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The Humming Effect: Sound Healing for Health and Happiness
An accessible guide to the practice of conscious humming
• Details conscious humming and breathing exercises from simple to advanced, including online access to examples of these practices
• Examines the latest studies on sound, revealing how humming helps with stress levels, sleep, and blood pressure, increases lymphatic circulation, releases endorphins, creates new neural pathways in the brain, and boosts blood platelet production
• Explores the spiritual use of humming, including its use as a sonic yoga technique and its role in many world traditions
• Includes access to online examples, allowing you to experience the powerful vibratory resonance that humming can create
Humming is one of the simplest and yet most profound sounds we can make. If you have a voice and can speak, you can hum. Research has shown humming to be much more than a self-soothing it affects us on a physical level, reducing stress, inducing calmness, and enhancing sleep as well as lowering heart rate and blood pressure and producing powerful neurochemicals such as oxytocin, the “love” hormone.
In this guide to conscious humming, Jonathan and Andi Goldman show that you do not need to be a musician or singer to benefit from sound healing practices—all you need to do is hum. They provide conscious humming and breathing exercises from simple to advanced, complete with online examples, allowing you to experience the powerful vibratory resonance that humming can create and harness its healing benefits for body, mind, and spirit. They explore the science behind sound healing, revealing how self-created sounds can literally rearrange molecular structure and how humming not only helps with stress levels, sleep, and blood pressure but also increases lymphatic circulation and melatonin production, releases endorphins, creates new neural pathways in the brain, and releases nitric oxide, a neurotransmitter fundamental to health and well-being. The authors show how sound can act as a triggering mechanism for the manifestation of your conscious intentions. They also examine the spiritual use of humming, including its use as a sonic yoga technique and its role in many world traditions, such as the Om, Aum, or Hum of Hindu and Tibetan traditions.
Providing a self-healing method accessible to all, the authors reveal that, even if you have no musical ability, we are all sound healers.
• Details conscious humming and breathing exercises from simple to advanced, including online access to examples of these practices
• Examines the latest studies on sound, revealing how humming helps with stress levels, sleep, and blood pressure, increases lymphatic circulation, releases endorphins, creates new neural pathways in the brain, and boosts blood platelet production
• Explores the spiritual use of humming, including its use as a sonic yoga technique and its role in many world traditions
• Includes access to online examples, allowing you to experience the powerful vibratory resonance that humming can create
Humming is one of the simplest and yet most profound sounds we can make. If you have a voice and can speak, you can hum. Research has shown humming to be much more than a self-soothing it affects us on a physical level, reducing stress, inducing calmness, and enhancing sleep as well as lowering heart rate and blood pressure and producing powerful neurochemicals such as oxytocin, the “love” hormone.
In this guide to conscious humming, Jonathan and Andi Goldman show that you do not need to be a musician or singer to benefit from sound healing practices—all you need to do is hum. They provide conscious humming and breathing exercises from simple to advanced, complete with online examples, allowing you to experience the powerful vibratory resonance that humming can create and harness its healing benefits for body, mind, and spirit. They explore the science behind sound healing, revealing how self-created sounds can literally rearrange molecular structure and how humming not only helps with stress levels, sleep, and blood pressure but also increases lymphatic circulation and melatonin production, releases endorphins, creates new neural pathways in the brain, and releases nitric oxide, a neurotransmitter fundamental to health and well-being. The authors show how sound can act as a triggering mechanism for the manifestation of your conscious intentions. They also examine the spiritual use of humming, including its use as a sonic yoga technique and its role in many world traditions, such as the Om, Aum, or Hum of Hindu and Tibetan traditions.
Providing a self-healing method accessible to all, the authors reveal that, even if you have no musical ability, we are all sound healers.
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First published May 25, 2017
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About the author
Jonathan Goldman
83 books28 followersJonathan 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.
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.
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August 2, 2021
This book resonated with all I am.
And as foolish as that sounds, it is true for the fact that I've always been a hummer of any tune, and never thought about the limitless benefits of this weird habit!
This the title hooked me instantly.
