Healing Rhythms

11/22/2025

This week’s article highlights the importance of biographical music in palliative care. Many of our team members are blessed to work in a palliative interdisciplinary care team. 💙

11/22/2025

Come join our team or share with an amazing music therapist you think that should join our team!! 🎶🤩💙🎶⭐️🎶

11/21/2025

Thursday throwback to 6 years ago when our rockstar team was able to host a national continuing education day for conference attendees and they spent the day with our team learning about our fabulous partnership with Mayo Clinic. ⭐️ Thanks again to Center for Humanities in Medicine - Mayo Clinic, Charter House - Mayo Clinic Retirement Living, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, and to our phenomenal colleagues in Palliative Medicine and Hospice for being our music therapy champions and partners for so many years!!

11/19/2025

Join us TONIGHT in Pine Island at 6pm!! 🎶

Join Pine Island Special Education Support Group Tomorrow! 🎶

As they host a wonderful evening with Christina Woods, Board-Certified Music Therapist. She will share how music can support our kids’ emotional, sensory, and developmental needs.

📅 Date: Wednesday, November 19th
⏰ Time: 6:00–7:00 PM
📍 Location: Pine Island Early Learning Center Conference Room

Open to all parents of children in early learning to high school.

This is a great opportunity for parents, caregivers, and educators to learn, connect, and experience the power of music therapy. 💛

11/18/2025

Join us tomorrow/Wednesday night at 6pm at Pine Island Early Learning Center to learn how music therapy is a resource in the community to support students in special education. This is a FREE opportunity thanks to the Pine Island Special Education Parent Support Group

11/16/2025

Music therapy research highlight time! Stay tuned for some of our favorite recent studies, with highlights and a link to the full article. 💚
Have you ever wondered if music has an impact on dementia risk?

11/13/2025

Join us this morning at SPARK at 10am to make music with the little ones in your life!! 🎶

This Week at SPARK! 🍁
Join us as we continue celebrating Native American Heritage Month with hands-on learning and creative activities that highlight innovation, storytelling, and culture! Made possible by Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and Prairie Island Indian Community. Families can also explore educational displays in the Maker Space all month long.

👵 Tuesday, Nov 11 – Grandparents Play FREE
10:00–10:30AM: Coping Copilots
2:30–3:30PM: Paper Poppy Creations

🌟 Wednesday, Nov 12
9:00–10:30AM: Member Morning
10:00–11:00AM: Therapy Dog Visit: Stella!
2:00–3:00PM: Storytime “Afloat” and Art Activity

👶 Thursday, Nov 13 – Toddlers 3 & Under Play FREE
10:00–10:30AM: Healing Rhythms
9:00AM–12:00PM: Early Childhood Screening Mobile Unit (pre-registration required) Rochester Public Schools
3:00–3:30PM: Native American Inventions: Syringes

🔬 Friday, Nov 14
11:00–11:30AM: STEM Friday
3:00–4:00PM: Wíyaka Creations

🧘‍♀️ Saturday, Nov 15
11:30AM–12:00PM: Family Yoga
2:30–3:00PM: Trash to Treasure

🌎 Sunday, Nov 16
11:00–11:30AM: Sign Language Storytime with Circle of Friends Signing School
3:00–4:00PM: International Experience - USA

💡 Ongoing Fun:
Explore our STEM Boxes: Nature and Dramatic Play: River Explorers, both included with daily admission or membership!

11/13/2025

It was an honor to participate in the Veterans Day ceremony at Mayo Clinic yesterday - thank you to those who have served our country 🇺🇸

11/09/2025

Sometimes music and laughter are THE best medicine - even for our team of music therapists! We had so much fun at our team jam night this weekend 🎶 🎸 🎹

11/08/2025

11/01/2025

We had some Halloween fun yesterday and hope you did too! 👻🎶🎃

10/30/2025

Throwback Thursday to last week when we had the most fun making music with birth-to-three students and families at Zumbro Education District Fall Festival 🎶👻🎶🎃🎶