The Whole Music Experience

Updated review on March 18, 2013 Symbiosis Sea of Light (1999) Symbiosis Music (UK) Symbiosis Touching the Clouds (1995) Symbiosis Music Symbiosis Aotearoa (nature recording/New Zealand) Symbiosis Music When I recently wrote an article on the benefits of music for relaxation I came across Symbiosis Music’s website. Two of the recordings I requested were recorded in the 1990s, long before research about the brain and music surfaced into the mainstream and long before the PBS documentary Science & Song . Synthesizers were employed more generously during that era with new age and other types of relaxation music, though some music awareness people I know now including myself, find that synthesizers cause tension and other symptoms. My opinion based on my own music and personal experience leans towards relaxation music performed on all acoustic instruments with overtones of these instruments providing musical washes and drones. However, I add that my body and emot...

In Pink by Pa tricia Herlevi I have been thinking a lot about women suffering from emotional and mental symptoms connected to hormonal imbalance--with a focus on peri-menopausal and menopausal women.  Some of the symptoms I have experienced myself include irritability, heart palpitations with anxiety in the middle of the night, and an emotional rollercoaster ride, including bursts of anger in connection with standing up for myself. So if any women reading this blog have experienced similar emotions and mental processes, I am including a few CDs here for you to try to alleviate some of the symptoms.  Experiment. I also started drinking Tulsi (Holy Basil) tea to reduce my stress levels. I feel relaxed. For insomnia I recommend: "Relax and De-Stress" by Dr. Andrew Weill and Joshua Leeds, Sounds True "Through A Dog's Ear" Volume One, Sounds True (Yes, this CD helps humans relax too and if your dog also feels stressed out, then you help the b...