The Personal Development Blog
Accomplished musician Catharine Marie Charlton’s album Red Leaf, Grey Sky: Piano Improvisations (River Dawn Productions) is her fourth piano instrumental album. Receiving high praise from music critics, Red Leaf, Grey Sky is a beautiful...
The debut album by Takashi Suzuki, Resonance (Calm Radio) is a tranquil new age soundtrack. Listeners of Resonance will appreciate its relaxation-inducing melodies and dreamy compositions. The reflective and calming aspects of Suzuki’s album...
A New Horizon (Special Edition) (JLSMusic) by Jose Luis Serrano Esteban is a new age album with flair. With its well written songs and refreshing mix of guitar, piano, bells, synthesizers, and drums, this...
Grammy nominated sound healer Michael Brant DeMaria recently released Bindu (Ontos Music), a mesmerizing and soothing ambient album that is receiving well-earned praise from new age music lovers around the world. “Bindu” is Sanskrit,...
Carl Jung made the terms extrovert and introvert popular descriptors of personality traits. Plainly speaking, extroverts are people who tend to enjoy interacting with others, are talkative, and assertive. Introverts are people who talk...
Horn player Jeff Oster has a new album available: Surrender (Retso Records) features a jazz and electronica inspired soundscape for listeners. Decades in the music scene coupled with his innovative approaches to sharing the...
Eckhart Tolle is one of the most renowned spiritual teachers today. His words have helped thousands of people rediscover joy in their lives and achieve a greater appreciation for spirituality. Creating a New Earth:...
How comfortable are you with money? Not necessarily with how much you have or don’t have, but the impact money has on your life as a whole? In the audio program Your Money or...
First Melancholy, Then The Night Stretch (New Dude Records) is the flawless, meditative album by Rick Cutler. Talented composer and musician Cutler weaves together for music lovers a beautiful jazz piano album that showcases...
Hollyhock: Canada’s Lifelong Learning Center has earned an international reputation for its array of educational programs, conferences, and retreats, as well as its accommodations, food, setting, and, of course, people. This fall I was...
With beautiful descriptions, humorous recollections, and powerful realizations of truth, Halle Eavelyn’s new book Red Goddess Rising (Spirit Quest World) describes her spiritual transformation during her first trip to Egypt. Highlighted in Eavelyn’s personal story...
There is something to be said when someone’s love and talent for music survives a hiatus spanning several years. Angels of the Sun (CDBY), the debut instrumental guitar album by Fred Thrane, features Dennis...
Healing arts practitioners help clients improve and maintain their physical, mental, and emotional health using a variety of therapies based on the mind-body energy connection. If not paid attention to, healers own energy fields...
Acclaimed vocalist and songwriter Lisbeth Scott released her debut album, Sirens, in 1993. Since then, she has shared her abilities in numerous solo releases and collaborative albums. Scott’s impressive abilities have made for a...
It’s been shown that rhythm can improve a person’s mental focus, spark creativity, and help with clarity. Sound therapy has also been used successfully as a natural pain management technique. Focused Attention & Power...
Accomplished pianist Steven C has composed a beautiful and inspiring album to use as a soundtrack for meditation, yoga, massage, and other transformative and healing techniques. Spiritual Piano (Steven C Music) is a remarkable...
The Ohm frequency promotes the flow of energy in and around the body, directly affecting one’s health and wellness. Because of this, ohm frequencies are used in sound healing to assist an individual’s physical,...
New age music lovers will be captivated by the debut album of Michael de Salem, Something Getting Wrong (Michael de Salem Music). This ambient album is a combination of de Salem’s musical knowledge and...
Author Sara Avant Stover promotes a holistic approach to everyday stress-free living in her new book, The Way of the Happy Woman: Living the Best Year of Your Life (New World Library). Today, the...
With an odd yet refreshing combination, Autumn Sky (Minstrel Hall) features fifteen songs characterized by both contemporary and traditional styles of music. Award winning duo Blackmore’s Night is known for its renaissance folk flair,...
Emotions are acutely powerful energy states. In fact, social scientist Karla McLaren notes that a person’s emotions function as an independent system. Without a healthy emotional system, one cannot be whole. This is the...
A Time of Innocence (CD BABY.COM/INDYS) is the latest new age acoustic guitar album by Keith Driskill. With a touch of folk, the songs on this beautifully performed and arranged album leave listeners feeling uplifted and...
Imagine a book that compiles the history, the theories, the techniques, and much more information on today’s fastest growing healing therapy: reflexology. As one of the most relaxing and safe treatments available, reflexology stimulates...
Journey is the first album of the Mercuria project that is written, arranged, performed, and produced by Sascha Beselt. Sascha Beselt is a German-based musician exploring a variety of different types of music including...
Students of reflexology wanting to expand their knowledge of the practice or broaden their client base will be interested in the book The New Reflexology: A Unique Blend of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western...
Meditation for Spiritual Awakening by Jim Malloy is a course offering advice on the journey to enlightenment, the discovery of one’s true self, and authentic joy. I was excited for the opportunity to review...
The dream-like album Timeless II (Equity Digital) is the follow-up to Michael Dulin’s 2005 Timeless. Dulin is an award-winning musician who offers listeners soothing and comforting albums. With musical talents emerging at the age...
Reflexology is a safe and effective method of restoring balance in the body. By easing stress and promoting relaxation, the body engages its natural healing process. The Ingham Method of reflexology was developed by...
Paradiso and Rasamayi’s 3rd Eye Rising: A Journey Through Ascending Realms (5th Element Music) is a hypnotic and powerful new age music album designed to complement meditation, yoga, and other holistic healing sessions. Featuring...
Every creative person has been met with that wall: writer’s block, stage fright, self doubt. This is what Dr. Eric Maisel calls “creative anxiety.” Creative anxiety can take form in many ways, from putting...
