By Michelle Herrera

Here is a list of books, articles, and publications related to what we do here at the Sound Healing Network.

Recommended Reading

By Michelle Herrera

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Abraham, Ralph, "Mechanics of Resonance", Revision, Summer 1987, Vol. 10, No. 1

Achterberg, Jeanne, Imagery in Healing, (New Science, 1985).

Allesch, Christian G., "A Study Of The Influence Of Music On Pulse And Respiration Frequency", Zeitschrift fur experimentelle und angewandte Psychologies, 1981, Vol. 29

Alper, Harvey P., Mantra, (State University of New York, 1989).

Andrews, Ted, Sacred Sounds, (Llewellyn, 1992)

Arya, Pandit Usharbudh, Mantras & Meditations, (Himalayan Institute, 1981).

Assagioli, Roberto, Psychosynthesis, (Penguin, 1982).

Beasley, Victor R., Your Electro-Vibratory Body, (University of the Trees, 1978).

Beaulieu, John, Music And Sound In The Healing Arts, (Station Hill, 1987).

Benson, Herbert, The Relaxation Response, (William Morro, 1975).

Bentov, Itzhak, Stalking The Wild Pendulum, (Bantam, 1977).

Berendt, Joachim-Ernst, Nada Brahman: The World Is Sound, (Destiny, 1987).
Berendt, Joachim-Ernst, The Third Ear, (Element, 1988).

Bernhardt, Patrick, The Secret Music Of The Soul, (Image, 1991)

Bernstein, Leonard, The Unanswered Question, (Harvard University, 1976).

Birosik, Patti Jean, The New Age Music Guide, (Macmillan, 1989)

Blair, Lawrence, Rhythms Of Vision, (Schoken, 1976).

Blofield, John, Mantras: Secret Words Of Power, (Mandala, 1977).

Bloom, Pamela, "Soul Music", New Age Journal, March/April 1987

Bonny, Helen and Savary, Louis, Music And Your Mind, (ICM, 1983).

Borg, Susan Gallagher, Sing Your Body Activity Book, (Resonant Kinesiology, 1993).

Boxhild, Edith Hillman, MusicTherapy For The Developmentally Disabled, (Aspen, 1985).

Brewer, Chris & Campbell, Don, Rhythms Of Learning, (Zephyr, 1991).

Brody, Sarmad, "Healing And Music: The Viewpoint Of Hazrat Inayat Khan", Healing in Our Time, 1981, Vol. 1, No.1.

Brody, Robert, "Music Medicine", Omni, Vol, 6, NO. 5, 1985

Brown, Barbara, Supermind, (Harper & Row, 1980).

Buckland, Raymond, The Magick Of Chant-o-Matics, (Reward, 1978)

Campbell, Don, Introduction To The Musical Brain, (Magnamusic-Batan, 1983).
Campbell, Don, The Roar Of Silence, (Quest, 1989).
Campbell, Don, The Mozart Effect, (HarperCollins Books, 1997).
Campbell, Don, editor, Music: Physician For Times To Come, (Quest, 1990).
Campbell, Don, editor, Music And Miracles, (Quest, 1992).

Chatwin, Bruce, The Songlines, (Penguin, 1987).

Childress, David Hatcher, Editor, Anti-Gravity And The World Grid, (Adventure, 1987).

Chia, Mantak, Transform Stress Into Vitality, (Healing Tao, 1985).

Chinmoy, Shri, Kundalini: The Mother Power, (Agni, 1974).

Clynes, Manfred, Music, Mind And Brain, (Plenum, 1982).

Cooper, Grosvenor & Meyer, Leanoard B., The Rhythmic Structure Of Music, (University of Chicago, 1960).

Cott, Jonathan, Stockhausen, (Simon & Schuster, 1973).

Cousto, Hans, The Cosmic Octave, (LifeRhythm, 1988).

Crandall, Joanne, Self-Transformation Through Music, (Quest, 1986).

Crowley, Brian & Esther, Words Of Power, (Llewellyn, 1992)

David, William, The Harmonics Of Sound, Color & Vibration, (DeVorss, 1980).

David-Neel, Alexandra, Magic & Mystery In Tibet, (Dover, 1971).

