Music, Mindfulness, & More
Our staff and volunteers recognize that patients and families in our community are likely to encounter stress and anxiety in their daily lives. Whether you are recovering from surgery, receiving hospice services or serving as a caregiver, we can all benefit from taking a few moments for ourselves each day. We also recognize that we find ourselves living in a unique time where we may be unable to support each other in person or receive companionship and respite from one of our many volunteers.
Our volunteers have donated their time and talents to develop tools for you to use anytime, anywhere. All you need is a reliable internet connection and a quiet space. You can choose from various music tracks recorded by our Certified Music Practitioners (CMPs), listen to volunteers reading short stories, poetry and reflections or take time for some mindfulness or a body scan. Our music therapy program by CMPs is supported by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Music
Amazing Grace with Sunset Singers (Time 3:13)
Arirang with Julia Emley (Time 1:02)
Debussy with Julia Emley (Time 2:29)
How Could Anyone? with Sunset Singers (Time 4:12)
Reichert with Julia Emley (Time 1:38)
Solo Celtic Harp with Pamela Stohrer (Time 14:35)
Solo Celtic Harp with Pamela Stohrer (Time 30:05)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow with Ranee Washburn (Time 2:01)
The Beatles Medley with Julia Emley (19:34)
The Last Rose of Summer with Julia Emley (Time 2:53)
Ye Banks and Braes of Bonnie Doon with Julia Emley (Time 1:40)
You've Got a Friend with John Hamer (Time 3:52)
The Sunset Singers are a dedicated group of hospice-trained volunteers who sing for patients and their families. They sing based on a patient's ability to interact. Below is the link to their web site that also features additional comforting music.
Mindfulness
A Time for Everything: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (Time 1:14)
Evening Prayer - Creation-based, Christian (Time 1:52)
Morning Prayer - Creation-based, Christian (Time 1:33)
The Peace of Wild Things by Wendell Berry (Time 0:50)