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Check out this wonderful article written by a wonderful writer, Naila Frances: Bedside Harp Soothes and Comforts

What better way to start 2015 than to take our 8 week, 9 session mindfulness-based stress reduction course, based on the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn!  Since 1979 thousands of people have completed this 8-week, 9 session course.  Mindfulness is a meditative process that quiets the mind and releases physical distress.  Through mindfulness you can experience

Saturday January 24, 2015: Register now for “A Day with Edie” in Bensalem: Three workshops and lunch. Call 215-752-7599 for more information and to reserve a seat.

What a grand graduation celebration we had on Sunday August 10! See pictures on our FaceBook page. Leslie Stickley and her fabulous harp circle serenaded everyone until 2pm when Edie, Leslie, our teachers and harp therapist professionals walked our newest grads down the aisle.  Eight graduated this time around: four at the mastery level of certification

Our fall line up of classes include instructional harp and harp circle classes at RWJ Hamilton, RWJ Rahway, Valley Hospital, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center and Bensalem and Mindfulness-based stress reduction classes at RWJ Hamilton’s Fitness & Wellness Center and at Bucks County Community College.  And too, Edie offers private lessons through Skype.  Register today

It’s that time of year again!  Off we go to the Somerset Folk Harp Festival at the Hilton in Parsippany, NJ.  Visit our booth, check out our harps and music and materials, and take Edie’s three riveting workshops!

You won’t want to miss this extraordinary healing sound event—the 2014 International Sound Therapy Conference, “In the Service of Sound,” in North Andover, MA, June 20-26 features 14 presenters, 20 workshops, live performances.  Follow this link for details: International Sound Therapy Conference

Although harp therapy is NOT music therapy, this wonderful article by Michael Sewall is beautifully wrought and worth reading.Click here to read it!

On Monday April 14th, Edie was interviewed live on “The Cathy Roberts Show,” on Voice America.  Tune in and learn about who we are and the work we do. Edie Elkan on Harp Therapy

So sorry that once more, we need to cancel our annual holiday gathering…because of weather.  Stay warm, dry and safe all!

Our 2014 Harp Therapy Certification Class is now open for registration.  Each module is presented over the course of two successive weekends, allowing time and space for practice and the assimilation of information. Additionally, each module offers a three-hour optional music session a week or so after the core presentation.  This extra session affords students

Awakening the Heart; Cultivating Compassion and Lovingkindness for Self and All Others:  Sunday January 26, 2014, in Bensalem, PA. This daylong retreat focuses on the good already within us—opening the heart to feel more compassion, friendship, forgiveness and lovingkindness toward ourselves and all whom we encounter.  Through a series of stirring lessons and gentle mindfulness