Creative Vibes Music Therapy

Check out this blog about the three benefits of music therapy in eating disorder treatment written by one of our therapists, Jocie! In this insightful piece, they explore how music therapy can support individuals on their journey towards recovery. Click the link below to read the full article! 🎵

Three Benefits of Music Therapy in Eating Disorder Recovery Treatment The harrowing experience of recovering from an eating disorder (ED) involves deprogramming one’s own relationship with reality. Old routines are replaced, new habits are drilled, and self-image is deconstructed. Furthermore, patients are encouraged to articulate their experience in an unfamiliar e...

We’re hiring for a full time board-certified music therapist position! Please share with any friends or family that may be interested. We’re looking for someone to start in mid October, 2023, but can be flexible on dates. Please send your resumes to [email protected] Looking forward to hearing from you!

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, September 23rd from 12pm-4pm at the Oaklandish warehouse (601 Brush St.)

As you know community engagement and support is really important to us at Creative Vibes. We’re so excited to be a part of this event to promote su***de prevention awareness, challenge the stigma of seeking mental health support, and inform our community about the different forms of therapy available. As board-certified music therapists, we’re passionate in supporting healing and enabling individuals to tap into their own unique capabilities for healing. We’ll be leading a workshop along with some other community advocates, and there will be resources, raffles, music, food, beverage, and plants! Hope to see y’all there!

Workshops led by: , .mami, , .day & us!!!
Food and Beverages by: 
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FREE EVENT, RSVP link is on .day bio now!

Hi everyone, exciting news! Please consider sharing this with Asian American affiliate groups in the Bay Area. Our community needs access to resources like this more than ever. You can click the link in my story highlights “Asian American Music Therapy”

There are a lot of common misconceptions about music therapy. Here Mai Abe, a board-certified music therapist, debunks a few of these misconceptions.
In order, she covers
1. All musicians can be music therapists
2. Music therapy is just listening to music and being healed.
3. Certain types of music are more therapeutic than others.

WATCH FULL VIDEO HERE:

Common Music Therapy Misconceptions | Music Therapy Explained by a Music Therapist There are often many misconceptions about music therapy. Mai Abe, MT-BC, attempts to clear up some of these common myths about music therapy. In order, she c...

Hey there,

I see you. I see how you are doing your best and making it throughout the hour, the day, the week.... It's not easy, but you've already come so far and you have learned a lot along the way.

If you feel like your efforts are still lackluster, please remember that you are doing the best you can with what you have at this moment in time. You are enough, you have always been enough, and that is sufficient for right now. And that your enoughness is seen by those who also need the reminder and by those who understand the work you put into simply being you.

Keep going! You're doing great.

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It's game time!

Can you guess the song title using the emojis as a hint? Answers can be found below!

What other songs can be described with emojis?

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Answers:
7 Rings - Ariana Grande
We Will Rock You - Queen
Baby - Justin Bieber

When I listen to the sounds of nature or the hums of the city, I am reminded of John Cage. Most people think of his work 4'33" as a tongue in cheek piece, but I think the fact that he chose to remove deliberate sound is genius.

When we step out of the way and listen to the sounds around us, we may be surprised to hear how prevalent music is on smaller levels, like wind blowing through trees, or rolling waves on a beach. Even our heartbeats or the ticking of an analog clock carry music innately.

Allow yourself some time today or this week to be still in nature or in your city or town. Can you hear the music in the space around you?

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||: You are whole :||

You don't need to accomplish daring goals, or work tirelessly, or feel like you earned it, or that you need to qualify to achieve this state of being....

Because all along you were whole. You are currently whole. And you will continue to be whole whether you are a part of a group or on your own. Be bold enough to speak confidently of this to your inner being and to speak loudly of this statement so that others awaken to this fact within themselves also.

Tag a friend who is wonderfully whole in the comments below.

As much as we all would like to ensure that mistakes or awkward situations never occur in my life, we have to come to terms with the fact that we cannot and will not be able to control everything, especially the actions of others.

Despite not having full control of things outside of us, we can control how we chose to respond and whether we will allow the external choices affect us internally. Now sometimes, it's easier said than done to do this, but it can be done!

What are some other things we can or cannot control?
How do you mindfully release control?

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No matter how much we push down or ignore our emotions they come to the surface - and sometimes in big ways at inconvenient times.

If it is safe to do so, acknowledging your emotions when you notice them and which they are can be the most effective way to manage your emotions and can lead to a better quality of life.

When I feel an emotion other than happiness creep up, I like to place my hand over my heart, take a deep breath and verbally acknowledge which emotion I am experiencing. Once acknowledged I take the time to decide how I will move forward in my acknowledgement. I may journal how I feel in an email to myself or with the note app, or I will listen to a song that validates how I feel and then choose a song that represents how I want to feel. Other times I just need to sit with the feeling until it passes through, like with grief.

How do you meet your emotions?

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Have you ever shared a terrifying experience with someone just to hear, "well, I [insert another terrifying experience]...." or have you ever noticed yourself saying this to someone who has shared a terrifying experience with you?

It can be an invalidating experience to feel like someone is "one-upping" or determining whether your trauma is traumatic enough to qualify as a trauma.

Remember, trauma is NEVER a competition. If someone fails to acknowledge how impactful something is to you that doesn't make it any less severe.

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The work of a music therapist never stops! There's so much music to keep on our radar that it can be hard to notice them all.

To the MTs that see this post, what songs are you learning for sessions this month?

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Rest
/rest/

verb

cease work or movement in order to relax, refresh
oneself, or recover strength.

noun

an instance or period of relaxing or ceasing to engage
in strenuous or stressful activity.

Rest is so important that just by engaging in a
balanced amount of rest can positively impact mental
health, physical health, creativity, and rate of
production at work.

I find that the moment I catch myself saying "I don't
have time to rest" is when I need it the most.
Sometimes rest looks like doing absolutely nothing and
that is a-ok! If we continuously run on empty, what
quality of work are we giving to those we serve and
help?

What does resting look like to you?

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Did you know that YOU are an instrument.

Your vocal folds are strings that produce sounds to talk and sing.

Your body can be used for a variety of percussive sounds - stomping, shuffling, finger-snapping, clapping.... you name it! You're the only one like you, so be sure to take care of yourself to be able to fully enjoy the music you create for a long time! :)

Your body can be used for a variety of percussive sounds - stomping, shuffling, finger-snapping, clapping.... you name it! You're the only one like you so be sure to take care of yourself to ensure that you and others can enjoy the music you create for a long time! :)

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You are so much more than the job you do, the things you produce and the things you do for others. You are worthy just for being who you are. Your worth does not change or fluctuate based on outside factors. Love y’all 💕
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Okay, hear me out: when we constantly talk down to ourselves, we start to believe the negative things we say. All of a sudden, it becomes, “well of course I couldn’t do that, I knew that I was dumb already, why would I even try?”
Instead of taking accountability and responsibility, we end up making excuses for our behavior.
It’s not always a conscious thing, and this is something I’ve been guilty of too! But just something to mull over during this time.