Give it a chance yourself and see if you can agree with some of their data.
And as foolish as that sounds, it is true for the fact that I've always been a hummer of any tune, and never thought about the limitless benefits of this weird habit!
This the title hooked me instantly.
Give it a chance yourself and see if you can agree with some of their data.
July 29, 2025
The Humming Effect: Sound Healing for Health and Happiness by Andi Goldman and Jonathan Goldman
Eight out of 10
The Humming Effect Sound Healing for Health and Happiness proves that there are many things we can do, rules we can apply and books we can read so that we become happier – though there would be deniers, like the greatest luminary we have, Andrei Plesu, who is of the opinion that once we start looking too much into, for happiness, the we have the least chances to get there http://realini.blogspot.com/2021/11/5...
Evidently, we can make the mistake to believe in The Myths of Happiness – which is also the tile of a book by Sonja Lyubomirsky http://realini.blogspot.com/2015/02/t... - and think along the lines of ‘I would be happy, if only I were to move to California, or a Caribbean island – we could also think the Pacific and then run into that massive cloud of ash that has turned Tonga into a disaster zone – which is one of the most frequent assumptions people make, only when they have the chance to get there, Hedonic Adaptation sets in – and it always operates, making people adapt to the good (and Alhamdulillah to the bad) things that happen, especially the material ones, when we buy cars, jewelry or almost any other item, we soon stop noticing them and they become obsolete
We have the 80/20 Principle http://realini.blogspot.com/2013/08/t... which means that about 80 percent of what we acquire goes more or less to waste, for we use only 20% of our wardrobe for most of the time – hence there is another strong argument against consumerism that destroys the planet, which is invaded in the ocean, deserts in South America with millions of tons of plastic, clothing and other garbage – and we should apply Stoicism to save ourselves
If we take a jocular approach to The Humming Effect – Sound Healing for Health and Happiness we only need to…hum and then stress is reduced, calm is achieved, sleep is enhanced and oxytocin is produced…all we need is to read some treaty on Stoicism – for instance, take The Beginner’s Guide to Stoicism http://realini.blogspot.com/2021/04/t... - and look at the precepts ‘we need to wish for what we already have’, apply the prayer ‘God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference’
The Om chants are familiar to most of us and they have been around for millennia, sounding very close to the Humming advertised in The Humming Effect and we can get multiple YouTube videos and the sound from plenty of other sources, which could help us achieve a very pleasing, soothing state of equanimity…stress is the opposite of that and has been proved to be the main reason for many (if not most diseases that plague humanity)
Indeed, there is a book I will be noting on in the next few days – as they say, stay tuned, or check this column, if you have nothing better to do -called Ikigai, which looks at the secrets of the Japanese longevity, especially on the island of Okinawa, where they have the best life expectancy in the world, due to their attitude towards stress, they are calm and repudiate stress, diet [they eat very varied foods {as opposed to the West} mainly vegetables, rise from the table when they are only 80 percent full, eating very little meat, a lot of fish…but one key issue is being calm http://realini.blogspot.com/2016/08/c...
We could wonder about Flow and Humming, would humming bring us to Flow, or at least help towards it…we find answers to many questions (if not to the humming issue) in the classic Flow, which explains how you can reach Optimal Experience, Be in The Zone, touch the Zenith, Reach the Sky, Watch the Rainbow, by Being in Control finding the activities where your Skills are suitable for the Challenges – for instance, you could not play tennis with Djokovich (first of all because he is crazy and thus rejects the vaccine, putting others in danger) and enjoy it, because he kills you with his strikes (if not through the virus) and the same applies to someone who is much worse than you at the game, the secret is to find the perfect balance and partner, in tennis or other domains, where challenges are crucial and can even help you reach super or micro flow, a state when time became relative, as Einstein has put it ‘one minute with the hand on a hot stove feels like an hour, while one hour with a beautiful girl seems like one minute, depending on your orientation http://realini.blogspot.com/2014/02/f...
