Encounters 2 - Echo of summer

Effective relaxation - the gentle way to the possibilities within yourself. With musical ease and the finest sounds, BEGEGNUNGEN 3 takes us to the Far East, to cultures that have known for thousands of years how to relax and heal with music and rhythm. Our musical journey goes from Germany via Latvia to Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Tibet, through Nepal to the area of bordering northern India. On the way we met two young Japanese, Tomio Tremmel and Naoki Kenji, whose musical contributions to BEGEGNUNGEN 3 are very pleasantly modern. Their gently grooving music is used at the beginning of the main and short version in the transient phase, where it is particularly suitable for immediately letting the soul dangle and letting go of the everyday step by step on the way to relaxation. In the awakening phase, at the end of the main and short version, it awakens the spirits and leads the listener back to the here and now Something special are the musical contributions of Zaiga Vilde from Latvia. She plays the Latvian national instrument Kokle, a kind of table harp, in the rare 32-string concert version. With her playing style and the simple and natural sound of the instrument, she touches people's hearts. Zaiga Vilde has just finished her studies in German at the University of Giessen and works in the worldwide humanitarian aid organisation Gain (Global Aid Network). In addition to the use of numerous Far Eastern natural instruments, the Wu Wei sound chimes built by Ingo Siddhartha Hammerich in Title 10 "Wind in Janakpur" are worthy of special mention. The high-quality wind chime instrument unfolds with its overtone-rich, delicate acoustics a very harmonizing effect on body, soul and spirit. Track 10 is therefore a particularly calming station on our musical journey, and it can also trigger extraordinary feelings. The medical aspect of the proven effect of special binaural beatings on relaxation, meditation and the promotion of self-healing processes is the focus of BEGEGNUNGEN 3. The third CD in the series was created with the greatest care, again taking into account the scientific guidelines that originally applied to BEGEGNUNGEN 1. The integrated 15-minute short version is particularly attractive. Unlike its predecessors, it is not a musical concentrate of the main version, but consists of completely new music titles. This makes for a pleasant change, especially for those listeners who like to work with the main and short versions in succession. The short version of BEGEGNUNGEN 3 naturally also contains a therapeutically correct sequence of the tried and tested sinus tone combinations. BEGEGNUNGEN 3 again breaks new ground in music therapy. New sounds, natural arrangements, the soothing melodies of ethnic instruments and a further optimised use of the integrated sine tones are intended to take the listener one step further on his path to effective relaxation. A successful settling in and letting go at the beginning of our music therapy can significantly intensify the relaxation phase that follows. In the starting phases of BEGEGNUNGEN 3 (tracks 1, 2, 3 and 14) we have therefore used certain lightly pulsating rhythms which are particularly suitable for this therapeutic goal. So at the beginning of your relaxation exercises, feel free to allow a physical resonance to take place. This is desired and helpful. Also in the wake-up phase, i.e. at the end of the main and short version (tracks 12 and 17), a gentle rhythm helps you to leave the musical relaxation phase and to arrive in the here and now in a positive mood. The main and the short version are rounded off by enchanting symphonic arranged titles, which despite their lightness have a deep emotional effect and are also real "encouragers" (titles 11 and 16).

Masterful modern New Age sounds merge with the symphonic music contributions and the sounds of nature. The seven tracks in BEGEGNUNGEN 5 are much longer and slower than one is used to from the tracks on the previous CDs. Rhythms, melodies and musical moods can develop in this way in a very calm metre and thus bring about a very special kind of relaxation. The medical aspect of the proven effect of special binauricular vibrations on relaxation, meditation and the promotion of self-healing processes is again the focus of BEGEGNUNGEN 5. With the greatest care it was again created taking into account the same scientific guidelines that originally applied to BEGEGNUNGEN 1. BEGEGNUNGEN 5 also includes an additional 15 minute short version, but with two bonus tracks not included on the long version. If you want to enjoy the short version after the main version, you are welcome to do so and just let the CD continue. The music of the wake-up phase (last track of the long version) was made quieter for this than it is the case on the previous CDs.

