Dr Mendel Kaelen
Music, consciousness, and therapy
Exploring the relationship between music and the mind, and the processes of healing and human development.
Welcome. Here you will find an overview of my work, which focuses on the relationship between music, consciousness and therapy, with a particular interest in understanding processes of healing and human development.
I completed my PhD in Neuroscience at Imperial College London, and have since been researching the role of music in psychedelic therapy. I later founded Wavepaths.
Alongside ongoing collaborations in academic research, I offer training, consulting, mentoring and advisory support for students, therapists, researchers, teams and organisations.
My availability varies throughout the year, but you are warmly welcome to enquire about possible ways of working together. You can also stay updated through my newsletter.
Explore the work
The work spans research, writing, music, training and practice. Each area has its own home, gathered here.
Programmes
A development pathway for those working with music in therapeutic contexts: Foundations, the Composers Programme, and the Working Group.
View the pathway → ResearchAcademic work
Ongoing research into the relationship between music, consciousness and mental health, including collaborations in psychedelic therapy.
See publications → WritingEssays and book
Reflections on music, therapy and the art of listening, published through Substack, with a book in progress.
Read on Substack → MusicCompositions
Original therapeutic and personal music, composed for deep listening and for use in therapeutic settings.
Listen on Bandcamp → ResourcesPractice tools
Free lectures, frameworks and downloadable tools, including a complete introduction to therapeutic playlist design.
Browse resources → EventsLive gatherings
Open workshops, classes and gatherings for practitioners, facilitators and musicians, hosted live online.
See upcoming events →Ways we might work together
My availability varies through the year, but you are warmly welcome to enquire about working together in any of the following ways.