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Van Casey Music and Spirit Shaina sent me four CDs to review, and because my brain wasn't fully engaged, I thought this one was intended specifically for pregnant women. (The subtitle makes it abundantly clear that it is not!) I decided to listen to it first, because I didn't think I'd care too much for it, and I wanted to get the review task "out of the way"-- instead, I cried for the next half-hour! This product is a guided meditation, with beautiful Rhodes piano backup by Shaina, in the mode of what is called "brief therapy". Here is a Wikipedia excerpt about brief therapy: Brief therapy is an umbrella term for a variety of approaches to Psychotherapy. It differs from other schools of therapy in that it emphasises (1) a focus on a specific problem and (2) direct intervention. In brief therapy, the therapist takes responsibility for working more pro-actively with the client in order to treat clinical and subjective conditions faster. It also emphasizes precise observation, utilization of natural resources, and temporary suspension of disbelief to consider new perspectives and multiple viewpoints. Rather than the formal analysis of historical causes of distress, the primary approach of brief therapy is to help the client to view the present from a wider context and to utilize more functional understandings (not necessarily at a conscious level). By becoming aware of these new understandings, successful clients will de facto undergo spontaneous and generative change. Brief therapy is often highly strategic, exploratory, and solution-based rather than problem-oriented. It is less concerned with how a problem arose than with the current factors sustaining it and preventing change. Brief therapists do not adhere to one "correct" approach, but rather accept that there being many paths, any of which may or may not in combination turn out to be ultimately beneficial. Don't be fooled by the dry, clinical tone of this definition! This is powerful medicine! {Taken from liner notes: Dr. Chapman holds a doctorate in Mind/Body Psychology and is certified in Advanced Hypnotherapy. Her work integrates spirituality, psychotherapy, energy work and hypnotherapy. Cathy believes that people are perfect spiritual beings who came into their physical body for the purpose of spiritual growth. Her guided journey is a loving expression of this context...} When you get this CD, DON'T just throw in into you player while doing chores! Set aside quiet time for it, at least an hour. And do not listen to it while driving-- it's too powerful. Following the guided meditation is a beautiful song by Shaina, sung by her and her husband. I felt that it was an important addition because the meditation brought up a good deal of "stuff" I didn't know I was carrying around in there, and I needed time for my emotions to complete an "initial assimilation" of it. The song, "Song of Welcome", assisted in that masterfully for me. Be well! Van Casey |
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