Naikan Music Therapy and the Adolescent Heart

Abstract

  Puberty and Adolescence are said to be the era of ‘Sturm und Drang,’ meaning heart-shaking and passion. This includes the notion that teens’ thinking, values and social relationships are undergoing change. They spend their time in a state of turmoil, so I think that music is the tool best suited for expressing their inner selves; and thus, that Naikan Music Therapy is a good means for supporting their independence.