What is EMDR Music?

EMDR Bilateral Music

EMDR is the acronym for “Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing” and is a method of psychotherapy used only by trained professionals.

Music outside of a therapy session is considered to be “EMDR-inspired” so the individual can experience “processing” or “reprocessing.” There are many therapies that focus on connecting the left and right brain hemispheres so that the two can work together. In a sense, this is what EMDR therapy accomplishes. EMDR sessions often include “bilateral” or “panned” music.

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Music for Healing

Music Heals the Soul

Scientists are finding that listening to and making music really fires up the brain. Music can also be healing or detrimental for us physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Bringing us to a place of rest and peace allows our bodies to work through the healing processes more effectively. Therefore, it’s important to listen to music that fosters and promotes healing.

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Musical Temperament

What is musical temperament? In a very small nutshell, musical temperament is making adjustments in the distance between notes so that chords and scales have a halfway decent chance of sounding in tune. Our current system of tuning, equal temperament (where the distance between all notes is equal), is not at all…

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