Healing Sounds: The Power of Harmonics

by Jonathan Goldman

Clear instructions for producing harmonics or ovetones with the voice. Delineates 2 important concepts not often discussed entertainment and power of intention in all healing. 1992 bright clean copy

Genres: Music, Spirituality, Nonfiction, Health, Metaphysics

Paperback

First published July 28, 1996

About the author

Jonathan Goldman is a writer, musician and teacher. He is an authority on sound healing and a pioneer in the field of harmonics. Jonathan is the author of HEALING SOUNDS: THE POWER OF HARMONICS (Inner Traditions), SHIFTING FREQUENCIES (Light Technology) THE LOST CHORD (Spirit Music) and TANTRA OF SOUND (Hampton Road), co-authored with his wife Andi. He has studied with masters of sound from both the scientific and spiritual traditions, including the Dalai Lama's Chanting Gyuto and Gyume Monks and has been empowered by the Chant Master of the Drepung Loseling Monastery to teach Tibetan Overtone Chanting. Jonathan holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Film Making from Boston University and a Master's Degree in the Independent Study on Sound Healing from Lesley College. He is a lecturing member of the International Society for Music and Medicine.

Jonathan is the director of the Sound Healers Association; the original organization dedicated to the education and awareness of sound and music for healing. He is also president of Spirit Music, which produces music for meditation, relaxation and self-transformation. Jonathan has created numerous cutting edge recordings including: "Dolphin Dreams", "Sacred Gateways: Drumming and Chanting", "Trance Tara", "Ultimate Om", "Holy Harmony" and "Medicine Buddha"; created for H.H., the Dalai Lama’s teachings in Northern California this May, 2001. His overtone chanting is heard on Kitaro’s 2001 Grammy Award winning album. Jonathan’s best selling release "Chakra Chants" won the 1999 Visionary Awards for "Best Healing-Meditation Album" and "Album of the Year". Jonathan’s highly acclaimed albums: "The Lost Chord", "The Divine Name" (co-created with Gregg Braden) and "ChakraDance" also won as the Visionary Awards. His latest album are "The Tantra of Sound Harmonizer" and "Reiki Chants". His collaboration with Tibetan Chant Master Lama Tashi "Tibetan Master Chants" was been nominated for a 2006 Grammy Award for "Best Traditional World Music".

Jonathan has written numerous articles on the therapeutic and transformational uses of sound and music, which have appeared in many national publications. He has also contributed chapters and interviews to many books, including: MUSICMEDICINE, SONIC ALCHEMY, MUSIC: PHYSICIANS FOR TIMES TO COME and HEALING SPIRITS. Jonathan’s work has been cited in many books, including Julia Cameron’s VEINS OF GOLD. The McGraw-Hill college text, MUSIC IN OUR WORLD, has a chapter on Jonathan’s recording of "Dolphin Dreams". In DAVINCI DECODED, Jonathan’s CD "Chakra Chants" is listed as the #1 Selection for "Top Ten Spiritual Playlist".

An internationally acknowledge Master Teacher, Jonathan facilitates Healing Sounds Seminars at universities, hospitals, holistic health centers and expos throughout the United States and Europe. He has appeared on national television and radio, including Art Bell’s "Coast to Coast AM" and has been featured in national periodicals including "USA Today" and "The New York Times". His annual Healing Sounds Intensive attracts participants from throughout the world.

Reviews

[Painting · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some kinds of music, singing and chanting feel good to me and I have often wondered why. I tried the vocal toning exercises and experimented with a Tibetan singing bowl when I had the flue and experienced a temporary, general uplifting feeling.

[Carolyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

This grab-bag compendium of makers and users of tones, overtones, harmonics suffers from lite-scholarship, but as a quick overview of the subject it is okay. Most useful are the instructions for producing sounds. Goldman's real gift is most likely as a practitioner not a writer.

[Heidi · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a fairly new sound-worker, this book opened up the subject for me, both on a spiritual level, and on a level of easy understanding. I applaud Jonathon Goldman for bringing the world of sound to light for someone who does not easily store information.