Davies, John, The Psychology Of Music, (Stanford University, 1978).

Dreighton, Hold, Palerno, Gina & Winter, Dina, Singing And The Etheric Tone, (Anthroposophic, 1991)

Delinkski, Roman, "Interview With La Mont Young", Interval, Spring, 1984.

Devananda, Swami Vishu, Meditation And Mantras, (Om Lotus, 1978).

Dewhurst-Maddock, Olivia, The Book Of Sound Therapy, (Fireside, 1993).

Diagram Group, The Brain, (Pedigree, 1982).

Diallo, Yaya and Hall, Mitchell, The Healing Drum, (Destiny Books, 1989).

Diamond, John, Your Body Doesn't Lie, (Warner, 1980).
Diamond, John, The Life Energy In Music, Vol. I, Ii, & Iii, (Archaeus, 1983, 1986).

Doczi, Gyorgy, The Power Of Limits, (Shambhala, 1981).

Dmitriev, L.B., Chernov, B.P. & Maslov, V.T., "Functioning Of The Voice Mechanism In Double Voice Touvian Singing", Foli Phoniat 35, 1983.

Dupont, Antonia, "Make Music Work For You", Weight Watcher, December, 1980.

Drake, Michael, The Shamanic Drum (Talking Drum, 1991)

Ellingson, Terry Jay, The Mandala Of Sound; Concepts And Sound Structures In Tibetan Ritual Music, (University Microfilms, 1979).

Feder, Elain & Bernard, The Expressive Arts Therapies, (Prentice Hall, 1981).

Ferguson, Marilyn, editor, "Melanin As Key Organizing Molecule", Brain/Mind Bulletin, Aug. 1, 1983. Vol. 8, No. 12/13.

Flatischler, Reinhard, The Forgotten Power Of Rhythm, (LifeRhythm, 1992).

Finney, Shan, Noise Pollution, (Impact, 1984).

Fonta, Alberto E. & Loschi, Julio, A., "Combined Use Of Music With Sound Of Heart Beats And Respiratory Rythm In Psychotherapy", Acta Psiquiatrica y Psicological de America Latina, March, 1979.

Garfield, Laeh Maggie, Sound Medicine, (Celestial Arts, 1987).

Gardner, Kay, Sounding The Inner Landscape: Music As Medicine, (Caduceus, 1990).

Gardner-Gordon, Joy, The Healing Voice, (The Crossing Press, 1993).

Gerber, Richard, Vibrational Medicine, (Bear & Co. 1988).

Gilmour, Timothy M., Madaule, Paul, & Thompson, Billie, About The Tomatis Method, (Listening Center, 1988).

Gimbel, Theo, Form, Sound, Colour And Healing, (C.W. Daneil, 1987).

Goldman, Jonathan, Healing Sounds, (Element, 1992).

Godwin, Joscelyn, Music, Mysticism And Magic, (Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1986).
Godwin, Joscelyn, Harmonies Of Heaven And Earth, (Inner Traditions International, 1987).
Godwin, Joscelyn, The Mystery Of The Seven Vowels, (Phanes, 1991)

Govinda, Lama Anagarika, Foundations Of Tibetan Mysticism, (Samuel Weiser, 1960).
Govinda, Lama Anagarika, Creative Meditation And Multi-Dimensional Consciousness, (Quest, 1976).

Graham, F. Lanier, The Rainbow Book, (Vintage, 1979).

Gray, William, The Talking Tree, (Weiser, 1977).

Gunther, Bernard, Energy, Ecstasy And Your Seven Vital Chakras, (Newcastle, 1983).

Guntheir, Emil, Music & Your Emotions, (Liveright, 1952).

Halevi, Z'ev ben Shimon, Adam And The Kabbalistic Tree, (Weiser, 1974).

Halpern, Steven & Savary, Louis, Sound Health, (Harper & Row, 1985).

Halpern, Steven, Tuning The Human Instrument, (Spectrum, 1980).

Hart, Mickey, Drumming At The Edge Of Magic, (Harper Collins, 1990).
Hart, Mickey, Planet Drum, (Harper Collins, 1991).

Harvey, Arthur, ed., Music And Health Sourcebook Of Readings, (Eastern Kentucky University, 1989).

