Inner Peace

Track Listings

1. Breathe Deeply

2. Journey Inward

3. Surrendering

4. Passages

5. A Road Less Travelled

6. Counterbalance

7. Inner Focus

8. Centering

9. Serenity

10. Inner Peace

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Like the healing hands of massage or the calm reflection of Yoga, music has the power to slow your body rhythms, and bring your mind and spirit down to a state of INNER PEACE. Relax, and release your thoughts from the fast pace and pressures of life. Use the rich textures of piano and guitar to calm your mind as you begin your musical descent. Soothing cello, quiet breezes through wind chimes, and cymbal brushes continue to slow your heart rate and breathing until you are at that point of letting go. Find your INNER PEACE.

Inner Peace,Life! Beats

Inner Peace

Tracks:

Chakra Suite: 1st Chakra: Keynote C
Chakra Suite: 2nd Chakra: Keynote D
Chakra Suite: 3rd Chakra: Keynote E
Chakra Suite: 4th Chakra: Keynote F
Chakra Suite: 5th Chakra: Keynote G
Chakra Suite: 6th Chakra: Keynote A
Chakra Suite: 7th Chakra: Keynote B
Chakra Suite: Sonic Satori
Chakra Suite: Ascension
Chakra Suite: Shambhala
Spectrum Suite: 1st Chakra: Keynote C
Spectrum Suite: 2nd Chakra: Keynote D
Spectrum Suite: 3rd Chakra: Keynote E
Spectrum Suite: 4th Chakra: Keynote F
Spectrum Suite: 5th Chakra: Keynote G
Spectrum Suite: 6th Chakra: Keynote A
Spectrum Suite: 7th Chakra: Keynote B
Chakra Chimes

Customer Reviews:

Loving Spirit, Black Hawk, SD.......2007-08-01

Chakra Suite has created wonderful tonal vibrations to open your chakras. This CD works well with whatever you are doing at the time of listening to it (ie: driving to or from work, washing dishes, or meditating).

Best of Steven Halpern.......2007-07-24

Chakra Suite the reissue of Spectrum Suite is a wonderful album.
One of the most popular New Age albums of all times. This CD is very good for energy healing and Chakra balancing. Also recommended for Chakra balancing and healing sessions is Healing Vibes by Paradiso.

Outstanding!.......2007-07-24

I just placed an order for my 2nd copy, so I can have one in the house and one in the car. I listen to this CD daily, especially when I need to concentrate on a specific task.

The Sleep Soundly CD by Steve Halpern is the one I use to fall asleep, it's so good I haven't been able to listen to the whole CD.

Relaxation.......2007-05-23

Steven Halpern is the master of relaxation music. It feels as if he knows the secret code to relaxation. This is the same for all of his meditation CDs. Chakra suite is one of the best CDs in chakra series.

Great Music.......2007-03-13

Anything Steve Halpern creates is soothing and wonderful and this CD is no different.

Average customer rating:

Different versions of this album available!
Relaxation music
Sounds A Bit Like M E H D I
It is what the title suggests.
Solid Work

Inner Peace
Steven Halpern
Manufacturer: Inner Peace Music
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The Journey to Wild Divine Biofeedback Software & Hardware for PC & Mac: The Passage

ASIN: B00006CTE0
Release Date: 2002-08-06

Tracks:

Inner Peace
Sanctuary Of The Heart
Deep Peace
Traveling Among The Stars
Faerie Ring
Inner Journey
Unknown Country
On Walden Pond
Time Being

Customer Reviews:

Different versions of this album available!.......2007-06-17

Just a quick note to let any prospective buyers know that there are different versions of this 2002 album out on the market; the one displayed here offers nine tracks (see full list above), while the one I received actually offers eleven tracks (as listed below):

- Inner Peace
- Travelling Among the Stars
- Angels of Peace (not included in the version displayed above)
- On Walden Pond
- A Touch of Grace
- Deep Peace
- Heartnotes (not included in the version displayed above)
- Sanctuary of the Heart
- Unknow Country
- Time Being I
- Time Being II (not included in the version displayed above)

The tracks that are obviously missing from this other edition are Faerie Ring and Inner Journeys. Also, note that there is actually a 1984 album from Steven Halpern with the same title (Inner Peace) which contains 13 different tracks, so it's quite easy to be confused about this...

