Medicinal Indian Vocal Music Therapy

Dr.Arun Shridhar Apte

Dr. Arun Shridhar Apte is a registered medical practitioner in music therapy by INDIAN BOARD OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES registered by the government of west Bengal with the open INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF COMPLIMENTARY MEDICINES. He is internationally an expert in the field of music therapy through spiritual yoga method. A specialist in singing Hindustani classical ragas and semi classical music like Thumari, bhajans, Stage music( natya sangeet) Marathi bhavgeet. He has composed and set to music many devotional bandishis and developed new and innovative techniques if “Medicinal Indian Vocal Music Therapy”. Born to musically talented parents, it was his mother Late Mrs.Mangala Apte( a disciple of Pt.D.V.Paluskar of Gwalior Gharana) who gave him the classical vocal training. Later on he got a chance to learn from Pt.Jitendra Abhisheki for 10years.

Medicinal Indian Vocal Music Therapy is a complimentary therapy that promotes the inbuilt natural healing process . Effective by itself, it can also be used along with other therapies to provide comfort from side effects. It has curative as well as preventive effects. This therapy is being evolved not only with music as a base, but by a unique combination and study of other sciences as well. They are: 

• Science if primordial sound and its energies(five elements).

• Science of four human bodies and its connection with five elements( The gross body, casual, super-casual, and subtle body)

• Science of four human bodies, its connection with five bodies and human voice

• Science of music and its connection with human four bodies and five elements

• Science of mental. Emotional and spiritual health through Medicinal Indian Vocal Music Therapy.

We rejuvenate our four bodies by matching individual sound frequency with the frequency of the cosmic sound through singing and listening

1.      OMKAR (the primordial sound) method

2.      Bija mantras (seed mantras)method

3.      Bija akshar (seed syllable)method

4.      Special notes method

5.      Stotras and Shlokas method in different ragas

6.      specific Indian classical raga method. 

This is because Music acts as a power step down transformer which helps to bring down the tremendous energy released in Spiritual places such as temples, or meditation Centers to reasonable levels which humans can absorb or withstand. Regular practice of this Therapy shall help us sustain & prolong our Meditative state. 

Due to meditation, there is a repeated ascent & descent of the Kundalini energy, which nourishes our energy centers & nerve channels.  Just as water turns to steam, & steam condenses into droplets of pure water,similarly we experience this absorption of energy.

Please Note: Combined group and individual learning will be conducted according to need and ability of the student, at the discretion of the course Director. Students will be required to document all their experiences throughout the course. Most weeks will comprise of 4 days practical study and 1.5 days of assessment.