Steven Halpern, Ph.D. and Sound Healing
During the past several years, the healing power of music has catapulted into public awareness with many magazine articles and several best-selling books. Unfortunately, the concept is often reduced to simplistic “sound bytes” such as “Mozart makes you smarter” (a difficult claim to prove, even if it were true”). Long before the current sudden popularity of the healing power of music, Steven Halpern began his pioneering research in graduate school involving music, brainwave biofeedback and Kirlian (aura/energy field) photography.
These studies measured and documented the ability of his original compositions to reduce stress and encourage self-healing. The results were so dramatic that his life’s mission became exploring the healing powers of music and sharing his healing music with the millions of people who benefit from it.
There have been several landmark books, including The Relaxation Response, by Dr. Herbert Benson, which has detailed the broad range of bodily functions that work more efficiently when the body is in a state of deep relaxation. Using music to evoke “the relaxation response’ is one of the simplest and most effective ways to do this. However, one must choose the right music. Studies have shown that music, but only certain music can reduce stress, enhance immune system function, slow down and balance brain wave activity, reduce muscle tension, increase endorphin levels and evoke feelings of inner peace. This is the major difference between sound healing and music therapy. Most music is generally unsuitable for evoking a relaxation response in most people.
Steven’s specially composed music orchestrates space, time and silence to automatically evoke your relaxation response more effectively than most classical compositions. This is “The Halpern Effect.”™ Music for Sound Healing creates a soothing and uplifting sound environment on its own, or when played as background during other therapeutic practices. Many leading authorities, like Dr. Andrew Weil, Dr. Deepak Chopra and Joan Borysenko now recommend using music to reduce stress, enhance healing and consider relaxation to be a fundamental component of wellness, as Steven Halpern has prescribed for over 25 years.
“Steven Halpern is a musical magician, a healer with sound. His music has helped millions experience transformative moments that lead to greater wholeness and happiness. Music is one of the most powerful forces available to humans, and Halpern wields this medium with immense skill.”
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