Self-Healing With Sound & Music

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Sound therapy has been found effective in treating a surprising range of health challenges including heart disease, arthritis, stress, emphysema, and more. On Self-Healing with Sound and Music, bestselling author and physician Dr. Andrew Weil teams up with sound therapist Kimba Arem to offer listeners a powerful new tool for healing on two CDs.

On CD 1, Dr. Weil discusses the latest in medical research that demonstrates how music heals the body and mind. CD 2 gives listeners a complete "sound journey" into expanded states of consciousness optimized for healing. Through an integration of binaural beats, natural sounds, indigenous and classical instruments - and a state-of-the-art recording process called "holophonic technology" that creates a three-dimensional healing space - listeners experience "prescription strength music" with the power to influence every system of the body.

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Soothing mind, soothing soul, opening heart........2007-09-13

When you play this CD you first notice that is speaks to your mind. Then you notice that it speaks to your soul and while soothing both mind and spirit. But what comes next is the real treat; it opens your heart and you expand to ride the vibrations of sound that Kimba has created for you. And it does feel like she composes and plays just for you. This is a must-have CD crafted by two very gifted teachers.
SG

Focusing.......2007-08-17

I use this CD all the time at work to help me get in the focus zone.

excellent.......2007-04-05

I like the fact it's a 2-part CD- one explaining the vibrations of musical tones and their relationship to the chakras and how binaural music works on the brain. The second CD/the music is excellent as well and I found it extremely relaxing, not distracting as other CD's that proclaim their ability to relax you when in fact your attention is too much on what you're hearing. You find yourself easing in to a deeper state of relaxation because of the music-not inspite of it.

outstanding.......2007-03-08

This cd is wonderful. Dr Weil has a very calming and soothing voice - I love it!!!

WOW!.......2007-01-10

This is one of the most incredible pieces of music I have ever listenend to. I listen to it alot and never tire of it. The sounds are a unique assembly of instruments. They come together in such a way that I feel like I've taken a mini vaction after every listen.

Healing Mantras: Using Sound Affirmations for Personal Power, Creativity, and Healing

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The world is sound -
Good book to keep in handy
A Phenomonal Book
TWO WORDS: THIS WORKS!!!
The power of the Word.

Healing Mantras: Using Sound Affirmations for Personal Power, Creativity, and Healing
Thomas Ashley-Farrand
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ASIN: 0345431707
Release Date: 1999-08-24

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"Sound is more than simply a medium of artistic expression. Sound has practical and powerful applications in the real world."

Mantras, or simple chants, are short phrases packed with energy and intention--specifically designed to generate powerful sound waves that promote healing, insight, creativity, and spiritual growth. Healing Mantras is the practical, how-to guide that makes the strengths and benefits of mantras available to everyone. The transformative power of sound has been passed down to the present from the sages of India, the classical scientists of ancient Greece, and the medieval monks of Europe. Mantras, sounds, and chants have inspired, comforted, and mended the lives of individuals, religious orders, and even entire cultures. Even though the science and discipline of chanting and formal prayer are practiced in every religion around the world, this is the first time that ancient Sanskrit mantras have been explained and adapted to Western needs.

One of the few Western experts in Hindu and Buddhist mantras, Thomas Ashley-Farrand has practiced mantra-based spiritual disciplines for twenty-five years. In this illuminating book, he explains how and why mantras work and shows how to use them for everything from controlling habits to overcoming fear, from curing specific ailments to finding inner peace. In each of the more than fifty mantras, all translated from the original Sanskrit, Ashley-Farrand unlocks the power of every word, explains its appropriate application, and tells you how to pronounce it in easy-to-follow phonetic symbols. Inside, you'll find mantras for

- Health - Worldly Success - Habit Control - Protection - Grief - Anger - Controlling Fear - Personal Attraction - Wisdom - Concentration and Mental Clarity - Healing Life Issues - and more!

These mantras can be repeated aloud or in silence and can be used by people of any religion or spiritual practice, "as you wash dishes, as you drive on the freeway, as you meditate, or as you cook." Sound can help and sound can heal, and Healing Mantras now makes this sound medicine available to everyone.

