MUSIC AND SOUND IN THE HEALING ARTS [Paperback]

John Beaulieu (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1995

Richly illustrated with pictures, stories, and the author's experience as composer and therapist, this book explores the history and practice of healing sound from ancient philosophies to the practical applications of therapy, religion, and art: mantra, toning, voice evaluation, tuning forks, and music listening. It also contains guidelines and exercises for teaching and an evaluation of music therapy today."...destined to become an invaluable resource for teachers, students and practitioners in all the healing arts. (He) guides his reader through all there is to know about sound healing-perfectly integrating didactic left-brain material with right-brain inner journeying." - Elisabeth L. Macrae, MD"(His) development of the body as sound is artfully done and is maintained by a well-supported and cohesive systems view. I especially appreciate his presentation of the practical aspects of sound energetics." - James Z. Said, DC, ND"Great! Finally a book on the important topic of healing with sound that comes from clinical experience-not facile esoteric speculation." - David Gonzalez, Certified Music Therapist

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About the Author

John Beaulieu, N.D., Ph.D., is one of the foremost philosophers and major innovators in the area of sound healing therapies. A world-renowned speaker, composer, pianist, and naturopathic doctor, Dr. Beaulieu has pioneered a technique called BioSonic RepatterningT, a natural method of healing and consciousness development using tuning forks and other sound modalities based on the sonic ratios inherent in nature. As the founder of BioSonic Enterprises, he has developed and distributed over 50 different sound healing-related products including tuning forks, instructional videos, audio programs, CDs and books. Dr. Beaulieu is the groundbreaking author of Music and Sound in the Healing Arts and the composer/producer of Calendula: A Suite for Pythagorean Tuning Forks, a CD designed to physically align your body and create a deep relaxed state of awareness. He lectures and performs worldwide and conducts training seminars for practitioners in the healing arts. For more info check out http://w

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Barrytown/Station Hill Press, Inc. (January 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882680560
• ISBN-13: 978-0882680569
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,105 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bursting with information!, April 14, 2002

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M. Schutz (Sauk Rapids, Minnesota United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MUSIC AND SOUND IN THE HEALING ARTS (Paperback)

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!

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Unique Vibrational Healing, July 22, 2003

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B. MacNamara (Bucks County, PA/USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: MUSIC AND SOUND IN THE HEALING ARTS (Paperback)

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.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!, June 27, 2007

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apples2apples (OhiO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: MUSIC AND SOUND IN THE HEALING ARTS (Paperback)

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.