Dan Gibson -Ron Allen -Solitudes -Natural Massage Therapy

We can all receive massage until we bend like Gumby but unless we go to the source and quite the mind or "stop the war" as some Buddhist's say, that back spasm or migraine may just come back. Massage on it's own is one of those deliciously relaxing and healing experiences that seems to block out the heavy mud that got us stuck in the first place. I know some people who remember their first massage better than their first sexual experience! It can be that good but stress is mind oriented and this new CD more than just being a great soundtrack for Massage or Reiki is in itself an inner massage. Natural Massage Therapy claims to "nudge the brain-waves first to alpha level (fully awake relaxed state) and then to theta level, a meditative state, close to sleep, that feels almost dreamlike." That's quite a claim. After reading my fair share of get "It" quick self help books and listened to enough new age music for 100 lifetimes I've turned into a New-Age-Cowboy who doesn't believe too quickly. So the only thing I was expecting from a Solitudes CD was music to snore to and besides Dan Gibson's flowing water nature sounds always making we want to go pee!
Well it works! Natural Massage Therapy is peaceful, light and stress less in that Kava Kava kind of way. After listening to this a few time I actually felt deeply rejuvenated and relaxed. Ron Allen's music coupled with Gibson's nature sounds results in no nonsense peaceful passages with a gentle tranquilizing effect. I know what you're thinking, aren't New-Age nature sounds albums all destined for the $ 2.99 delete bin? Sure most of the time but the Solitudes series has always been in a higher league of quality and most albums in the series oozing that introspective spirit. A lot of CD's promise to get you in the "zone" but this one truly delivers. -by John Beaudin