"As we move into this emerging era of unity, one of the most powerful ways to connect one heart to another is through music. This is the guide to give you practical keys for this unity connection, using music for profound spiritual transformation."
--Michael Bernard Beckwith, founder and spiritual director, Agape International Spiritual Center
"It is rare to find a music industry executive who shares such practical yet heartfelt knowledge about the power and influence that music has on the listener's body, mind, and spirit. In her chapter, 'Emerging Visions of Sound Healing in the Twenty-First Century, ' Tammy McCrary shines the light on the importance of musicians taking a conscious and responsible approach to music making."
--Marianne Williamson
"Flicka and Tammy have masterfully written THE HANDBOOK for artists to consciously take their music to the next level. The Transformational Power of Sound and Music is a must-read for all music makers."
--Chaka Khan, recording artist
"Flicka Rahn's book comes to us in the midst of a revolution of health and healing. She brilliantly brings together the ancient history of music of sound that provides the foundation for our understanding of how greatly powerful sound and music can be in health and wellness. She eloquently tells of ancient traditions of using certain rhythms, sounds, and vibration and then delves into the scientific research that supports sound and music as a way to deeply heal the human mind body spirit and soul. Sound helps to facilitate shifts in our brainwave state by using what we now call entrainment. Entrainment synchronizes our fluctuating brainwaves by providing a stable frequency which the brainwave can attune to and by using rhythm and frequency. This can be not only relaxing in our stress-filled world but massively therapeutic. It is no wonder that this ancient tradition of sound and music is making a modern-day renaissance--we have never needed it more!"
--Suzanne K. Gazda, M.D., neurologist and humanitarian, founder, Destiny Health and Wellness and HopeforHumans.org
"As an experienced healer following the Amazonian Shipibo healing traditions, I found The Transformational Power of Sound and Music an invaluable guide for all healers. Rich and deep shamanic wisdom is revealed.... Techniques and practical tools using sound as a sonic bridge to wholeness and peace are also described in this book. Rahn and McCrary always return the reader to the only true reality, which is the energy of compassion and love."
--Yunuen Ramirez, shaman of ayahuasca and Mexican alternative therapies
"A groundbreaking book, filled with enlightening teachings on the use of sound, music, intention, ritual, and ultimately, the energy of Love as healing modalities. The book combines ancient wisdom, indigenous spiritual practices, and the latest scientific research in subtle energy to deliver a comprehensive healing manual that should be read by all healers and musicians. Eloquently written and thought provoking."
--João Mendes and Ramiro Mendes, musicians, humanitarians, and authors of Sound: The Fabric of Soul, Consciousness, Reality, and the Cosmos
"Rahn and McCrary have done brilliant work in this book explaining how we may empower ourselves to heal and soothe body, mind, and soul, an essential capability in the stressful world in which we live."
--Davina Kotulski, Ph.D., psychologist and author of It's Never Too Late to be Your Self
