Dimensions of Attunement: Music Listening, Resonance, and the Vibrational Field in Relational Psychedelic Therapy
Integral Psychedelic Therapy the Non Ordinary Art of Psychospiritual Healing January 1, 2023 DOI: 10.4324/9781003167976-12 via Elsevier
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractMusic is an essential component of psychedelic therapy that can enhance transformative therapeutic outcomes. Practical guidance is offered for helping clients "listen into music," which supports accessing non-ordinary states of consciousness and peak experiences, emotional expression and catharsis, imaginal material and processing of memories, as well as states of ease and relaxation. An emotionally attuned, client-centered approach provides a foundation for integrating the therapeutic influence of music in psychedelic therapy.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Key finding | Music is an essential component of psychedelic therapy that can potentiate transformative therapeutic outcomes. |
Abstract
In this chapter, Eric Sienknecht offers the reader an in-depth exploration of music in psychedelic therapy. His chapter points to music as an essential component of psychedelic therapy that can potentiate transformative therapeutic outcomes. Sienknecht offers practical guidance for helping clients “listen into music,” which can provide significant support for accessing NOSC and peak experiences, emotional expression and catharsis, imaginal material and processing of memories, as well as states of ease and relaxation. The emotionally attuned and client-centered approach he articulates provides the reader with a strong foundation for skillfully integrating the powerfully therapeutic influence of music in psychedelic therapy.