Music is therapy
Heal in community with the power of music.
Music is therapy
Heal in community with the power of music.
Heal in community with the power of music.
Heal in community with the power of music.
We use music, story, dance and guided practice to connect with our wounds in the healing power of community.
Welcome to an initiative dedicated to assisting and supporting the mental health of the community. I see too many people struggling with their mental health, with the pressures of modern day living many people have not been given tools or techniques to equip them against the mental challenges we are facing, it's an area that has not been fully addressed as a society.
To address the problem, I draw upon the model used by indigenous cultures where music, story, dance and community are used to support the village wellbeing. I bring these principles into a modern setting to create a healing environment.
I collaborate with an artist whose music connects on a soul level or has been created by alchemizing their own pain. This becomes the avenue that helps others to connect to their hurts Music has the ability to bypass the protective layers we place around our pain.
Story has always been a powerful tool in connecting us to each other, we realize we are not alone in our suffering. I interview the artist about a particular lyric, song, inspiration and/or emotional challenges that they have experienced and how they managed them. By hearing another person's story, it gives us permission and guidance to connect with ours.
A guided practice invites you to connect with a past event that still evokes an emotional 'charge', this is done in a compassionate and caring way. We focus on an experience that is not too overwhelming but still carries energy. The aim of the practice is to build confidence in being able to sit with emotional discomfort and allow it to pass through the body all the while being supported by others. You will have a technique that you can take away and use again. and again,
Hi, my name is Gavan Holland, the Injured Souls Session was an idea that came about when I saw how many people were experiencing mental health challenges and struggled to get the support they needed. Having experienced childhood traumas and further trauma in my 20's and again in my 30's, I found it frustrating not being able to get long lasting relief, so I embarked on my own self-healing journey.
For almost 20 years I've been watching, listening and reading material and also attending summits and workshops related to trauma. I embarked on an educational journey that incorporated the mind and body. I have qualifications in Fitness, Massage, Psychotherapy and a Nervous System Certification. I also completed the Mindful Schools training, I'm a qualified 'Clear Belief's coach and undertook a 20-week course in Evolving Beyond Your Wounds. I'm familiar with Inner Child, Shadow and Parts work. Along with these I have attended many mind/body healing festivals.
The research into trauma details how important community is in healing, and also understanding the power of music, dance, and story, so I decided to bring them all together. I collaborate with musicians who connect with an audience on a heartfelt level or have experienced their own pain and suffering and alchemized it into their music. If you are ready to do therapy with a difference I'd love to see you.
Support Act is the music industry’s charity, delivering crisis relief services to musicians, managers, crew and music workers across all genres who are unable to work due to ill health, injury, a mental health problem or some other crisis. !
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