Self-Healing with Sound and Music [Audio CD]

Andrew Weil (Author), Kimba Arem (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 14, 2005

Andrew Weil, M.D. & Kimba Arem Have you ever been deeply moved by a piece of music? If so, then you may already recognize the incredible impact of sound on your health and well-being. Today, sound therapy is used to effectively treat a surprising range of health challenges including chronic pain, stroke, stress, and much more. On Self-Healing with Sound & Music, bestselling author Dr. Andrew Weil teams up with sound therapist Kimba Arem to offer you a powerful new tool for healing and rejuvenation on two CDs.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Andrew Weil, one of America's best known advocates of alternative medicine and holistic healing, attended Harvard Medical School. He has worked for the National Institute of Mental Health and the Harvard Botanical Museum. He is the founder of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center and Associate Director of the Division of Social Perspectives in Medicine, University of Arizona. Weil's books include Spontaneous Healing and Natural Health and Eight Weeks to Optimum Health.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: Sounds True, Incorporated (June 14, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591791987
• ISBN-13: 978-1591791980
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #125,277 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #7 in Books > Books on CD > Authors, A-Z > ( W ) > Weil, Dr. Andrew
  • #41 in Books > Books on CD > Music
  • #83 in Books > Books on CD > Health, Mind & Body > General

More About the Author

Andrew Weil, M.D., is a world-renowned leader and pioneer in the field of integrative medicine, a healing oriented approach to health care which encompasses body, mind, and spirit. His next book, "Spontaneous Happiness," will be released November 8, 2011.

Combining a Harvard education and a lifetime of practicing natural and preventive medicine, Dr. Weil is the founder and director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, where he is also a Clinical Professor of Medicine and Professor of Public Health and the Lovell-Jones Professor of Integrative Rheumatology. Dr. Weil received both his medical degree and his undergraduate AB degree in biology (botany) from Harvard University.

Dr. Weil is an internationally-recognized expert for his views on leading a healthy lifestyle, his philosophy of healthy aging, and his critique of the future of medicine and health care. Approximately 10 million copies of Dr. Weil's books have been sold, including "Spontaneous Healing," "8 Weeks to Optimum Health," "Eating Well for Optimum Health," "The Healthy Kitchen," "Healthy Aging," and "Why Our Health Matters."

Online, he is the editorial director of DrWeil.com, the leading web resource for healthy living based on the philosophy of integrative medicine. He can be found on Facebook at facebook.com/DrWeil, Twitter at twitter.com/DrWeil, and Dr. Weil's Daily Health Tips blog at drweilblog.com.

See a comprehensive list of Dr. Weil's information: about.me/DrWeil

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51 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great music for relaxation and meditation, September 6, 2006

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KV Trout (Centerville, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Self-Healing with Sound and Music (Audio CD)

I hate New Age music if it uses a lot of synthesized sounds and tries to sound like it's coming from outer space.

I like music that is played on real instruments, and I don't mind if it inocorporates sounds from nature, along with it.

This music is very relaxing and very natural and real sounding. That is because it IS real. It uses various acoustic instruments which are played in a way that creates a very soft, relaxing environment which is conducive to meditation and relaxation.

Unfortunately the music is only on Disc TWO.

The first disc consists of Dr. Andrew Weil and the musician here (Kimba Arem) talking about sound therapy and the physics of sound, and meditation with Om type sounds, and so on. It's interesting, but not terribly enlightening and you've probably heard it all before if you've read much new age therapy material.

To me, this should only have been a single cd, the music cd. I think it was a way of Arem getting herself introduced to a wider audience, and Dr. Weil lending his "seal of approval" to this music and musician.

Either way, at least they did come up with one really great music album, (which Weil has nothing to do with, other than to introduce it and endorse it), and this makes me want to hear more of Kimba Arem's music.

57 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite relaxation CD and I've tried many!, October 25, 2005

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This review is from: Self-Healing with Sound and Music (Audio CD)

I've borrowed many "relaxation" CDs from the public library to combat stress. This is one of the very few that I decided to buy. The first CD is mostly talk by the two authors, but I often play the second all-music CD at bedtime, at naptime, or to help me go back to sleep when I awaken too early or in the middle of the night.

36 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good relaxing music, mediocre lectures, April 10, 2006

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Patrick D. Goonan "see profile for URL" (Livermore, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Self-Healing with Sound and Music (Audio CD)

The relaxing music on this CD is pretty unique. It utilizes exotic instruments and it seems to me it is being played very much from the heart. I often use this CD when doing yoga or meditating.

The first CD which contains a lecture is not nearly as interesting. It is somewhat entertaining, but after you have heard it one or two times you probably won't want to listen to it again. Although Dr. Weil is a physician, a lot of what he says in this CD is speculative and some of the conclusions he draws are a real stretch for me.


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