Ana Lucia's music has been a true gift to our members, who are navigating the complicated road of a cancer diagnosis. Her talent as a therapeutic vocalist has helped our members find peace and comfort in way only music can. We are immensely grateful she has chosen to share her gifts in this very significant way.
TESTIMONIALS
Alleviate a physical, mental
or emotional concern.
Therapeutic music is music intended to alleviate a physical, emotional, or mental concern. It’s acoustic music, played or sung live, and is specifically tailored to the patient’s immediate need. It is an art based on the science of sound.
Contact us to schedule a exploratory meeting to learn more about offering therapeutic music to patients and staff in your facility.
Certified Music Practitioner (CPM)
Ana Lucia Divins is a Certified Music Practitioner (CMP),
a graduate of Music for Healing and Transition Program (MHTP).
As a CMP, she provides:
- Live acoustic music at bedside
- One-on-one, for therapeutic purposes
A CMP’s work is focused on the patient with the aim of bringing in-the-moment comfort to the patient’s whole being—emotional, spiritual, mental, and physiological—simply by having the patient be in the presence of the music. MHTP is an accredited program by the National Board for Therapeutic Musicians (NSBTM).
Live music that heals
She has been trained to use the inherent healing elements of live music and sound to enhance the environment for patients in healthcare settings, making it more conducive to the healing process. Ana Lucia has had extensive experience providing therapeutic music to staff at Atrium Health, to patients and family members of Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, and to cancer patients from the Carolina Breast Friends program, Wellness House of Annapolis and Renacer – a community initiative by Atrium Health & Levine Cancer Institute. Currently, she also offers therapeutic music to residents of Aldersgate Senior Living community (Assisted Living, Memory Care & Rehabilitation Units)
For more information about the work of Therapeutic Musicians at healthcare facilities, review this set of FAQs courtesy of the National Board of Therapeutic Musicians (NSBTM) .
BENEFITS
Benefits can include, but are not limited to:
- Distraction.
- Refocus of attention.
- Altering the sense of time.
- Reprieve from the present situation.
- Relieving anxiety of the critically ill.
- Reducing stress and blood pressure of the chronically ill.
- Augmenting pain management.
- Bridge for communication between loved ones.
- Relieving physical and mental tension of the pre-surgery patient.
- Accelerating physical healing of post-surgery and injured patients.
- Easing the birth delivery process.
- Aiding mental focus in Alzheimer’s patients by lifting and clearing the consciousness.
- Assisting the dying by facilitating ease in the transition process.