MediMindful Moment: Meet Dr. Leesa Sklover
In this episode of Cloud9 Online’s MediMindful Moments podcast, co-hosts Judith Dreyer, Jeff Nelder, and Henry Edinger interview Leesa Sklover, Ph.D., LPC, MA-CMT, CRC, IKYTA, C-IAYT, ACA, the Director of Sklover LoveLife Productions. Leesa talks about integrating the use of meditation, music, and creative therapies and the significance of vibration in words and music.
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Episode Highlights:
● Judith introduces Dr. Leesa Sklover. (00:40)
● Leesa shares that she started her career as a musician and a professional singer-songwriter. (1:16)
● Leesa mentions that most of what she’s doing incorporates the use of meditation, music, and healing through all of the creative therapies. (1:26)
● Leesa leads the mindful moment exercise. (4:10)
● Leesa shares that her music genre is country pop-rock. (9:41)
● Leesa mentions her new single entitled, Throw My Arms All Around You. (9:49)
● Leesa shares that the majority part of our brain is musical rather than verbal, and from her perspective, meditating using sound is the key. (10:05)
● What would Leesa suggest to someone that’s new to meditation? (11:37)
● Leesa shares that she usually gives people a certain kind of meditation, for every session that she does for psychotherapy. (11:44)
● Leesa mentions that vibration is a huge element in creating your own mantra. (12:54)
● Leesa thinks that mindfulness is grounding, and meditation or other types of integrated therapies helps you to open yourself. (13:30)
● How can people carry exercises with them throughout the day, so they can practice mindfulness? (19:40)
● Leesa thinks that meditation is an opportunity to think through what’s bothering you, and to process it, and to figure out what you should do about it. (25:00)
● From a music therapy perspective, Leesa thinks that everything is about the archetype of the heartbeat. Therefore, the whole world is set to the tempo. (25:13)
● Leesa mentions her podcast series entitled, See Me As I Am. (29:13)
Key Quotes:
● “Just think of the idea that at this moment in time, we need to bless ourselves, and bless every single person and being that we see.” - Dr. Leesa Sklover
● “Imagine yourself just singing this in your mind anywhere you are, anywhere you go. Imagine sending that circle to yourself and to those you care about, and to the things in nature that you care about. Just connecting those anchor cords everywhere you go and slowly feel your feet on the floor, feel yourself in the room, and slowly open your eyes.” - Dr. Leesa Sklover
● “Making sure you have the dusk and dawn ritual in your life and making sure that you keep that mindfulness allows people to slow down, and some people who are having a really difficult time, they've had to learn how to be mindful.” - Dr. Leesa Sklover
● “Think about those words, remember, remind. I'm reminding myself, like Humpty Dumpty fell, you had to build them back up, you have to remind yourself all the time to bring yourself back into the moment that you're in.” - Dr. Leesa Sklover
● “Slow yourself down and really breathe too and receive from what's around you and use mantra and chant as part of your mindfulness practice.” - Dr. Leesa Sklover
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