Stress & Anxiety Reduction through Indian Music Therapy

Name: Stress & Anxiety Reduction through Indian Music Therapy
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De-Stress Yourself with Indian Tunes

Created byShambhavi Das

Last updated 10/2021

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What you'll learn

Students will learn the techniques of Music therapy/healing for de-stress and anxiety reduction through Indian music interventions.
Music Therapy through Indian Music for stress reduction.
Students will learn to sing especially for the purpose of healing their mind and soul.
Students will develop the listening patience of musical genres like meditative music, soft sonorous sounds
Students will learn to blend Yogic exercises, breathing exercise with Music and Saptswaras

Course content

6 sections • 31 lectures • 4h 54m total length

Roadmap of the Course4:42
This lecture provides a roadmap or the on-going structure of the whole course.
Meet my Gurus!1:20
Join our Online Learning Community0:22
Listening Intervention - 1 (Relaxation Therapy)7:09
This lecture provides a listening intervention of Raga Aheer Bhairav on the flute in which students are suppose to just meditate on the sounds with eye close and spine erect.
Introduction of Indian Music Therapy12:54
Students will get an overview on what is music therapy and Raga chikitsa (Indian Music Therapy)
Sound Healing - 1 (Self-Introspection)5:01
Students will be able to get an idea of what is sound healing or sound meditation.
A talk on Stress and Anxiety10:05
Students will be able to find out some facts and knowledge about the concept of stress and anxiety and how it can be managed through music.
General Questions to know about your stress
Different Indian Music Therapy Tools6:12
This lecture provides an explanation on what tools and techniques are used in Indian music therapy. Tools like Vedic chants, Ragas, Swaras-chakras connection, Sound healing, Music composition, Rhythmic interventions, Alankaras with breath are used in Indian music therapy.

Nada Yoga for Destress (Listening Meditation)6:57
Students will get an idea of the different form of meditation known as Nada Yoga or Omkar-Naad.
Nada-Yoga-1 (Breathing Exercises with Sounds)12:57
Students will be vocalising sounds being aware of the breath. It is again a sound mindful meditation.
Nada-Yoga 3 (Mantra - Chant Blend)5:48
Students will be chanting mantras being aware of the breath. It is again a sound mindful meditation.

Science Behind Indian music & Healing (in Brief)11:47
In this lecture, students will be provided an explanation on how Indian music therapy actually works; how saptswaras are connected with the human body and what is the significance of sound frequencies in the chakra and body.
Human Body Structure and the Brahma Veena4:25
In this lecture, students will be provided an explanation on how Indian music therapy actually works; how our great sages connected the human body with an instrument called Brahma Veena.
Raga Darbari - Sedative for Stress and Anxiety9:30
In this lecture, students will understand about an extremely effective Raga-Darbari Kanhada, which is useful for de-stress. Students will know its origin, history and reason behind its effectiveness on the tension-related issues.
Listening Intervention - Raga Darbari- kanhada11:03
In this lecture, students will listen and meditate on Darbari for a while.
Try Singing Raga Darbari-Kanhada6:57
In this lecture, students will be provided the theoretical information and basic singing awareness of the Raga Darbari.
Darbari with Beats (Listening Only)14:27
In this lecture, students will be asked to listen to the Darbari along with the focus on the beats and rhythm for better focus and motor skills.
Notes placement in Darbari through Keyboard6:22
In this lecture, students will understand the notes of Darbari on the keyboard to have an idea of the grammar.
Rhythmic Interventions with Raga Darbari17:53
In this lecture, students will be asked to perform Darbari along with the attention on the beats and rhythm for better focus and motor skills.
Darbari for Non-musicians (Popular Songs)11:29
In this lecture, students will be introduced some popular music like Ghazal, bhajan, Sufi, movie-songs composed in Raga Darbari; following the casual music in the ragas imbibe better understanding and increased interest in singing.
Reason Behind Selecting these Ragas for Stress?14:47
In this lecture, instructor has explained the science behind selecting Ragas for a particular problem especially stress and anxiety.

