A collaboration of diverse experts exploring the mind/body/spirit connection for health via science, psychology, spirituality and music.
Musical Inspirations began as the documentation of the research, studies and stories of real people who find healing, relaxation, accelerated learning, and meditative sanctuary in music. We are growing into a small group of autonomous individuals and organizations, united by our interest in and devotion to helping humanity heal and realize its fullest potential.
Our separate yet related activities are explorations, discoveries and sharings of the healing connections we make between the mind, body, and spirit through science, psychology, spiritual exploration and the arts.
Contributing Editors:
Chris Brewer, MA, FAMI is an educational trainer, musician, and author. She holds a masters’ degree in Music Therapeutics, a Bachelor of Science in Ecology. She is also a Fellow (FAMI) and certified trainer in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music, a therapeutic music process, and has worked with and written about vibroacoustic music in health care. She is past Vice President of the International Alliance for Learning, a worldwide educational organization promoting brain compatible learning methods, and has been a board member of the Association for Music and Imagery.
Chris has taught brain-based learning techniques in various university programs for over 20 years, including Music and Learning, Brain Compatible Learning, Multiple Intelligences and Accelerated Learning. Chris combines her educational and therapeutic skills through LifeSounds Educational Services, her multi-faceted company dedicated to providing training, resources, and research on the integration of music in public school curriculum, in corporate training and in health settings. She has authored eight books including Soundtracks for Learning: Using Music in the Classroom, Rhythms of Learning (with Don Campbell) and Freedom to Fly: 101 Activities for Building Self-Worth. Chris is editor of our Music and Learning section.
Haydn Hasty, Ed.S., PhD. is President of MindSpring Consulting and holds an Ed.S. degree in learning and teaching styles, and a PhD. in psychology. He is a certified emotional intelligence trainer and a former finalist for North Carolina Teacher of the Year.
Haydn is the author of "The Fathers of St. A." and "Mind, Intention, and Outcomes," an 8 CD series that combines the healing music of composer Daniel Kobialka and guided imagery to teach the understanding and mastery of one's potential by increasing consciousness, emotional intelligence, and purpose and intention. He is also the author of "The 12 Invitations," a CD dedicated to spiritual development. MindSpring is the designer of the national USDA Forest Service model, "Leadership through Emotional Intelligence" and provides leadership training and development for organizations across the United States and abroad. Haydn is the editor of our Emotional Intelligence section.
Dr. Arthur W. Harvey, B.S., M.M., D.M.A., is internationally known as an educator, neuromusicological researcher, author, performer and a recognized authority in music for special needs individuals, music and the brain, and music as therapy. He has spoken in 24 countries and has been associated with the University of Hawaii for almost two decades. He is Director of Music for Health Services.
Arthur retired in 2006 but continues to teach online courses, Music As Therapy and Psychology of Music. Dr. Harvey was on the Music faculty of Eastern Kentucky University for 17 years and also on the faculty of the University of Louisville (KY) School of Medicine for five years. Arthur is editor of our Music for Health Services section.
Dubbed "a modern Thoreau" by one reviewer, Josef Graf’s split degree in Sociology/Ecology was followed by work as a trail guide, coordinator of a nature interpreting program, assistant to Native cultural enhancement, radio host, and Waldorf teacher. Blending this array of experience with graduate study in the "university of wilderness," plus two decades of anthroposophical research to penetrate to the heart of both human and wild natures, has generated the spiritual ecology of his website, Earth Vision. Josef is editor of our Spiritual Ecology section.
Zacciah Blackburn is a gifted intuitive, teacher, and sound healer, trained in classical healing and shamanic traditions, and sacred sound cultures. He teaches internationally, and practices in Vermont, at the Center of Light Institute of Sound Healing and Shamanic Studies. Zacciah is editor of our Sound Healing section.
Susan E. Mandel, Ph.D., MT-BC is a board-certified music therapist, specializing in stress and pain management in medical settings. Suzi works as music therapy consultant/researcher at Lake Hospital System, Inc. and has developed music therapy programs in cardiac rehabilitation and hospice. She earned her Ph.D. degree, specializing in mind-body studies and music therapy research. Suzi is a vocalist, poet, published author, and speaker, and is editor of our Music Therapy section.
Dr. Daniel Kobialka,D.M.A. is a world-renowned violinist, serving as Principal 2nd Violinist with the San Francisco Symphony for over two decades, occupying the Dinner and Swig Families Chair. Daniel is a recognized authority on contemporary music and is widely sought after internationally as a performer, lecturer, and composer.
Daniel’s music is the core of a series of studies linking sound with CAM, complementary and alternative medicine for health and healing. Daniel is editor of our Relaxation Music section.
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