Armed with the neurophysiology and imaging data reviewed in this essay, we can approach the need of integrating music as part of a new paradigm in healing.
Specifically in the spiritual non-left hemispheric interaction between healer and patient, I believe the use of this aspect of neural function will be vital in re-educating the resisting the normative adaptive responses in healthcare givers.
Spirituality, an innately human construct and force with pervasive influence across the expanse of human experience, organically and fluidly aligns with music as a similarly indigenous facet of human expression and experience.
When integrated, music amplifies and intensifies spiritual experiences such that new meaning for the client can emerge that transcends current modes of “being”. Spirituality in turn similarly infuses music and musicking with a powerful and resonant meaning distinct from other music experiences.
