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My favorite relaxation CD and I've tried many!

macbek | 10/26/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've borrowed many "relaxation" CDs from the public library to combat stress. This is one of the very few that I decided to buy. The first CD is mostly talk by the two authors, but I often play the second all-music CD at bedtime, at naptime, or to help me go back to sleep when I awaken too early or in the middle of the night."

Great music for relaxation and meditation

KV Trout | Los Angeles, CA USA | 09/07/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I hate New Age music if it uses a lot of synthesized sounds and tries to sound like it's coming from outer space.



I like music that is played on real instruments, and I don't mind if it inocorporates sounds from nature, along with it.



This music is very relaxing and very natural and real sounding. That is because it IS real. It uses various acoustic instruments which are played in a way that creates a very soft, relaxing environment which is conducive to meditation and relaxation.



Unfortunately the music is only on Disc TWO.



The first disc consists of Dr. Andrew Weil and the musician here (Kimba Arem) talking about sound therapy and the physics of sound, and meditation with Om type sounds, and so on. It's interesting, but not terribly enlightening and you've probably heard it all before if you've read much new age therapy material.



To me, this should only have been a single cd, the music cd. I think it was a way of Arem getting herself introduced to a wider audience, and Dr. Weil lending his "seal of approval" to this music and musician.



Either way, at least they did come up with one really great music album, (which Weil has nothing to do with, other than to introduce it and endorse it), and this makes me want to hear more of Kimba Arem's music."

Good relaxing music, mediocre lectures

Patrick D. Goonan | Pleasanton, CA | 04/10/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"The relaxing music on this CD is pretty unique. It utilizes exotic instruments and it seems to me it is being played very much from the heart. I often use this CD when doing yoga or meditating.



The first CD which contains a lecture is not nearly as interesting. It is somewhat entertaining, but after you have heard it one or two times you probably won't want to listen to it again. Although Dr. Weil is a physician, a lot of what he says in this CD is speculative and some of the conclusions he draws are a real stretch for me.





Pat"