Songs to Ignite and Sooth

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Connect - Healthy Love - Toxic Love - Empowerment - Carpe Diem - Courage/Risk - Break Free/Let Go - Believe - Mindfulness - Nature, Home, Peace - New Start - Gratitude - Hope and Faith - Choices - Happiness - Freedom - Be Strong - Get up and dance - Integrity/Priorities - Sadness/Pain - Lullabyes - Resilience

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Connect

• Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Waters

• Bruno Mars - Count On Me

• The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother

• The Rembrandts - I'll Be There For You

• Atlas - I'll Keep You Safe

• Avril Lavigne - Keep Holding On

• Dan Fogelberg - Leader Of The Band

• Bill Withers - Lean On Me

• Joe Cocker - Little Help From My Friends

• Friend and Lover - Reach Out In The Darkness

• BJ Thomas - Rock n Roll Lullabye

• James Taylor - Shower The People You Love With Love

• Ben E King - Stand By Me

• Diane Warwick - That's What Friends Are For

• Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness

• Carole King - You've Got A Friend

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Healthy Love

• Redbone - Come and Get Your Love

• The Beatles - In My Life

• Ed Sheeran/One Direction - Little Things

• Dan Fogelberg - Longer

• Extreme - More than words

• Frank Sinatra - Some Enchanted Evening

• Jimmy Eat World - The Middle

• Shania Twain - Up

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Toxic Love

• Michael Bolton - A Time For Letting Go

• Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart

• Moses Sumney - Aromanticism

• Harry Chapin - Cat's In The Cradle

• Adele - Chasing Pavements

• Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack

• The Killers - Human

• Three Days Grace - I Hate Everything About You

• Seal  - If You Don’t Know Me By Now

• Melissa Etheridge - I'm The Only One

• Building 429 - Impossible

• Skillet Code - It's Not Me It's You

• Feist - Let It Die

• Linkin Park - Lost In The Echo

• The Eagles - Lyin' Eyes

• Florence & the Machine - Shake it Out

• The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go

• Kelly Clarkson - Since You've Been Gone

• Aretha Franklin - Think

• Merideth Andrews - You're Not Alone

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Empowerment

• Meghan Trainor - All About the Base

• Tracy Chapman - Born to fight

• Bonnie Raitt - I Will Not Be Broken

• U2 - It's a Beautiful Day

• Aretha Franklin - Respect

• Katy Perry - Roar

• The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up

• Kelly Clarkson - Stronger

• Bonnie Prince Billy - The Letting Go

• Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin'

• Christine Mitchell - What's In It For Me?

• Brian & Jenn Johnson - You're Going to Be OK

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Carpe Diem

• Johnny Mercer - Accentuate The Positive

• Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run

• Irene Cara - Fame

• Radney Foster - Half Of My Mistakes

• R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly

• Lee Ann Womack - I Hope You Dance

• Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire

• Danny Kaye - Inch Worm

• Grass Roots - Live For Today

• David Naughton - Makin' It

• Roy Ayers - Searching

• Billy Joel - Uptown Girl

• Irene Cara - What A Feeling

• Hairspray - You Can't Stop the Beat

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Courage/Risk

• Pink - Beautiful Song

• Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire

• Pink - Courage

• Charlie Daniels Band - Devil Went Down To Georgia

• Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger

• Michael Bolton - Go The Distance

• Rocky - Gonna Fly Now

• The Script - Hall Of Fame

• Michael Franti - Hey World (Don't Give Up)

• Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot

• Frank Sinatra - I Did It My Way

• All American Rejects - Move Along

• Andra Day - Rise Up

• Miley Cyrus - The Climb

• Bruce Springsteen - The Rising

• Bette Middler - The Rose

• Sam Cooke - This Little Light

• Sia - Titanium

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Break Free/ Let Go

• The Eagles - Already Gone

• Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell

• Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild

• The Doors - Break On Through

• Pippin - Corner Of The Sky

• Wicked Musical - Defying Gravity

• Estelle Feat Janelle Monae - Do My Thing

• Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle

• Hot Chelle Rae - Forever Unstoppable

• Elvis - Hound Dog

• Phil Collins - I Don't Care Anymore

• Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind

• D Train - Keep On

• Idina Menzel - Let It Go

• Cheryl Wheeler - One Step At A Time

• Jordin Sparks - One Step At A Time

• Rascals - People Got To Be Free

• Indigo girls - Prince Of Darkness

• Katy Perry - Rise

• Billy Joel - River Of Dreams

• Ed Sheeran - Save Myself

• Taylor Swift - Shake It off

• Mumford & Sons - The Cave

• Colbie Caillat - Try

• Animals - We Gotta Get Out Of This Place

• The Association - Windy

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Believe

• Taylor Swift - Safe and Sound

• Carole King - Way Over Yonder

• Whitney Houston/Mariah Carey - When You Believe

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Mindfulness

• Jackson Five - ABC

• The Beatles - Let It Be

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Nature, Home, Peace

• James Taylor - Country Road

• Dobie Gray - Drift Away

• Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin'

