Community correspondent Marilena loves music, and finds a lot of positive messages in her favourite songs. She has created a mix-tape of 13 songs with interpretations of the positive life messages to be found in each. Gratitude Thank U by Alanis Morissette My understanding and my interpretation is in relation to Alanis’ experience in […]
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A Mini Mindful Music Playlist for Mind Waves
There has been much focus of late about how technology can be used to aid recovery or improve mental wellbeing. From meditation apps such as Headspace and Buddhify, medication reminder apps like Dosecast, to chatbot therapists like Woebot – technology is definitely changing how we can look after our mental health. For me, there is […]
Hands Off, It’s My Home
Our friends at Open Future Learning shared an awesome music video they produced. It’s called Hands Off, It’s My Home – one of the best descriptions of self-directed support we’ve seen! Enjoy 🙂
Nine things you’ll only understand if you did Scottish country dancing at school
A post from our Project Manager @rosiehopes There are so many wellbeing benefits to dancing: exercise, music, creativity, socialising. But if you did country dancing at school, it’s more likely that your memories look something like this. # 1 They called it social dancing Everyone in the history of Scotland has called it country […]
You raise me up by Westlife makes me proud to be a mum
A post from our Community Correspondent Lorna Cosh The best songs are the ones that make you happy and proud and sad all at the same time. That’s how I’d described You Raise Me Up. My son sings it to me and I feel like crying every time, with all of those emotions. I’m so […]
When I Iisten to music, what’s inside comes out
Our theme at the moment is music and wellbeing. At our Community Correspondents meeting recently we talked about our favourite music and what it makes us feel. We love this idea that came from one of our Community Correspondents. Sometimes, feelings can be a lot to deal with. Whether it’s joy or despair, we don’t […]
My feel-good playlist: just making the decision to play a happy song can make me feel better
A post from our Community Correspondent Marilena Balagianni It is indisputable that music affects our mood and anyone on this planet can confirm this. The type of music we choose to listen to always represents a part of ourselves. Both melody and lyrics are powerful to how a song makes us feel. How […]
Bed, mental health and Pink Floyd
A post from our Community Correspondent Robert Terry Let me paraphrase: Everyday I can be anything I want, anyone I want to be and everyday is the first day of the perfect job, I dreamt of yesterday until that is. . . Covers pulled back I’m dressed my feet firmly on the floor and out […]
I will never forget my first time singing in public
A post from one of our Mind Waves Community Correspondents For years I had a dream that I could sing for my beloved Prophet in such a way that I could feel it coming from my heart and leaving an everlasting impression on the hearts of the listeners. Recently, my dream came true… I was […]
What’s music got to do with mental health? We ask @machinesheaven
Our Community Correspondent Pete goes backstage to talk music and mental health with Machines in Heaven @machinesheaven Last Thursday, the Art School played host to Glasgow bands Atom Tree and Machines in Heaven in an exciting and powerful night of electro, shoegaze, post-rock, post-electronica. Our headliners Machines in Heaven, create beautiful, otherworldly sounds with the […]
