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"Ch 5: arts for stress and pain, pre and post operative, hospital environments, waiting rooms, birth, small babies, how ambient music lowers cortisol, reduces anxiety, pain, an effect that lasts into the hours beyond surgery.
Singing to babies
Brian Eno harp music hospital experience that lead to development of ambient themes." — Jul 26, 2026 01:39AM
"Ch 5: arts for stress and pain, pre and post operative, hospital environments, waiting rooms, birth, small babies, how ambient music lowers cortisol, reduces anxiety, pain, an effect that lasts into the hours beyond surgery.
Singing to babies
Brian Eno harp music hospital experience that lead to development of ambient themes." — Jul 26, 2026 01:39AM
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― Mother Mary Comes to Me
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― This Is Happiness
― This Is Happiness
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― Is a River Alive?
― Is a River Alive?
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― This Is Happiness
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