This first episode is a brief introduction into sound therapy and its benefits.

Episode 1 : An introduction to Sound Therapy

Be Well Be Sound Podcast: Episode 2, discussing what happens in the brain when we listen to harmony.
Harmony is one of the elemental building blocks that makes up music.  This episode explores the science behind harmony and presents research that shows how the brain responds to harmony in music.  

Example of mathematics in certain sounds:
"A tuba tends to vibrate at a set of frequencies that are mathematically related by whole number ratios. When a pencil is dropped on the floor, it vibrates with a number of frequencies, producing a complex sound wave that is noisy...this object will vibrate at a set of frequencies that have no simple mathematical relationship between them." -PhysicsClassroom.com
Tuba: 200Hz, 400Hz, 600Hz, 800Hz, 1000Hz
Dropped Pencil: 197Hz, 211Hz, 217Hz, 219Hz, 287Hz, 311Hz, 329Hz, 399Hz 

Research Reference: Physical Review Letters, DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.108103
Web Reference: NewScientist.com, Why Harmony Pleases the Brain

Podcast Episode 2: Your Brain on Harmony

Be Well Be Sound Podcast Episode 3:
This episode is a look into how music can help enhance creativity and imaginative thinking.   I will discuss some of the neuroscience behind creativity and emphasize the ideal ways of using music during the creative process.  You will discover some interesting facts about Einstein and his use of music that enhanced his work. 

The harp music recorded on this podcast was recorded by music therapist, Andrea Cortez, MM, MT-BC at Mind Body Music Center.

Episode References:

1. Six Interesting Musical Facts about Albert Einstein

https://www.cmuse.org/interesting-musical-facts-about-albert-einstein/

2. Creative Listening: How Music Can Boost Your Creativity https://brainworldmagazine.com/creative-listening-music-can-boost-creativity
3.  Einstein on Creative Thinking: Music and the Intuitive Art of Scientific Imagination.  https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/imagine/201003/einstein-creative-thinking-music-and-the-intuitive-art-scientific-imagination

Calaprice, Alice. (Ed.). (2000). The Expanded Quotable Einstein. Princeton, N. J.: Princeton University Press.

Clark, Ronald W. (1971). Einstein. The Life and Times. New York: Crowell.

Sayen, Jamie. (1985). Einstein in America. New York: Crown. 

Suzuki, Shinichi. (1969). Nurtured by Love. A New Approach to Education.

4.  The Four Stages of Creativity.  https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/the-4-stages-of-creativity.html
5.  Emma Threadgold, John E. Marsh, Neil McLatchie, Linden J. Ball. Background music stints creativity: Evidence from compound remote associate tasks. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2019; DOI: 10.1002/acp.3532

Podcast Episode 3: Einstein, Creativity and the Musical Brain

*Please listen with headphones or good external speaker.
This is a 9-minute healing sound meditation recording with the harp and plant music generated by Midi-Sprout.  Midi Sprout detects the bio-energetic changes of plants in real time so that you can hear the plant’s music.  This recording was done with the interaction of harp vibrations and plant with the intention to create a deep healing experience for your physical body. 

This piece is called Recover and Repair because it is intended to be used as a therapeutic listening experience, to help reduce stress and to restore your mind and body. You can make this a sound meditation by giving yourself 9 minutes of uninterrupted listening time. Listen, breathe, settle and repeat for a meditation.

Harp + Plant - Recover And Repair

A sound meditation improvised with the interaction of Harp, pedal effects, and plant music.

Arriving

This is an online space for restorative listening. Here you will find sound meditations recorded with the intention to support you in your daily life. To listen as sound meditation, give yourself a few minutes of time without doing anything else but listening and being.  
Also you will find podcasts here about the power of sound and how it can benefit you. Music and podcasts are created by music therapist,  Andrea Cortez, MM, MT-BC, through MindBodyMusicCenter.com

Sound Meditation Radio