IN ANCIENT Greek times the lyre was used to produce music for therapeutic
purposes. And the tradition lives on in Forest Row. Clinical Hypnotherapist
Florence Mackay, of Mind Harmony, who practises at the Ashdown Natural
Health Clinic, has joined up with Ashurst Wood lyre expert Hugh Baker to
provide some of the music for CDs she is producing.
Some of the proceeds from each CD are being donated to Step by Step School,
an independent school for autistic children aged between five and 16 near
Sharpthorne. Self-taught lyre player Hugh Baker often tours Europe and
America, singing as well as playing and regularly provides music therapy
courses. Florence works with individuals and corporations to improve the
quality of their lives, developing new skills and habits and eliminating bad habits,
such as smoking. She also works with children to help them with concentration,
confidence and performance. The CDs are designed to help clients achieve their
goals. These include relaxation, weight control, confidence and fear of flying.

Lyre Expert Hugh Provides Music For Florence’s CD’s, East Grinstead Courier
A HYPNOTHERAPIST from Forest Row has asked a local lyre expert to provide
some of the music for her life-changing CDs. Florence Mackay, 46, of Blacklands
Crescent, who practises from the Ashdown Natural Health Clinic, aims to help
people achieve their goals and develop new skills through the Mind Harmony
project.
With CDs on issues such as weight control, confidence and fear of flying, Mrs
Mackay hopes to improve the quality of life for those who listen to them. A self-
taught lyre expert. Hugh Baker, of Wray Close, Ashurst Wood, often tours in
Europe and the USA, singing as well as playing. Mrs Mackay decided to ask him
to get involved in the recording of the CDs because the lyre was used to produce
music for therapeutic purposes in ancient Greek times. She said: “Listening
regularly to these CDs will enable people to break through their limiting beliefs
and allow them to consistently achieve their best”. She said she would soon be
working on new CDs on stopping smoking, insomnia and public speaking. Some
of the proceeds are being donated to Step by Step, an independent school for
autistic children aged between five and 16 in Sharpthorne.
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