Apart from this, the music is of course lovely. :-)

Relaxation music.......2007-04-11

CD cover was cracked but CD plays fine. Music is very relaxing.

Sounds A Bit Like M E H D I.......2007-03-11

Oh, Wow! This is a cd that will be liked by all who enjoy M E H D I, E N Y A or Dr Jefferey Thompson. It is the very essence of good theraputic music. So tranquil, yet so spirited, this cd is a refreshing break from my well-worn collection, I just keep wanting to listen to it over and over again. I am amazed! It reminds me somewhat of his previous works, but still very unique. This is music to the soul. Absolutely relaxing, as well.

ALSO RECOMMENDED: M E H D I ~ Instrumental Paradise Volume 8

It is what the title suggests........2007-02-21

This is an excellent CD for doing Reiki, meditating, or just relaxing. Very, very nice.

Solid Work.......2007-02-17

This is a perfectly good body of work, however, for meditation, I need sustained sound. The fact that the songs end so often is off-putting and interupts the flow that one is trying to achieve while listening to music of this type. If the songs blended into one another, it would be a more invaluable addition to my collection.

Average customer rating:

not sleepy enough
Great CD For Falling Asleep
ZZzzzzz is right!
works wonderfully for the little ones too
Didn't sleep soundly......

Sleep Soundly
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ASIN: B000003IU8
Release Date: 1996-10-29

Tracks:

Brahms' Lullaby
Comfort Zone (Delta)
Subtle Energy Balancing
Light As A Feather
Sleep Soundly (Part 1)
Sleep Soundly (Part 2)
Eventide (Part 1)
Eventide (Part 2)

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One of the fundamental criticisms of New Age music is that it puts people to sleep. Here, Steven Halpern, one of the founding fathers of New Age, makes that his mission and, as you might expect, does an effective job of it. Drawing on catalog material from the early 1980s, Halpern builds an attractive collection of delicate, lighter-than-air sonic textures that nicely serves the intended purpose--to fill the silence with something prettier than white noise. Halpern does so by blending electric and acoustic piano, plus additional keyboards, to create soothing, improvisational, cloudlike musical abstractions that often convey the tranquil randomness of wind chimes in a soft breeze. The liner notes also promise your subconscious will be exposed to a series of subliminal, sleep-encouraging affirmations along the quiet, unstructured way. This may sound like so much frou-frou to the unconverted, but for anyone sincerely interested in a sleep aid, Halpern's disc is a certified snoozer, a New Age music box. Other New Age discs may accomplish the same purpose as Sleep Soundly, but few will do it as persuasively. --Terry Wood

Customer Reviews:

not sleepy enough.......2007-03-02

Too repetative, made me want to speed up the Brahams lullaby. Just made me agitated. However my 8 yr. old daught listens to it many nights a bedtime and loves it. I like his Chakra CD much better and find it more relaxing.

Great CD For Falling Asleep.......2007-02-09

We have purchased several CDs to help us sleep, but this one is by far the best. My husband and I was able to fall asleep pretty much before the first track is finished or at most the beginning of the second track. I don't think I can even recall what the third track sounds like... It plays Brahms Lullaby in several versions (trio, duet, solo) along with some other songs, but it does it in a way that is very soothing.
I have strongly recommended the CD to other family members and my collegues.

ZZzzzzz is right!.......2007-01-13

During the first 5 minutes I told myself this is rediculous how is this going to get me to sleep?

