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Tuning In - swirly

Tuning In is a FREE program that combines guided mindfulness practices with live music experiences to help participants be in the moment and be in the music. Join the Augusta Symphony’s music therapist and select orchestral musicians to tune in to self-care and managing stress.

Community Chords is pleased to announce that Tuning In for Community has been funded for 2025. Starting in February 2025, sessions will resume on at the Knox Music Institute at the Miller Theater.  These sessions will be open to community members in the CSRA at no cost! Tuning In will take place on Monday evenings from 6:45PM to 7:30PM. Registration is limited and required. This program is fully funded thanks to the Creel-Harison Foundation.

Session Dates for April & May 2025

Monday, April 14, 2025
Monday, April 21, 2025
Monday, April 28, 2025

Monday, May 5, 2025
Monday, May 12, 2025
Monday, May 19, 2025

According to the American Psychological Association’s Stress In America 2020 report, Americans are on the verge of a national mental health crisis as people experience increased stress from work, home and family, finances and economy, societal pressures and conflicts, and the current public health crisis. To manage stress, we need strategies to help us quiet the noise in our minds and treat ourselves with kindness so that we can be resilient and healthy people.

Each Tuning In session includes:

EDUCATIONAL 
MATERIAL

  • Basics of mindfulness — history, concepts, research findings, use in self-care.
  • Research on stress and how the body and mind respond to stress.
  • Strategies for being mindful through formal practice and in daily life.

EXPERIENTIAL
SELF-CARE

  • Guided mindfulness practices to help focus on the here and now.
  • Live music experiences that support and expand the mindfulness practice.

DISCUSSION &
REFLECTION

  • Opportunity for participants to give feedback and ask questions.
  • Time to respond and reflect verbally or through art.
  • Facilitator and peer support for establishing a regular personal practice using mindfulness and music for stress management.