ARTAINMENT DEVELOPED FOR SPIRITUAL UPLIFT

Research has shown the health effects of color and some classical music. Inspirational art and classical music have been combined to create "artainment," a holistic approach to healing. It is the brainchild of DaVid Rafael, MD, a visionary artist as well as healing physician, who founded the San Francisco Medical Research Foundation to explore the role of aesthetic experience in healing and rejuvenation. The foundation's Web site (http://www.lightparty.com/Artainment/Artainment.php) demonstrates many examples of the inspirational combination of visionary art and classical music. The purpose of these investigations is to develop aesthetic resources that "Inspire, Delight, Heal, and Enlighten."