Well after another 5 minutes I checked out and went straight to dreamland.
I woke up refreshed and full of energy. I always suffered from not being able to fall asleep, worrying about little things. The cd is great, I can't hear my own thoughts.
I'm a dj and since using this cd my ears are no longer tired and I can mix my music properly. Love it

works wonderfully for the little ones too.......2007-01-12

We have had trouble with our 2 year old staying in bed. She seems to think night time is a good time to bounce off the walls :) We started playing this CD and within 2 nights she was sleeping soundly without trouble. She shares a room with her 4 year-old sister who loves the CD as well. She will ask to have it played every night. It is very soothing background music.

Didn't sleep soundly.............2007-01-12

I found this cd very UNrelaxing, didn't lull me to sleep as promised. Very dissappointed and would not recommend.

Average customer rating:

Need to unwind? It's worth the time.
Great CD
The best I've ever encountered
Beautiful Guided Imagery and Music
The Ultimate Relaxation

Letting Go of Stress
Steven Halpern , and Emmett Miller
Manufacturer: Inner Peace Music
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Release Date: 2003-06-03

Tracks:

Tension Relaxation
Autogenic Stress Relief
A Trip To The Beach
Mental & Physical Relaxation

Customer Reviews:

Need to unwind? It's worth the time........2007-07-30

It was very helpful in unwinding! Found the technics easy to follow and relieved stress.

Great CD.......2007-06-05

I can't say enough about this CD. It is great to meditate to. If you just want to take a 20 minute vacation, it is possible with the help of Steven Halpern's music and sounds then Emmett Miller's soothing voice on this CD. Highly recommended!

The best I've ever encountered.......2006-07-01

This CD is the best I've ever encountered as far as relaxation CD's go. The first time I listened to Autogenic Stress Relief I was scared of feeling relaxed (because I don't know how to relax). The second time I was used to the process and it was wonderful. I can't brag on this CD enough. I can concentrate, I can focus, and I don't worry about things as much.

Beautiful Guided Imagery and Music.......2006-06-25

Emmitt Miller leads you thru four different relaxation sessions, each about 20 min. in length. His voice is very soothing and the background music is perfectly in tune with the guided imagery. The music is performed by Steven Halpern. I agree with the previous reviewer that the trip to the beach is the best one on the CD, but the others area very good too. You can use in the middle of the day or before going to sleep to aid in relaxation. Very much worth the money for this CD.

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The Ultimate Relaxation.......2005-02-27

Dear Friends,
I have been enjoying the use of this tape for many years. It has four separate 20 minute relaxation sessions on it. Some have muscle tension progressive relaxation exercises, which are fantastic. But my favorite session is "A Trip to The Beach." It is a guided imagery session that relaxes you, takes you on a trip to the beach, and guides you in seeing your body as healthy and strong. You can use this tape for an afternoon relaxation session, or you can use it as you go to sleep at night. Even though it will bring you "up" at the end, I have never had a problem just sleeping soundly through it when it is bedtime. I've used this tape when going through severe health challenges and stressful situations. My husband also enjoys listening to it at night. I highly recommend it.

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I have used this CD for TEN YEARS...
Welcome to the warm embrace of angels!
Gift of Angels
This is truly music from the angels
life saving music

Gifts of the Angels
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Release Date: 1994-10-18

Tracks:

Gifts Of The Angels
Radiance
Ode To Orpheus
Celestial Prophecy
Eternally
Awakening
Pachelbel's Canon
Sand Dance
Angels On High
Inner Peace
Earthrise
Higher Ground
Crystal Suite
The Light In Your Eyes
Starborn Suite

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Steven Halpern has more than 60 recordings in circulation, including audio projects ostensibly designed to enhance memory, wealth, and weight loss. He even has his own trademarked slogan--the Halpern Effect(tm)! (Take that, Mozart.) Thus, it's easy to view Halpern's high-volume output since 1975 less as art and more like a commodity. Gifts of the Angels, a 68-minute compilation (sampling eight albums and adding two original pieces), offers a few nuggets that suggest Halpern's music at times can stand on its own merits, detached from all of its deep-bliss, New Age pretensions. "Celestial Prophecy," is a nicely detailed (which is not to say complex) excursion on solo piano that briefly stirs the senses, and the title track from Higher Ground is a delicate space-music standout. Meanwhile, the 1970s-flashback tonality of Halpern's electric piano (one piece, "Earthrise," can be traced to Halpern's debut release, Spectrum Suite) dates several of the tracks included here. Nevertheless, the disc's pace, which drifts deeper into the ether on each of the last five tracks, is nicely constructed for those aiming to nod off into a state of contented nothingness. --Terry Wood