• Joe Cocker - Feelin Alright

• America - Horse With No Name

• Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight

• The Rascals - It's A Beautiful Morning

• Charlene - I've Been To Paradise But I've Never Been To Me

• The Highwaymen - Michael Row Your Boat Ashore

• Five Stairsteps - Ooh Child

• Crosby Stills Nash - Our House

• Three Dog Night - Road To Shambala

• Pippin - Simple Joys

• Seals and Crofts - Summer Breeze

• Ella Fitzgerald - Summertime

• Eric Whitacre - Water Night

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New Start

• The Beatles - Blackbird

• Doors - Break on Through

• Flo Rida - Good Feeling

• The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun

• Mumford & Sons - Hopeless Wanderer

• Andy Grammer - It's Good To Be Alive

• Rascals - I've Been Lonely Too Long 

• Bill Withers - Lovely Day

• Barry Manilow - Ready To Take A Chance Again

• Demi Lovato - Skyscraper

• Elton John - The Bitch Is Back

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Gratitude

• Godspell - All Good Gifts

• Rare Earth - I Just Want To Celebrate

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Hope and Faith

• Fleetwood Mac - Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow

• Journey - Don't Stop Believing

• Aerosmith - Dream On

• Frank Sinatra - High Hopes

• Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly now

• Vera Lynn - It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow

• Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole - Somewhere Over The Rainbow/Wonderful World

• Sly and the Family Stone - Stand  

• Annie - The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow

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Choices

• Sara Bareilles - Brave

• Kenny Rogers - Know When To Hold 'Em

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Happiness

• American Authors - Best Day of My Life

• Simon & Garfunkel - Feeling Groovy

• The Beatles - Good Day Sunshine

• The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

• Three Dog Night - Joy To The World

• CCR - Lookin' Out My Back Door

• Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline

• Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk

• Katrina and the Waves - Walking On Sunshine

• Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World

• Crosby Stills Nash - Woodstock

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Freedom

• Lyle Lovett - If I Had A Boat

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Be Strong

• Rachel Platten - Fight Song

• Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy

• Bon Jovi - It's My Life

• Eminem - Not Afraid

• MC Hammer - You Can't Touch This

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Get up and dance!

• Ram Jam - Black Betty

• Commodores - Brick House

• The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup

• Kool and the Gang - Celebration

• Pharrel - Happy

• Sam Cooke/ Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes - Havin' A Party

• Will.I.am - I like 'Em Chunky

• Elvis - Jailhouse Rock

• Tommy James and the Shondels - Mony Mony

• Bob Seeger - Old Time Rock and Roll

• Kiss - Rock and Roll All Night

• The Beatles - Roll Over Beethoven

• Buster Poindexter - The House Is A-Rockin'

• Ray Charles - The Mess Around

• Michael Jackson - Thriller

• Queen - We Will Rock You

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Integrity/Priorities

• Temptations - Ball Of Confusion

• George Formby - Bless 'Em All

• Bob Dylan / Peter, Paul and Mary - Blowin In The Wind

• Joe Walsh - Dying Planet

• Sly and the Family Stone - Everyday People

• New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing

• Jewel y's Hercules - Life Uncommon 

• Skillet - Looking For Angels

• Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror

• Swedish House Mafia - Save the World (Video)

• The Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces

• Andra Day - Stand Up For Something  

• Josh Groban - Thankful

• David Bowie & Queen - Under Pressure

• Brotherhood Of Man - United We Stand

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Sadness / Pain

• Peter, Paul and Mary - 500 Miles

• Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again Naturally

• CCR - Bad Moon Risin'

• The Eagles - Desperado

• R.E.M - Everybody Hurts

• BJ Thomas - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

• The Album Leaf - In A Safe Place

• Etta James - It Ain't What You Do 

• Black Flag - I've Had It

• Disturbed - Sounds Of Silence

• Seals and Crofts - Take Me There

• Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer

• Rod Stewart - The First Cut Is The Deepest

• Christine Mitchell - White Paint

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Lullabyes

• The Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed

• Grace Jones - La Vie En Rose

• Ella Roberts - Loch Lomond

• Bob McGrath - Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ra

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Resilience

• Christina Aguilera - Fighter

• Katy Perry - Firework

• Chunk - Get Lost Find Yourself

• Neck Deep - Gold Steps

• Michael Franti & Spearhead - Hey Hey Hey

• Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive

• Imagine Dragons - I'm On Top Of The World

• Elton John - I'm Still Standing

• For King and Country - It's Not Over Yet

• The Beach Boys - Long Promised Road

• Felix Powel - Pack Up Your Troubles

• Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful Of Sunshine

• Johnathan Edwards - Sunshine

• Destiny's Child - Survivor

• Danny Gokey - The Comeback

• Queen - The Show Must Go On

• Josh Groban - You are Loved(Don't Give Up)

• Des'ree - You Gotta Be

• Jenn Johnson - You're Gonna Be Okay

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