Protocol for a Neurophenomenological Investigation of a Guided Imagery and Music Experience (Part I)

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Andrea McGraw Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Guided Imagery ◽  
Subjective Experiences ◽  
Guided Imagery And Music ◽  
Neuroscience Research ◽  
Phenomenological Studies ◽  
Altered State Of Consciousness ◽  
Bonny Method ◽  
Physiological Benefits ◽  
Music And Imagery ◽  
Brain Behavior

 Abstract This article, Part I of II, describes the rationale and background literature of an investigation into a music and imagery (GIM) experience modeled upon the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music[1]. This investigation aimed to obtain an integrated description of participants’ subjective experiences and electroencephalographic (EEG) responses during the GIM session in order to gain understanding into the integrated neuronal and experiential demands of imaginal listening to music while in an altered state of consciousness (ASC). Neuroscience research has demonstrated the utility of EEG for investigating neuronal responses during ASCs, imagery, and music experiences. Additionally, several phenomenological studies have provided insight into the value and nature of client imagery in GIM contexts. Given evidence of both psychological and physiological benefits of the Bonny Method, and given the ever-growing neuroscience literature relating to phenomena occurring in GIM, there are likely relationships between participants’ imagery experiences and their brain behavior during a GIM session. This foundation justifies the use of neurophenomenology as a means of integrating individual participants’ EEG traces with their descriptions of their imagery experiences during a GIM session in order to obtain a description of the relationships between their subjective and neuronal phenomena.  Keywords: Bonny Method, Guided Imagery and Music, neurophenomenology,                    EEG, Neuroimaging.  

scholarly journals Supportive Music and Imagery Method

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumi Paik-Maier
Keyword(s):  
Classical Music ◽  
Guided Imagery ◽  
Guided Imagery And Music ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Imagery Training ◽  
Recorded Music ◽  
Bonny Method ◽  
Music And Imagery ◽  
Musical Elements

The Supportive Music and Imagery Method is derived from the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (BMGIM). It uses one piece of pre-recorded music that is short and simple in all musical elements and non-classical music is often used.It aims at enhancing one’s ego by supporting one’s positive resource rather than exploring problems and issues. It is containing and highly structured compared to BMGIM and it focuses on the here-and-now.I will introduce how the SMI method is conducted by illustrating a few case examples supervised by me and conducted by graduates and trainees of the Music and Imagery training in Korea.

scholarly journals Receptive Music Therapy

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise Grocke
Keyword(s):  
Music Therapy ◽  
Guided Imagery ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Music Listening ◽  
Guided Imagery And Music ◽  
Therapeutic Goals ◽  
Live Music ◽  
Receptive Music Therapy ◽  
Bonny Method ◽  
Music And Imagery

Listening to music is an everyday experience for most people. In music therapy music listening can be used to support many therapeutic goals. This chapter presents an overview of methods used in receptive music therapy that are supported by research literature, including music-assisted relaxation, music and imagery, and Guided Imagery and Music (Bonny Method). Salient features of each approach are outlined and supported with evidence-based research. Elements of music used in relaxation and imagery are discussed in some further depth to highlight the need for greater transparency when reporting the effect of recorded and live music in receptive music therapy.

Protocol for a Neurophenomenological Investigation of a Guided Imagery and Music Experience (Part II)

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 116
Author(s):  
Andrea McGraw Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Neuronal Activity ◽  
Guided Imagery ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Guided Imagery And Music ◽  
Collection Process ◽  
Data Collection Process ◽  
Eeg Data ◽  
Bonny Method ◽  
Music And Imagery