Aforementioned Sonja Lyubomirsky has another splendid work, The How of Happiness, where we find ‘Happiness Activity No 9: Savoring Life’s Joys-paying close attention, taking delight in life’s momentary pleasures and wonders, through thinking, writing, drawing or sharing with another’ which could include…Humming, Andi and Jonathan Goldman argue that we hum when we are happy, but the opposite can also be true…indeed, the stupendous, magnificent book The Science of Happiness by marvelous Stefan Klein http://realini.blogspot.com/2013/10/t... makes exactly the argument that there is a connection between what we say and what we do – beyond the common sense one – and it is not good to ‘let steam off’ as is often suggested, because we in fact prime ourselves to violence and humming to induce happiness appears more than reasonable…
Sonja Lyubomirsky talks about Practicing Religion and Spirituality as Happiness Activity number 11 (though one has to test oneself and see which group of endeavors are best suitable) and that must be associated with some Humming, right? Albeit the ultimate expert on self-esteem – author of the classic The Six Pillars of Self – Esteem – Nathaniel Branden has written the magical Psychological Effects of Religion http://realini.blogspot.com/2014/07/t... wherein he talks about what the presence of an omniscient figure, watching everything we do – so that he can punish us – and will ‘strike down upon thee With great vengeance and furious anger ‘no less – would mean for our psyche, which is troubled enough by those vicious priests that have been involved in hordes in vile acts, never mind an almighty who will torture the adult for the ‘self-abuse ‘of the adolescent…besides, most of the faithful are passing one a lot of what is possible in this life, because they await for ‘the next one’, which will never come, selecting as leaders in the meantime satanic figures like The Chosen one, who calls himself a ‘very stable genius’ when he is the absolute moron…
Eight out of 10
The Humming Effect Sound Healing for Health and Happiness proves that there are many things we can do, rules we can apply and books we can read so that we become happier – though there would be deniers, like the greatest luminary we have, Andrei Plesu, who is of the opinion that once we start looking too much into, for happiness, the we have the least chances to get there http://realini.blogspot.com/2021/11/5...
Evidently, we can make the mistake to believe in The Myths of Happiness – which is also the tile of a book by Sonja Lyubomirsky http://realini.blogspot.com/2015/02/t... - and think along the lines of ‘I would be happy, if only I were to move to California, or a Caribbean island – we could also think the Pacific and then run into that massive cloud of ash that has turned Tonga into a disaster zone – which is one of the most frequent assumptions people make, only when they have the chance to get there, Hedonic Adaptation sets in – and it always operates, making people adapt to the good (and Alhamdulillah to the bad) things that happen, especially the material ones, when we buy cars, jewelry or almost any other item, we soon stop noticing them and they become obsolete
We have the 80/20 Principle http://realini.blogspot.com/2013/08/t... which means that about 80 percent of what we acquire goes more or less to waste, for we use only 20% of our wardrobe for most of the time – hence there is another strong argument against consumerism that destroys the planet, which is invaded in the ocean, deserts in South America with millions of tons of plastic, clothing and other garbage – and we should apply Stoicism to save ourselves
If we take a jocular approach to The Humming Effect – Sound Healing for Health and Happiness we only need to…hum and then stress is reduced, calm is achieved, sleep is enhanced and oxytocin is produced…all we need is to read some treaty on Stoicism – for instance, take The Beginner’s Guide to Stoicism http://realini.blogspot.com/2021/04/t... - and look at the precepts ‘we need to wish for what we already have’, apply the prayer ‘God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference’
The Om chants are familiar to most of us and they have been around for millennia, sounding very close to the Humming advertised in The Humming Effect and we can get multiple YouTube videos and the sound from plenty of other sources, which could help us achieve a very pleasing, soothing state of equanimity…stress is the opposite of that and has been proved to be the main reason for many (if not most diseases that plague humanity)
Indeed, there is a book I will be noting on in the next few days – as they say, stay tuned, or check this column, if you have nothing better to do -called Ikigai, which looks at the secrets of the Japanese longevity, especially on the island of Okinawa, where they have the best life expectancy in the world, due to their attitude towards stress, they are calm and repudiate stress, diet [they eat very varied foods {as opposed to the West} mainly vegetables, rise from the table when they are only 80 percent full, eating very little meat, a lot of fish…but one key issue is being calm http://realini.blogspot.com/2016/08/c...
