Music Therapy in Curing Disease

Music is the gift of god in human life, which has the power to communicate with everybody. Music is a great stress reliever and can easily identify with the emotions and inner feelings of human being. Music Therapy is an idea of alternative medicine, which is very useful in curing particular diseases. The psychological and communication problems like depression and autism can be cured by music therapy. Many old age diseases like Pakinson`s, Alzheimers, Dementia can be fought with Music Therapy. Music Therapy is a naturopathy that is very safe otherwise and does not have any side effects.

Autism Music Therapy : Autistic children have lack of communication and verbal problem which makes them confined in personal world. Music therapy assist the autistic child to improve speech ability by simple echolalia or a question answer form which enables the children to develop their speech ability gradually.

Music Therapy in Depression : Music is a great stress remover. Music Therapy is useful to alleviate depression as well as it reduces the tendency of self-isolation as music has a healing property over the emotional setback.

Music Therapy in Alzheimers : Alzheimer is an old age disease that can be cured safely by Music Therapy. Case studies have shown that the Alzheimer`s patients treated with music therapy have increased level of epinephrine, nor epinephrine, melatonin etc. in their blood tests.

Music Therapy in Parkinson`s and Dementia : Parkinson`s and Dementia are certain old age diseases those can be fight with music therapy. There are some reports of movements and walking in Parkinson`s patients when they undergo the Music Therapy with rhythmic and faster music. Dementia patients generally develop different tastes for music compared to their young hood. Music therapy can recover their memory by use of any old and familiar music.

Neurological Music Therapy : Music has neurophysiological and neurochemical effect that has direct effect on brain and the nervous system. The new improved NMT is the answer to the age-old neurological problem.

Music Speech therapy : Music therapy can initiate speech and verbal communication in some young patients.

Hymn and Chime Music Therapy : Old Vedic hymns and Indian classical music are used in music therapy. Chinese Chime is a musical instrument, which is used for therapeutic purpose.

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The Organ Clock (Biological Wheel)

The Organ Clock (Biological Wheel)

The Organ Clock comes from traditional Chinese medicine. As you know there are natural biological cycles, for instance: the year, the moon and the day. All activity in nature changes according to a certain pattern. The Organ Wheel is based on the fact that our inner organs each have a time during the day when they are more active. This knowledge can be used to diagnose and help treatment.

Organ activity will indicate the correct treatment Every one of our 12 most important organs have a two hour period during the day when they are the most active. If the energy in the organ is out of balance, symptoms will be more noticeable during the organ's two-hour period. Please observe that symptoms can also show in body tissue, sensory organs, meridians or muscles whose function is connected to the organ. Many patients will be able to accurately inform you about the time that they feel their problems are most severe. This information and the Organ Clock can help you to give the correct treatment and to balance the problem. Organs in opposing time frames affect each other According to Chinese medicine, organs that are directly 12 hours apart from each other have an influence on the balance in the opposing organ. You might get an indication that the patient feels worse twice per day. The explanation is that when two different organs (and their corresponding tissue, sensory organs, meridians, muscles etc.) are sick at the same time it is usually because one organ has too much energy, whilst the other lacks in energy. (Worth noting is that if you treat the organ lacking energy it will "suck" energy from the organ with too much energy, creating balance again.) As a rule of thumb you can use this: Too much energy: the illness or problem occurs and gets bigger both when the body is at rest and in physical activity. Lack of energy: the illness or problem only occurs or gets bigger during physical activity. How to use the Organ Clock To use it is very simple. Find out at what time the problem is most severe, treat the corresponding organ/organs with Reiki. This is how you read the clock: The outer squares give you some possible symptoms. The first ring of the actual clock contains the organs and the two hour time frame. Next ring will give you the name of the corresponding meridian. The black circles give you the element from the Chinese five element principles (I will not describe those here). The inner ring contains an important acupuncture point for the corresponding meridian and that time frame. You can treat the organ directly or this point with Reiki and get very good results. You will find the points described, in layman's terms, in the table below the Organ Clock.

