Sound Health Global - Ben Koen

This episode is dedicated to George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless others who have been killed or suffered from the ills of racism in the U.S. and around the world. In this episode, I reflect on the concept of race and how it impacts every level of society from the individual to communities and institutions.

I argue that while we must take immediate and long-overdue action to improve and transform society and culture in key and multiple areas, including law enforcement, healthcare, housing, food and nutrition, economics, and education, we must also redefine, embrace, embody, and implement a truer understanding of the very concept of race in our hearts and minds, brains and beings, emotions and behaviors, and in our societies and cultures if we will ever create a world free of racism. This is not the only piece of the puzzle, but it is an essential one for long-term global healing and transformation.

Building from the book A Hideous Monster of the Mind: American Race Theory in the Early Republic by Bruce Dain (2002, Harvard University Press), I show how the title presents three premises and leads to the conclusion that humanity is indeed one race, and while that does not solve the problems of racism, it is essential to incorporate this truth into our world, individually and socially.

A Hideous Monster of the Mind: American Race Theory in the Early Republic

The title itself begs three questions:

1. What is race?   Answer: Race is a theory

2. What is that theory?  Answer: Race theory is A Hideous Monster

3. Where is that Monster? Answer: That Hideous Monster is in and of  the Mind

All three points are key, first, that “race” is a “theory”, not some absolute reality or truth; second, that this “theory” is a “hideous monster”; and third, that this “hideous monster” is in and of “the mind.” In a similar characterization, psychiatrist John Woodall, makes a strong case of “racism as a disease”—a disease of the mind, with myriad symptoms that continue to afflict society.

As humans, we create our world based on our beliefs, culture, thoughts, opinions, understandings, science, and knowledge. While understanding and accepting that humanity is one race does not solve the problems of racism, to continue to believe in the false and monstrous notion of race is untenable and until it is released from our unconscious and conscious minds, our neurology and biochemistry, our emotions, thoughts, and actions, how can we truly be free? 

One caveat is: considering that humans, overwhelmingly, have organized ourselves along lines of race, we can say that socially, there are different races, even though this is based on the false notion of race. The key point here is that society is a manifestation of the thoughts and beliefs of individuals and groups; and that our thoughts and beliefs can change. So, the more our thoughts and beliefs are aligned with a truer reflection of reality, i.e. humanity does not consist of many races, but rather is one race, the more rapidly and peacefully we can move forward towards a world free of racism and one based on human solidarity, compassion, love, unity, and friendship.

This is not a cure-all, nor an oversimplification of the complexity of the problem of racism, rather it is an essential piece of the puzzle to incorporate into our discourse and lives to reach the long-awaited day of a world free of racism.

I hope this serves you well and I'd love to hear your feedback: [email protected]

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This is such a great joy and pleasure for me to share today's topic on Music and Healing with you, I hope you enjoy it! 

I also added some of my music throughout the whole podcast and would love to know how you feel about it! Many thanks ahead of time! 

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Building from a recent show at HKBU on Music, Health, & Healing, this episode asks you to consider yourself as a creative being and to shift into the understanding that you can actively participate in your own healing process, health and wellbeing, and even create vitality. 

I share how and why music and sound can powerfully assist you in this process and help you to move from your intuitive sense and experience of music's power in your life, to intentionally deploying music in your own healing and wellbeing.  

I've helped countless people use the power of music and sound in hand with their mind and meditation to transform the five factors of their being: Body, Mind, Spirit, Emotions, and Relationships; and further achieve their goals in vision to build sustainable and fulfilling businesses for their livelihood in harmony with their personal truth, gifts, and talents.

I hope this serves you well, and I'm always happy to share more specifically related to you!

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#music, #health, #healing, #creativity, #selfhealing, #meditation, #soundhealing, #healingmusic

Head's Up! I really want to share with you how sound and silence play into my style of podcasting and dialogue. 

Today's episode explores the power of sound and silence in music, conversation, and life a bit--but mainly I want to share the wisdom and strategy behind the flow of sound and silence in:

I link this to our neuroplasticity and ability and effectiveness in realizing goals and visions.

I hope this serves you well!

Love your comments and questions!  Just reach out here: [email protected]

#Music, #Sound, #Silence, #Education, #Soundhealth

Tap into these five things to totally transform your inner world and outer experience: Self-awareness, Non-reactivity, Zero expectations of others, Thankfulness & Gratitude, and Forgiveness.  By becoming aware of these five states of being and incorporating them into your life is beautiful and transformative. They facilitate Joy, Health, Wealth, Empathy, Insight, Perspective, Empowerment and so much more.

These are not only states of consciousness and being, but they are also skills you can develop.

Experience them in your meditaiton and let that awareness and state extend into your day, little by little.  

You will feel your wellbeing increase, and you see your life change in expected and surprising ways.

I'd love to hear your questions, comments, and anything you'd like me to cover in the podcast. Just reach out here: [email protected]

#Joy, #Health, #Wealth, #Self-awareness, #Non-reactivity, #Zero expectations, #Gratitude, #Forgiveness

The Coronavirus has made countless people stressed, depleted, and anxious about their health and wellbeing, their survival, and the safety of friends and family, in Hong Kong and around the world. Today I talk with George Wigmore from Hong Kong Baptist University about several topics concerning the power of Music, Meditation, and Mindset to bolster your immune system, own your power to heal, and embrace your music within. Specifically, we explore how this can put you in an improved state of wellbeing and vitality in relation to the current outbreak of the coronavirus and keep your mind and body rightly focused. Some of the topics we cover are:

George holds the position of English Editor in the Communications and PR Office of HKBU and formerly was the Senior Communications Officer (School of Health Sciences) at City, University of London in the UK.  

Love to hear your questions and comments!  Contact: [email protected]

#Hong Kong, #Coronavirus, #Music, #Meditation, #Wellbeing

Music and Meditation are two dimensions of experience that can truly change your life. 

We tap into both music and meditation intuitively, and our daily life has meditation built into it at least twice per day--but just imagine if you engaged music and meditation with intention and purpose. What could you create from that space of potentiality? Who could you be? What could you experience and achieve? What could you create and manifest? 

Learn when these times are and how to take advantage of this potential to increase your health and wellbeing, get in touch with your unconscious mind and the whole you, and learn how music is a powerful experience of meditation. 

I'd love to hear your story and experience, questions, comments, and anything you'd like for me to cover in the podcast. Just reach out here:  [email protected]

Today you start to dive into the world of music, the mind, meditation, healing, and alignment!  Start the beautiful journey of how to harness the power of music in your life and experience how it can facilitate healing, wellbeing, goal achievement, and realizing your life vision. My intention is that this podcast will serve the real and whole you--body, mind, spirit, emotions, relationships, and business--and be a constant support for you get in touch with what is most important for you now in life, and help you to extend that truth throughout your day so you see your vision becoming manifest more every day.   To serve you in this way, I draw on my 20 years of research, applied practice, writing, speaking, and music career that has taken me to over fifty countries around the world, where I've had the great and humbling opportunity to make music with countless musicians, and learn practices for healing, health, and wellbeing from many disciplines and cultures.   I'm honored to share with you my story and my lifelong practice of music-meditation.  And I'd love to hear your story and experience, questions, comments, and anything you'd like for me to cover in the podcast.  Just reach out here: [email protected]

#music, #meditation, #brain, #wellbeing, #alignment.