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Spirit Trail
The diversity of music on Spirit Trail will ensure that it is enjoyed by a wide audience. The album has been inspired by some of the people, places, events and memories that have affected the producer Ric’s life in a profound way.
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The Way Home
Sacred Earth’s beautiful music continues in this fourth album with Prem and Jethro’s smooth blend of voice and flute. I was quite startled to hear the introduction of trumpet on Track 2 but found it also complimented Prem’s voice well.
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Journeys
Journeys is “… a musical journey of the myriad of places within each one of us., the colourful tapestries which make up who we are, and why we do what we do. It offers us an insight into the very fabric of the human experience, drawing on the intimate and the extrovert alike.
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Peaceful Sleep
Peaceful Sleep has been especially composed and produced by Phillip Gelbach and Paul Morris Segal to assist with relaxation, srress release, healing, rejuvenation and achieving a great nights’s sleep. The specific combination of healing energy and music used by Inna Segal, is designed to stimulate the relevant energy centers of your body.
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Breathe
Breathe is a relaxation CD. It was created for people to use as a ‘come down’ from the frenetic daily pace currently experienced by everyone in today’s society.
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Beautiful Hands – music of the celtic harp
Caiseal Mor is an internationally best-selling writer of fantasy novels, and the music on Beautiful Hands is a compilation of the most popular harp recordings from six CDs of original music he designed to accompany these books
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Gateway – a musical journey into the Light
All Visionary Intuitive Healing® music CDs contain healing frequencies transmitted by Inna Segal and are designed to take the listener on a powerful journey through the spectrum of emotions and beyond.
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Journey
Journey is a stand-out album – no question. The issues it covers and the way the songs and messages are delivered is what makes it outstanding
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Djarridjarri – Blue Flag
All the words of the songs on Djarridjarri are in Aboriginal which gives this CD a real authenticity. Some of the words have been taken from ancestral songs with the approval of community elders.
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Moola Mantra
For those who are not familiar with Deva Premal, she has one of the purest voices in the world and is well known for the mantras she sings.
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Days & Dreams
All the words of the songs on Djarridjarri are in Aboriginal which gives them a real authenticity. Some of the words have been taken from ancestral songs with the approval of community elders.
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Awareness for Life
From the first word, I knew it was likely I would enjoy this CD – because my body and mind immediately responded to Chiara’s voice, and I started to become relaxed.
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Past, Present, Future
When I first heard this music I bought the CD instantly. If you like Didjeridoo (yidak) you will absolutely LOVE this CD, and if you don’t or unaware of the Didj – this CD will turn you around
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Songs of Sea Shepherd
All around the world people are intuitively responding to the whales’ cry for help and none more so than a small group of committed people in Northern N.S.W. who, when they learned about how the oceans are no longer safe havens for many whale species, dedicated their time and money to put this album together to support the plight of Captain Paul Watson (co-founder of Greenpeace over 30 years ago), and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society who risk their lives to protect whales on the high seas
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Nerbu Message
George Rurrambu is a pioneer of Indigenous Australian music with 20 years experience in the music industry. George is best known as the front man in the Warumpi band which began in the early 80s. His recording career began in 1983 with the single “Jailanguru Pakarnu”, which was the first rock song ever released in an Aboriginal language.
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Om Man Padme Hum
The classic Buddhist prayer of compassion Om Mani Padme Hum is a mantra (a form of affirmation that helps to affirm a truth about ourselves) that is at the heart of Tibetan Buddhist practice.
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Opening the Heart to Compassion
Up until receiving Opening the heart to compassion, I have found listening to the sounds of crystal bowls has not been easy.
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Delta Sea
This is a personal favourite as I just love listening to the sound of the ocean, and on this CD there is approximately 1 hour of soft breaking waves with a repetitive musical theme.
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The Jasmani Garden
My first thought on listening to the jasmani garden was that it was learned from African women-song.
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Chakradance
If you LOVE dance you will just love this CD. This is music you can
really just lose yourself in.
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The Journey Home
What I have found in reviewing meditation CDs particularly, is that
it is a very personal choice. What resonates with me may not work at
all for you. But the things that I find really affect my ability to
mediate when getting assistance from a CD are the pitch of the
voice, the speed of delivery, the words used, the space between
sentences, and the background music
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Hemispheres
The team of Lucinda (formerly Glenda Lum and producer of “Dolphin
Dreamtime”) and Carlos have had many years experience with the use
of sound as a healing medium
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Peace Entourage
Sam McNally has been involved in the Australian music scene, essentially
in the jazz/blues genre for the past 20 years, playing with elites
such as Tommy Emmanuel, John Farnham, Marcia Hines and Percy Sledge
– to name a few.
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Gardens in the Snow
If you love the
piano, this is absolutely the CD for you. Just lay back and let the
tinkling sounds of the keys take you over.
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Meditation for Kids
I had never
heard or thought of meditation for children until I heard this CD –
and it is just lovely. I am sure children everywhere would enjoy it
– particularly (but certainly not only) around bedtime.
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The Practice of Contentment
Good meditation CDs
are very hard to come by and their purchase is so “to personal
taste”. The Practice of Contentment however, may be an exception.
