of suggestions.

hrushikesh | July 28, 2013 at 9:54 am Amazing information. Thank you so much Anuradhaji.

Each one of us is a composite vibrational package (symphony). By listening to diﬀerent ragas, we can change a discordant symphony to a melodious one and thus evolve towards perfect health and wholeness.

I am working on the ﬁeld of Conscious Evolution. facebook.com/helloworld33 Would like to bother you from time to time on music therapy, if you so kindly permit.

God bless You.

V RENGARAJAN | July 30, 2013 at 11:49 am Very informative and useful.

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Jayanti | August 11, 2013 at 4:54 pm Dear Anuradha,

I am reading this article over and again as I loved every bit of it. Please add more of such music therapy articles on your blog. I got inspired to visit your blog aer listening to Shri T V Sairam youtube video on Music or Nada therapy.

Thank you, Sincerely, Jayanti

anuradhamahesh | August 12, 2013 at 1:15 am Hello Jayanthi

Welcome to this blog. Deﬁnitely adding more topics related to the subject of music therapy.

Mrs. Prabha Ramaseshan | August 13, 2013 at 4:58 am Dear Anuradhamahesh, Yr blog seems to be very interesting n infromative. I am a lover of music n hv to still go through yr blog completely n sit n grasp all the information u hv wrien abt music.

bhuvana | September 24, 2013 at 7:23 am mam for headache u suggested raaga poorvi . can we listen any songs on raaga poorvi or any particular song should be listen on poorvi? pls clarify. Bhuvana

anuradhamahesh | September 24, 2013 at 10:32 am Even Raga Mohanam is good for migraine headache. I have uploaded several volumes of music in Mohanam too.

You can listen to any song in these ragas..No restrictions. But you should be in a relaxed mood completely immersed in the music..Take a 20 minute duration..In my case, I prefer instrumental music..

Radha | September 30, 2013 at 3:35 pm Hallo mam, my brother’s son is 4yrs old. His problem is behaviour disorder. He is taking homeopathy medicines. I need your advice for that.

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anuradhamahesh | October 1, 2013 at 4:14 am Hello Radha

I am not a therapist ﬁrst of all. My suggestion is to identify the child’s talent. Harness your son’s creative potential. Identify in what he is good at. Drawing, Painting,Colouring, Music..,Playing cricket, shule or swimming..etc and start giving training in that particular talent. If it is hyper activity, it also require medical intervention.

Improve your child’s mood and try bringing down his anger or irritation by playing Raga Sahana.. .

Generally a child misbehaves if there is lot of stress in his life..Normal children copes up with it, but kids with the behaviour disorder cannot stand this stress and it all pours out in the form of anger, irritation,physical aggressiveness etc. He may also have temper tantrums, or talk back to their parents or teachers.

Teach him Keyboard or any other instrument where both the hands of the kid are engaged. Music can lower the levels of tension and anxiety by providing this pleasurable, non-confrontive, non-threatening environment. Relaxation is directly facilitated by music providing an important ‘break’ for the emotionally disordered child. The music session can allow the child to ‘relax and have fun’ without even realizing that a therapeutic process may be taking place.

Many parents of children having Behaviour Disorder punish their children harshly and are very critical of them. This will aggravate the situation causing more harm.

MAY GOD BLESS YOUR KID

vĳayankoackal | October 3, 2013 at 4:17 pm Aum Gayathri Nama: vandanam Thanks a lot Madam.That was a lot of information and Extremely useful too. sasneham, May GOD Bless You.

Aishwarya rajan | October 10, 2013 at 8:39 pm i am soooo happy aer reading dis article …as i am also a beginner in classical it was soo useful ..thank u mam..god bless you..

Praveen | October 12, 2013 at 8:15 am I am suﬀering from schizophrenia and taking medicines from last 7 years. Can you suggest me which raaga helps me. I will be very happy.

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anuradhamahesh | October 12, 2013 at 10:25 am Sankarabharanam and Darbarikanada is said to be good..

HariPrasad & Seshikala | October 22, 2013 at 12:56 pm i , Hari Prasad Age : 45, married in 1999 we do not have children since 14 years of our marriage with tears in my eyes typing this, we consulted so many doctors and hospitals and taken alopathy, homeopathy, & ayurvedic medicines for children but their is no use. my request is can u please tell us which raga can change our mood from all the tensions and pressures we will be the happiest parents the day we became parents please please guide us,.i and my wife very much worried and disturbed,.awaiting ur reply at the earliest.i don’t want anything else in this world.sairam.

anuradhamahesh | October 22, 2013 at 1:43 pm Hello HariPrasad & Seshikala

To be very honest, I do not know which raga bestows you with children. As far as I know, it is the SUPREME POWER/SOUl-the GOD ALMIGHTY, the DOCTOR of doctors is the only source for you to turn. Kneel down and pray to HIM with all your heart. Observe Shasti Vratham. Fasting on Shashti and praying to Lord Subramanya and chanting Subramanya Bhujangam has brought miracle in the lives of many couples. You are fortunate that Skanda Shashti is coming in a couple of weeks. To be very precise on Nov. 8th. I remember that a family friend of mine who did not have kids for 16 years aer marriage, did this and they were blessed with two boys one aer the other. Every month you have to observe Shashti Vratham. The condition is that you have to visit the Thiruchendur Temple with the kid aer he/she completes one year aer their birth.

Praying for you..MAY GOD BLESS YOU..

Anuradha Mahesh

HariPrasad & Seshikala | October 23, 2013 at 7:25 am Thanks for your valuable reply Madam

rajanish | January 22, 2014 at 3:08 am For gaining conﬁdence, which raga is useful ? Please also share your email add so that I can write to you about some problems

anuradhamahesh | January 22, 2014 at 3:29 am It is said that listening to Kalyani creates a positive frame of mind thereby increasing conﬁdence..My email id is [email protected]. Please note that I am not a music

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therapist.

Subbier Balakrishnan | January 27, 2014 at 10:23 am Mohanam,Nalinakanthi are two such ragas which give conﬁdence in life this is my experience Bala

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