Psychosomatic Wellness
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By: Candace, Ph.D. Pert
Format: Audio CD
From: Sounds True
Pub. Date: December 2007
From: Sounds True
Pub. Date: December 2007
Product Details:
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2008-01
Media: Audio CD
Format: Audiobook
Number Of Pages: 1
Ean: 9781591797937
Isbn: 1591797934
Catalog: Book
Release Date: 2008-01
Media: Audio CD
Format: Audiobook
Number Of Pages: 1
Ean: 9781591797937
Isbn: 1591797934
ABOUT THE BOOK
EDITORIAL REVIEW
If our bodies are in a state of constant vibration, as recent research suggests, can the right music "tune" our cells to good health? Dr. Candace Pert's research has revealed that it can. Now this internationally respected psychopharmacologist, best-known for discovering the "pleasure" (or opiate) receptor, combines her scientific brilliance and spiritual intuition to create Psychosomatic Wellness--music and meditations for relaxation, rejuvenation, and personal healing. Inspiration for this CD struck Candace Pert when she realized that by harnessing the restorative properties of sound, we could reverse the mind's well-known ability to create psychosomatic illness and instead promote "psychosomatic wellness." Using potent affirmations, guided meditations, and music carefully chosen to match the frequency of healthy cells, she has created a practical tool for reprogramming the bodymind toward health and vitality. A daily dose of Psychosomatic Wellness is a simple, soothing way to let listeners turn their subconscious mind into their greatest healing ally. Since her appearance in What the Bleep Do We Know!?, Candace Pert has become one of the most renowned bridge-builders between spirituality and science. With Psychosomatic Wellness, she brings listeners a new breakthrough from her personal laboratory: a powerful audio program to engage the healing potential of our own mind.
USER REVIEWS
"I was a bit curious about other reviews I read on this item before I purchased it, but I trusted the credentials of Candace Pert and I must say I find this to be quite a good presentation. I've listened to it nightly since I received it and am not only sleeping more soundly, but feeling really good about life, health and wellness in general. Whether it can all be attributed to this CD or not may be debatable, but I feel there is something to it that is undeniable in my experience, so I would recommend it highly to anyone seeking more of a scientific perspective on sound therapy and healing. Very good."
~ Written on 2008-08-01
~ Written on 2008-08-01
"I got this CD based on the author's involvement with the film, "What The Bleep Do We Know." The film was fantastic and the interviews with Dr. Pert showed her to be a very interesting and intelligent woman, with a lot of fascinating ideas and information to impart.
I have a somewhat limited range of experience with this type of guided meditation. I own about four other CD's of this type and subscribe to two weekly podcasts for the same thing. In my opinion, this CD is fairly good, but there are some parts that I find a little annoying. It is broken up into four parts. One part is an intro, the second is some guided visualization, the third are a series of affirmations and the fourth part is music. Dr. Pert does the narration herself and I think she would have been better off to hire someone with a stronger voice so the whole thing would be more understandable and relaxing. The mix is kind of iffy and at times the music overpowers Dr. Pert's weak voice. I find myself straining to understand her. Also the percussion in the fourth section gets a little frantic for my taste. The affirmations are good however, and the visualization is relaxing when it can be understood. "
~ Written on 2008-04-13
I have a somewhat limited range of experience with this type of guided meditation. I own about four other CD's of this type and subscribe to two weekly podcasts for the same thing. In my opinion, this CD is fairly good, but there are some parts that I find a little annoying. It is broken up into four parts. One part is an intro, the second is some guided visualization, the third are a series of affirmations and the fourth part is music. Dr. Pert does the narration herself and I think she would have been better off to hire someone with a stronger voice so the whole thing would be more understandable and relaxing. The mix is kind of iffy and at times the music overpowers Dr. Pert's weak voice. I find myself straining to understand her. Also the percussion in the fourth section gets a little frantic for my taste. The affirmations are good however, and the visualization is relaxing when it can be understood. "
~ Written on 2008-04-13
"I personally write visualizations and am a published author. This CD has had the most profound effect on both me and my husband of anything we have ever used. We have been under considerable stress and he has had trouble sleeping for years no matter what remedy we tried. Two nights with this CD and he has slept every night since starting it. I had asthma as a child - had a bout of it again for the last couple years and was on Advair and Albuterol. Since using Psychosomatic Wellness I am off the Advair and use the Albuterol sparingly. Spread the word to everyone you know about the healing, life-changing power of this combination of words and music. "
~ Written on 2008-02-09
~ Written on 2008-02-09
"I should have known when the title felt ill-advised (pun) and clunky.
