Steven Halpern: Enhance your Recovery with sound and Music
March 9, 2009
Hosted by Mary Woods
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Episode Description
Steven Halpern is an award-winning recording artist, composer, producer and pioneering sound healer whose music has helped millions worldwide experience deeper relaxation, manage stress, enhanced yoga, meditation and massage as well as pure listening pleasure. His 1975 debut album "Chakra Suite" created a ‘quiet revolution' and established Halpern as the founding father of a new genre of contemporary instrumental/new age healing music. Steven has produced landmark research exploring the connections between sound, consciousness and healing and is the author of two books, "Tuning the Human Instrument" (1977) and "Sound Health" (Harper & Row, 1985), that introduced the concept of sound healing to the mainstream audience. For more information please visit www.innerpeacemusic.com
One Hour AT A Time
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Recovery, whether it is from substance abuse or a mental illness, or both requires a treatment plan, which in many cases is as effective as treatments for other chronic illnesses. “One Hour AT A Time” will increase awareness about recovery and decrease the discrimination against individuals in the recovery process. Host Mary Woods, will help people understand the recovery of adults and families living with co-occurring substance use disorders and psychotic and/or affective illness over the course of a lifetime. Helping individuals develop the skills and knowledge they need to take personal responsibility for their health and supporting individuals in their efforts to get on with life beyond illness has been Mary’s mission and she now brings that mission to the airwaves.
Mary Woods
Mary is the CEO of WestBridge Community Services. She is also a Registered Nurse and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor with more than 25 years experience in substance abuse services and community mental health programs. Mary has conducted extensive workshops and trainings with a primary focus in Motivational Interviewing, Stages of Change Theory and Integrated Treatment of Co-occurring Disorders. She is also a contributor to the development of the Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment Practitioners and Clinical Supervisors Workbook and Practice Demonstration Video. Mary was the Chairperson of the NH State Board of Licensing for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Professionals. She has been a member of the NH Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselor’s Association since 1984, and has served as the Northeast Regional Vice President for the NAADAC, the Association of Addiction Professionals, President of NAADAC and is currently past president of NAADAC.