NESHRI Conference 2006

I'm getting ready to attend the New England Sound Healing Research Institute's 2006 Conference on November 17-19 in Rowe, Massachusetts. Aside from being excited to meet other sound healers and hear what's happening in the world of sound healing, for me it's a very affirming event because it reminds me why I do what I do. As always at such events, when you meet other people and hear their stories about their work, it's inspiring and uplifting and gives you a sense of community and a reminder that you're not alone in what you do.

Each year, NESHRI is doing more and more to bring together the best information from renowned leaders in the field and to spread the word about sound healing as an effective, safe and viable complement and/or alternative to conventional medical treatments. As more and more hospitals are recognizing alternative treatments, sound healing and music therapy are often at the top of their lists.

For instance, here in New York City, Beth Israel Medical Center will be opening the Louis Armstrong Music and Medicine Center next month. I do volunteer work for the hospice unit at Beth Israel and they have had a music therapist on staff for some time now, as well as having volunteer musicians coming to provide music for patients and their families.

As more and more people are hearing about sound and music for healing, they are requesting these services and more and more hospitals are answering the call. On a teleconference I was in the audience for recently, Dr. Molly Scott said she feels that licensure for sound healing practitioners is a possibility and one caller stated that she knows of a medical facility in Virginia Beach, Virginia where practitioners are recognized service providers by insurance companies. All this is great news, not only for those who have worked long and hard in the field of sound healing but also for relative newcomers like myself who are working to establish a client base.

All this makes the NESHRI Conference a cause for celebration for what has been accomplished and great anticipation for what is coming.

Wishing you harmonious times!