Who is therapeutic harp for?

Therapeutic harp can support a nearly infinite number of situations and experiences. It is wonderful as a support for general wellness, self reflection, and emotional and nervous system regulation. It can also act as a deep support during times of chronic illness or grief and loss, can provide pain relief, respite from stress and overwhelm, and weave a supportive framework for multiple body systems during times of transition such as pregnancy, birth, or death. Therapeutic harp can bring awareness and relief to an individual or group in many diverse situations. Essentially it is for anyone who is drawn to it or seeks it.

What is special about therapeutic music?

Therapeutic music is an offering with the purpose of providing an intentionally restorative environment. The therapeutic musician creates a space of safety through careful awareness of the listener’s needs in order to create a musical landscape that allows them to reconnect with themselves and experience multiple therapeutic benefits.

What’s so magical about the harp?

With its resonant tone and ethereal quality, the harp lends itself particularly well to the offering of therapeutic music. People who experience therapeutic harp often report feeling gently held, safe and connected to various aspects of themselves that may have been difficult to access before their session.

What is it like to experience therapeutic harp?

In a therapeutic harp session, Shalom creates a soothing blanket of sound, weaving together improvised music with gentle songs, often of ancient origin and in emotive modes. The music creates a dreamy and otherworldly ambiance to foster relaxation and restoration. Often music is continuous for up to an hour in order to promote deep rest and relaxation as well as other therapeutic shifts in awareness and body.

Recipients frequently say they feel as though they are in a dream-like state, suspended between sleep and alertness, and they come out of the session deeply relaxed. Others have noticed a variety of experiences that range from opening up forgotten memories, to release of emotions, to gently heightened awareness of sensations and releasing of tension in the mind & body.

The experience is inherently gentle and safe.