Customer Reviews:

I have used this CD for TEN YEARS..........2006-12-23

As a massage therapist, this is the ONLY CD I have used consistently in my practice over the past TEN years. There is something about this particular CD that I absolutely love and that has not been duplicated in other CDs I have used (literally hundreds!) Steven Halpern comes up with awesome music! I have many of his other CDs as well, but NOTHING comes close to "Gifts of the Angels". I am now using my 3rd copy and will buy another when this one is worn out. Many of my clients ASK me to use it in their massage sessions and ask me where to find Halpern's music. Superb.

Welcome to the warm embrace of angels!.......2006-08-31

When much of modern day's rock music and the civilization's pressure on people's lifestyle has a stressful and bad influence on the well being Steven Halpern's music is a blessing. The Godfather and inventor of the New Age music that has a healing and relaxing purpose makes music that puts the body in it's own rhythm and leads into a state of balance and inner peace. Gifts of Angels does all this, but adds an extra dimension with its beautiful angel song, making this an absolute world class New Age album. The music puts the brain waves in an alpha state and sometimes my heartbeat even gets down to 40 beats per minute, leading to a sense of peace and relaxation at the same time as its get me ready to meet my everyday life as a more balanced and happier human being. To have the opportunity to lie down and do nothing, just listen to this beautiful music, and let it fill your entire body with peace and comfort is a luxury that I think every human being should have the opportunity to do and that everybody needs to do once in a while. Unfortunately many people don't have the knowledge about New Age and the way it helps us to a better life. Bands like Rush, Journey and Def Leppard gives us the rush and entertainment that we need to be energetic while going to the gym or driving the car fast on a sunny summer day. Steven Halpern's music gets the body in a state of balance and peace and helps us to get more concentrated and focused. The price of this CD is not just the price of another CD, it's an investment in a better life, like buying a miracle pill that gets you healthier and helps you get away from illness and an unhealthy life, a pill that never will end.

Gift of Angels.......2006-08-21

The music is just that! It sounds like you're in Heaven. Halpern scores again!

This is truly music from the angels.......2006-03-24

I listen to this CD when I am meditating and while I am taking a bath. It allows me to relax and truly be in a state of heaven. I love it.

life saving music.......2006-03-07

I did not expect this but I was really buying this for myself, turns out my daughter likes this at night so she can fall asleep. My daughter is 4 and very active, she never seems to know when to rest and relax.
I decided to play this one night just to ease the mood of the night and she was asleep by the 4th song. We play this cd every night. thank!, you thank!, you thank you!

I love this cd because now I can have her go to sleep at a time that is normal for her age instead of an adult time.

Thanks, I recommend this cd for every one that is tense and needs a good easy winding down. I love it

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Outstanding CD
Effortless Relaxation
Not very impressed
Relaxation!
Unique, the Best I've Heard

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48 Hours
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Customer Reviews:

Outstanding CD.......2007-06-05

I can't say enough about this CD. It is great to meditate to. If you just want to take a 20 minute nap, it is possible with the help of Steven Halpern's music and sounds on this CD. I have it uploaded to my iPod and on a difficult migraine night I just pop the ear peices in and go to sleep listening to this over and over again on shuffle. Highly recommended!

Effortless Relaxation.......2007-03-11

This is a very relaxing CD. My husband and I play it while we are working outside or relaxing in the lanai and it fits perfectly with the nature sounds around us (birds). We also use it for background music when friends are over. Everyone enjoys it and wants to know what it is. It would be a great tape to play in the quiet of the evening to fall asleep to, or to play in a guests room for a relaxing ambiance. It is very well spent money. Thank you, Steven

Not very impressed.......2007-02-14

I got this CD with the hope it would help me relax while I meditate. I didn't care for it. Not my kind of music.