 Abstract This is Part II of a two-part article that includes a step-by-step description of the methodology undertaken in my study [1], as well as a discussion regarding the clinical implications of the data collection process. This application of neurophenomenology integrated individual experiential reports with EEG data to obtain a description of responses to a modified music and imagery (GIM) session based upon the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music. This article details the methodological challenges in addressing such questions, and ways in which I sought to work around and with them. The process of analyzing both the subjective and neuronal data revealed interesting questions both about the nature of the GIM experience, as well as about the limitations of integrating these very different sets of data, including: To what degree can participants fully convey their experiences to a researcher, and by extension, to a GIM therapist? How do participants recall their imagery experiences after the session, and what does this mean for practitioners during the session? To what degree can neuronal activity be attributed to specific imagery or perceptual experiences? What does a productive session look like from a neurophenomenological perspective? Pursuing these questions can lead to greater understanding of the mechanism of GIM’s effectiveness.  Keywords: Bonny Method, Guided Imagery and Music, neurophenomenology,                    EEG, Neuroimaging.  

Integrating Music and Imagery in Music Therapy Clinical Practice

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Annie Heiderscheit
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Clinical Case ◽  
Guided Imagery ◽  
Guided Imagery And Music ◽  
Klinische Praxis ◽  
Group Music Therapy ◽  
Bonny Method ◽  
Music And Imagery ◽  
Therapy Sessions

This article explores the use of music and imagery in the music therapy literature beyond the scope of The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM), or solely its use in music and imagery for relaxation. The majority of music therapy literature exploring the use of music and imagery is specific to the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music and linked to the practice of utilizing music and imagery for relaxation. Through reviewing music therapy literature that identifies how music and imagery are embedded in other music therapy methods, this article will incorporate clinical case illustrations from the author’s clinical practice that further demonstrate how the use of music and imagery are utilized in other music therapy methods. These clinical case illustrations include explorations of the use of music and imagery in group music therapy sessions, exemplifying its use in discussion and improvisation. Keywords: music, imagery, clinical practiceGermanMusic and Imagery in der klinischen musiktherapeutischen PraxisAnnie HeiderscheidtDieser Artikel untersucht, wie Music and Imagery in der musiktherapeutischen Literatur jenseits der Bonny Methode der Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) angewendet wird, oder alsalleinige Verwendung zur Entspannung. Die Mehrzahl der Musiktherapie-Literatur, die die Verwendung von Music and Imagery untersucht, ist besonders verbunden mit GIM und der Praxis, Music and Imagery zur Entspannung einzusetzen. Im Zuge der Durchsicht der Musiktherapie-Literatur, die beschreibt, wie Music and Imagery in andere musiktherapeutische Methoden eingebunden ist, fügt dieser Artikel klinische Fallstudien aus der Arbeit der Autorin ein, die darüber hinaus zeigen sollen, wie Music and Imagery in anderen musiktherapeutischenMethoden eingesetzt wird. Diese klinischen Fallstudien untersuchen Music and Imagery in Gruppenmusiktherapiesitzungen, wobei ihre Verwendung mit Hilfe von Diskussionen und Improvisationen veranschaulicht wird.Keywords: Musik, Imagery, klinische Praxis Japanese音楽療法臨床における音楽とイメージの統合要旨本稿は、 ボニー式GIMの領域を超えた音楽とイメージの使用について、もしくは単に音楽とイメージをリラクゼーションに使用した音楽療法文献について調査している。大多数の音楽とイメージを使用についての音楽療法文献が、ボニー式GIMに特化して調査されたものであり、音楽とイメージをリラクゼーションのために使用した臨床に関連している。音楽療法文献を再調査することを通して音楽とイメージがどのように他の音楽療法メソッドに取り組まれているかを見極め、音楽とイメージの使用がどのように他の音楽療法メソッドにおいて取り扱われているか実際に行われた著者の臨床からの例を取り入れる。これらの臨床例は集団音楽療法セッションにおける音楽とイメージの使用の解説を含み、ディスカッションと即興における使用について例示する。 キーワード：音楽、イメージ、臨床Chinese本文探討了音樂治療文獻中音樂與意象的使用，包括邦尼式引導想像音樂治療法(GIM)的範疇，或僅以音樂與意象用在放鬆上。大多數探討音樂與意象的音樂治療文獻都限定在邦尼式引導想像音樂治療法，並與運用此方法輔助放鬆做連結。透過文獻回顧並定義音樂與意象如何融入其他音樂治療方法，本文結合了作者的臨床案例經驗進一步闡述音樂引導意象能如何被應用於其他音樂治療方法。這些臨床案例演示探討了音樂引導意象方法在音樂治療團體中的運用，並舉例說明此方法在討論與即興中的使用。Korean1. 음악 치료 임상 현장을 위한 음악과 심상의 통합적용Annie Heiderscheit초록본 연구는 음악 치료 문헌에서 음악과 심상이 유도된 심상과 음악 기법(GIM), 또는 이완(relaxation)을 위한 활용을 넘어 어떻게 활용되고 있는지를 탐구한다. 음악과 심상의 적용을 조사한 음악 치료 문헌들은 대부분 Bonny 에 의해 개발된 유도된 심상과 음악, 또는 이완을 위해 음악과 심상을 활용한 경우로 국한되어 왔다. 음악과 심상이 그 외의 다른 음악 치료 현장에서 어떻게 적용되었는지 확인하기 위해 본 연구는 음악 치료 문헌들을 검토하고, 저자의 임상사례들을 통합하며 음악과 심상 사용이 다른 음악 치료 기법에서 어떻게 활용되는가를 알아보고자 한다. 본 연구에 포함된 임상 사례는 집단 음악 치료 세션에서 음악과 심상을 사용하는 것에 대한 조사가 포함되며, 대화(토론)와 즉흥 연주에서 음악과 심상을 활용하는 예시를 제시한다.  키워드: 음악, 심상, 임상현장