On the journey to the RED OASIS with a fairytale balloon airship, masterful musical contributions merge with the sounds of the desert. The seven sound tracks in BEGEGNUNGEN 7 have a pleasant length with an average of 8 minutes and flow into each other. In this way, rhythms, melodies, nature sounds and musical moods can develop in a very calm metre, leading the listener to deep relaxation in a very special way. The title names already give a foretaste: -The Desert Flower -Floating over the dunes -The way of the salamander -Rain, Wind and Sun -The Red Oasis -Water and Sand -In the shade of the acacias

The enchanting music enables intense relaxation and facilitates access to our subconscious and transcendental levels during meditation. Binaural beatings are additionally created during listening. They synchronize the - normally different - vibrations in our brain hemispheres, specifically in the areas that represent relaxation. This relaxation also transfers its positive effect to the functions of our organs. Thus, self-healing powers are activated, with which we can perform true miracles. Modern research confirms: The more harmoniously our cerebral hemispheres work together, the more relaxed, balanced and healthy a person is. Listening to the sound of the sea, the flowing and streaming of water, plays a special role in BEGEGNUNGEN 1. With impressively realistic sound, the primal element of life accompanies the music and gently guides the listener into relaxed emotional worlds. Modern sound design also takes into account that the left and right hemispheres of the brain attend to acoustic events under different aspects, and that about 90% of the information from one ear reaches the opposite side of the brain. Musical impulses for calming and emotion but also for analytical and abstract thinking are therefore stereophonically distributed in the arrangement in such a way that they can unerringly reach the appropriate reception point in the brain. This applies to all CDs in the BEGEGNUNGEN series (the stereo channels should not be reversed when listening, the red marking always means on the right) Due to the scientific quality of the research project and the high standard of the musical realization, BEGEGNUNGEN 1 is a listening pleasure with a health-promoting effect. This was proven in the clinical-therapeutic test. The reference book about the research results was published by the Karl-und-Veronica-Carstens-Stiftung, Stifterverband für die deutsche Wissenschaft (author: Prof. Dr. med. Ilse Strempel). Listener rating: Positive without exception Playing time: Long version 33'21 min., short version 10'14 min. (total: 44'41 min.) Music production, arrangement and sound engineering: Theo Werdin In case a relaxation break needs to be shorter, the short version in BEGEGNUNGEN 1 is additionally arranged for those users who are already familiar with the main version. The short version also ensures the correct sequence of the effective sinus tone combinations. In addition, there is a bonus track there, which is not included in the main version. Music examples: Breathe: Float: Journey: Light:  

Effective relaxation - the gentle path to the possibilities within yourself. Look forward to an acoustic, wonderfully relaxing journey with the railway. Gentle railway sounds connect the fine musical contributions and accompany the listener to the destinations of his dreams. The acoustic background of a moving train is a novelty in the field of relaxation music. Amazingly realistic artificial head recordings convey the feeling of actually standing in front of a train and a little later floating along in a first-class D-train carriage. Inner imaginings drift past the windows as you listen to the grace of the music. Every now and then you notice the soothing rhythm of the wheels as they roll over the rail joints, and far away you hear the locomotive hiss softly. This is really deeply relaxing, and who doesn't know the peace and serenity that these sounds can bring about in us. BEGEGNUNGEN 4 Zug der Entspannung again breaks new ground in the field of relaxation music: The modern so-called MS recordings and mixes of the music in the middle/side process ensure an extraordinary transparency of the sound image, creating the warm sound that makes the path to effective relaxation even easier. The effect of the proven sine tone combinations has been optimized by their harmonic adaptation to the keys of the music. In this way, binaural vibrations within us can be activated even more reliably. In track 10 "Harmony Delta" a flute is accompanied by a chord consisting of three different sine tone combinations. Together they create delta vibrations as a triad, which are particularly audible. Pay attention to the effect of this CD passage. The medical aspect of the proven effect of special binaural vibrations on relaxation, meditation and the promotion of self-healing processes is again the focus of BEGEGNUNGEN 4 Zug der Entspannung. With the greatest care, the now fourth CD of the series was again created taking into account the same scientific guidelines that originally applied to BEGEGNUNGEN 1.

BEGEGNUNGEN 6 treats classical music models in a modern way and with deep meditative intensity. The gently pulsating musical contributions float along as if in slow motion and draw the listener into a completely new world of relaxation. Touching piano improvisations connect the symphonic-like main contributions like small islands of peace. The medical aspect of the proven effect of special binauricular vibrations on relaxation, meditation and the promotion of self-healing processes is again the focus of BEGEGNUNGEN 6. It was again created with the greatest care, taking into account the scientific specifications of the research project at the clinical centre of the Philipps University in Marburg. BEGEGNUNGEN 6 also includes an additional short version of about 15 minutes, but exclusively with new music material that is not included in the long version. If you would like to enjoy the short version after the main version, you are welcome to do so and simply let the CD continue to run.