Relaxation!.......2006-11-03

I really enjoy every Cd from Steven Halpern, but this one is really my favorite. It always helps me relax and I use it a lot to drift off into a restfull sleep. I put my MP3 on shuffle because I always fell asleep and never remembered hearing the end of the CD. I would highly recommend this for relaxation. It really melts away the stresses of the day.

Unique, the Best I've Heard.......2002-09-08

Dr. Halpern's talents shine on this CD. I had many relaxation CD's, but after hearing this one, I threw away all but this one. Everyone needs relaxation for good health. This CD is the best of the best!

Average customer rating:

excellent!
Beautiful!!!
Great Music for relaxation and healing
Healing
My Reiki Clients love this CD!

Music for Sound Healing
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Album Description

This collector's edition provides a perfect introduction to the career of this pioneer in the field of sound healing. Healing music -- music that Steven Halpern has prescribed for over 30 years -- is now recommended by leading health experts, including Dr. Andrew Weil and Dr. Deepak Chopra.

This definitive anthology features electric piano, grand piano, flute, harp and angelic choir. Of special interest is a heart-opening version of Pachelbel's "Canon in D Major."

This music is ideal for meditation, massage and relaxation.

Customer Reviews:

excellent!.......2007-05-17

I love this cd, it is so relaxing, melts tension away, and clears the mind.

Beautiful!!!.......2007-03-12

unbelieveable soundtrack....this artist is truly gifted. Melodic, soothing, inspirational, dream-like...perfect for meditation or before sleep!

Great Music for relaxation and healing.......2007-02-02

I love Steven Halpern's CD's I have a ongoing collection. This music is very soothing, plus very healing. When I am in pain, stress out,upset,or other minor ailment. Sound Healing does the trick. This is one that will help you to sleep too.

Healing.......2006-02-25

This CD is the most increadible music I have ever used for soul healing.

My Reiki Clients love this CD!.......2006-01-26

Very calm and relaxing music for Meditation, Reflection, Massage, or Reiki! Whenever I use this CD for my Reiki Clients it is always a big hit and they ask where they can buy a copy of it at! Worth the money!

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Peace of Mind
Steven Halpern
Manufacturer: Inner Peace Music
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Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000Q7D15I
Release Date: 2007-06-12

Tracks:

Amazing Grace
Peace Of Mind - Part 1
Peace Of Mind - Part 2
Peace Of Mind - Part 3
Peace Of Mind - Part 4
Peace Of Mind - Part 5
Peace Of Mind - Part 6
Peace Of Mind - Part 7
Peace Of Mind - Part 8
Peace Of Mind - Part 9
Peace Of Mind - Part 10
In the Gap

Album Description

"Transforming the solo piano into an instrument of healing, Steven Halpern's latest CD is a masterpiece of inspired Zen impressionism. It transports you to the place of peace we all seek." -- Leading Edge Review

"Steven Halpern is one of the Top 12 most influential keyboard artists of the last thirty years who changed the way we listen to music." -- Keyboard Magazine

Tracks:

Miserere
Agnus Dei Opus 11
Crucifixus (8-Part)
The Lamb
Christe adoramus te
Kyrie
If Ye Love Me
Totus Tuus, Op.60
Locus Iste
When David heard - (Anthem)
Iustorum animae, 5vv
Salvator mundi (Cantiones sacrae 1575)
Agnus Dei
Ave Maria - (4vv)
Salve Regina
Libera nos, salva nos 1 - antiphon:7vv

