Waking the Spirit: A Musician's Journey Healing Body, Mind, and Soul
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.70 (721 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1250055776 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Mr. He has been a Medical Musician in Critical Care at Berkshire Medical Center in Massachusetts since January 2016. ANDREW SCHULMAN has just started a residency in the Critical Care department at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City. "Waking the Spirit", which tells the story of how he became a medical musician, is his first book. . Schulman is the founder
"The amazing power of music strikes again!" according to Greg S.. Disclaimer: I have been friends with Andrew for a long time. We lost touch about 12 years ago and then we reconnected on Facebook in late 2009 - just months after Andrew had surfaced from his medical crisis, as I would later discover. It was business as usual discussing music, dogs, guitar, life, etc., until I read read posts by Andrew discussing the details of the crisis. Needless to say, I had no idea that this had happened and was a bit shocked and remi. Peter Argondizza said An amazing story of a professional musician and a near-death experience.. Waking the Spirit: A Musician's Journey Healing Body, Mind, and Soul is an amazing story of a professional musician who, after experiencing a near-death experience, literally returns 'to life' and playing music by the healing power of music. Moved by this transformative experience, the author tells how he, was compelled to return later to ICU to heal others through performing live music at patients' bedsides. Supported by scientific information from expert. A Journey Well Worth Following Carole Waking the Spirit is simply wonderful! It’s the perfect antidote to today’s depressing political scene, is full of hope, and inspirational. Andrew Schulman is a professional guitarist who finds himself in an induced coma in the SICU at Beth Israel Hospital in New York, the most desperately ill patient in the unit. As each hour elapses, he worsens and is given almost no chance of survival…until his wife reaches into her handbag and finds
He swiftly decided to redirect his music career toward patient care as a “medical musician” in the same ward where he was a patient just months prior. A must read.”- Kate Edgar, Oliver Sacks Foundation“Waking the Spirit is full of hope and wonders. Schulman miraculously survived his ordeal, escaping with only minor brain damage. The author considers his proactive role in patient care and his own astounding recovery to have both been beautifully transformed “by the bridge that music creates between the healthy and the sick.”An inspirational testament to the limitless benefits of music and its role in health care."-- Kirkus Review. His own journey began years earlier when, at 57, he was admitted to the same ward as a terminal “Code Blue” patient with circulatory collapse following a routine pancreatic tumor excision. As a classical guitarist and compos
Against the oddswith the help of musiche survived: A medical miracle.Once fully recovered, Andrew resolved to dedicate his life to bringing music to critically ill patients in the same ICU where music helped save his life. Andrew Schulman, a fifty-seven-year-old professional guitarist, had a close brush with death on the night of July 16, 2009. In Waking the Spirit, you'll learn the astonishing stories of the people he’s met along the wayboth patients and doctorsand see the incredible role music can play in a modern hospital setting.In his new work as a professional musician, Andrew has met with experts in music, neuroscience, and medicine. In this book, he shares with readers an overview of the cutting-edge science and medical theories that illuminate this exciting field.This book explores the power of music to heal the body and awaken the spirit.. An Oliver Sacks Foundation Best Book of the Year selection, Finalist for the Books for a Better Life "Best First Book” Award, and a People Magazine Pick in non-fiction.For millennia, music has been known to have a powerful role in the healing process. This moving and inspiring book tells the tale of a man pulled from the brink of death by music who, in turn, uses music as medicine to help heal others