Hamel, Peter Michael, Through Music To The Self, (Shambhala, 1978).

Hampden-Turner, Charles, Maps Of The Mind, (Collier, 1981).

Harner, Michael, The Way Of The Shaman, (Bantam, 1980).

Heline, Corinne, Color And Music In The New Age, (New Age, 1985).
Heline, Corinne, Music: The Keynote Of Human Evolution, (J.F. Rowny, 1965).

Helmhotz, Hermann, On The Sensations Of Tone, (Dover, 1954).

Hero, Barbara, The Lamdoma Revealed, (Strawberry Hill, 1992).

Hill, Ann, A Visual Encyclopedia Of Unconventional Medicine, (Crown, 1979).

Hills, Christopher, Nuclear Evolution: Discovery Of The Rainbow Body, (University of the Trees, 1972).

Hunt, Roland, Fragrant And Radiant Healing Symphony, (Starlight, 1937).

Hurtak, J.J., The Book Of Knowledge: The Keys Of Enoch, (Academy for Future Science, 1977).

Hutchinson, Michael, Megabrain, (Ballantine, 1986).

Hykes, David, Sonnez Fort: Better Listening And Some Leading Unspoken Questions, (Harmonic Arts, 1984).

Janowitz, Naomi, The Poetics Of Assent, (State University of New York, 1989).

Jansen, Eva Rudy, Singing Bowls, (Binkey Kok, 1990).

Jansen, Gerd, "Effects Of Noise On Psychological States", Speech and Hearing Association Report, February, 1969.

Jeans, Jean, Science & Music, (Dover, 1968).

Jenny, Hans, Cymantics Vol. I & II, (Basilus, 1974).

Jourdain, Robert, Music, The Brain, And Ecstasy, (Avon Books, 1997).

Katsch, Shelley and Merle-Fishman, Carol, The Music Within You, (Simon & Schuster, 1985).

Kayser, Hans, Akroasis: The Theory Of World Harmonics, (Plowshare, 1970).

Kenyon, Tom, Brain States, (United States, 1994)

Keyes, Laurel Elizabeth, Toning: The Creative Power Of The Voice, (DeVorss, 1973).

Khan, Hasrat Inayat, The Mysticism Of Sound; Music; The Power Of The Word; Cosmic Language, (Barry & Rockcliff, 1962).

Khan, Pir Vilayat, Towards The One, (Lama Foundation, 1971).

Kneutgen, Johannes, "On The Effects Of Lullabies", Zetschrift fur experimentelle und angewandte Psychologie, 1970, Vol. I.

Krieger, Delores, The Therapeutic Touch, (Prentis Hall, 1979).
Krieger, Delores, Foundations Of Holistic Health Nursing Practices, (J.P. Lippincott, 1981).

Landreth, Janet E. & Hobart F., "Effects Of Music On Physiological Response", Journal of Research in Music Education, 1974, Vol. 22.

Leeds, Joshua, The Power Of Sound: How To Manage Your Personal Soundscape For A Vital, Productive, And Healthy Life, Music On Physiological Response, (Healing Arts Press, 2001).
Leeds, Joshua, Sonic Alchemy: Conversations Withleading Sound Practitioners, (Inner Song Press, 1999).

Leland, Jurt, Music And The Soul: A Listener's Guide To Achieving Transcendent Musical Experiences, (Hampton Roads, 2005).

Lingerman, Hal A., The Healing Energies Of Music, (Quest, 1983).

Leonard, George, The Silent Pulse, (E.P. Dutton, 1978).

Levarie, Siegmund & Levy, Ernst, Tone, (Kent State, 1968).

Levin, Flora R., The Manual Of Harmonics, (Phanes, 1994).

Levin, Theodore, A Note About Harmonic Music, (Harmonic Arts, 1984).
Levin, Theodore, Tuva, Voices From The Center Of Asia, (Smithsonian, 1990).

Lewis, Robert C., The Sacred Word And Its Creative Overtones, (Rosecrucian, 1986).

Liberman, Jacob, Light: Medicine Of The Future, (Bear & Co., 1991).

Linklater, Kristin, Freeing The Natural Voice, (Drama, 1976)

Lloyd, Llewellyn S, & Boyld, Hugh, Intervals, Scales And Temperament, (St. Martin's Press, 1978).

