Collins English For Life Listening

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Explore a method of listening at the margins of the global community and in our own lives in order to build resilience and resistance for these times.

In a world of increasing fear and violence, how can we build networks of resistance rooted in our spiritual traditions? A third wave of liberation theology turns to the lived experience of people already facing global violence as a testimony of life in the face of death. These communities draw on emerging and ancient spiritualities that grow out of their contexts. They also share wisdom for our own spirituality.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION & PARKING

There is limited parking at First United Methodist Church. Public transportation is highly recommended. The church is located at the Goose Hollow Tri-Met stop and can be reached by the Red and Blue Max lines, and 6, 58 and 68 bus lines. Additionally bus lines 51 and 63 are only a few blocks away. Parking and public transit information is available at fumcpdx.org.

Dr. Heidi Moawad is a neurologist and teaches at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. She serves on the editorial board of Neurology Clinical Practice and is a reviewer for Neurology.

Ari Howard is a staff writer at Psych Central. She began her journalism career by writing for local newspapers, nonprofit organizations, and online publications. Through these experiences, she discovered her main passion is writing on health and wellness topics. Ari is particularly interested in educating the public on anxiety, depression, grief, and PTSD.

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Music has been widely studied and revered throughout human history for its ability to both entertain and heal. Countless experts have investigated how listening to music can potentially have therapeutic effects on a range of mental and physical health conditions, or just as a way to cope with everyday life.

Short term, cortisol can help us find the focus and energy we need to deal with a difficult situation, but when the body is exposed to excess cortisol for a prolonged period of time, it causes perpetual, exhausting states of fight, flight, or freeze. Ongoing or chronic stress can lead to developing an anxiety disorder, depression, chronic pain, and more.

Across time and space, music has had tremendous success as a tool for stress relief. While some types of music such as classical and ambient have long been studied for their calming effects, listening to your personal favorite music of any genre also has benefits.

Meditation is an ancient tradition that is practiced in cultures all over the world and is an integral part of some religions and types of yoga. There are many types of mediation, and people use some types to help treat mental and physical health conditions.

Often, music used for meditation has a slow tempo, which can reduce heart rate, and also lower anxiety and stress levels. Guided meditation involves music with a narrator or speaker that directs your energy flow and focus, or offers positive affirmations.

A 2015 study compared the effects of music therapy with a therapist versus music medicine (where music was played without a therapist) among people with cancer. Even though all music listening showed positive results, 77% of patients preferred music therapy sessions to just listening to music on their own.

How does it work? Scientists believe the effect may result from music actually shifting brain activity away from pain-related connectivity patterns, as well as creating positive emotions, and offering a distraction.

We also use different kinds of music for different purposes. Since we all have special relationships with our favorite songs and genres, we can use those to invoke certain emotions and feelings unique to that relationship. For example:

Music is certainly not a magical cure, nor is it a substitute for therapy, medication, surgery, or any other medical treatments. But music can be an important element of your well-being and self-care on a daily basis, as well as a helpful partner in dealing with more acute health conditions.

For Ashley Lynn Collins, PA, listening with kindness and compassion is her approach to caring for patients and their families every day. As a physician assistant, she takes the time to understand their concerns and problems thoroughly. She also gives patients and families as much time as they need to ask questions and understand their diagnosis and the recommended treatment. She's happy to be providing care as part of Phoenix Children's well-known network of providers.

Helping people is Ashley's passion. It drives her to help patients feel better, support them in hard times and allow them to live the healthiest life possible. "I find true happiness when a patient or parent tells me how I made a difference in their life, even if it's just a small one," Ashley says.

Growing up in a family of educators inspired Ashley to choose a career that allowed her to work with children. Her own pediatrician growing up was her role model for the kind of provider she strives to be - caring and interested in her patients' lives. "I enjoy following my patients and their families through the years as they grow up," says Ashley. "I love seeing all of their accomplishments and life celebrations."

In her free time, Ashley enjoys spending time with her husband and two kids. They love watching University of Arizona basketball and cheering on the Wildcats. She also stays busy hiking, camping, running and baking.

Since the moment I walked in the staff memebers were so kind and wonderful. Doctor Ashley was patient, understanding and helped ease all of my worries. Her hospitality was incredible. I felt so safe and grateful to have found this incredible facility.

I will continue to come to this specific location. Ashley Collins and her team treat my daughter and I with the most respect. She listens to my concerns and does everything necessary to make sure we are fully aware and understand what everything means. I will always recommend this facility.

In a wide-ranging interview, Collins talks about humanizing Shakespeare and other literary titans, delves into his own work and inspirations, and reads from his newest collection, Musical Tables. He is interviewed by Barbara Bogaev.

From the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast. Published November 22, 2022. Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This episode was produced by Matt Frassica. Garland Scott is the associate producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster. Ben Lauer is the web producer. Leonor Fernandez edits our transcripts. We had technical help from Evermore Sound in Orlando and Andrew Feliciano at Voice Trax West in Studio City, California. Final mixing services provided by Clean Cuts at Three Seas, Inc.

For many years, Collins taught English to undergraduates at Lehman College of the City University of New York. In the classroom, he tried to make poetry less intimidating by reminding his students that the writers they studied were once living people, like them.

In his poetry, Collins tends to begin with the ordinary stuff of life: cooking, listening to the radio, going for a walk. But often his poems go off from there in unexpected directions, making surprising connections.

In this wide-ranging interview, Collins talks about humanizing Shakespeare and other literary titans. He also talks in depth about his own work and inspirations. And he reads from his newest collection, Musical Tables.

It occurred to me

on a flight from London to Barcelona

that Shakespeare could have written

This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England

with more authority had he occupied

the window seat next to me

instead of this businessman from Frankfurt.

Of course, after a couple of drinks

and me loaning him an earbud

he might become so preoccupied

with Miles Davis at the Blackhawk

at 36,000 feet above some realm or other to write a word.

Yet, I am still fond of the snub-nosed engines,

the straining harmony of the twin jets,

and even that sensation of turbulence

jostled about high above some blessed plot

with the sound of crockery shifting in the galley,

the frenzied eyes of the nervous passengers,

and the Bard reaching for my hand

as we roared with trembling wings

into the towering fortress of a thunderhead.

I mean, it certainly goes back to haiku. I just love the ability to write a very tiny poem, which is kind of at the extreme, kind of the experimental extreme, of how much condensation and compression a poem can withstand.

BOGAEV: Thus ends your career as a culture jammer. But a question about form: how do you think about line? Do you think about the shape of your line? Is it a sculptural pleasure for you, or a puzzle?

BOGAEV: Well, following up on this sonnet idea, you teach a lot and you teach sonnets. What do your students have the hardest time with or what have they had the hardest time with in the past?

To that end, I would try to let them see that the poem is not something that was made in the Library of Congress or that a convention of teachers got together and put this poem together. It was actually written by a living man or a woman.

This episode was produced by Matt Frassica. Garland Scott is the associate producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster. Ben Lauer is the web producer, with help from Leonor Fernandez. We had technical help from Evermore Sound in Orlando and Andrew Feliciano at Voice Trax West in Studio City, California. Final mixing services provided by Clean Cuts at Three Seas, Inc.

MATT PORTER: 50 years ago today, American astronauts landed on the moon. We will speak with astronaut Michael Collins who accompanied Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on that historic Apollo 11 mission, and we'll ask him about his role piloting the command module and where he sees our space program headed on this episode of JFK35.

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