	Time Frame Meridian Point How to find it Reiki Hand Position 23 - 01 Gall Bladder GB41 On the top and outside of the foot about 3 to 4 finger widths from the base of the little toe towards the heel Cover the top of each foot from the little toe with your hands 01 - 03 Liver LV1 At inside corner of the base of the nail of the big toe Cup hands around each big toe 03 - 05 Lung LU8 Underside of wrist about 1 finger width from the base of the thumb Put hands covering the underside of the wrist on each hand 05 - 07 Large Intestine LI1 Outer corner of the base of the nail on the index fingers Cover each index finger. Your hands pointing towards the wrists 07 - 09 Stomach ST36 4 finger widths below the knee, slightly on the outside of the bone Place your hands slightly below each knee 09 - 11 Spleen SP3 About 1 fingers width from the base of the big toe. (Follow an imaginary line from the outer edge of the toe towards the heel) Cover the big toes, hands following the imaginary line (you will cover SP1-Sp4) 11 - 13 Heart HE8 H8 is in the palm of the hands. Close your fingers into a loose fist. Just below the little finger on the palm is H8 Cover that point of the palms and let your fingers also cover a bit of the wrists 13 - 15 Small Intestine SI5 Can be found in the fold of the wrist, backward from the outside of the little fingers on each hand Cover the wrists. Concentrate on the outside (SI4-SI6) 15 - 17 Bladder BL66 Outside of the little toes, in joint between toe and foot Put hands covering from the joint on the little toes back towards the heel 17 - 19 Kidney KI10 On the inside of the knee at the beginning of the underside fold Cover each knee with both hands 19 - 21 Pericardium P8 Close your fingers loosely into a fist. You will find the point in the palms below the middle fingers Cover that part of the palms and the first part of the wrists with your hands 21 - 23 San Jiao SJ6 4 finger widths up from the wrist fold on the upper side of the hands Cover area with your hands

	You can choose to either cover the specific area with your hands (this will usually cover more than one acupuncture point) or you could beam Reiki towards just the wanted point. Both systems will give good results.

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Music Therapy

Music therapy also known as sound healing is a particular process where "sound" is employed in healing diseases.

Listening to the music provides wonderful effect to alleviate stress. Music is a significant mood changer and reliever of stress, working on many levels at the same time. Music of choice has always been a great healer. Thus music has frequently been used as the therapeutic agent from the ancient times. Music produces the effect of Yoga through the generation of sonorous sound, which acts upon human organism to awaken and develop the proper function of various organ systems so that it ultimately leads to self-realization. The music therapy was common in ancient India as self-realization was the ultimate goal of Hindu Philosophy and religion. The key of Indian classical music is melody. Various Ragas have been found to be very effective in curing many diseases. Though it should always be remembered that every body have their different taste of music. So listening forcefully of a relaxing music, which the patient does not like, might enhance taste instead of alleviating it.

Music helps in the treatment of the diseases in the following way-

Music acts as a sedative and thereby can replace the use of tranquillizers or at least can reduce the dosage of tranquillizers. Music increases the metabolic activities within the human body. It accelerates the rate of respiration, increases the hormonal secretion, affects the muscular activities and thereby affects the total Central Nervous System and Circulatory System of the listener of the music. Many experts suggest that it is the rhythm of the music or the beats that has the calming effect on the nervous system without making the person very conscious about it. The commonest example is baby in the womb of mother is influenced by the heartbeat of mother. Even at the later stage of life a person responds to the soothing music, which perhaps associate with the safe, relaxed and protected environment of Mother`s womb. After much research therefore music has made its presence felt as an alternative form of treatment hence the very concept of music therapy is wide and engaging. The automatic process of music therapy therefore does a deep central healing while setting the right combination of sounds. Music therapy is all about music therefore. An extensive research reveals that any given piece of music system produce many physiological response. But many of the music have bad effect on health like hard rock, heavy metal etc. This produces unusual EEG reports. Any live performance of music, even in a moderately louder volume has a very beneficial effect. Whenever the proper sound is experienced synchronization occurs between left and right hemisphere of brain. The EEG pattern changes to normal voltage spiking pattern to smooth sinusoidal waveform and the usual voltage difference equalizes. The entire human energetic level is extremely influenced by sounds and the physical body as well as the `Chakra` system responds specifically to certain tones and frequencies. Even the effect of music occurs especially when one is playing or creating music by oneself. Music therapy in India has a rich history of its own. The musicologists of India observed the ever engaging and invincible quality of music or sound. Music therapy in India hence stands as the arrangement of sound in definite order to raise varied feelings. These diverse feelings further influence the particular DNA and also excite the hormones. Diseases like Stress, sleeplessness, amnesia, autism etc can actually be healed with this magical touch of Music therapy. The first symptom of stress fighting while one hears a tune is an increase in deep breathing as well as acceleration in serotonin hormone production. Even during the dental treatment music is proven to reduce pain. When one works if music plays in the background it definitely reduces stress. Music is found to reduce the heart rates and promote higher body temperature, which is an indication of the onset of relaxation. The relaxation therapy is more effective when it works in combination of music therapy. To relieve stress one can take a twenty-minute `Sound bath`. One must lie in the couch or floor in a comfortable position with the liking music playing in a sound system. One can even wear headphones to concentrate more on the music. The focus should be on breath and concentration should be given on the gaps of the tones. The music should be allowed to wash over the body and mind so that it can bring complete relaxation. A slow rhythmic music is always much effective than a faster one. Indian classical ragas are proved to be very effective. But if one wants to boost him/her up after a day`s fatigue he/she must listen to some faster music instead of a calm one. One can also chose a familiar music like childhood song or good oldies for the music therapy and relaxation. Listening to natural music like waves of sea or falling of raindrops is also helpful in relieving stress. A single music is not good for everyone. Different people have different taste of music and it is important to like the music to get its full beneficial effect. There are some common guidelines to maximize the effectiveness of the music. The modern days music therapy is not fully developed yet. It needs further research and the therapeutic system must be guided by the experts.