Lundin, Robert W., An Objective Psychology Of Music, (Ronald Press, 1967).

MacIagan, David, Creation Myths, (Thames and Hudson, 1977).

Madaukem Paul, When Listening Comes Alive, (Moulin, 1993)

Malekskey, Gale, "Music To Get Cured By", Prevention Magazine, Oct. 1983.

Maple, Eric, Incantations And Words Of Power, (Samuel Weiser, 1974).

Manners, Peter Guy, Cymatic Therapy, (Bretforton, 1976).
Manners, Peter Guy, The Future Of Cymatic Therapy: Sound And Vibratory Pattern Research, (Bretforton, 1976).
Manners, Peter Guy, The Origin Of Music, (Bretforton, 1980).

Marks, Kate, Circle Of Song: Songs Chants And Dances For Ritual And Celebration, (Full Circle Press, 1993).

Mathieu, W.A., The Listening Book, (Shambhala, 1991).
Mathieu, W.A., The Musical Life, (Shambhala, 1994)

McClain, Ernest G., The Pythagorean Plato, (Nicolas Hays, 1978).
McClain, Ernest G., The Myth Of Invariance, (Nicolas Hays, 1976).

McClellan, Randall, The Healing Forces Of Music: History, Theory & Practice, (Element, 1988).

Metzner, Jim, Chanted Blessings In Disguise, (Parabola, 1989).

Meyers, John, Human Rhythms And The Psychobiology Of Entrainment, (Bell Communication, 1987).

Merrit, Stephanie, Mind, Music And Imagery, (Penguin, 1990).

Mora, Kay, The Kay Mora Sound Trance, (Spirit, 1983).

Morris, Scot, "Secret Mantras", Omni, 1984, Vol. 6, No. 4.

Motoyama, Hiroshi, Theories Of Chakras: Bridge To Higher Consciousness, (Quest, 1981).
Motoyama, Hiroshi, "The Functional Relationship Between Yoga Asanas And Acupuncture Meridians", Healing in Our Times, Nov. 6, 1981.

Muktananda, Swami, Where Are You Going, (SYDA, 1981).

Murchie, Guy, Music Of The Spheres, (Dover, 1967)

Murthy, Padma, "Therapeutic Value Of South Indian Music," International Journal of Music, Dance and Art Therapy, April, 1988.

Neal, Viola Petit and Karagulla, Shafica, Through The Curtain, (DeVorss, 1983).

Newby, Hayes, A., Audiology, (Meredith, 1964).

Newman, Frederick R., Mouth Sounds, (Workman, 1980)

Noll, Michael, "Astrology And Music", NESH Meeting, Dec. 14, 1986.

Oates, David John, Reverse Speech, The Hidden Messages In Human Communication, (Knowledge Systems, Inc. 1991).

Ostander, Sheila & Schroer, Lynn, Superlearning, (Putman, 1982).

Pearsall, Paul, Superimmunity, (McGraw-Hill, 1987).

Pierce, John R., The Science Of Musical Sound, (Scientific Books, 1983).

Polon, Martin, DB's Can Be Hazardous To Your Health, (Re-elp, 1980).

Ponce, Charles, The Kabballah, (Quest, 1972).

Powers, William, K., Sacred Language, (University of Okalahoma, 1986)

Prophet, Elizabeth Clair, Sound: Life's Integrating Phenomenon, (Summit University, 1981).

Purce Jill, "Sound In Mind & Body", Resurgence, No. 115, March, 1986.

Radha, Swami Sivinanda, Mantras: Words Of Power, (Timeless, 1980).

Rael, Joseph, Being And Vibration, (Council Oak Books, 1993).

Rael, Joseph & Sutton, Lindsay, Tracks Of Dancing Light (Element 1993)

Ram Das, Be Here Now, (Lama Foundation, 1971).

Retallack, Dorothy, The Sound Of Music And Plants, (DeVorss, 1973).

Richmann, Howard, "Entrainment For Pain Reduction", International Journal of Music, Dance and Art Therapy, April, 1988.

Ristad, Eloise, A Soprano On Her Head, (Real People, 1982)

Roger, John, Inner Worlds Of Meditation, (Baraka, 1976).