scholarly journals Report on the Association for Music and Imagery: The Development of Guided Imagery and Music around the World

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne B Parker
Keyword(s):  
Guided Imagery ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Body ◽  
Advanced Training ◽  
Guided Imagery And Music ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
Bonny Method ◽  
Music And Imagery

This article is a brief report on the status of GIM training worldwide. The Association for Music & Imagery, based in the United States, was established in 1986 and provides the standards for training in GIM. AMI endorses both training programs and trainers that meet those standards. The growth of GIM throughout the world is reflected in the locations of training programs and trainers. Also included is a summary of the international makeup of the body of Fellows of the Association for Music & Imagery. Fellow of AMI is the designation given to someone who has completed advanced training in The Bonny Method of GIM.

scholarly journals The Central Tenets of GIM: Consciousness and the Integration of Psychotherapy and Spirituality

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francis Smith Goldberg ◽  
Louise Dimiceli-Mitran
Keyword(s):  
Guided Imagery ◽  
Guided Imagery And Music ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
The World ◽  
Bonny Method

Abstract Spirituality and psychotherapy are both inherent in the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music. This article discusses the integration of these aspects of GIM and the evolution of Helen Bonny's journey in this regard. Included are Bonny's early humanistic and transpersonal influences, along with her grounding philosophy of the healing aspects of music, the central tenets of GIM as she initially envisioned, and the development of GIM theory as it relates to this integration. A GIM case study illustrates how psychotherapy and spirituality work together in a holistic way. Current trends indicate that transpersonal practices are becoming more mainstream in many areas of the world.

Music Imagery Beyond a Cancer Diagnosis

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Louise Dimiceli-Mitran
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Diagnosis ◽  
Guided Imagery ◽  
Guided Imagery And Music ◽  
Bonny Method

Thirteen years ago in the midst of my worst moments during chemo, nothing felt safe in my world; the sense that my cells were dying in droves put me into a constant hypervigilance so intense that I could not sleep or concentrate. Although I was exhausted, the steroids from the anti-nausea drugs made sleep as fleeting as my inability to eat most of the time. A therapist-friend was giving me sessions using The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music...

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