Engaged, Not Entangled | Liberation Music Therapy Ep 1

Join Dorian Wallace in the first episode of the Liberation Music Therapy workshopseries. This 11-week journey explores how music, mindfulness, and collective care can help demystify capitalist realism and move toward liberation.This session explores the balance between engaged vs. entangled practice, the tension between materialism and spirituality, and how knowledge and wisdom come alive through sound, movement, and solidarity.Chapters* 00:00 – Introduction to Liberation Music Therapy* 05:51 – Understanding Capitalist Realism* 09:44 – Engaged Practice: Materialism & Spirituality* 23:31 – Balancing Knowledge & Wisdom* 38:51 – Liberation Philosophy & Praxis* 44:57 – Closing ReflectionsResources Mentioned* bell hooks — Teaching to Transgress* Paulo Freire — Pedagogy of the Oppressed* Ignacio Martín-Baró — Writings for a Liberation Psychology* Frantz Fanon — The Wretched of the Earth* Mark Fisher — Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?* Dorian Wallace — Liberation Music Therapy & The Praxis WheelSuggested ListeningSam Cooke – A Change Is Gonna ComeOpening MusicClosing MusicLearn More / Support the Workwww.dorianwallace.comSubscribe → doriansmode.substack.comSliding Scale / Pay-What-You-Can → http://www.dorianwallace.com/payment-options.htmlDorian’s Mode is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit doriansmode.substack.com/subscribe