|  MUSIC…it
affects your mood, your brain, and your consciousness. Discover more in THE HEALING TOUCH OF MUSIC: AN EXPLORATION.
Here is what some reviewers have said:
"Congratulations goes to you for your splendid book. It is the
finest comprehensive outlay of data on the subject I have ever seen.
I speak
From the heart with genuine admiration for your text. It really should
Be in university classes on the subject. It will be invaluable during
their
Training and professional practice, to shore up their own sensitivity
and Perception." — Lois Parker, Ph.D., English professor, Texas.
"I would highly recommend your book to anyone interested in learning
Principles of choosing music to assists therapeutic change. Your explanations
of several types of music-based therapies showing effects of music on
emotions, brain function, and physiology are textbook clear. The addition
of historical persepctive as well as personal stories make this a fascinating
read. Congratulations!" — Joan Pritchard, RN, Music Therapist,
Arizona.
"Finally we have it! More than theory, beyond thesis, this primer
is a synthesis of Alana's knowledge and experience. Alana shares distilled
and integrated thoughts surrounding sound and healing in lay language
that echoes in the soul like our mother tongue.:It flows. This book
and CD are like a crystal clear stream refreshing, nourishing. We may
not step into it at the very same place each time but each time there
is something new. I anxiously await volume two!" — Betty
Butler, MA, CMP, Ct, Heartside Theraharpist, New Mexico.
Alana Woods, classically trained in piano and harp, also
has a background in the healing arts, as artist and musician, and was
formerly a Unity Minister. She has studied with leading pioneers in
music healing and consciousness, evolving her own work. Traveling and
teaching the the US, Greece and Ireland, her workshops included the
effects of music and sound on the body, brain, and consciusness. Her
home is in the Sandia Mountains in New Mexico.
Interwoven throughout this book and attached teaching CD, are highlights exploring the uses of prescriptive sound. There are example of different approaches taken in western and nonwestern cultures to utilize the amazing power of sound to bring health and wholeness. The author uses her own personal journey to discover and harness music for the purposes of healing. As well, she gives insights into establishing clarity as to why, what and how the elements of sound, rhythm, melody,harmony and form, when produced naturally, electronically and acoustically, serve to affect the mind-brain body systems for the ultimate purpose of enhancing wellness. Both ancient and modern approaches as well as current methods and resources in exploring future trends and programs are given, in the development of a new science of music, as it relates to healing.
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