We could wonder about Flow and Humming, would humming bring us to Flow, or at least help towards it…we find answers to many questions (if not to the humming issue) in the classic Flow, which explains how you can reach Optimal Experience, Be in The Zone, touch the Zenith, Reach the Sky, Watch the Rainbow, by Being in Control finding the activities where your Skills are suitable for the Challenges – for instance, you could not play tennis with Djokovich (first of all because he is crazy and thus rejects the vaccine, putting others in danger) and enjoy it, because he kills you with his strikes (if not through the virus) and the same applies to someone who is much worse than you at the game, the secret is to find the perfect balance and partner, in tennis or other domains, where challenges are crucial and can even help you reach super or micro flow, a state when time became relative, as Einstein has put it ‘one minute with the hand on a hot stove feels like an hour, while one hour with a beautiful girl seems like one minute, depending on your orientation http://realini.blogspot.com/2014/02/f...
Aforementioned Sonja Lyubomirsky has another splendid work, The How of Happiness, where we find ‘Happiness Activity No 9: Savoring Life’s Joys-paying close attention, taking delight in life’s momentary pleasures and wonders, through thinking, writing, drawing or sharing with another’ which could include…Humming, Andi and Jonathan Goldman argue that we hum when we are happy, but the opposite can also be true…indeed, the stupendous, magnificent book The Science of Happiness by marvelous Stefan Klein http://realini.blogspot.com/2013/10/t... makes exactly the argument that there is a connection between what we say and what we do – beyond the common sense one – and it is not good to ‘let steam off’ as is often suggested, because we in fact prime ourselves to violence and humming to induce happiness appears more than reasonable…
Sonja Lyubomirsky talks about Practicing Religion and Spirituality as Happiness Activity number 11 (though one has to test oneself and see which group of endeavors are best suitable) and that must be associated with some Humming, right? Albeit the ultimate expert on self-esteem – author of the classic The Six Pillars of Self – Esteem – Nathaniel Branden has written the magical Psychological Effects of Religion http://realini.blogspot.com/2014/07/t... wherein he talks about what the presence of an omniscient figure, watching everything we do – so that he can punish us – and will ‘strike down upon thee With great vengeance and furious anger ‘no less – would mean for our psyche, which is troubled enough by those vicious priests that have been involved in hordes in vile acts, never mind an almighty who will torture the adult for the ‘self-abuse ‘of the adolescent…besides, most of the faithful are passing one a lot of what is possible in this life, because they await for ‘the next one’, which will never come, selecting as leaders in the meantime satanic figures like The Chosen one, who calls himself a ‘very stable genius’ when he is the absolute moron…
April 25, 2018
The Goldman's offer up a valid and universal way of using sound to heal and tune in. It is very enjoyable and soothing to practice. It is so simple it is easy to overlook the gift it is that the Goldman's present. My research and practice make me think that they have rediscovered an ancient practice used by Tibetan monks.
The only critique I have is that the text and the exercises could have been condensed. Other than that, get practicing. You will like it.
The only critique I have is that the text and the exercises could have been condensed. Other than that, get practicing. You will like it.
December 11, 2020
A great introduction to humming and its benefits
Easy book to read. Definitely makes you rethink ideas about humming. The exercises are easy to follow and do. Well worth investing your time in. All you have to do is hum—nothing fancy simple humming and you could improve many things in your life.
Easy book to read. Definitely makes you rethink ideas about humming. The exercises are easy to follow and do. Well worth investing your time in. All you have to do is hum—nothing fancy simple humming and you could improve many things in your life.
February 17, 2025
Inhalt:
Klang kann heilen! In diesem Buch wird dies anschaulich erläutert.
Warum Summen, Vibrationen und Ultraschall der Gesundheit helfen kann.
Die Erklärungen der Schallphysik.
Die Atmung und die daraus resultierenden Klänge.
