Hi Guys and Gals! Saw this earlier in the week floating around the internet and I thought is was so poignant…
As music Therapists/Educators we all make music within the preferences of others, and in so doing we are inundated with other musical prescriptions, not necesarily our own. How often do you mange and intentionally use your OWN music as medicine? Or…how often are you plagued with insubordinate music….that which doesn’t obey YOUR individualized body/mind/soul? Go and intend the music for self, beautiful peeps!
Happy Wellness Wednesday!
Humdrum: hum-drum (h m dr m)
adjective: lacking excitement or variety; dull; monotonous
noun: dullness; monotonous
I finally did it. I went to my first community drum circle since moving to Portland, and beat the humdrum! (literally, and metaphorically.)
I have taken wellness practices very seriously since moving across country this year. As a practitioner that was fighting a state of burnout, I had to really scale back and assess how I have been investing my energy. You may have noticed we took it a bit easy around MundanaMT over the holidays to help rebuild some balance, and try some new things out.
I have talked at length about the importance of taking “you” time in wellness practices, but for me, I needed something a little different to change up my overall energy last week. My guy and I found a listing on a local PDX pipeline facebook page for a drum circle across town in an area we have rarely visited, and grabbed the opportunity. It was very meaningful for me to be able to connect with him through the love I have for music in a way that was accessible to us and providing equal involvement for us both.
I cant express how awesome it was to receive such a great group energy! And hello….I didn’t even have to lead it! I wonder if I am like many other practitioners who usually steer away from groups because I would think I needed a people- break to realign. While this is true, I also realized I was going to the extreme and omitting some of these opportunities when they could be valuable. So, this brings me to an interesting question. As Music Therapists, ( or anyone else!) how many of us use group experiences to promote wellness practices in our daily lives? Why or why not do you prefer to become part of a group?
