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The music was very peaceful. For a moment I felt like I was inside a soap bubble... it felt very cozy and nice like never before...
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Chronic Pain, Depression and Grief...

DEALING WITH CHRONIC PAIN AND BEREAVEMENT
Madeleine’s story

"Silence of Heart"

Madeleine (55) is already retired, as she suffers from Fibromyalgia. She’s also been struggling with bereavement after her best friend Diane died. Fibromyalgia is a mysterious but chronic condition most commonly affecting middle-aged women. One of the main symptoms is persistent pains that can occur anywhere in the body and a particularly nasty offshoot of this is badly impaired sleep. With conventional Western medicine, there is currently no cure.

Madeleine’s health problems began after a tragic car accident she was involved in, in 2002. She had always been a sociable, extroverted person who loved company, but subsequent to the crash and then her best friend’s death, she developed symptoms of depression and agoraphobia, preferring to stay at home, rarely receiving guests. Sadly, Madeleine also hid her feelings and problems from her family and admits she became very clever at disguising them.
Negative voices and thoughts hounded her, causing insomnia and she then started experiencing strange pains in her body. She couldn’t get comfortable in bed and could never relax: “The more tired I got, the worse the pains became.” This pain and insomnia cycle is the most debilitating aspect of Fibromyalgia.

Being told that her condition was incurable made Madeleine’s depression worse, yet somehow she believed there must be better ways to manage her symptoms than taking drugs. She began looking for natural therapies instead. She tried various treatments, including relaxation music, but none gave her relief and some made her irritable feelings even worse. By the time she met John Levine, every ‘New Age’ CD and alternative therapy she had tried had wound up in the rubbish bin.

Fighting Hopelessness
About a year ago Madeleine met John Levine for breakfast at a local café. Ironically they discussed various methods to help people who had become physically weak through illness. As they chatted, John noticed Madeleine’s low state of mind. Naturally concerned for her and wanting to help, he gave her a copy of ‘Silence of Heart’ and encouraged her to persist with listening to it.

Madeleine recalls how she went home, put the CD on and immediately felt that the music was intrusive, invading her thoughts and stirring up uncomfortable emotions. She quickly decided she couldn’t stand John’s music; in fact she simply hated it!

Nevertheless, John’s suggestion that she shouldn’t give up - on life or on the music - somehow stuck in Madeleine’s mind and she was determined to try and follow through. She kept playing the CD, without pausing and found she still didn’t like it very much. Eventually she decided to give the music a rest. After a little while, she reasoned with herself that it was just music and couldn’t possibly do her any harm, so she tried again. This time she found as she listened to ‘Silence of Heart’ that her mood began to lift a little and she felt noticeably more comfortable. As her mind became serene, she felt her whole body letting go as all her muscles that had previously been holding so much tension unwound as if they were magically unknotting themselves. Madeleine, for the first time for as long as she could remember, slipped into a state of peace and relaxation. She started to have the reassuring feeling that “everything would be ok”, and with that she took a deep breath and sighed.

“It stops my mind from racing, calms my body and lulls me to sleep.”
Madeleine has now listened to Silence of Heart many, many times. In fact she claims to have played it over 100 times in one week! She listens to ‘Silence of Heart’ whenever she has trouble sleeping or feels down and even uses it as a background to her housework. “It stops my mind from racing, calms my body and sends me to sleep. It’s wonderfully reassuring.”

For Madeleine there is no question about the effects of John Levine’s Alphamusic: “I call ‘Silence of Heart’ a friend! It hardly leaves my CD player! John’s music relaxes my body, calms my restless mind and in that way it also helps relieves the pain and alleviates my suffering. Now I am able to sleep again. Anyone who has the kind of emotional restlessness that affects their sleep and consequently affects their whole quality of life should give John’s Alphamusic a go. Take a chance - you may find it helps you go forward.”


		j b l
My wish is for everyone to be more calm and healthy, with the help of the wonderful and natural remedy of alpha waves. It is my special wish that my music helps you too!
J.B. Levine