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This new release is somewhat mistitled: while most of the pieces are, in fact, from the Renaissance (or early Baroque), there are works here also by Samuel Barber, Poulenc, John Tavener, Bruckne,r and Gorecki. What they all have in common is their beauty and serenity. Perhaps the CDs subtitle, "Music for Inner Peace," also refers to a type of renaissance, i.e., spiritual re-birth: in which case, they're right on the money. The Sixteen, led by Harry Christophers, is one of the greatest proponents of this sort of choral music in the world, and they don't disappoint here: The Allegri "Miserere," with its wickedly beautiful ascent to high C by soprano soloist, is ravishing; Barber's own arrangement of his "Adagio for strings" for chorus (1967) is polyphony at its most "renaissance" without actually being so, and Gorecki's "Totos Tuus" is otherworldly in it mysticism. The selections by Byrd, Tomkins, et al., are, like the others, impeccably performed. Even an early piece by contemporary composer John Tavener, normally the master of excruciatingly pretentiousness, is lovely. This recording is a gem. --Robert Levine

Customer Reviews:

Ethereal Album.......2005-11-09

I heard this album played on my local PBS station one morning and was in immediate love. It's worth every cent you'll pay for it.

Great Music, Fine Performances.......2005-11-02

First off, the title of this album is misleading. Only one of the tracks stems from the high Renaisance. The rest span from the Reformation period to contemporary. All of them are liturgical, all of a certain calm and meditative style--which could be inferred from the subtitle: "Music for Inner Peace."

But those are quibbles. The voices are excellent. The direction impeccable. The recording technique outstanding. And the program--given its self-immposed limitations of peaceful liturgical pieces--is very good. It was a stroke of programming genius to put the "miserere" of Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652) back to back with the "agnus dei" of Samuel Barber (1910-1981). The untrained ear might think the two pieces contemporary, even from the same composer, but for one trained in this genre of music, the differences of nuance are delightful and exhilirating.

I tend to prefer complete works, and listening through this album I sometimes wished for some livelier moments, but those quibbles aside, I am happy to assign a full five stars to this excellent recording. One of the advantages of a potpourri album such as this is that one gets to hear works from composers who might otherwise escape notice.

Music for Inner Peace Indeed!.......2005-08-29

Though there is somewhat of a sameness to the mood of this beautifully performed and recorded album of choral works that span centuries, that uniformity of message is the creative force for this survey of music by various and varied composers. The works were selected to provide a parcel of time away from the noise outside the spirit, a place for meditation and solace so desperately needed today.

Harry Christophers conducts the inordinately talented Sixteen singers with support where indicated from early instruments ensemble, The Symphony of Harmony And Invention, in an organic, crystalline, seamless range of songs from the Renaissance to the present. Works include Monteverdi, Tallis, Byrd, Palestrina, Allegri and travel through time to Bruckner, Poulenc, Taverner, Gorecki, and Barber. Each work is lovingly rendered in perfect intonation and control, setting aside the 'individual' for the sonorous, anonymous, other-worldly sound only found in the great choral works through the ages. Christophers' tempi tend toward the languorous - the 'Agnus Dei' Samuel Barber set to his famous 'Adagio for Strings' has to be the slowest on record! - but this tendency further creates a sense of spaciousness found in the great old cathedrals of Europe.

For quality of sound and polish of performance this recording has already won awards. For the food for the soul that it provides there can be no greater 'award' than successfully fulfilling its promise as being Music for Inner Peace. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, August 05

Too much choral can tire, but it's still good........2005-05-05

If you enjoy choral music this offering of 16 choral arrangements, conducted by Harry Christophers for DECCA won't offend. Indeed, you might find it rather enjoyable. The selections from various composers capture the essence of the Renaissance-Baroque sound as well as any recording I have head. However, it can, like any steady diet of choral, overwhelm and drag one down as much as inspire. That's not a comment on the quality or selection of songs of this CD as much as an observation about the genre itself. So, this CD has its positives and negatives. One minus is the orchestral accompaniment. When used, "The Symphony of Harmony and Invention" tends to be weaker than I would have preferred when listening to this style of music. Sometimes a nice contrast can actually elevate the tone and texture of the human voice -- and when it's missing, its absence is noticed. You will note for example in Monteverdi's "Christie, Adoramus Te" the orchestration is underplayed - subtle, almost not perceptible. This becomes problematic throughout the recording. Some listeners will like it, some won't. One of the features of this CD that I did enjoy was the synopsis of each song that explains its origin and focus. The notations are brief and to the point, but helpful in guiding the listener along from selection to selection. As for mood, well it's hard to pinpoint exactly: these are hymnals meant for a specific place - not necessarily one's automobile or living room, and hence, a listener may find it difficult finding a place or right time in one's home. If, however, you are in the mood for choral music, and you close your eyes and let your senses flow freely while listening, you might just get carried to that proper place and find "Music for Inner Peace" your cup of tea. The selections are thematic and even in moodiness. I recommend it with the reminder that it is a steady diet of solemn choral. It can be both tedious as elevating.

