Seed Sounds for Tuning the Chakras: Vowels, Consonants, and Syllables for Spiritual Transformation [With CD (Audio)] Paperback - 2012

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SPIRITUALITY / SELF-HELP "Well written and finely researched, this book features unique material on the creative sources of sound, as well as exercises and recorded examples on how to apply this information. Seed Sounds for Tuning the Chakras is a fine addition to the library of anyone interested in this fascinating subject." --Jonathan Goldman, author of Healing Sounds "Seed Sounds for Tuning the Chakras is a spiritual adventure with your voice, with an inventive range of vocal exercises, accessible for everyone, that are both playful and profound. I encourage all my voice students and friends dedicated to the evolution of consciousness through sound to discover its healing properties." --Chloe Goodchild, author of The Naked Voice Using the universal sounds of all languages, sound-healing teacher James D'Angelo explores the intimate connections between vowel, consonant, and syllable combinations, each of the 7 chakras, and their corresponding psychological traits. He explains, for example, how the vowel sound UH connects to the root chakra and is found in such words as support and trust, words deeply linked to the emotional character of this chakra. Revealing the voice as the master instrument for transformation--attested by the spiritual traditions that use chanting as an aid to enlightenment--he provides an extensive selection of vocal exercises to re-tune and purify each chakra and dissipate any related negative states as well as exercises that incorporate multiple chakras for general well-being. The accompanying 66-minute CD guides you through each exercise and the proper toning of each chakra's sounds. In uniting these sacred seed sounds with their corresponding chakras and psychologies, the author shows how you can enhance the power of these syllables and purposefully harness them for healing, states of deep meditation, and spiritual development. By bringing you closer to the voice of the Absolute, your own voice can be the conduit to the blissful union the soul so deeply desires. JAMES D'ANGELO, Ph.D., an authority on sound healing therapies, is an award-winning and published composer, musician, educator, and workshop leader based in the United Kingdom. Formerly on the music faculties of the City University of New York and Goldsmiths College, London, since 1994 he has developed and led therapeutic sound and movement workshops in Great Britain, Europe, and the United States. The author of The Healing Power of the Human Voice, he lives in Gloucester, England.