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The world is sound - .......2007-04-04

This book offers a wonderful view into the world of using sound to heal the body, mind, and soul. It provides an excellent foundation for understanding the power of mantras.

When I purchased this book (about four years ago), I had a lot of problems with my eyes. I used to get ulcers on my cornea, and no doctors were able to explain why this happened. I discovered a mantra in this book, dedicated to healing the eyes. After practicing this mantra for a few weeks, my eyes began to feel better. After a few months, my eye doctor was suprised to find a noticeable improvement in my eyesight. Since practicing this mantra, I've only experienced one more corneal ulcer (about two years ago).

Since then, I've incorporated many of the mantras found in this book into my daily life.

Peace be with you! Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti!

Good book to keep in handy.......2007-01-05

A good book for those who interested in transcendental meditation. It explains very well about the using of mantra.

A Phenomonal Book.......2006-10-20

This book is a vault of wisdom. The author has made the intricate mantra work, easily understood in a profound way. I have searched long and hard to understand the use of mantras, encountering little more than a brick wall time and time again, in my search. This author has taught me not only how to climb the wall, but to walk through it. A commendable book, that I recommend to all, with great excitement.

TWO WORDS: THIS WORKS!!!.......2006-09-24

I used the Lakshmi (for prosperity) and Ganesha (for removal of obstacles) mantras from this book to help me find a job. My unemployment benefits were about to run out and I wasn't finding anything. Despite no background in the industry I am now in, on the 40th (the last) day of my practice, I was hired in an entry level position that will soon lead to more money. Previously, I was getting second interviews, but losing out to other people with more experience.
There is nothing in my resume to suggest that I had an office background or barely even computer skills. I am looking to take a class and explained that in the cover letter and interview. Yet the woman who interviewed and hired me, for some reason, thought I had an extensive background in both! I can't help but feel that the mantras helped me overcome this significant barrier hiring-wise. Now I am using a Saraswati mantra from the book to help me with the learning curve of my new job and another mantra from the book for self confidence and strength which feels VERY powerful and I only just today starting using it. [I also improved my chances of getting hired by scheduling my interviews when the moon was NOT "void of course." See Jim Maynard's Celestial Guides or other resources to know when this is.]
I feel I am only just scratching the surface of what this book can help me do in a variety of areas of my life. I read all kinds of metaphysical books and try to adjust my thinking, but find it hard to break old habits of being fearful or limited in my thinking. What I love about this book is this: it gives you something concrete to DO everyday, twice a day that seems to work, regardless. I spent $13 on a mala to help me count my mantra repetitions and probably did only about 20 minutes of work twice a day. If I had done even more, I think my outcome would have been even better. Yet, from where I started, this is a huge victory for me.
As the author of the book states, mantras don't take the place of, in my case, doing the usual job search actions. However, there is no doubt in my mind that using mantras made all the difference in the outcome. It even, I think, steered me around a deceptive, (what I thought was a) sure-thing job with another company. It turned out that they had gone through five people in a very short time in the position. Not a good sign. I'll leave the descriptions of this book to other reviewers. What I wanted to know when I was deciding to get this book and looking at people's reviews of it was what their outcomes of doing the mantras were. I hope mine will help others to get this book and take this fantastic journey!

The power of the Word........2006-08-16

I attended one of Mr. Thomas Ashley-Farrand meetings in Los Angeles and was impressed by his humble (esoterically speaking) way to communicate his truth. I read the book, Healing Mantras: Using Sound Affirmations for Personal Power, Creativity, and Healing, and started using the mantras immediately in my service to humanity, the result is amazing. I have all the books, I practice chanting mantras regularly, and I can see the miracles with my own eyes.
Om Gum Ganapatayei Namaha was my key.

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The most important book on sound in 150 years.

The Soundscape
R. Murray Schafer
Manufacturer: Destiny Books
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ASIN: 0892814551
Release Date: 1993-10-01

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Schafer contends that we suffer from an overabundance of acoustic information and explores ways to restore our ability to hear the nuances of sounds around us. This book is a pioneering exploration of our acoustic environment, past and present, and an attempt to imagine what it might become.