Die Bedeutung der Gedanken (inkl. Praxisbeispiele).
Im zweiten Teil geht es dann um die eigene Praxis mit Übungen und Hörbeispielen der Autoren (kostenfrei über das Internet zu hören und auch zum Downloaden).
Meinung:
Nachdem mich "Stimmgabeltherapie: Heilsames Wissen und praktische Anwendungen – Thomas Künne, Dr. med. Patricia Nischwitz" restlos überzeugt hat, wollte ich mehr über die Schallphysik erfahren und bin bei "Heilsames Summen" hängen geblieben. Das Buch ist sehr fundiert aufgebaut und zeigt wahnsinnig viele Therapien (welche mit Klang / Frequenzen / Ultraschall) arbeiten auf. Darunter bspw. Krebstherapien und Behandlungen gegen Alzheimer sowie Parkinson. Dass diese Therapien wirken und nicht nur Produkte blühender Fantasie der Autoren sind, kann man sich bspw. bei YouTube (Kanäle von Kliniken und Ärzten) ansehen, dort werden die genannten Fälle eindrucksvoll gezeigt. Auch sehr bildlich dargestellt sind Fotografien von Wasser, welche mit unterschiedlichen Frequenzen aufgeladen wurden und so im Bildmaterial anders aussehen (die Bilder sind im Buch abgedruckt). Der Mensch besteht zu einem Großteil aus Wasser, also können Frequenzen auch hier einiges verändern!
Obwohl der Einstieg recht trocken klingt, haben die Autoren einen wundervollen Schreibstil und die Übersetzerin hat ganze Arbeit geleistet, denn alles liest sich leicht, locker und absolut verständlich. Im Praxisteil bieten die Autoren einen Link zu ihren Audiodateien an, diese kann man online hören oder für später herunterladen. Hier hätte ich mir zusätzlich einen QR-Code gewünscht, dann spart man sich das abtippen. Die Audiodateien sind in englischer Sprache und gut verständlich. Wer kein Englisch kann, muss allerdings keine Bedenken haben, im Buch sind alle Schritte ausführlich beschrieben und so kann man erst alles lesen und sich dann nur das "Summen" der Autoren anhören. Beeindruckt hat mich die Kraft von Jonathans Summen, diese tiefen Töne sind wahnsinnig beruhigend.
Schmunzeln musste ich bei der Aussage auf Seite 143: [...] Der Plural von Anekdote ist Datenmaterial. [..] Wenn genügend Menschen von einem Phänomen (hier einer Anekdote) berichten, ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit groß, dass es wahr ist (und als Datenmaterial erfasst wird). [...]
Die Autoren führen dann einige Beispiele an und fügen gerne hinzu, dass es sich um eine Anekdote handelt. Es gibt mehr zwischen Himmel und Erde als das, was die Wissenschaft aktuell belegen kann und wie oben bereits geschrieben, es wird in einigen Kliniken ja auch schon umgesetzt!
Cover:
Das Cover ist schön, mir gefällt die Farbe und die Linien deuten Schallwellen an - sehr passend!
Fazit:
Ein wundervolles Buch, welches ich jedem Menschen als Herz lege. Egal ob man krank oder gesund ist, man kann immer verbessern und das zeigt dieses Buch in absolut verständlicher Sprache! Daher volle 5 Sterne!
Klang kann heilen! In diesem Buch wird dies anschaulich erläutert.
Warum Summen, Vibrationen und Ultraschall der Gesundheit helfen kann.
Die Erklärungen der Schallphysik.
Die Atmung und die daraus resultierenden Klänge.
Die Bedeutung der Gedanken (inkl. Praxisbeispiele).
Im zweiten Teil geht es dann um die eigene Praxis mit Übungen und Hörbeispielen der Autoren (kostenfrei über das Internet zu hören und auch zum Downloaden).
