On November 12, 2011, Don Simmons spoke at the 2011 Cymatics Conference sponsored by the International Sound Therapy Association on the topic of Incorporating Sound Therapy Into Your Practice. Below is a list of recommended music to enhance your massage practice and facilitate healing by using the Power of Sounds.
List of Recommended CD’s
Steven Halpern ~ Atmosphere with Sound
Ocean Suite
Lake Suite
Serenity Suite
Steven Halpern
Chakra Suite
Music for Massage
Higher Ground – (Dr. Brian Weiss uses this CD in his private sessions!)
Music For Sound Healing
Tonal Alchemy
Inner Peace
Comfort Zone
Peace of Mind – piano
Paradigm Shift
Initiation – chanting inside the Great Pyramid
Jonn Serrie
Thousand Star
Sunday Morning Peace
Maiden Voyage
Don Simmons
Journey To Transformation – crystal bowls, voice om and gong
Sounds of Meditation – crickets, shamans’s drum, whales and crystal bowls
Kitaro
Best of Kitaro
Silk Road
An Enchanted Evening
Mandala
Chris Spheeris
Culture
Mystic Traveller
Chris
Spheeris andPaul
Voudouris
Passage
Flying Mystics
Begin Within
Paul Horn – flute (can be jazz influenced)
“Inside” series
Liquid Mind – you cannot go wrong here
Dean Evenson – nature sounds, flute, guitar – very relaxing
Notable Mentions
Deuter – nature with a slight Eastern feel
Bruce Becvar – guitar, breezy for the most part – some chanting CD’s
Karunesh – Eastern flavor – some chanting
Enya - know her, love her – Celtic in style with vocals
Aeoliah – ethereal, peaceful (some are guided meditations)
Jim Brickman - piano (careful of some vocals included)
Pat Metheny – guitar – pick carefully (but "Road to You - Live" is 1 of the 10 CD’s I’d have on the deserted Island)
Lyle Mays – piano, sometimes Jazzy (plays in the Pat Metheny band – also solo career)
Yanni - thematic
Constance Demby – piano, electronic - sometimes dramatic
David Arkenstone - good - may be thematic
Paul Avgerinos - can be dark
Michael Hoppe - beautiful guitar
Peter Kater - beautiful piano
R. Carlos Nakai – native American flute, one of the best there is
Mary Youngblood – native American flute
Ottmar Liebert - flamenco guitar – one of the best
Secret Garden - duo of piano and violin – can be sad
Vangelis - piano and electronic – great Ambient music (“Chariots of Fire” composer)
Andreas Vollenweider - electronic harpist
Ones to listen and pull carefully from – you’ll enjoy them on your own!
Enigma - driving beats, theatrical
Jean Michel Jarre - synth, theatrical
Craig Chaquico - jazzy guitar
Deep Forest - world music, some with Portuguese words
Keith Jarrett – jazz piano
George Winston - jazz piano
Shadowfax - jazzy
Sarah Brightman - words, words, words … but beautiful words
Jean-Luc Ponty – jazzy, funk
Keiko Matsui - piano, moody sometimes funky/jazz
Bruce Davidson – guitar, smooth jazz like
Gregorian Chants
Krishna Das – Kirtan chant
Deve Premal & Miten – Indian influenced singing
Shamanic Drumming
No. 5: Michael Harner's Shamanic Double Drumming™
Here are the songs played at the 2011 Cymatics Conference
Presentation by Don Simmons
Artist Song Album
Deep Forest Deep Forest Deep Forest
Andreas Vollenweider The Secret, The Candle And Love Down To The Moon
Chris Spheeris Voices of Faith Mystic Traveller
Jonn Serrie Thousand Star Thousand Star
NightDancers Windhorse Montana Crossings
Steven Halpern Awakening Music For Sound Healing
Deuter Illumination of the Heart Reiki - Hands of Light
Liquid Mind In the Spirit, Pt. 1 Liquid Mind VI: Spirit
Kitaro Eternal Spring Best Of Kitaro, Vol. 1
Don Simmons GONGS Journey To Transformation
These are songs I wanted to play but didn’t have the time!
Pat Metheny Last Train Home The Road To You (Live)
Pat Metheny The Road To You The Road To You (Live)
Lyle Mays Before You Go Street Dreams
Chris Spheeris and Prism Passage
Paul Voudouris
Flying Mystics Blue Maloca Begin Within World
ADHD ADHD 06 ADHD (from the book
"Healing ADHD with Sound"