MANDALAS AND MUSIC

When our daughter Jessica was in ICU, the waiting room was filled with concerned family and friends. She had had a head-on collision in her little white car with a SUV. A helicopter took her to Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee where she was not expected to live through the night. Needless to say we were beyond worried.

Also in the waiting room were family members and friends of other patients in ICU. That first night I watched a family completely breakdown when they heard the news that their teenage son had passed away. Somebody please explain to me why the hospital had a news channels blaring negative energy in an environment where there is already unbelievable stress? 

I have a better idea. I say put on soothing instrumental music and give those loved ones some crayons or colored pencils and give them mandalas to color. Mandalas are an ancient art form with geometric patterns surrounding a center point just like our solar system or an atom. Think of the nucleus as you, and all the objects surrounding it as the universe around you. When you bring color to the shapes it is like the instruments of an orchestra playing music in harmony. This evokes the feeling of bringing order to your chaos and can help you to feel more centered.

Above is a book of mandalas I made for my mother-in-law when she was no longer able to get out of bed. She loved them. Next time you are in an environment where you feel helpless and out of control I have a suggestion. Put on a set of headphones and listen to beautiful instrumental music while coloring a mandala. They are all over the internet. Just google free mandalas.

As for our precious Jessica, she is married to Jay Fryia and they have two beautiful boys, Cameron and Charlie.

If you are looking for soothing music or mandalas to color, I can help you there.
Just visit cynthiamusic.com and press play.