Healthy Options 8/6/25: The Power of Music & Song as a Healthy Option

Host/Producer: Rhonda Feiman
Co-Producer: Petra Hall
Technical Assistance: Joel Mann

Healthy Options: For Well-being & Being Well

This month:
1. Experiencing the physiological effects of music & song, and how different aspects of melody & rhythm can resonate with heart rates & the nervous system.
2. Music creating connection & community as well as personal empowerment- even if you were told at any early age you were not a singer.
3. Singing as natural for us as humans, vs. how it has become seen as a business and not as a personal expression to use and share.
4. The power of singing in groups, how it feels to sing with others, and what happens to our emotions as we sing together and experience songs & melodies.
5. Songs can remind us we are not alone, and we are connected to others whether with shared experiences, or with new insights, bringing empathy about others’ lives.
6. How it is used as an outlet to express reactions to injustice, and empowers people who are banding together to work for social change.
7. Effects of various kinds of music on growing plants (“Kids! Try this at home!”).

Guest(s):
Claudia Schmidt, singer-songwriter, folk & jazz musician, & poet, www.claudiaschmidt.com

Claudia Schmidt (with Sally Rogers), sallyrogers.com/concert-booking/sally-and-claudia/

FMI:
Giving Voice Chorus.
www.givingvoicechorus.org
Creating joyful choral communities for people living with dementia.

The Healing Power of Music.
aish.com/the-healing-power-of-music/

Music Care.
www.musiccare.org
Music care is the intentional use of music by anyone to improve health and well-being.

About the host:
Rhonda Feiman is a nationally-certified, licensed acupuncturist practicing in Belfast, Maine since 1993. She primarily practices Toyohari Japanese acupuncture, using gentle and powerful non-insertion needle techniques, and also utilizes Chinese acupuncture and herbology. In addition, Rhonda is a practitioner of Qi Gong and an instructor of Tai Chi Chuan in the Yang Family tradition.

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