Compelling information for everyone! You'll be surprised how much useful information is in the book that you can apply to your life. Who knew sound was so important and could have such an impact on our life and health.
I picked up the book and read it straight-through. A big surprise as I didn't expect it to be so compelling. It was! I find myself now going back through the book when I want to "change my sound environment" or need a pick me up for a run. I try to choose music/sound based on what my needs are (focus, inspiration, creativity, relax, health) at that particular moment in my life. It's so easy to change my sounds/music when I need to: close a window for silence, take a walk and listen to the environment, change the beat during a workout.
There's a whole section on children and how to use sound in their lives to create a more harmonious life experiennce, whether it be more focus in school, calming a hyper child, special needs, ADHD, Austism, etc...Some really effective tips on making homework time less a frustration for the parent!
We are all aging and the research behind using sound/music to maintain and repair brain health is solid. The authors share great ideas on how to reduce or eliminate those "senior moments" by using vibration, melody, and tone to sharpen our minds, and mitigate the effects of illness and other challenges of aging. You can take charge and profoundly influence the quaity of your mental health, physical, and psychological functioning in later life with the use of sound.
I'm just scratching the surface here. Tons of other useful material in the book. Definitley not a struggle to get the through the book. You'll carry it around as a reference for years to come. I liked it so much, I ended up getting the enhanced version (Itunes) as well, as it has over 70 active links in the book. So cool to be reading about a type of music or sound, and have the ability to click on a link in your e-reader and actually experience what the authors are talking about. You'll LOVE this book!
Note: I checked around and it seems the enhanced version will be available on Kindle Fire in the near future. In the meantime, you can get it through Itunes for your Ipad on Ibook.