Rouget, Gilbert, Music And Trance, (University of Chicago, 1985).

Rudyhar, Dane, The Magic Of Tone And The Art Of Music, (Shambhala, 1983).
Rudyhar, Dane, The Rebirth Of Hindu Music, (Samuel Weiser, 1979).

Saraswati, Swami Yogeshwaranand, Science Of Divine Sound, (Yog Niketan, 1984).

Scarantino, Barbara Anne, Music Power, (Dodd, Mead & Co, 1987).

Scott, Cyril, Music, (Aquarian, 1993).

Schaefer, Murray, R., The Tunings Of The World, (Knopt, 1977).

Schwartz, Jack, Human Energy Systems, (E.F. Dutton, 1980).

SCWL Research Report, "Comparative Studies And Other Documentation On The Effect Of Subliminal Suggestion", (Joe Land, 1985).

Seashore, Carl E., Psychology Of Music, (Dover, 1938).

Serjak, Cynthia, Music And The Cosmic, (Pastoral, 1987)

Shannanoff-Khalsa, D.S. and Bhajan, Yogi, "Sound Current Therapy And Self-Healing: The Ancient Science Of Nad And Mantra Yoga", International Journal of Music, Dance and Art Therapy, April, 1988.

Shulman, Lee & Joyce, Rafferty, Gerald, Subliminal, (InfoBooks, 1991).

Siegel, Jane . & William, "Categorical Perceptions Of Tonal Intervals", Perception & Psychophysics 1077, Vol. 21, (5).

Singh, Kirpal, Crown Of Life, (Shabt, 1970).

Skille, Olav, "The Effects Of Vibro-Acoustic Treament On Four Rheumatic Patients", International Journal of Music, Dance and Art Therapy, April, 1988.

Smith, Huston, Requiem For A Faith, (Hartley Films, 1980).

Spintge, Ralph and Droh, Roland, Music In Medicine, (Hoffman LaRoche, 1985).
Spintge, Ralph and Droh, Roland, editors, Music Medicine, (MMB Music, 1992).

Steiger, Brad, Charms-Chants And Crystal Magic For The New Age (Inner Light, 1987)

Steiner, Rudolph, The Inner Nature Of Music And The Experience Of Tone, (Anthroposophic, 1983).

Stewart, R.J., Music And The Elemental Psyche, (Destiny, 1987).

Storr, Anthony, Music And The Mind, (Ballentine, 1992)

Sullivan, Anita T., The Seventh Dragon: The Riddle Of Equal Temperament, (Metamorphous, 1985).

Tame, David, The Secret Power Of Music, (Destiny, 1984).

Tansley, David V., Radionics & The Sublte Anatomy Of Man, (Health Science, 1972).

Taylor, Eldon, Subliminal Communication, (Jar, 1986).

Tomatis, A.A., Education And Dyslexia, (AAIPP, 1978).
Tomatis, Alfred A. The Conscious Ear, (Station Hill Press, 1991).

Twitchell, Paul, The Spiritual Notebook, (Illuminated Way, 1972).

Vennard, William, Singing, (Carl Fischer, 1967).

Walcott, Ronald, "The Choomij Of Mongolia: A Spectral Analysis Of Overtone Singing", Selected Reports in Ethnomusicology, Vol. II, No. 1, 1974.

Watson, Andrew & Drury, Nevill, Healing Music, (Nature & Health, 1987).

Webster, Cecily, "Relaxation, Music And Cardiology: The Physiological And Psychological Consequences Of Their Interrelation", Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, January, 1973.

Weed, Joseph, J., Wisdom Of The Mystic Masters, (Parker, 1973).

Wein, Bibi, "Body And Soul Music", American Health, April, 1987.

White, Harvey & Donald, Physics Of Music, (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1980).

Winckel, Fritz, Music, Sound And Sensation, (Dover, 1967).

Winter, Arthur and Ruth, "Music To Give Your Mind A Workout", New Woman, October, 1987.

Winn, James Anderson, Unsuspected Eloquence, (Yale, 1981).

Winnston, Shirley Rabb, Music As The Bridge, (ARE, 1972).

Zukav, Gary, The Dancing Wu Li Masters, (Bantam, 1979).