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The most important book on sound in 150 years........2005-03-12

When R. Murray Schafer first published TUNING OF THE WORLD (the subtitle of this edition) in 1977, it had a stunning and lasting affect on musicians and recordists throughout the world. Every facet of this work is important to know about and the narrative still reads like a contemporary novel - impossible to put down and never dated. He informs us how to re-train our ears to listen better and more wisely. He defines, for the first time, the soundscape and the myriad ways it fits into and affects our lives.

This book is seminal to my work as a naturalist and sound designer and I have read it many times in the past three decades. It is that important.

Bernie Krause, PhD

The Healing Power of Sound: Recovery from Life-Threatening Illness Using Sound, Voice, and Music

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sound healing
the healing power of sound
This book changed my life
Informative and Uplifting!

The Healing Power of Sound: Recovery from Life-Threatening Illness Using Sound, Voice, and Music
Mitchell L. Gaynor
Manufacturer: Shambhala
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Release Date: 2002-08-13

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Since 1991, Dr. Mitchell Gaynor has been achieving remarkable results by integrating music, vocalization, breathing, and meditation techniques in his work with patients. In The Healing Power of Sound, he presents his sound-based techniques for self-healing—techniques that anyone can use, whether faced with a life-threatening disease or simply seeking relief from the stresses of daily life. Numerous studies have demonstrated the health benefits of music: it can lower blood pressure and heart and respiratory rates; reduce cardiac complications; increase the immune response; and boost our natural opiates. Gaynor shows how, when integrated as part of a mind-body-spirit approach to wellness, music can play a significant part in maintaining a healthy lifestyle or in healing serious disease. The Healing Power of Sound includes twelve exercises involving breathing, meditation, and "toning"—using pure vocal sound to resolve tension, release emotion, and spur the healing process—that can be used by anyone to improve health and quality of life.

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sound healing.......2007-09-29

Dr. Gaynor's work is a blessing and very effective in aiding those who seek healing. A MUST read!

the healing power of sound.......2007-06-14

great service and book arrived in excellent condition

This book changed my life.......2005-12-05

I bought this book after reading about it in the New York Times on Thanksgiving. I can understand through the amazing stories and techniques that the power of sound can be used every second of every day. Dr. Gaynor's book changed my life.

Informative and Uplifting!.......2005-07-25

Written by an M.D., here is a wonderful example of how conventional medicine can be greatly enhanced and complemented by other modalities : and this specifically is a wonderful example of the healing power of sound and music.

Sacred Sounds: Magic & Healing Through Words & Music

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An excellent book to Add to my Ted Andrews Collection.
Ayse Aktas
Sacred Sounds: Magic & healing Through words and music
Healing With Sound (Words & Music)
Magical properties of music and words

Sacred Sounds: Magic & Healing Through Words & Music
Ted Andrews
Manufacturer: Llewellyn Publications
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An excellent book to Add to my Ted Andrews Collection........2007-08-15

I always enjoy the writing style of Ted Andrews. He puts a lot of content into everything he writes. I always learn many new things and I feel this is an excellent book on magic healing.

Ayse Aktas.......2007-03-08

Ted Andrews is a kind of person that leaves you with a feeling that whatever he does he does well. This also holds true for this book. It is a well structured and easy to read book for understanding the importance of sound in our daily lives. We are also reminded in the storytelling section that the words of the songs that we frequently listen can have a great subconscious impact on our feelings and emotions.

Sacred Sounds: Magic & healing Through words and music.......2007-02-03

good, practical book on using both words and music to heal - yourself and others. very easy to read, and follow.

Healing With Sound (Words & Music).......2006-12-31

This is a very well written book, as Ted Andrew's books are. They provide a great deal of explanation, details, and how-to instructions. This book provides lots of background information on the use of sound, in words and in music and how sound has related to healing for many years, much of which has become a lost art. Ted covers a lot of history, for credibility and for understanding the linear path to nowadays.

