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Toning: The Creative Power of the Voice

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Laurel Elizabeth Keyes takes you through the long history of toning as used by healers, shamen and priests from many ancient cultures. She then explains very clearly how to tone for yourself and for others. After just the first try I felt fanatastic, and have continued to do so! This is a very practical, easy to understand book with lots of sound advice - no pun intended! I thoroughly recommend this for anyone searching for their own wellness, relief from pain, healing for themselves and others or personal development.

If you are interested in discovering the power of your voice for healing, this classic book offers an excellent start. Written simply but effectively, voice toning pioneer Laurel Keyes walks you through the steps of becoming comfortable using the inherent vehicle of great creative power - our voice. Laurel was dedicated to helping people connect with this mighty healing tool and her heart and sincerity shine through all her writing as she gives exercises and examples that you can begin to work with. This book will certainly get you started in the right direction, and if you are interested in further educating yourself with an updated and excellent compilation of the power of sound for healing and creation, you may also be interested in the new book and CD Travelling The Sacred Sound Current: Keys For Conscious Evolution by Deborah Van Dyke, my new personal favorite........AAAAAHHHH!

The author begins the book with her own spontaneous discovery of the power of toning and then provides suggestions, exercises and case histories from her own and other people's experiences with toning.

You may recall many instances in your own life when letting a sound, maybe even a simple "ouch" helped to alleviate the discomfort, as well as other instances when you'd let out different sounds to express the feeling of great satisfaction and pleasure.

As you experiment focusing with different vowels, you may become aware of different sensations in your body and of changes occurring in your emotions. Letting some sounds out freely helps to release blocked and pent-up energy, while other sounds help to bring about balance and harmony.

To make a long story short, I recently became interested in concepts about voice, vibration and health. I was looking for a "how to book" in terms of the practical application of using voice tone to shift vibration. What I really liked about this book was the recurring statement that toning is a simple process that is learned by doing it on a daily basis. At the same time, I feel a little frustrated and a little disappointed that the instructions seem a little hit and miss and are not more fully fleshed out and detailed. Feeling that way is something of a contradiction in terms, so maybe the author is on the right track but not providing a solid handhold for my analytic brain. Sigh! As everyone knows, the proof of the pudding is in the eating, and my final rating of this book will depend upon the outcome of my experiments with the toning as a means of improving my overall energy and well being. I will have to update my review at that time. Until then, I am contenting myself with a three star review because the content is not organized in the way that I think it should be.

This book is very helpful to assist those interested in healing. Her insights are on target and most beneficial. This is a MUST read.

Before the tidal wave of alt. healing books, there was quality work like this.

very informative, also gave me things to think about I took for granted.

I feel that the author expresses more of her personal beliefs, rather than facts, about Toning. On a less important note, I personally don't like the way she talks about rock music as if it's a negative influence. It kinda turned me off.