Based on seventeen years of experimentation, observation and experience in assisting people through music and sound, this book is a guide for anyone interested in understanding and using music as a powerful means of healing for themselves and others.

This ground breaking and pioneering new work explores the vibratory nature of existence through science, mindful listening, and sound healing focused on the obtainment of value and life goals,

"Sound and music have been an important part of the human experience as far back as our historical records reach, and cultures all around the world have used aural modalities to heal and communicate for many thousands of years. Current medical evidence and scientific measurements suggest that music and sound are some of the most effective instruments that can be used to facilitate patient recovery from surgery, trauma, and disease. This paper discusses how ancient beliefs and practices concerning music and sound converge with modern knowledge and technology to influence the development of new theories in science and medicine. Religious and cultural anthropology, archaeology, and philosophy point to the prevalence and importance of music and sound in societies that may predate Paleolithic man. The role of sound and music in mind-body mechanisms, consciousness, communication, and emotion are explored through a wide range of notable mathematic, scientific, and evidence-based theories. Recent studies show how music and sound can enhance therapies to transform the brain and relieve mental, emotional, and physical suffering. This burgeoning evidence, along with the proven efficacy of integral healing modalities, can be used to help health professionals, therapists, and individuals craft more effective, sound-based, personalized therapies and treatment plans that perpetuate both individual and collective health and well-being."--leaf 3.

Customize your sound environment for a better quality of life • Shows how to use music and sound to reduce stress, enhance learning, and improve performance • Provides detailed guidelines for musicians and health care professionals • Includes a new 75-minute CD of psychoacoustically designed classical music 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 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. Joshua Leeds--a pioneer in the application of music for health, learning, and productivity--explains how sound can be a powerful ally. He explores chronic sensory overload and how auditory dysfunction often results in difficulties with learning and social interactions. He offers innovative techniques designed to invigorate auditory skills and provide balanced sonic environments. In this revised and updated edition of The Power of Sound, Leeds includes current research, extensive resources, analysis of the maturing field of soundwork and a look at the effect of sound on animals. He also provides a new 75-minute CD of psycho­acoustically designed classical music for a direct experience of the effect of simplified sound on the nervous system. With new information on how to use music and sound for enhanced health and productivity, The Power of Sound provides readers with practical solutions for vital and sustained well-being.

This is the miraculous story of a music therapist who treats terminally ill and mentally handicapped patients with the medicine of music.

Manual plus DVD feature illustrated instructions and video tutorials of 25 treatment protocols, including basic tuning fork technique, pace of application, body mechanics and application methods for both the physical and energetic body. Second Edition includes new expanded 8-page instructional color photo section featuring additional self-treatment protocol, detailed instructions for correct hand positioning, sound balancing techniques for the subtle body, and treatment applications for Chair Massage and Sport Therapy. Manual features:1) A treatise and exploration on the healing aspects of vibration, sound & music 2) 25 illustrated treatment protocols for Treating Others and Self Treatment3) Expanded 8-page instructional color photo section 4) A complete Sound Healing system utilizing tuning forks + music in the key of Ohm. DVD demonstrates:1) Tuning Fork Technique 2) Pace of Application and Body Mechanics 3) Tuning Fork Application Methods for the physical & energetic body 4) 20 illustrated Protocols for Treating Others, utilizing acu-points and anatomical placements 5) How to include Singing and Crystal Bowls in a Sound Healing session. Manual is 116 pages and DVD is 26 min.

The true story of an orchestra made up of medical professionals that “makes the connection between music and medicine visible and palpable” (Yo-Yo Ma). You may have read about the Longwood Symphony Orchestra (LSO) in the paper or heard them on your favorite radio station. But the LSO is not just any orchestra. It began in 1982 with a group of talented Boston-area physicians, med students and health-care professionals and has since flourished under the leadership of violinist Dr. Lisa Wong, who became president of the LSO in 1991. The orchestra is now a proud, extraordinary group of musicians with fans around the globe. In Scales to Scalpels, Dr. Wong and Robert Viagas chronicle how the musical acumen of these physicians affects the way they administer healing and, in turn, how their work affects their music. What cognitive and emotional shifts occur when a surgeon transitions from the chaos of the ER to the discipline of the orchestra rehearsal studio? What’s it like to make a house call to a poor neighborhood in the morning and then play trumpet in a jazz group that night? Does music heal the doctors the way the doctors heal their patients? How does practicing the art of music transform the art of practicing medicine?

Based on seventeen years of experimentation, observation and experience in assisting people through music and sound, this book is a guide for anyone interested in understanding and using music as a powerful means of healing for themselves and others.

The human voice has a remarkable ability to improve our health and well-being in ways that are not widely known. This book will introduce the reader to the dynamically expanding field of sound therapy and sound healing, and demonstrate the power of sound to heal through a presentation of research, theory, and numerous examples from the author's clinical practice, group work, and training workshops. The book is for both the general reader seeking simple, practical techniques for harnessing the healing power of sound in their daily life, and for music therapists and other professional therapists and practitioners who are interested in learning how to use sound-based models and interventions in their work, or to further their knowledge and expertise in this area. Easy-to-follow exercises with accompanying audio tracks will guide the reader to immediately begin experiencing the benefits of sound for mind-body health. Chapters on trauma and sound, toning and mindfulness, mantras and mental health, and Tibetan singing bowls are steps along the path of this fascinating and rich journey into the world of healing sounds.