If you think it is not logical that sounds can affect you, ask yourself how you feel when you listen to certain types of music. Try it. Does some music make you angry, some sad, some peaceful, and does some music make you feel love? How about words? Is there a word someone could call you to make your blood boil? Is there something nice someone said to you recently that made you feel like you could just melt? That's just to get you thinking. Now what if someone told you that you could maybe begin to reverse a health problem by playing a note that corresponds the the chakra area that has an energy blockage? Bull??? Worth a try?

Ted goes all the way into details of 10 names of God from the Qabala and how to tone them properly. He explains which music notes influence and balance which chakras and a whole lot more. After reading this book, I now understand what is happening with my voice and why. There is a lot of metaphysical information found in this book as it relates to the use of sound that you will not normally find just anywhere. If you're looking for that kind of information, get the book.

If you are interested in how animals might have messages for you, check out "Animal Speak" by Ted. I have also read several other books of his on the topics of angels and spirit guides, colors, and auras. They are all well written and provide a lot of information.

Magical properties of music and words.......2003-03-04

This valuable book is divided in two parts. The first is The Secret Power of The Word, in which the author discusses the science of sacred sound with reference to its principle of resonance (sympathetic vibration), the principles of rhythm, melody and harmony, plus qualities like pitch and timbre. The scales and the healing elements of music are investigated - the section on the musical interplay with the charkas is particularly enlightening. Other fascinating sections are The Occult Significance of Speech and Mystical Words of Power which deals with ritual words and sounds like the Hebrew God-names plus Sanskrit Mantras and chants.

Part Two, the Renaissance of the Bardic Traditions, provides a history of the mystical bards and deals with magical storytelling. It includes a section on musical instruments like the lyre, harp, guitar, keyboard instruments, flute and others. There is also a captivating section on magical poetry with a discussion of forms such as alliteration, repetition, anagrams, assonance, meter, rhythm and rhyme. The book concludes with the chapter Bardic Healing that provides practical techniques for tuning and healing the human body.

There are notes to every chapter, a select bibliography on (a) sound, music and voice and (b) on the Bardic traditions. The illustrations include musical notations, the human body and the charkas, plus the astrological musical wheels of the spheres. Several helpful tables are also provided, for example on the God-names.

Andrews has succeeded in bringing to life the lost tradition of the Word in this well-written and engaging book that opens the door to our understanding and using the power of sound, music and words for regeneration, healing and enhanced creativity.

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healing.......2007-09-29

I can not praise Dr. Gaynor enough for his efforts on behalf of those of us suffering with cancer. His work is a blessing!

Cancer survivor using Dr. Gaynors' methods.......2007-02-14

I used Dr. Mitchell Gaynors methods of sound healing in my recovey from stage 4 head and neck cancer. I used a Tibetan brass "singing " bowl by placing it on my clavical as I leaned back in a contour chair and rang it with a cloth covered stick. The vibrations, ringing through my bones and head were my pain reliever, meditation vehicle and path to recovery. I also follow Dr. Gaynors nutrition and phytonutrient recommendations found in his book "Cancer Prevention Through Nutrition". I am healthy again after 4 years since diagnosis and plan on a long proserous life. I'll be 67 in May. I highly recommend his books and wisdom as a top oncologist and specialist in integrated medicine. T A Law

MAGICAL.......2006-11-09

It was truly magical how refreshed, alive, and invigorated I felt after listening to this meditation CD.
Dr. Gaynor is an expert in tapping into one's body and soul to promote health and healing. Since I have also read most of Dr. Gaynor's books I can honestly say he has made the connection between the mind and body for harmony in one's health. This may very well be his best work yet!

