Sound Health

Have you ever noticed how ideas come more easily after a walk, a shower, or a long breath?

It is not coincidence.

When the body relaxes, the brain begins its quiet repair work.

Electrical rhythms...

Before you even hear a sound, your brain predicts what it will feel like.

That split-second forecast decides whether a sound seems pleasant, tense, or calming.

When you expect a tone to relax you, y...

When was the last time you heard nothing at all?

Not quiet music or a low hum, but actual stillness.

That kind of silence is rare, yet your brain depends on it.

Without pauses between sounds, atten...

Have you ever had a memory that just wouldn’t let go?

I’m not talking about the sweet kind that makes you smile.

I mean the other kind—the ones that linger in your body, that show up uninvited in yo...

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how we care for our brains—not just with food, exercise, or crossword puzzles, but in deeper, more innovative ways.

That’s why I couldn’t wait to tell you about ...

Have you ever walked into a room and totally blanked on why you were there?

I want you to exercise your creativity.

I want you to exercise your BRAIN.

Regularly...and over and over.

Try something outrageous. 

Build. 

Play and instrument (like a drum!).

Paint. 

Make som...

We've all been there…

You walk into a room only to forget what you needed…or maybe you find yourself a few pages into a book and realize you absorbed very little of what you just read.

It's complete...

It was about this time two years ago when a really a strange thing happened to me…

I was almost finished with my weekly Sunday trip to the grocery store.

And as I walked back to my car, full shoppin...

Dementia is a growing concern as we age, but what if the solution to keeping your brain sharp could be as simple as listening to your favorite tunes? Sound, particularly through music listening, has s...