Publication: Los Angeles Times Author / Writer: Hilary E. MacGregor, Staff Writer “I was stressed.” Through classes like music, cooking and yoga, the tony La Jolla clinic teaches its heart patients to reflect on, and revise, their everyday lives. By the time Bill Coleman arrived at the…
Publication: Caring Today: Practical Advice for the Family Caregiver Author / Writer: Deborah Harkins What balm can doctors or caregivers offer a human being whose life has been derailed by a devastating impairment—dementia, say, or a crippling accident, or paralysis, or the loss of the ability…
Publication: La Jolla Light Author / Writer: Will Carless Ginny Shue was decidedly skeptical when she first heard about a music therapy course offered by the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine. The law professor, who admits to having an “analytical brain,” thought the whole thing sounded…
Publication: Golden Triangle News Author / Writer: Tanya Kurland Healing Concert To Feature Violin Prodigy An upcoming concert featuring the talents of violin prodigy Eugene Ugorski will not only impress audience members, but soothe their souls and promote healing, organizers say. “They will experience the music…
Author / Writer: Anna Haerle Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine Hosts Concert Featuring Concert Violinist Eugene Ugorski and Scripps Music Therapist Barbara Reuer, PhD San Diego—A music concert to soothe the soul and promote healing will feature the talent of violin prodigy Eugene Ugorski. The concert,…
Author / Writer: Carolyn Kenny Yesterday (September 11, 2004), I had the great pleasure to participate in a one-day symposium, “Music: A Universal Language for Harmony.” The purpose of the symposium was to explore the cultural and therapeutic impact of music. We gathered in Melnitz Hall at…
Publication: Nurses World Magazine Author / Writer: Kathleen A. Wildasin “He could move his eyes, fingers, and toes when I met him, but could no longer speak,” says Barbara Reuer, PhD, MT-BC. “I had to find a way to connect with a teenager whose world was…
Publication: Prevention Author / Writer: Maggie Spilner and Marianne McGinnis “Music affects the entire brain,” says music therapist Barbara Reuer, PhD. “It can boost performance, ease pain, and calm emotions.” Use these tuneful strategies to multiply the benefits of your walks. Important note: Walking with headphones requires…
Publication: InTouch Magazine Author / Writer: Diane Cole Robin McMurray was physically exhausted, emotionally drained, and downright frustrated. There was almost nothing she could do on her own. While she had beaten chronic myeloid leukemia, the treatments left her weak and tired. “I went from being…
Publication: Senior Zone online Author / Writer: Gertrude O’Leary Wambach Dear Family, This letter is meant to be a sort of update on current events for me, and filling you all in on what I am doing. My usual activities, walking, water exercise, writing class, helping…