learning more every new place I go

this past week I was able to stay at a site with music therapy and see how music therapy is done in Germany. I learned so many new methods and interventions to use by watching these sessions. One significant learning experience for me was a particular improvisation activity. In the
Is activity, tehe therapist started our drawing a line on a graph. How high tehe kine went was how loud tehe people play percussion instruments. The group this was for is adults with deperession and other mood issues. Many people with these diagnosis feel like they have no control. This activity was a good one because the therapist then asked others to draw this line giving them some control over the group. As another element, he had another person come up and trace tehe line to show how fast or slow to go. The group really opened up to talk after this activity. It was amazing to see how well it worked to show them they can have some control.

I learned so much this week about myself. One big challenge I had was communication. This was in many ways. I had no internet so I could not connect to home. I also struggled with talking to others due to a language barrier. This was especially difficult when the group had a lot of talking. Luckily, music can be he bridge for that gap. Another struggle I had was being able to deal with what was going on back home. When I did get in contact with family I had bad news. It was difficult having control and being able to fix it.

These two experience are greatly connected. I noticed that many of the people in the group had trouble connecting with others sometimes just like I was. It put me in their perspectives in a way. Also, like them, I didn't feel like I had any control over my situation over this week with what was going on at home. It is interesting to think of how we are all connected and all struggle with things. This week has tought me so many things to bring back home into my own practices. I have learned so much from this experience and hope to learn more in the future.