Meinung:
Nachdem mich "Stimmgabeltherapie: Heilsames Wissen und praktische Anwendungen – Thomas Künne, Dr. med. Patricia Nischwitz" restlos überzeugt hat, wollte ich mehr über die Schallphysik erfahren und bin bei "Heilsames Summen" hängen geblieben. Das Buch ist sehr fundiert aufgebaut und zeigt wahnsinnig viele Therapien (welche mit Klang / Frequenzen / Ultraschall) arbeiten auf. Darunter bspw. Krebstherapien und Behandlungen gegen Alzheimer sowie Parkinson. Dass diese Therapien wirken und nicht nur Produkte blühender Fantasie der Autoren sind, kann man sich bspw. bei YouTube (Kanäle von Kliniken und Ärzten) ansehen, dort werden die genannten Fälle eindrucksvoll gezeigt. Auch sehr bildlich dargestellt sind Fotografien von Wasser, welche mit unterschiedlichen Frequenzen aufgeladen wurden und so im Bildmaterial anders aussehen (die Bilder sind im Buch abgedruckt). Der Mensch besteht zu einem Großteil aus Wasser, also können Frequenzen auch hier einiges verändern!
Obwohl der Einstieg recht trocken klingt, haben die Autoren einen wundervollen Schreibstil und die Übersetzerin hat ganze Arbeit geleistet, denn alles liest sich leicht, locker und absolut verständlich. Im Praxisteil bieten die Autoren einen Link zu ihren Audiodateien an, diese kann man online hören oder für später herunterladen. Hier hätte ich mir zusätzlich einen QR-Code gewünscht, dann spart man sich das abtippen. Die Audiodateien sind in englischer Sprache und gut verständlich. Wer kein Englisch kann, muss allerdings keine Bedenken haben, im Buch sind alle Schritte ausführlich beschrieben und so kann man erst alles lesen und sich dann nur das "Summen" der Autoren anhören. Beeindruckt hat mich die Kraft von Jonathans Summen, diese tiefen Töne sind wahnsinnig beruhigend.
Schmunzeln musste ich bei der Aussage auf Seite 143: [...] Der Plural von Anekdote ist Datenmaterial. [..] Wenn genügend Menschen von einem Phänomen (hier einer Anekdote) berichten, ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit groß, dass es wahr ist (und als Datenmaterial erfasst wird). [...]
Die Autoren führen dann einige Beispiele an und fügen gerne hinzu, dass es sich um eine Anekdote handelt. Es gibt mehr zwischen Himmel und Erde als das, was die Wissenschaft aktuell belegen kann und wie oben bereits geschrieben, es wird in einigen Kliniken ja auch schon umgesetzt!
Cover:
Das Cover ist schön, mir gefällt die Farbe und die Linien deuten Schallwellen an - sehr passend!
Fazit:
Ein wundervolles Buch, welches ich jedem Menschen als Herz lege. Egal ob man krank oder gesund ist, man kann immer verbessern und das zeigt dieses Buch in absolut verständlicher Sprache! Daher volle 5 Sterne!
June 11, 2021
I was drawn to explore humming after reading about it in the book "Breath" by James Nestor and which led me to begin a practice. I liked this book because it kept the subject simple while explaining some of the beneficial aspects. By keeping the mouth shut during exhale, a humming sound and vibration are experienced. One can learn to project this vibration anywhere in the body and encode intent with it.
Humming is a means to increase nitric oxide in the blood which increases vasodilation, increasing blood flow and decreasing blood pressure. Humming is also a way of internal self massage thru the vibrations produced. I have been focusing on the part of my mouth where I had the oral surgery and where a bone implant needs to grow. It also clears the sinuses and increases saliva. Other benefits include release of oxytocin and endorphins, increased levels of melatonin and reduced levels of stress-related hormones. The Frequency of Sound, combined with a person's Intent, can result in healing.
Humming is a means to increase nitric oxide in the blood which increases vasodilation, increasing blood flow and decreasing blood pressure. Humming is also a way of internal self massage thru the vibrations produced. I have been focusing on the part of my mouth where I had the oral surgery and where a bone implant needs to grow. It also clears the sinuses and increases saliva. Other benefits include release of oxytocin and endorphins, increased levels of melatonin and reduced levels of stress-related hormones. The Frequency of Sound, combined with a person's Intent, can result in healing.