Very relaxing!.......2005-04-27

I downloaded this album from iTunes, and I'm very glad I did. I was looking for some soothing music to play in the background while I try to grade papers, and this one did the trick. My favorite tracks are #2 and #5 -- both are beautiful songs.

If you like vocal music, particularly chamber-type music, then this CD is for you.

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Peaceful Ocean Vistas
Holiday by the sea

Ocean Suite
Steven Halpern
Manufacturer: Inner Peace Music
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000AINKR
Release Date: 2003-09-02

Tracks:

Ocean Suite - 1
Ocean Suite - 2
Ocean Suite - 3
Eastern Sunrise
In The Flow
Waterfall Rainbows
Ocean Peace
Ocean (Solo)
Track 9
Track 10
Track 11

Customer Reviews:

Beautiful!.......2007-04-10

This is one of Steven Halpern's best. It is so tranquil and relaxing. Close your eyes and you are at the ocean!

Good memory foam mat.......2007-04-02

I bought this memory foam for my hard mattress. At first the memory pad was big for the cover, but since memory shrink a bit after a while to its original size, then it fit perfectly. I enjoyed the comfort of the pad, and I'm satisfied with it.

Good CD.......2007-03-09

I bought this for background music for acupuncture relaxation sessions. It works very well. One client did comment that he became too focused on the music and trying to figure out each instrument, but beyond that it was very good.

Peaceful Ocean Vistas.......2006-12-04

Steven Halpern is a truly gifted musician who creates transformative escapes into sound and this is one of the Inner Peace Music Nature Series CDs. Piano is blended effortlessly with the sound of the ocean. Waves of sound mingle beautifully with the ocean to create a peaceful escape.

Steven Halpern's music is unique, deeply relaxing and has a beautiful spiritual purity that washes through your soul, clearing out negative emotions while you seem to take deeper breaths and nurture your body, soul and spirit.

I've been listening to Steven's music for almost seven years now and can say I'm very fortunate to have found this beautiful escape into sound. Some of the first CDs I heard were the subliminal CDs - Enhancing Self-Esteem and Enhancing Intimacy. Throughout the years I've listened to CD after CD and have found them all to be healing, nurturing and essential to my own spiritual growth.

Ocean Suite is also very relaxing to listen to in the evening or during the day and helps me feel more healthy, happy and alive. Often I've found that Ocean Suite and my other favorite, Lake Suite can take away daily stress in a matter of minutes.

You may also enjoy: Chakra Suite, The Sacred Chorde, Ancient Echoes, Music for Sound Healing, Inner Peace, Ocean Suite, Serenity Suite and Crystal Bowl Healing.

Each CD has a perfect application, whether you are a massage therapist or want to relax deeply at any time of the day (yoga/meditation/sleep/stress reduction), there is a CD you will love. I find myself sinking into the depths of sleep while listening to this exquisitely composed musical journey. Steven's sense of timing within a world of tone, space, silence and time creates a piano perfection. His playing is more like piano artistry as he paints soundscapes for inner peace.

Relaxing music also seems to calm down pets, my cat especially enjoys this CD and is currently sleeping very soundly on the desk in her favorite kitten basket with a cozy blankie.

~The Rebecca Review

Holiday by the sea.......2005-10-02

This is a amazing CD, it brings so much to one that it feel that oyu have been on holiday.

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