Healing Trauma: Restoring The Wisdom Of Your Body (Sounds True Audio Learning Course)

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Good Intentions, Awful Presentation
A must read for anyone in healing arts

Healing Trauma: Restoring The Wisdom Of Your Body (Sounds True Audio Learning Course)
Peter A. Levine
Manufacturer: Sounds True
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Good Intentions, Awful Presentation.......2007-06-24

What a disappointment this learning course was! First of all, it's just too long, too tedious and repetitive, and in serious need of a major edit and re-mix. There are some good ideas intended to be presented here, and sometimes they actually work--like on the third disk, with the presentation of the story of Marius, a young man who had been attacked and bitten by a pack of dogs as a child, and who undergoes the process of healing his trauma and reclaiming his personal power. The rest of the course, however, fails to impress or deliver.
For the most part, it is overly cerebral and conceptual. And the exercises are too general and contrived to be personally useful. Since most trauma healing is a deeply emotional and personal process, I would have liked to see healing exercises that were more open-ended and allowed for the listener's own imagination to wander to its own destinations, and come to its own conclusions, rather than to be told where to go, which "herd"of animals to travel in, how to feel, and how and when to resolve its own traumatic experience. Thumbs down for me.

A must read for anyone in healing arts.......2006-11-02

This material is life-changing for anyone who has been traumatized. Dr. Levine has impressive credentials in the academic field and yet presents this material in an imaginative and impressive way. This should be required material for everyone in the capacity of parent, teacher, counselling, medicine, and alternative healthcare. The benefits of this work are beyond words.

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Excellent!
Unique Vibrational Healing
Bursting with information!

Music and Sound in the Healing Arts
John Beaulieu
Manufacturer: Station Hill Press
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Excellent!.......2007-06-27

John Beaulieu has done a wonderful job with this book, especially for those of us who are visually oriented and like to see the concepts presented in a visual manner - lots of diagrams.

John's knowledge of the history of music and it's use in healing, as well as his vast knowledge as a composer and musician, make this work valuable if you're planning on using music in your own therapeutic work. I'd recommend it very highly.

I've referred to John's web site for quite some time for information, and have been impressed with his generosity in sharing files he has composed. I haven't seen that on very many sites. John's CD's are also excellent.

Unique Vibrational Healing.......2003-07-22

As a Holistic Practitioner, I recently became interested in what some have called "vibrational medicine". I found Beaulieu's unique observations into the world of sound, music and healing to be thrilling and his views have urged me to continue looking into the realm of sound. I have adopted some of his tenets into my consulting work. Information on voice energetics was most interesting; combining physiology with energy concepts, as was the chapter on tuning forks. A great read.

Bursting with information!.......2002-04-14

This book is one of those that rather than elaborate for some thousand pages on just a few gold nuggets, has MANY peices of valuable information, from tuning forks to elements to patterns and more!! This book is done from a semi-scientific approch and the author has done a wonderful job researching! Lots of diagrams and pictures. Very easy to understand and put to practical use.
If You like sound and want to expand it into healing for yourself and others this book could be just what your looking for!

The Power of Sound: How to Manage Your Personal Soundscape for a Vital, Productive, and Healthy Life

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Good 4 intro but bad for practical usage
The Power of Sound
Are the sounds you live in healing or hurting?

The Power of Sound: How to Manage Your Personal Soundscape for a Vital, Productive, and Healthy Life
Joshua Leeds
Manufacturer: Healing Arts Press
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ASIN: 0892817682
Release Date: 2001-02-01

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Discover firsthand in this book/CD set the powerful effects sound has on you and learn to customize your own soundscape for a better quality of life.

• Sound pioneer Joshua Leeds shows how to use music to reduce stress, enhance learning, improve performance, and address conditions as diverse as dyslexia and depression.

• Includes accompanying CD featuring musical examples designed to induce specific mental states such as relaxation, receptivity, concentration, and creativity.

• Includes detailed guides for musicians and healthcare professionals

What we hear--and how we process it--has a far greater impact on our daily living than we realize. From the womb to the moment we die we are inescapably surrounded by sound, and what we hear can either energize or deplete our nervous systems. It is no exaggeration to say that what goes into our ears can harm us or heal us.

In The Power of Sound Joshua Leeds explores the importance of healthy auditory function. He investigates how noise- or stress-induced auditory dysfunction may result in difficulties in learning, communication, and social interactions, and he explains new techniques designed to invigorate auditory skills. The accompanying CD of psychoacoustically refined classical music provides immediate examples of the benefits of music explained in the book. Readers can experience the effects of a variety of sounds and begin the life-enhancing design of their own soundscapes.

