Patrick Bernard is an internationally recognized Canadian composer of well-being music. He writes the songs on his albums and produces his records as well; they have included Atlantis Angelis, Solaris Universalis, and Shamanyka. In this engrossing paperback, Bernard presents an overview of the therapeutic value of music as an antidote to the noise pollution of our times. Anyone who stops to listen to the din and blare of contemporary life cannot help but be anxious about what this cacophony is doing to our hearts, minds, bodies and souls.

Bernard believes that musicians have a responsibility to present healing sounds for worn-out listeners: "more than simply relaxing music, new musical creations should compose sounds of transformation." The author also examines many other ways in which the healing power of sound can come into our lives. All religions, at one time or another, have emphasized the spiritual values of chanting mantras and prayers. Bernard elucidates just how these practices can provide peace and balance by awakening the soul. We found the author's suggestion of the value of listening to music during meals to be very helpful. He even recommends specific composers — Lully, Couperin and Delalande (Symphones for the King's Dinners)