Musical Morphine - Resources

Discussion Questions

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Organizations

• Music for Healing and Transition Program, Inc. 
• National Standards Board for Therapeutic Musicians
• American Music Therapy Association
• American Music Therapy Association of Students
• American Harp Therapy Association
• Chalice of Repose Organization
• Society for the Arts in Healthcare
• American Holistic Nurses Association
• National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
• American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
• Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
• Administration on Aging (AOA)
• Caregiving Resource Center
• National Alliance for Caregiving

Reading List (Support your Local Bookstores & Libraries!)
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BOOKS

• A Soprano on Her Head Eloise Ristad
• The Art of Aging Sherwin B. Nuland
• The Art of Being a Healing Presence James Miller and Elaine Cutshall
• The Art of Hearing Heartbeats Jan-Philipp Sandker
• Being and Vibration Joseph Rael
• Being Mortal Atul Gawande
• Body, Mind and Music Laurie Riley
• Companioning the Dying Greg Yoder and Alan Wolfelt
• Creative Visualization Shakti Gawain
• ​The Divine Art of Dying Karen Speerstra and Herbert Anderson
• Effortless Mastery Kenny Werner
• Enduring Love Mary Landberg 
• Evoking Sound James Jordan
• Final Gifts Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley
• Free Play: Improvisation in Life and Art Stephen Nachmanovitch
• The Gift of Years Joan Chittister
• The Grace in Dying Kathleen Dowling Singh
• The Healing Power of Sound Mitchell Gaynor
• How Can I Help? Ram Dass and Paul  Gorman
• How We Die Sherwin B. Nuland
• Keys to the Kingdom Kathleen L. Housley
• Life Lessons Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler
• Making Music for the Joy of It Stephanie Judy
• The Mindful Caregiver Nancy Kriseman
• Molecules of Emotion Candace Pert 
• The Mozart Effect Don Campbell
• Music As Medicine Deforia Lane
• Music, the Brain and Ecstasy Robert Jourdain
• Music and the Power of Sound Alain Danielon
• Music and the Mind Anthony Storr
• Musicophilia Oliver Sacks
• Music Therapy in Palliative Care: New Voices David Aldrich
• Narrative Medicine Rita Charon
• The Needs of the Dying David Kessler
• Quantum Healing Deepak Chopra
• Quantum-Integral Medicine Michael Wayne
• The Power of Music Elena Mannes 
• The Power of Sound Joshua Leeds 
• The Relaxation Response Herbert Benson
• Rhythmic Medicine: Music with a Purpose Janalea Hoffman
• Taking the Hell Out of Healthcare Nicholas Jacobs
• The 36 Hour Day Nancy Mace and Peter Rabins
• This Is Your Brain on Music Daniel Levintin
• When the Dying Speak Ron Wooten Green
• The World in Six Songs Daniel Levintin
• You Are Your Instrument Julie Lyon Lieberman

MAGAZINES

• Making Music Magazine
• Dulcimer Players News
• Acoustic Guitar Magazine