Raga Bhairava Swaras and Its connection to Chakras13:18
In this lecture, new music therapy tool- Nada-anusandhana has been introduced which is very effective tool for the stability of mind. Instructor has also performed it briefly to make students aware of this.
Om rendition of Saptswaras and Chakra-Focus0:55
In this lecture, new music therapy tool- Nada-anusandhana has been introduced which is very effective tool for the stability of mind. Instructor has also performed it briefly to make students aware of this.
How do you feel after doing it for 20 days daily

Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation5:23
Rhythmic-auditory stimulation (RAS) is defined as a therapeutic application of pulsed rhythmic or musical stimulation in order to improve gait or gait related aspects of movement. Students will get introduced by the new tool of music therapy that involves rhythm and beats. This is just a slide introduction.
Rhythmic Mindfulness Techniques with Metronome13:02
In this lecture, students will be asked to perform the rhythmic skills with the guidance of the instructor using the metronome. Rhythmic intervention works effectively with better motor skills, cognition, mindfulness and de-stress.
Three-Three Beats claps and Patterns11:51
In this lecture, students will be asked to perform the another rhythmic skills exercise with the guidance of the instructor using the Tabla. Rhythmic intervention works effectively with better motor skills, cognition, mindfulness and de-stress.
Listening Intervention - Dadra with Raga Bhairavi10:25
In this lecture, students will be asked to listen, meditate and memorise the Tabla-intervention with the tala-Dadra (6 beats). This rhythmic entrainment helps maintain heart rate and beats, and increased calmness.

Alankars with Pranayama15:03
In this lecture, students will be introduced another musical tool which is a bit harder than other techniques. Students will be asked to perform alankars or the fixed patterns of the swaras along with the full awareness on the breath by breathing heavily and deeply. This takes a lot of effort and helps in better respiration (prana).
Mantra Chant with High Breathing Techniques19:39
In this lecture, students will be introduced another musical tool which is a bit harder than other techniques. Students will be asked to perform Mantra-chant or the shlokas along with the full awareness on the breath by breathing heavily and deeply and correct pronunciation. This takes a lot of effort and helps in better respiration (prana).
Songs and Tracks with Pranayama14:48
This is a fun lecture. In this lecture, students will be asked to sing high energy and lengthy movie songs with the awareness of higher and deeper breaths.
Other Raga for Stress and Anxiety Management7:46
In this lecture, students will be introduced other different Ragas than Darbari and Raga Bhairav which helps in reducing stress and anxiety. Ragaas like Hamsdhwani, Durga, Bhimpalasi, Bageshri, Aheer Bhairav can also be intervened for the hypertension, agression among kids or anger-issues.
Impact of Music Therapy on Overall Wellbeing

Requirements

There is no prerequisite for this course.
Familiarity with Indian Music is an advantage though.
An inclination and acceptance towards AUM and spiritual music.
Interest and inclination towards sound-healing, Indian ragas, Mantra-chant etc.
Anyone who wants to try music therapy for their better mental health, and well being.

Description

This course includes the general talk on Music Therapy, and Indian music therapy. Music therapy in India is called Raga Chikitsa. The course is about healing and distressing ourselves with Indian music sound healing techniques, singing and listening interventions. The course includes topic like:

Breathing exercises like Pranayama blended with articulation of the notes on the lower bass pitch,
Om-rendition and Vowel rendition through tonic focusing on the lowest chakra,
Understanding how Ragas help/heal the body and mind.
Theory regarding music and emotions and how brain works on music.
Ragas for Stress reduction, listening intervention with proper focus,
Rhythmic exercises - 2-2, 3-3, 4-4.

Indian music therapy works on the basis of healing and focusing on the seven chakras or the seven subtle energy centres of the etheric body which has sound vibrations similar to the Indian Saptswaras (Seven notes in Indian Music - Sa Re Ga Ma Pa dha Ni) The foundation of Music therapy in India is activating the related chakra through the related particular note and balance the Panchatatva five elements of the body- Earth, Fire, Water, Air, Space. Indian music scriptures state that our subtle seven energy centres or Chakras vibrates on certain frequency and the vibrations help us reach the higher levels of consciousness and mental wellbeing. Constant practice of the singing, breathing and Yogic techniques helps one in improved focus, lesser ego, decreased stress and anxiety and higher rejuvenation.

Who this course is for:

Anyone suffering from stress or anxiety disorder, low-morale, sleep issues, mood swings.
Anyone who wants to improve their mental health and wellbeing through Indian musical intonations and Ragas.
Anyone who wants to use music listening and singing interventions for increasing relaxation, mindfulness and concentration.

Stress & Anxiety Reduction through Indian Music Therapy

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Course content

Introduction8 lectures • 48min

Nada-Yoga for Stress & Anxiety Reduction3 lectures • 26min

Raga Darbari - Sedative for Stress and Anxiety10 lectures • 1hr 49min

Nada-Anusandhana- A Raga for Chakra-Activation (for Musicians-Explained Briefly)2 lectures • 14min

RAS - Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation4 lectures • 41min

Let's Sum it up - Rhythmic Vocalisations with Extreme Breathing4 lectures • 57min

Requirements

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