The Six Healing Sounds: Taoist Techniques for Balancing Chi

I first read this book in the early '90s. I went through the exercises and felt very light and buoyant in my body. Several years later, my liver was severely damaged in an accident. Fortunately, I recalled the movements, posture, and sound for the liver. In less than three days I went from not being able to eat at all, because my liver simply was not working, to eating again.The book is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in the Tao, self-healing, or a more subtle energy cleansing to compliment yoga, tai chi, daily life.

The book is a simple read and easy to understand. I am using this to deal with an inflammation issue in my body. I am taking my time and trying not to rush any healing of whatever I have. It is relaxing and peaceful. Given the current Covid-19 virus and what people are suffering from for me it is refreshing and now my family is getting involved in this process. I do not recommend rushing through the exercises because it may delay the healing process or cause some harm. I also recommend contacting an organization that deals with this form of therapy in your area.

I have been using this book for many years, since learning these techniques with a teacher, which I highly reccommend. It is very important to follow the pictures and video exactly as shown.

The CD demonstrating all 6 of these healing sounds is great. I listen to it on my iPod and it gives a nice breathing workout. The book - actually more of a booklet - is slim but it does the job of illustrating the hand and body movements that go along with the sounds. But does any of this actually work? I went through a phase where I practiced Master Chia's Inner Smile meditation, followed by his Microcosmic Orbit meditation, then a little bit of chi gung, followed by the 108 tai chi form, and ended with the 6 healing sounds to cool down... and it sucked up over an hour of my mornings. I just don't have that kind of time to devote to it, fascinating as it is. Also, there is a warning on Master Chia's books that performing these ancient practices without the assistance of a certified Universal Tao trainer could be dangerous to one's health. I laughed that off at first... heck, I've been practicing tai chi for nearly 15 years, I know my way around chi... now I'm not so sure, having recently suffered a serious relapse of my chronic autoimmune disease within a month or two of practicing the above-mentioned exercises on my own. I'm concerned I may have done some permanent damage to the nerves, veins or tendons in my arms.

I had bought this book after hearing about the six healing sounds from a DVD/CD pack I had purchased by Lee Holden, who had been trained by Mantak Chia. The book comes with a CD that walks the reader through the sounds and how to do them. The book is fairly short and has a lot of diagrams showing how to position one's body while doing the sounds. The book was interesting, the ideas presented are presented as Taoist ideas. It claims that different emotions are held onto in the body in various organs and that by practicing the six healing sounds one is able to release them; to release the negative emotions and replace them with positive ones. Whether or not it is true is up to the reader to decide for him/herself; in and of itself it can provide a sort of meditative and relaxation practice that some people may enjoy and find helpful.

This really works if you take the time to do it. Simply follow the cd. Thanks

A concise and easy to follow book. The accompanying CD is beneficial. I believe the sounds coupled with intent, prove to be beneficial.

Great and important knowledge for each and everyone!

The book was quite good, the instructions were clear and the illustrations easy to follow. The CD was a complete waste of time, however; it should have been recorded by a native English speaker because it was difficult to understand.

This is very useful book and I recommend to you. To je zelo uporabna knjiga in priporočam vam jo.

The sounds really do seem to be effective after a few weeks of practice. It is a shame that the CD it came with was scratched however

Thank God there are healers like Mantak Chia in the world to help us improve our well being.

Useful book though not always very clear - it does say it needs to be used in conjunction with demo.