This CD doesn't flow, either. Pert, whose book "Molecules of Emotion" I've read and admired, does not have the best voice for this sort of meditative exercise. But here's the main thing: the CD advertises "a music to heal your bodymind," but I found the music evoked in me a feeling of loneliness and even creepiness. Some of it was harmonically dissonant which brought up feelings of irritation and edginess. I have to wonder how healing a sound is when the body is shrinking from it. Okay, this could just be my problem, but I have no trouble reacting nicely to other pieces of music that are deemed restful, healing or joy producing, like Mozart, Bach or Josh Grobin.
I also thought the programming of the CD was badly done, wasting much time. There should be no Intro. That should have been written in an accompanying booklet. The Affirmations section was too long and repetitive for me and too many of them didn't apply to my life. The last song, Honor Who You Are, was musically forgettable and the singer's presentation of it was uneven, sometimes raw and loud, sometimes too low.
I would not recommend this CD but I would also add for anyone else that your response might not be what mine was. Musical tastes are, after all, highly individual. For what it's worth, a friend of mine who listened to it liked it very much and especially enjoyed the last song because, as he said, "It sounded like a fresh young teen's sweet and naive rendition earnestly done. Very charming." Yeah, that's what I want in a mature, introspective, influencing, meditative CD. Having said that, I feel like Simon Cowell. So I will fall back on the very words he uses: That's my honest opinion. "
~ Written on 2008-01-16
This CD doesn't flow, either. Pert, whose book "Molecules of Emotion" I've read and admired, does not have the best voice for this sort of meditative exercise. But here's the main thing: the CD advertises "a music to heal your bodymind," but I found the music evoked in me a feeling of loneliness and even creepiness. Some of it was harmonically dissonant which brought up feelings of irritation and edginess. I have to wonder how healing a sound is when the body is shrinking from it. Okay, this could just be my problem, but I have no trouble reacting nicely to other pieces of music that are deemed restful, healing or joy producing, like Mozart, Bach or Josh Grobin.
I also thought the programming of the CD was badly done, wasting much time. There should be no Intro. That should have been written in an accompanying booklet. The Affirmations section was too long and repetitive for me and too many of them didn't apply to my life. The last song, Honor Who You Are, was musically forgettable and the singer's presentation of it was uneven, sometimes raw and loud, sometimes too low.
I would not recommend this CD but I would also add for anyone else that your response might not be what mine was. Musical tastes are, after all, highly individual. For what it's worth, a friend of mine who listened to it liked it very much and especially enjoyed the last song because, as he said, "It sounded like a fresh young teen's sweet and naive rendition earnestly done. Very charming." Yeah, that's what I want in a mature, introspective, influencing, meditative CD. Having said that, I feel like Simon Cowell. So I will fall back on the very words he uses: That's my honest opinion. "
~ Written on 2008-01-16
"I was not clear when I purchased this CD that it was a meditative tape. It would have been great to be able to hear a random snippet from each segment.
At first, I was taken back by the recording with Candace Perth's voice for this, closed-eye, meditative CD because it was a challenge for me to focus on what she was saying. Her voice was soft, but the delivery of it at times was too slow and did not flow in a manner that relaxed me. But as I continued to listen and adjusted to her rhythm of reading and her voice I felt great. "
~ Written on 2008-01-07
At first, I was taken back by the recording with Candace Perth's voice for this, closed-eye, meditative CD because it was a challenge for me to focus on what she was saying. Her voice was soft, but the delivery of it at times was too slow and did not flow in a manner that relaxed me. But as I continued to listen and adjusted to her rhythm of reading and her voice I felt great. "
~ Written on 2008-01-07