January 16, 2020
There isn't all that much method here. It starts with an assertion that humming can be healing. Then the author cites some research about humming increasing nitric oxide in your sinuses, but doesn't explain why that is a good thing, and cites the (now largely debunked) idea of intent affecting water. It goes through maybe three or four ways of humming, and doesn't really tell you how that will help or what to do with it. The exercises were reasonably easy to do, but while the author asserted that humming for five minutes would lower your heart rate, it had rather the opposite effect for me. I'm not saying that humming won't help, just this book doesn't really establish that or give much of a structure to use in exploring that idea, which I found disappointing. I may try to continue humming here and there, but I really just expected more.
November 25, 2022
Frequency + Intent = Healing.
“when we make self-created sounds, a number of beneficial therapeutic effects occur, including:
Increased oxygen in cells
Lowered blood pressure and heart rate
Increased lymphatic circulation
Increased levels of melatonin
Reduced levels of stress-related hormones
Release of endorphins
Increased levels of nitric oxide
Release of oxytocin”
“humming hypothesis. The theory is this: The act of humming creates vibrations within the brain that stimulate a plethora of neurochemicals, such as melatonin and nitric oxide, as well as microtubules of different cells in the brain. The vibrational effect stimulates the repair of damaged or diseased cells, the generation of new cells, and the formation of new synaptic pathways.”
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The Humming Effect: Sound Healing for Health and Happiness
Jonathan Goldman
“when we make self-created sounds, a number of beneficial therapeutic effects occur, including:
Increased oxygen in cells
Lowered blood pressure and heart rate
Increased lymphatic circulation
Increased levels of melatonin
Reduced levels of stress-related hormones
Release of endorphins
Increased levels of nitric oxide
Release of oxytocin”
“humming hypothesis. The theory is this: The act of humming creates vibrations within the brain that stimulate a plethora of neurochemicals, such as melatonin and nitric oxide, as well as microtubules of different cells in the brain. The vibrational effect stimulates the repair of damaged or diseased cells, the generation of new cells, and the formation of new synaptic pathways.”
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The Humming Effect: Sound Healing for Health and Happiness
Jonathan Goldman
March 28, 2025
Hmmm, Who Knew?
Fascinating and solid evidence that something almost anyone can undertake is healing, powerful, and free. I’ve been a singer since I was little and know how beneficial my daily practice of singing, and creating sound has been over the decades.
This book has fanned the flames of self-discovery, and self-healing, with many references to the science and the spirit of self-created sound. I don’t need another gym, another guru, another self-help psych book, or a spot on Anywhere’s Got Talent.
AndI and Jonathan have given me a built in, always available practice that can take me on into my 80s with joy and peace.
Fascinating and solid evidence that something almost anyone can undertake is healing, powerful, and free. I’ve been a singer since I was little and know how beneficial my daily practice of singing, and creating sound has been over the decades.
This book has fanned the flames of self-discovery, and self-healing, with many references to the science and the spirit of self-created sound. I don’t need another gym, another guru, another self-help psych book, or a spot on Anywhere’s Got Talent.
AndI and Jonathan have given me a built in, always available practice that can take me on into my 80s with joy and peace.
November 4, 2023
At first I thought this book was just harmless, wishful thinking, but the more I think about it, the more I realize it’s harmful pseudoscience. It clacks of the popular old-fashioned sentiment, “If you just believe hard enough, you can make it come true.” It casts doubt on the scientific process itself, stating that science ignores the placebo effect. When, in fact, the placebo effect is the VERY REASON why randomized controlled trials are considered one of the highest forms of scientific evidence. (If the control group experiences a placebo effect that is not statistically different from the effect experienced by the test group, then the theory/process/drug etc. being tested is considered ineffective.)
Humming is good, and, if done properly, can be healing to the voice itself. But they don’t describe even basic humming in a healthy manner. (If one feels a sensation in the throat when humming, they are using too much muscle effort. Vibrations should be felt in the face, head, or chest - not the throat.) Skip this book. Enjoy humming on your own, and you’ll be better off for it!
