I want to recommend Loreena Mckennitt's CDs as a good form of healing music. Even though her music is not categorized as New Age, nor does Loreena describe it as such, the music does have great calming abilities.  Loreena's vocals and phenomenal musicians together build a celtic-eclectic sound that can sooth the raging waters and the toughest of storms.  I visit Loreena's message board, from time to time to read what a lot of her fans talk about.  One in particular, is what her music has done for them in their lives. I posted a message to ask some members if they would share their stories and if they wouldn't mind if I included them in my article.  I was granted the go ahead. Here is what the result of it was. One dear woman, from Washington DC, shared that her sister-in-law, who suffered an aneurysm and was in the hospital for 2 weeks after brain surgery, had two Loreena McKennitt's cds played for her "Elemental" and "An Ancient Muse".  And the result of this was?  "Loreena soothed her discomfort and stress," said the woman. "It didn't matter what song, all of them helped her recover. Even the nurses commented on Loreena's songs. I am eternally grateful to Loreena and her music for helping her feel at peace, rested, and made the sterile hospital more of a beautiful place. She has made a full recovery and has started her own Loreena collection now." The woman also mentioned that as a Reiki Master, she used a variety of Loreena's music. "I use only her music when I heal." Another fan from the Midwest, shared which of Loreena's music was a good aid for healing. "Penelope's song and Dante's Prayer have a special soothing to my inner side. But in all sincerity, most of this artist's music has had an effect. If you need a song that will help in the healing process, this artist is the place to look." One other fan from Denmark, shared her thoughts on the matter of healing and her choice of Loreena's music. "I think, for something to have a healing effect you need to be in a period of your life where you are able to receive. I mean the healing won't help you, unless you can take it.  Depending on which mood I'm in, the McKennitt songs healing for me...Full Circle, The Two Trees and Greensleeves.  If you are interested in finding out more on Loreena's music, go to www.quinlandroad.com. 
 
I want to extend a big thank you to fan members of Loreena McKennitt, for whose names I withheld, just for privacy purposes.  Thank you for your kind participation on this! It was most enlightening!



The Healer

Is your mind drifting away at meetings or classes, off into the netherworld?  Yes. We have all been there.  We have come to understand that knots suddenly not only a ward to describe what cotton string can produce, but what your muscles choose to form when constant burdens of lifting and carrying heavy loads are set upon it.  And that could be anything from lifting objects, past or current injuries and finally too much on the mind and heart.  How do you begin to unwind those knots that bind?  Those knots that have stiffen our shoulders and everywhere else. There is a solution to this straining situation.  A solution that can remedy that stitch in the back, the crick in the neck, the out of sorts feeling you possibly get when you get up in the morning or when you come home from a hard days work; A solution to help the body and mind to regenerate.  That solution is to seek a healer.  I have! They are commonly known as massage therapists.  These trained practitioners help the body to heal naturally.  It's almost like  seeing your doctor only no shots! 
 
We are going to speak with a healer, Genevieve Quinones.  I call Genevieve a healer because she uses various techniques to reduce the tensions and tight muscles that are due to a great amount of stress on the body. In my hours of creating, I sometimes work at my desk, but other times I work on the floor of my living room, where my posture may be a bit compromised.  As Genevieve will ask "how are you today".   I guiltily say "it's those darn shoulders again".  Long behold it's not my shoulders' fault. It's how I treat them. But I digress.  The techniques that Genevieve uses ranges from Swedish massage to Rieki (a technique that uses the body's energies for healing) In a moment we will hear from Genevieve about those techniques she incorporates in her work.  One other thing that I would like to mention is that she is very sensitive to a client's disposition.  And with that she frames her massage work around the client to develop an appropriate treatment. So with all this said, I want to share with you an interview with the healer, Genevieve.
 
Lizjul: In terms of your work as a massage therapist, how would you describe healing?