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Therapeutic Listening
Therapeutic Listening™ (TL) is the therapeutic use of an extensive library of electronically altered music on compact discs in combination with sensory integration (SI) treatment strategies. Clinical application of this dynamic form of sound technology, based on the work of Alfred Tomatis, Guy Berard and Ingo Steinbach.
The emphasis of TL is on blending sound intervention strategies with vestibulo-proprioceptive organization so as to sustain grounding and centering of the body and mind in space and time while listening. TL utilizes a variety of CDs that vary in musical style, types of filtering, and level of complexity. While some of the discs primarily impact posture and self-regulation, others are targeted at higher levels of cognitive processing to enhance attention, communication, socialization, and academic performance.
The use of sound and music is so intimately connected to movement that children on listening programs are often compelled to move and explore the
environment in new ways. It is not uncommon to see changes within a few weeks on many aspects of physical, social, emotional, and academic performance.
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