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent gateway to sound healing in general and harmonics specifically. There's plenty to learn here (hear) for all levels of interest in sound healing, even when returning for a second read after a decade of deeper study.

[Deivids Intovičs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very Interesting book that makes one think of sound much differently, with various connections between ancient cultures and their use of sound in rituals and traditions. The book takes you around the world and briefly introduces the reader to these different cultures, their beliefs and how Harmonics has been used for that particular culture: anywhere from South Amrerican shamans, to Tibetan Gyuto monks to Australian aboriginals. The book takes the reader on a trip around the world through time and offers readers fresh approach towards application and mystery of sound.

What if different sounds and tones have magical healing properties that align our bodies on a molecular level, induce altered states of consciousness, communicate with un-earthy beings and spark new life in its existence. These are just few of the concepts discussed in the book.

[Stefanie Dettmers · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, the german translation of this classic book on sound healing unnerved me. It dawned on me that it was just the translation that put me off when I switched to the english version - much better! Interesting fundamental information, a really good introduction to the field of healing sounds. I love how intuitive an undogmatic Goldman's method of sound healing is. There is no: apply frequency / sound / tone A when encountering symptome B. This is a method that everyone can use.

[Lucas Braxton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting and opened up new perspectives for me in how I perceive sound. For someone fairly new to spirituality, some of the things described in the book seemed a bit eccentric to me, but were still intriguing. The newer scientific findings of physiological benefits from these healing sounds included in the 30th anniversary edition are very exciting and show the huge potential that sound has when it comes to healing our minds and bodies.

[Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a great book! I’ll definitely be going back to it to learn and do some of the vocal harmonics/overtone practices. It was a journey through sound healing across all cultures and ended with practical applications for it! I’m excited to find my first person to vocally tone on. Apparently, it makes the recipient light-headed.

[Timothy Ball · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Of all the sound-making devices and instruments found on this planet, the human voice is believed by many to have the most healing qualities."

[Maria Regina Paiz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jonathan Goldman writes a great book about the power of sound to heal the body. Sound, frequency, and harmonics have been used in ancient traditions to transform and heal, and are now receiving attention as modern science catches up to study how entrainment, resonance, and the physics of sound waves affect all living organisms.

Goldman explains, both in scientific terms and through his personal experience, how the frequencies and vibrations in sound affect our physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. He also focuses on a topic that was fascinating to me: sound harmonics, or overtones, which are the subtle frequencies that accompany every given note. They are present in all music, and even in our speech, but we rarely notice them. He, however can sing both a note and its overtone –two notes at the same time!– with his own voice, creating a deep and almost eery sound that is used for self-healing and for expanding consciousness.

Through his detailed explanations of how to sing two notes at the same time (and through watching a few YouTube videos on the subject) I am now successfully overtone singing! My range is still limited but he encourages daily practice to expand and strengthen the volume of the overtones.

Many spiritual practices use toning, chanting, and the use of tuning forks or singing bowls. Goldman teaches how music and spirituality are connected, and how by using mantras, sacred music, and especially the power of intention, we can heal through sound.

[Ana Isabel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fascinating book. Jonathan takes us on a journey of discovery, showing us why sound is such a powerful healing tool. He does this by explaining the science of sound, but more importantly by sharing his own stories and experiences of learning and working with sound. This book has encouraged me to open up to sound in a most magical way.

You can watch Johnathan discussing his book on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE2K8...

[Phil Good · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gli armonici vocali, questa meraviglia che la natura ci consente di realizzare con la nostra voce! Questo coinvolgente saggio ci svela come le antiche tradizioni li hanno valorizzati e come la scienza moderna li sta scoprendo per conseguire armonia e salute.

[Jane Weston]

Loved this book. Looking for more about sound and spirituality.

[Paulo Morales · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book, very complete and full of new information about the sound, rithm and music.
It's a wonderful master piece for the one who is looking for a higher dimension of music.
5 Stars.

[Con Robinson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awsum!