Enjoyable, less stressful living occurs when we diversify the speed with which we carry out daily activities. In this two-part workshop participants will learn how they can effectively use music to improve their daily functioning at work, their relationships, and their physical health. Imagine breakfast at the waltz tempo followed by opening the board meeting with Flamenco flair and celebrating success in salsa style. Through in-depth exploration of the skill of changing pace when transitioning among activities, participants will create a personal action plan to create diverse tempos in their lives.

Brain imaging studies established that we hear music in the part of the brain called the amygdala, which is the place that is "the heart of emotional processing". The neuroscience and cognitive psychology of music will be discussed drawing on material from Levitin's "This is Your Brain on Music" and Storr's "Music and Your Mind". Students will listen to specific selected works and record observations of their responses. As a final project, students will create their own personal "first aid kit" which they will be able to listen to in a prescriptive manner to effectively mange stress. The workshop is led by Tia Rich, Ph.D., L.C.S.W. who is a psychotherapist in Menlo Park and was the founding Assistant Director of the Stanford Health improvement Program.

Tuesday November 6 and Tuesday November 13

5:00 -6:30 pm

Fee $75

Location Hoover Pavilion Room 400 (across from The Stanford Shopping Center)

Register for Class code dil-01

Mail registration to HIP Hoover Pavilion NO49, 211 Quarry Road Stanford CA 94305-5705 or register online at hip.stanford.edu