University of Jyväskylä | JYX Digital Repository

  • English  | Give feedback |
    • suomi
    • English
 
  • Login
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.
View Item 
  • JYX
  • Opinnäytteet
  • Väitöskirjat
  • View Item
JYX > Opinnäytteet > Väitöskirjat > View Item

Using altered states of consciousness in improvisational music therapy : the potential of resonance frequency breathing

Thumbnail
View/Open
4.8 Mb

Downloads:  
Show download detailsHide download details  
Published in
JYU dissertations
Authors
Brabant, Olivier
Date
2018
Discipline
Musiikkiterapia

 
Improvisational music therapy is a type of creative arts therapy in which clients are encouraged to express themselves through the symbolic and non-verbal medium of music, by creating free music improvisations together with the therapist. The present research aims at investigating whether the efficacy of this method can be further enhanced by purposefully accessing the ego-quieting properties of altered states of consciousness. This work proceeds in three main steps. First, the notions of consciousness and its alteration are examined and reformulated, resulting in a more comprehensive theoretical model. Then, existing methods for inducing altered states of consciousness are evaluated in terms of suitability for the context of improvisational music therapy. This leads to the selection of resonance frequency breathing (RFB), a cardiorespiratory intervention known for its ability to balance the autonomic nervous system, reduce stress, and improve emotional regulation. Lastly, the effects and potential benefits of RFB are investigated through three single-case experimental studies, where 10 minutes of RFB are added at the beginning of every other therapy session, in alternation with a control intervention. The results suggest that RFB has the ability to both deepen and support the processes naturally occurring during therapy, by either favouring the emergence of difficult emotions and therapeutically relevant themes, or helping with the regulation of excessive arousal, depending on the client’s current needs and coping abilities. Therefore, RFB seems to be an adaptive intervention whose apparent therapy-enhancing effects should also result in better outcomes. This last point is currently being investigated in a randomised controlled trial of improvisational music therapy for adults with depression. ...
Publisher
Jyväskylän yliopisto
ISBN
978-951-39-7563-0
ISSN Search the Publication Forum
2489-9003
Contains publications
  • Artikkeli I: Brabant, O. (2016). More than meets the Eye : Towards a Post-materialist Model of Consciousness. Explore : The Journal of Science and Healing, 12 (5), 347-354. DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2016.06.006
  • Artikkeli II: Brabant, O., Solati, S., Letule, N., Liarmakopoulou, O., & Erkkilä, J. (2017). Favouring emotional processing in improvisational music therapy through resonance frequency breathing: a single-case experimental study with a healthy client. Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, 26 (5), 453-472. DOI: 10.1080/08098131.2016.1277253
  • Artikkeli III: Brabant, O., van de Ree, M., & Erkkilä, J. (2017). The effect of resonance frequency breathing when used as a preparatory exercise in music psychotherapy : A single-case experimental study of a client with anxiety disorder. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 56, 7-18. DOI: 10.1016/j.aip.2017.08.004
  • Artikkeli IV: Brabant, O., & Erkkilä, J. (2018). Enhancing improvisational music therapy through the addition of resonance frequency breathing : Common findings of three single-case experimental studies. Music Therapy Perspectives, 36 (2), 224-233. DOI: 10.1093/mtp/miy009
  • Artikkeli V: Erkkilä, Jaakko; Brabant, Olivier; Saarikallio, Suvi; Ala-Ruona, Esa; Hartmann, Martin; Letule, Nerdinga; Geretsegger, Monika; Gold, Christian (2019). Enhancing the efficacy of integrative improvisational music therapy in the treatment of depression : study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 20 (0), 244. DOI: 10.1186/s13063-019-3323-6
Keywords
improvisational music therapy resonance frequency breathing consciousness altered state of consciousness heart rate variability emotional regulation musiikkiterapia improvisointi tajunta tietoisuus muuntuneet tajunnantilat hengitys syke tunteet itsehallinta
URI

http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-39-7563-0

Metadata
Show full item record
Collections
  • JYU Dissertations [127]
  • Väitöskirjat [3079]

Related items

Showing items with similar title or keywords.

  • Enhancing improvisational music therapy through the addition of resonance frequency breathing : Common findings of three single-case experimental studies 

    Brabant, Olivier; Erkkilä, Jaakko (Oxford University Press, 2018)
    One core characteristic of active music therapy is the facilitation of emotional expression through the creation of music improvisations. In an attempt to further develop this approach, we created an enhanced form of ...
  • Enhancing the efficacy of integrative improvisational music therapy in the treatment of depression : study protocol for a randomised controlled trial 

    Erkkilä, Jaakko; Brabant, Olivier; Saarikallio, Suvi; Ala-Ruona, Esa; Hartmann, Martin; Letule, Nerdinga; Geretsegger, Monika; Gold, Christian (BioMed Central Ltd., 2019)
    Background Depression is among the leading causes of disability worldwide. Not all people with depression respond adequately to standard treatments. An innovative therapy that has shown promising results in controlled ...
  • Favouring emotional processing in improvisational music therapy through resonance frequency breathing: a single-case experimental study with a healthy client 

    Brabant, Olivier; Solati, Safa; Letule, Nerdinga; Liarmakopoulou, Ourania; Erkkilä, Jaakko (Taylor & Francis; Routledge, 2017)
    Resonance frequency breathing (RFB) is a form of slow breathing at around six breaths/min, whose immediate effects are to substantially increase heart rate variability (HRV) and to reduce stress levels. Since RFB has already ...
  • Breathing woodwinds : music therapy for asthma and COPD rehabilitation 

    Hänninen, Suvi (2014)
    Filhan(2010) arvion mukaan hengityssairaudet koskettavat vuosittain miljoonaa suomalaista. Tutkimus tarjoaa vaihtoehdon potilaan omaa vastuuta korostavaan kuntoutukseen. Astmaryhmälle, kaksi lasta ja aikuinen, sekä ...
  • Music Therapy for Depression Enhanced With Listening Homework and Slow Paced Breathing : A Randomised Controlled Trial 

    Erkkilä, Jaakko; Brabant, Olivier; Hartmann, Martin; Mavrolampados, Anastasios; Ala-Ruona, Esa; Snape, Nerdinga; Saarikallio, Suvi; Gold, Christian (Frontiers Media SA, 2021)
    Introduction: There is evidence from earlier trials for the efficacy of music therapy in the treatment of depression among working-age people. Starting therapy sessions with relaxation and revisiting therapeutic themes ...
  • Browse materials
  • Browse materials
  • Articles
  • Conferences and seminars
  • Electronic books
  • Historical maps
  • Journals
  • Tunes and musical notes
  • Photographs
  • Presentations and posters
  • Publication series
  • Research reports
  • Research data
  • Study materials
  • Theses

Browse

All of JYXCollection listBy Issue DateAuthorsSubjectsPublished inDepartmentDiscipline

My Account

Login

Statistics

View Usage Statistics
  • How to publish in JYX?
  • Self-archiving
  • Publish Your Thesis Online
  • Publishing Your Dissertation
  • Publication services

Open Science at the JYU
 
Data Protection Description

Accessibility Statement

Unless otherwise specified, publicly available JYX metadata (excluding abstracts) may be freely reused under the CC0 waiver.
Open Science Centre