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MUSIC THERAPY CONSCIOUSNESS & TRANSCENDENCE (Intervention Project for Palliative Care Units)

Authors: Alio-Warr, Erica Flavia; Àlvarez Leija, Luis Eduardo;

MUSIC THERAPY CONSCIOUSNESS & TRANSCENDENCE (Intervention Project for Palliative Care Units)

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This work presents a model of music therapy intervention for hospital palliative care units, centred on the spiritual dimension of the patient. It integrates approaches such as Guided Imagery and Music (GIM), life review, and sound legacy creation, combining clinical, symbolic and transcendental elements.The project is grounded in over fifteen years of integrative music therapy practice, carried out within both the Hospice and the Palliative Care Unit of the University of Medicine of Greifswald, and later continued in private clinical work. The pioneering framework that inspired this proposal was first described in ehospice under the title “Germany: Integrating a Holistic Medicine Approach to Palliative Care” (Alio-Warr, 2012), which highlighted music as a bridge between consciousness and transcendence in end-of-life care.For reasons of professional ethics and respect for deceased patients and their families, no formal case data or recordings are presented in this document. Instead, it outlines a newly structured intervention model, developed with the benefit of long-term clinical observation and designed for future implementation within hospital and hospice environments.The purpose of this proposal is to facilitate emotional expression, reinforce identity, and promote a meaningful spiritual connection in individuals nearing the end of life. The model follows a structured, multi-phase process including initial assessment, therapeutic sessions, and outcome evaluation for both patients and caregivers.Expected results include reduced anxiety, strengthened emotional bonds, and greater integration of music therapy into interdisciplinary palliative care protocols. At the heart of the model lies the concept of the “Sound Map of the Soul”, conceived as a symbolic and therapeutic resource through which the patient may reinterpret their life story and transform the dying process into a journey of meaning and transcendence.Despite the methodological and logistical challenges involved, this model represents an innovative and humanistic contribution to comprehensive palliative care, underscoring the therapeutic value of music in addressing total pain through a holistic perspective that embraces body, mind and spirit.Keywords: Music therapy, palliative care, spirituality, total pain, transcendence.

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