Author: barbara
Romantic Words – How do you keep the “Music Playing”
Romantic Words – How Do You Keep The Music Playing?... Read More
Barbara Lewis In Concert – Passionate Heart
“Versatile, eclectic, astonishing… with a voice that is at once both comforting & heartbreaking.” Canadian singer, who sings classical pop – Barbara Lewis performed songs f... Read More
The Astonishing Beauty of Color!
Here is an astonishing photo of the Adirondacks taken by well-known New York State photographer and poet, Nadine McLaughlin. Click to view her other photos and books of quietly remarkable poetry. Rea... Read More
Singing ‘rewires’ damaged brain
Teaching stroke patients to sing “rewires” their brains, helping them recover their speech, say scientists. By singing, patients use a different area of the brain from the area involved in... Read More
Music Therapy Gives Voice to the Voiceless
People who no longer can speak due to physical injury – Can Sing! SAN DIEGO—It’s an impressive video. An elderly man in thick eyeglasses and a blue shirt sits in a wheelchair. A therapis... Read More
Between music and medicine
Between music and medicine: How Music Can Ignite the Brain and Improve Many Physical Problems “The beauty of music has the ability to speak where words fail.” (Robert Gupta) via Robert Gupta:... Read More
Bird Photo Becomes Lovely Music!
Bird Photo Transcribed into Music A musician came across this photograph of birds on a wire and read it as music, transcribing each “note” to create a tune. Watch the video (click below) &... Read More
The search for perfect balance in Indonesia
Katherine Butler seeks enlightenment in Java at the ancient site of Borobudur, the world’s biggest Buddhist shrine A tropical rainstorm whipped up from nowhere, a downpour settled in for ... Read More
Music therapy for children of war-ravaged Sri Lanka
An.Edinburgh-based lecturer – who is also a world-renowned pianist – has used her expertise to help the children of formerly war-torn Sri Lanka deal with their experiences. Dr Tanya Ekanayaka, who... Read More
Music that soothes the soul – for seniors!
Music to their ears: Music soothes the soul, but it can also enhance memory function. Senior New Ways, a local nonprofit group that sponsors programs designed to promote the whole health of older adul... Read More
Courage to Be Your Self
It.is.not.always.easy to find the courage to be different. Take it bit by bit. Be kind to your blossoming self!... Read More
Passionate Heart Show
Barbara Lewis’s new concert, Passionate Heart – never too late for love… BARBARA LEWIS sings wonderful songs that will make you fall in love all over again with your... Read More
To Read Is To Fly
This is a rare picture of Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 – reading… I have the deepest respect for this woman. So, finding this picture on Steve McCurry... Read More