Arden and Jack have been together since 1978 traveling the world to learn about love, relationships
and sound to bring you the sound therapy tools on this site.
(Photo from 2017 Kona, HI)
The elements of INNER SOUND create a movement of expansion and contraction
helping to release tension stored in the body and field.
WHAT THEY'VE DISCOVERED/CREATED
Value of
listening to music you don't like-
Softens tension = Relaxation
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Balances reflexes
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Long-term change
Benefits
from integrated use of sounds-
more strings, woodwinds and brass
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Less bowls & percussion
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More voice
Elements
create a specific, integrated structure-
5 Phases (NOBFI)
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Neutral/Open/Break
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Focus/Integrate
Effects
to enhance benefit of our music-
Therapeutic music titles
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Some unique to inner sound
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Feels like you're floating in the sea
Tuning Forks
Spiral of 5ths- help clients & family relax-
Quick, repeatable relaxation
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Few counter-indications
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Short & long-term change
Trainings
They are standard Worldwide-
Practitioner-correspondence
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Voice/Therapeutic Music/
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Personal Music/ Tuning Forks & Instructor
Motifs
Basic melodies found in music-
Each have their own effect
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Used with Voice, Tuning Forks, OM Flutes
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Sound Touch, Personal Music
Personal Music
It all began in 1978-
Available from our Practitioners
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Custom music for change
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Unique to Inner Sound
ARDEN'S BIO
Arden is an American musician, composer, energy and sound therapist and body worker. She is co-founder of INNER SOUND (1978), an original system of sound therapy and therapeutic music. She was born in Santa Rosa, CA April 18, 1950.
Credentials: LMT #60342219 (WA) / BCTMB (Board Certified in Therapeutic Massage and Body Work) / Certified Postural Integrator / ILS Practitioner / BA in Music Theory U of WA /100 Ton Master’s License USCG (near coastal, endorsed for sailing & towing).
Arden studied Postural Integration from 2004 to 2010 at the California Institute for Postural Integration in Fairfax, CA. (Director: Martyne Viens- 415-721-7509/ email: martynev@sbcglobal.net)
JACK'S BIO
Jack has a diverse background: Oceanography, boat building/sailing, sound engineering, inventor and body work. He is co-founder of INNER SOUND (1978), an original system of sound therapy and therapeutic music. He was born in Santa Monica, CA July 12, 1944.
Credentials: Certified Postural Integrator / 100 Ton Master’s License USCG (near coastal, endorsed for sailing & towing) / AS in Technical Oceanography, Fullerton College / US Coast Guard Reserve.
Jack studied Postural Integration from 1995-97 with the founder Jack Painter (died June 28, 2010) in Mill Valley, CA.
GEOGRAPHICAL TIMELINE
November 17, 1978 – Married on the shores of Lake Tahoe, CA
Dec 1978 to August 1979 – Lived in Taiwan for a boat-building project
May 1980 to 1982 – Sailed from Vancouver BC to Martha’s Vineyards on a 33 foot sailboat
1981 – Son Alex born in San Jose Costa Rica
1983-2004 – Sailed & lived on various boats in the Mediterranean, living 2 years in Malta, a total of 2 years in Italy and the rest in Port Ginesta, near Barcelona, Spain
1984 – Daughter Heidi born in Carthage, Tunisia
1996 – Daughter Jana born in Germany
2004 to the present – Moved boat to Seattle, WA as a base, continuing to travel, work and sail
Arden and Jack in about 1990.
Our thanks to Jani Drewfs (New Mexico) who created most of the artwork for the early CDs and literature-
also, to Merce Trepat (Barcelona, Spain) for the cover art for DEEP TOUCH, INTUITION & MAGICAL GARDEN CDs. Many acknowledgements to the
photographers/creators on unsplash for their marvelous photos found on this site.
And to the thousands of people who helped us learn, grow and create the sound tools on this site.
School for INNER SOUND is a dba of INNER SOUND International, a US corporation.
Site built by Arden with the assistance of Amy Pennington (Seattle WA)
and, of course, Jack.
INNER SOUND, School for INNER SOUND and INNER SOUND Tuning Forks are registered trademarks of Arden and Jack Wilken.