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It's Better to Make Mistakes Than To Be a Perfectionist

It's Better to Make Mistakes Than To Be a Perfectionist

Some people waste their lives trying to avoid making mistakes, but cripple their careers since perfection isn't attainable. They ultimately make fewer mistakes but accomplish less because they waste so much time trying to make things perfect. Time is money in business. Doing a good job today is more profitable than doing a great job tomorrow.

Rock star Jon Bon Jovi's career might have ended before it started had he not understood this principle. He was only 21 when he won a contest with a radio station to record his first song in 1983. He quickly formed a band and released a debut album that went gold the following year. Suddenly they were opening a concert for ZZ Top at Madison Square Garden. They were rushed to record a second album and strike while the iron was hot. It was released in 1985 to poor reviews. Jon was unhappy with the album and wanted to do better, but timing was critical. The band moved past this bump in the road and released a better written and produced third album in 1986. Jon still wasn't happy with the album because he didn't think one particular song was good enough to be included. Fortunately for him, he listened to the people who knew the business side of music. That song was “You Give Love a Bad Name�. It became one of the band's most well-known singles and helped send the album straight to number one. This launched them into super stardom and they went on to sell more than 100 million albums. Had they waited until the second album was perfect, they might have lost the support of their record label before they got to the third.

This is what happened to rock legend Tom Scholz. He's often referred to as the smartest man in the history of rock and roll. He holds a masters degree in mechanical engineering from MIT and is listed as an inventor on 34 U.S. patents. The 1976 debut album by his band Boston sold over 16 million copies and remains the biggest selling debut album in history. It's also considered one of the best-produced albums in rock history. Scholz played every instrument on every song and produced the album himself. He's brilliant and talented. He's also a consummate perfectionist who took eight years to finish the third album. CBS/Epic Records got tired of waiting for it, sued him for breach of contract, and dropped Boston from their label.

It's okay to have high standards as long as they're realistic. It's not okay to procrastinate until everything is exactly the way you want it to be. Your employer doesn't have time to wait around until you get things perfect even if you are a genius inventor or legendary rock star. Deadlines must be kept and payroll must be met. An electrical engineer who attended my management seminar in Orlando once told me that he has to constantly remind the engineers he supervises that sometimes 90 percent is good enough.

Highly valued employees don't necessarily make fewer mistakes than run of the mill employees. In fact, they often make more mistakes because the number of mistakes increases as productivity increases. They just know the right way to do it. Making mistakes is okay as long as:

1. They âre reasonable mistakes to make.
2. You catch your own mistakes.
3. You correct your own mistakes.
4. You accept responsibility.
5. You don't blame others.
6. You don't make excuses.
7. You don't hide your mistakes from your boss.
8. You learn from your mistakes.
9. You don't repeat the same mistakes.
10. You apologize when it's appropriate.

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Field Measurements - Equipment -Engineering Guideline

EG17FieldMeas pdf

This guideline reviews the equipment required to test radio coverage in
GSM900/GSM1800. cells, and handover performance when moving between
them. Practical advice is offered on ensuring a vehicle installation that closely
mirrors the real-world conditions experienced by cellphone users.

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