The healing potential of music with Diane Arkenstone

Tranquil Awakenings · 2025-05-06

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In today’s episode of the Tranquil Awakenings Podcast, Debbie will be in conversation with Diane Arkenstone who has her own recording company and writes healing ambient meditative music.

Diane discovered the healing potential of music after recognising that due to a heart condition she would be unable to pursue a career as an athlete. She found the music had a relaxing and healing impact on her, her pacemakers eventually being turned off, something which she attributes to the power of music, visualisation, and meditation. Diane has now produced many albums with the desire to support others.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Everything is energy.Connection to nature is important.Music has healing properties and can help us connect to a sense of well-being.Connecting to the earth and grounding is good for well-being. We are all energy and like attracts like.We can change our life by changing our attitude.The arts can bring people together.

BEST MOMENTS

“ I had a heart condition I was born with and didn't realize that. When I trained to run, I couldn't keep up with everybody else and my heart would hurt as a kid. And then went through a lot of, big heart surgeries and used music. So, I turned to music because it didn't feel as strenuous on the body.” ”I thought, I know somehow I can get through this, and I would hold that guitar close to my body, and feel that vibration, that energy in it, and kept visualizing and meditating that this would be healed.”“ I wanted to mention too with nature is when I get up in the morning, I look out the window and what I see kind of tells you how the day is. So, I love reading signs and symbolisms and things like that.”“ You can put it all together like the Native American Indians used to do. And they would, they could smell the air, they could smell the earth, they could feel that breeze. And those are things that we've lost and they're so important.” ”Clearing your mind for a few minutes and just let the earth or let Spirit just tell you, guide you how things will be, how things are.” ”I wake up with symphonies and music in my head constantly.”“ But we had a lamb and a raccoon and a deer and a German shepherd, and a ferret and an alligator and an African lion all in the house at once. And nobody ate anybody else.”

HOST BIO

Debbie is a seasoned therapist whose journey from being a primary school teacher to an adept therapist has been fuelled by her fascination with the intricacies of human nature. Equipped with advanced certifications in diverse modalities like hypnotherapy, neuro-linguistic programming, mindfulness, meditation, past life regression and many more she has honed her expertise to bring about transformative change.

As a full-time therapist and trainer, Debbie's driving passion is guiding others, as well as herself, towards their best selves. Embracing the concept of holistic beings, she firmly believes in addressing the mental, emotional, physical, social, energetic, and spiritual facets of well-being and healing.

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Tranquil Awakenings

Tranquil Awakenings is a podcast about the journey of well-being. The show is a combination of therapeutic insight and personal journey, and it is dedicated to sharing the individual journeys of others as they find their wellness, healing, personal development, and spiritual insight.

On Tranquil Awakenings, you will hear stories of successes and struggles, setbacks and accomplishments, as well as an in-depth look at healing, development, and wellbeing on all levels of being. Your host Debbie and her guests will provide practical everyday strategies to assist the listener, and you will gain an insight into the lives of others, ranging from the everyday to the unusual, unique, and complex.

If you are looking for inspiration, guidance, and a deeper understanding of the path to wellness, then Tranquil Awakenings is the podcast for you. Join us as we embark on this journey together and discover the power of self-discovery, healing, and personal growth.

ABOUT THE HOST

Debbie started her career as a primary school teacher, but quickly recognized the complexities of being human and decided to retrain as a therapist. She is now a highly trained and experienced therapist, with advanced certifications in a variety of modalities including hypnotherapy, neuro-linguistic programming, mindfulness and meditation, past life regression, Reiki, Integral Eye Movements Therapy, sound therapy, Thought Field Therapy, and OldPain2Go.

Debbie is a full-time therapist and therapy trainer, and her passion is to help others and herself be the best versions of themselves that they can be. She believes that we are holistic beings and therefore, to truly achieve well-being and healing, we need to consider the whole person - including mental, emotional, physical, social, energetic, and spiritual aspects.

For Debbie, personal progress, healing, and spiritual development are a journey and her life is dedicated to that journey both within herself and in helping to facilitate it in the lives of others. As a therapist, trainer and host of the Tranquil Awakenings podcast, she will bring her wealth of knowledge and experience to the show, providing practical and holistic strategies to listeners on their journey of personal growth and well-being.

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