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Good 4 intro but bad for practical usage.......2005-10-31

it's a good bk and written with mission. It brings me some insight about what music can do. However, to be better in using this bk, you need to have some know-how on music, or you might find it a little difficult to understand. Anyway, it a gd bk !

Mike Yu

The Power of Sound.......2003-06-14

Psychoacoustics is the study of how sound affects the human nervous system. One of the pioneer researchers in this exciting new field is Joshua Leeds, a composer, writer, and consultant. He has analyzed and compiled the studies and known data in The Power of Sound, his latest book.

His work is based on the premise that sound is a nutrient for the nervous system. Thus different sounds have varying effects on listeners. Although music is sound, not all sound is music. He discusses exactly what sound is, what it does to us, and what it can do for us. He emphasizes that we need to develop "sonic responsibility," that is, an awareness of the sounds continually bombarding us and taking steps to protect ourselves from harmful noises.

Leeds says that "Sound, like other elements, can fuel or deplete us," adding that "increasing noise pollution affects the planet's citizenry physiologically and psychologically."

He explains vibration, resonance, and entrainment, and how those can have a negative or positive effect on people. He then discusses therapeutic uses of sound, and includes a section detailing how to select particular sounds to accomplish certain goals. For example, high sounds will "charge" the system and increase activity, while bass sounds can "discharge" the system and decrease activity.

He also includes information for health practitioners for use in correcting various conditions, such as learning disabilities, relaxation techniques, and reduction of medications.

Extensive appendices provide additional information on music, sound and music therapy, and resources. Leeds also includes a CD with specially orchestrated music designed for motivation, relaxation, learning, inspiration, productivity, and concentration.

Leeds says that "we have come to understand the extraordinary power of the ear. In addition to its critical functions of communication and balance, the ear's primary purpose is to recycle sound and so recharge our inner batteries." Readers will find that The Power of Sound gives them all the information and techniques they need to use their own marvelous ears and sound to enhance their lives.

Are the sounds you live in healing or hurting?.......2001-02-28

Music is one of our most beloved art forms. It endures because of the way it makes us feel. The essence of music is sound. Current research tells us that music -- and all waveforms of sound -- can be a vital stimulant, a "nutrient" for the nervous system with the power to heal ... or harm.

In The Power of Sound: How to Manage Your Personal Soundscape for a Vital, Productive and Healthy Life, researcher, music producer and author Joshua Leeds explores the value of sound and the importance of auditory health. "Our relationship with the world, " he says, "is completely impacted by our ability to process a full spectrum of tone. Auditory sequential process is a cornerstone of short-term memory which is the basis for all thinking. Speaking, listening, learning and physical balance are all impacted by a healthy ear." All in all, sound plays a far greater role in our daily lives than we ever imagined.

Leeds is an expert in the new field of psychoacoustics -- the study of the effects of music and sound on the human nervous system. He's also a pioneer in psychoacoustic music creation, having produced many special classical music programs for therapeutic, education and business applications. A sample CD is packaged with this book.

For those dealing with learning disabilities, difficulties with concentration, emotional reactivity and other modern ailments, Leeds discusses the auditory mechanism as a possible point of remediation. Easy-to-implement sound solutions for enhanced health and peak performance are also included. While scientifically substantial, The Power of Sound is a very accessible read for the lay person. It is a great resource in a groundbreaking field. "Soundwork," says Leeds, "will have tremendous significance in this decade as scientists continue to look to music and sound to enhance health, learning and productivity."

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Yoga chanting mantras

Om sweet Om.....

Wonderfully Written, Authentic Spirituality

sound magic

Buy it, read it and read it again

The Yoga of Sound: Tapping the Hidden Power of Music and Chant
Russill Paul
Manufacturer: New World Library
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ASIN: 1577315367

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Largely unknown in the West, yet developing alongside the popular form of Hatha Yoga that has swept the world, the Yoga of Sound is a 3,500-year-old spiritual system for reducing stress and maintaining health. Like Chinese medicine and Ayurveda, the Yoga of Sound offers potent sources of energy in the form of sonic formulae called mantras, or sacred chant. In this book and accompanying CD, musician and teacher Russill Paul explores the four powerful streams of this system: mantras (sound), mudras (sacred gestures), pranayama (breath control), and dhyana (meditation). Like his award-winning music, Russill Paul’s presentation of this ancient tradition makes it accessible for modern Western tastes and lifestyles. In lucid exercises presented both in the book and the CD, Russill shows how everyone can learn the art of mantra simply by training the voice. He shows how these practices can help reduce stress, enhance emotional well-being, and optimize the body’s energy flow.