Humming is good, and, if done properly, can be healing to the voice itself. But they don’t describe even basic humming in a healthy manner. (If one feels a sensation in the throat when humming, they are using too much muscle effort. Vibrations should be felt in the face, head, or chest - not the throat.) Skip this book. Enjoy humming on your own, and you’ll be better off for it!
March 28, 2022
Jonathon Goldman presents a clear case to implement into my daily routines a simple strategy to get more focused, grounded, healthier, and happier! What's not to like. I have become a humming machine, practicing various tones and connecting with the sounds on his YouTube channel. Great book, amazing results!
December 8, 2020
Wow it really Works
I love the book The exercises are really fun to do. Recently had a bad fall which caused pain up my back. Used the exercises and got the level of pain down.
My doctor could not believe it.
I love the book The exercises are really fun to do. Recently had a bad fall which caused pain up my back. Used the exercises and got the level of pain down.
My doctor could not believe it.
December 12, 2021
This was very informative with interesting facts and a humble admission of the fact that evidence of sound healing can be anecdotal. Lots of sections were taken from Goldman's first book, "Healing Sounds", though.
December 29, 2021
This book was recommended to me as I hum a lot.
The book was hard to get into and it took me 4 months to read this short book. But I kept going and Chapters 7 and 8 made it all come together for me. Super interesting information and techniques. Especially loved the info about bees, yoga and Om.
The book was hard to get into and it took me 4 months to read this short book. But I kept going and Chapters 7 and 8 made it all come together for me. Super interesting information and techniques. Especially loved the info about bees, yoga and Om.
July 2, 2025
audio book I listened to this going to-fro a workshop.
There is a good balance between research and exercises. The idea is conveyed clearly and without extraraneous empirical stories. This clean format allowed me to link the idea presented into a succint practice for myself.
There is a good balance between research and exercises. The idea is conveyed clearly and without extraraneous empirical stories. This clean format allowed me to link the idea presented into a succint practice for myself.
May 5, 2020
Very good book for self maintenance. Humming is something we all can do.
April 19, 2021
Best book! Definite treasury...
April 6, 2022
I love when books empower you instead of recommending you go and buy more things. I also loved how science-based this book is, while calling on ancient wisdom from various cultures.
May 1, 2022
I get the idea but this is the office equivalent of a meeting that could have been an email. Not enough Interesting tactics or discoveries to keep me engaged for 111 pages.
August 2, 2023
good read as it tells you can generate vibrations by Humming, but, this concept did not blow my mind.
November 25, 2023
Great find!
Excellent! Had gotten away from my prior toning practice. So nice to find this thanks to Dr. Lotte interview on YouTube.
Excellent! Had gotten away from my prior toning practice. So nice to find this thanks to Dr. Lotte interview on YouTube.
December 26, 2024
Great book to add practices to my healing journey
September 4, 2025
Intriguing.
September 22, 2021
This is a rather lightweight book, that does not really warrant the 200 pages that it was written on. I am not devaluing the benefits of humming because I am a practicing yogi, and I'm familiar with bhramari pranayama, and also understand that humming can help produce nitric oxide which is beneficial to the body in many ways. But I don't think the authors really have so much content for this book, and ended up drawing information from other sources to boost their point about the benefits of humming. I feel that many of these examples are not exceptionally strong or even interesting data points. So the book sounds rather repetitive.
Anyhow, it is still good to practise humming, visualization and intention. All these are important aspects of mindful and conscious living.
Anyhow, it is still good to practise humming, visualization and intention. All these are important aspects of mindful and conscious living.
November 29, 2020
Short, to the point and interesting. Has a link to audio to help guide you through the simple exercises. As a yoga practitioner/teacher who already uses chanting as part of a regular practice, I look forward to working more with bhramari pranayama and humming in general.
April 5, 2017
I have recently become interested in sound healing and THE HUMMING EFFECT really helped supplement my knowledge. It is clearly written, explaining how the use of harmonic tones can be curative. It was filled with easy to follow exercises that are fun to do and left me filled with a sense of well being and energized.
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