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Tai Chi - Chinese Music for Relaxation
This CD is absolutely perfect for the massage room, meditation or
yoga because it does not change pace suddenly or vary from loud to
soft. And the music is just blissful, sweet and pure.
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Seeds for Change
When I first heard this music I bought the CD instantly. If you like Didjeridoo (yidak) you will absolutely LOVE this CD, and if you don’t or unaware of the Didj – this CD will turn you around
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Sanctum
“Enter a safe haven
of contemplation and peace beyond all pain…drifting melodies guide
you into the depths of your innermost self”. Sanctum is
exactly as it says – a sanctuary of beautiful sounds.
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Equanimous
This CD has been
put together by Shane with a lot of thought, help from others, and a
lot of love – and it shows. A different CD musically, Shane says his
motivation for developing the CD was his belief and trust in the
healing power of music.
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Oka Music Makes Me Happy
Following
successful releases of ‘Elements’ and ‘Onetalk’, ‘Music Makes Me
Happy’ continues the OKA theme of bringing cultures together through
the fluid, signature sounds of yadaki, vocals, flute and keyboard.
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Inya
This is the
third album Sacred Earth have released over the last two years, and
it is still keeping up to the very high standard made by the first
two – quite an achievement. You will not be disappointed
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The Gift - A Woman's Song
The
Mothers’ Milk Bank is the brainchild of Marea Ryan. “The therapeutic
benefits of mother’s milk to heal and lay down the future health of
our children is well-recognised” she says.
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The Byron Bay Collection Vol. 2
The team of Lucinda (formerly Glenda Lum and producer of “Dolphin
Dreamtime”) and Carlos have had many years experience with the use
of sound as a healing medium
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Dreaming of Light
Shannon Rigby is a descendant of the Torres Strait Islanders
and has been using the didgeridoo and harmonics in healing for 6
years.
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Mountain Song
There is something so pure about Chinese music. This CD just
epitomises purity. The music just takes you to a different place.
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Levitate
Levitate is perfect for the massage room. It is great music
to have playing in the background because it is soothing – every
track is relaxing and nurturing.
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Dreaming Didgeridoo
If
you like the didgeridoo and Australian music, this is a fantastic
CD. Even if you are not sure, this CD Dreaming Didgeridoo, is well
worth a ‘listen-in’. It is very calming.
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Old Music Box
This
CD is absolutely beautiful. The tunes are all played on the original
music box made in the early 1800s in Switzerland, and have a
delightful, delicate sound to them.
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Lothlorien
This
latest CD from Lothlorien includes ‘the best of’ from their previous
albums Celadon, Cerulean and Aurelian.
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Ionnah - Sweet Indulgence
Ionnah is music that comes from the heart – pure, clean, deep
and resonant. The sounds that emanate from this CD are simply
exquisite.
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Inner Peace
Another CD from the Music Mosaic collection, this CD
continues to represent sounds from around the world - bringing
together musical expressions that flow together in harmony.
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Celestial
Robert Boyd's deep association with musical
harmonics and sound frequencies spans more than 50 years, and is
truly reflected in this remarkable CD.
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Turn back the Tide
The
Hottentots are a duo - Carl Cleves singer, guitarist and Parissa
Bouas singer and percussionist (extraordinaire). Categorised loosely
under the folk genre, their base style stems from Gaelic/Irish.
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Healing Sounds
Healing Sounds is a superb CD for massage, reiki, energy work
and balancing. It blends sounds of flute, clarinet, harp, piano and
guitar into a gentle place of flowing harmony and allows healing and
relaxation to occur.
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Reiki Samadhi
Reiki Samadhi features six traditional Reiki meditations
which are narrated by Lawrence Ellyard with accompanying music.
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Heaven on Earth
This
album by Raymond Oliver, the multi-award winning composer and
guitarist, and flute of Anthony Branagan, is perfect for relaxation
and creating a peaceful atmosphere.
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Devine Devotion
This
is Pene & Jethro's second album and it is easily as good as the
first, continuing with their harmonious blending of keyboard, flute,
percussion and acoustic guitar.
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Tribal Dreaming
Tribal Dreaming is a Music Mosaic CD which reflects
multi-cultural musical expressions from countries including Pacific
Islands, India, Asia, Mongolia, Africa, the Incas, Native America,
China and American Indians.
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Sacred Earth
The sound emanating from the Sacred Earth CD is a
harmonious blend of keyboard, flute, percussion and acoustic guitar.
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Yoga Nidra - Ancient Relaxation Practices
Yoga Nidra is a Guided Relaxation Technique that has been
developed from an Ancient Yoga Practice by Swami Satyananda
Saraswati, the founder of 'Satyananda Yoga'.
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Fatherhood
The Fatherhood CD is the brainchild of Colin George, a Northern
NSW musician, who wanted to create a CD which would give 'expression
to the deep and powerful feelings fathers have for their children,
and men and women have for their fathers".
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Ino-Oz-Peace
Indo-Oz-Peace is
a fusion of Indonesian and World music, put together to promote
peace and harmony between people no matter what their beliefs,
colour, or place of origin.
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Breath - the keys to natural ecstacy
To move your way through the seven chakras in a guided
format through music and dance is truly awe inspiring.
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