Customer Reviews:

Yoga chanting mantras.......2007-09-10

While looking for another book on chanting mantras, I came across this one. This is a wonderful book - well researched and well written. Paul grew up in India and spent 5 years in an ashram so he not only knows the facts and the culture and beliefs but has a real feel for presenting his subject in an easy to understand manner. You don't have to know Hatha Yoga to do yoga chanting but you might want to after reading this book. And you don't have to understand every single thing he writes about before you start your own chanting. Included with the book is an instructional CD which is helpful if you're unfamiliar with the pronunciations of the hindu/sanskrit words.

Om sweet Om............2006-05-10

Chanting is an art - and for those of us from a Western background, it can feel a bit otherworldy or "foreign". I have always been interested in chanting and mantras but too intimidated to try it.

Russill Paul has put together a book and CD set that helps to demystify chanting and make it more accessible for all audiences - no matter what your spiritual or ethnic background. This well written book clearly explains the basics and theories behind chanting - and it provides exercises to get you started immediately.

These exercises help anyone to begin chanting in a confident manner. I am tone deaf and have no musical talent whatsoever - yet I am able now to practice mantras with a keener ear. I am already feeling the effects! (Hindu mantras are believed to help with many issues from removing obstacles, spiritual advancement and even mundane problems.)

The Yoga of Sound is a practical book which can get you on your way to a daily mantra practice. I would also recommend the books by Thomas Ashley Farrand as a supplement to this book. That being said, Paul's book seems to be more complete and I felt more inspired by it.

Wonderfully Written, Authentic Spirituality.......2005-05-11

I was required to buy this book for a class I was taking at the university entitled "Religion and Music". My professor was Dr. Don Beck who is an expert on this topic and has produced both a published book and a cd of Hindu devotional music. The book came highly recommended from him, and now that I have read it I would wholeheartedly agree! This is a wonderful book regardless of what spiritual path you are on, and in particular if you are looking for a way to re-entergize your own practice. The book explains how one can use the power of mantra as a spiritual practice, and it is written by an author who has both a Christian and Hindu background. He thoughtfully incorporates aspects of many religious traditions to accomodate all readers, and he is thoroughly knowledgable on this subject. He writes clearly and simply, and at the same time he gets you excited about the subject matter.
Honestly, I thought this book was going to be filled with New Age fluff, but it offers genuine advice on how to practically get started with this wonderful practice of reciting mantras. I was pleasantly surprised, and I think anyone with an interest in deep religion or music will greatly enjoy this book.

sound magic.......2004-10-10

I had the privilege of taking a workshop with Russill in the summer of 2004, which is how I was introduced to his work. His excellent book "The Yoga of Sound" has proved highly complementary to that experience, but it is also a powerful work with no trouble standing on its own.

Yoga has become extremely popular in the Western world, but the aspect of yoga that focuses on the power of sound - the power of mantra and chant - has not transfered as well from the realms of Hindu mysticism. The book explores the reasons for this and sets the practice of mantra in a wider context, adaptable not only to those from any religious and spiritual background but to the hectic pace of modern life. Mantra is brought further into a 21st-century setting through the accessible and fascinating discussions of quantum physics as they apply to sound. The book is also a practical manual, teaching the reader how to use yogic mantra with the help of an included CD.

Russill Paul is a truly gifted teacher, and his spirit of devotion and eagerness to share the joy of the power of mantra shine through in this beautifully written book.

Buy it, read it and read it again.......2004-08-21

I am particular, discriminating, and well read. If you really are interested in total spiritual development, especially with asanas, you'll read it and recommend it to others. I am waiting for paper back to come out so I can buy copies for all my teachers.

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