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Top Ten At Last!

I've been a songwriter a long time and this morning, I had the most delightful news of my career! My music is in the Top Ten Most Requested songs on the new radio station, Experience Radio.com  My song, FOR GOODNESS SAKE, is all about how we create our lives by the thoughts we think. "Think some good ones, for goodness sake!" I'm a Top Ten Artist at last!   

Authors/teachers and visionaries Beth & Lee McCain created Experience Radio to offer information on Law of Attraction and features their great advice and warm personalities in an "easy listening" format. (In other words, it's easy to listen!)

You can hear my song (and many other great positive music artists) on  Experience Radio and purchase the album/CD at Sandi Kimmel.com or CDBaby. In a hurry? You can listen here too:

For Goodness Sake

Giving Thanks

GIVING THANKS
Ah, it’s that time of year again, a pause in the busy day-to-day activities to reflect on all the goodness in our lives. I'm especially grateful this year for all of the support and encouragement I've gotten from you – friends, fans and family – on the myriad projects I have cooking. Sometimes I feel like the plate spinner at the circus…and that’s a very good thing!

GIFTS WORTH GIVING
Of course, with the holidays right around the corner, I’d like to suggest a few of products for special friends on your list. First, I'm delighted that my three albums continue to uplift and inspire new audiences around the world. Filled with positive music, these songs carry seeds of love and joy within them.
“When I listen to your music, I am in total connection to Spirit.” — Jean T., CA  

|TRANSITIONS - Music to Soothe the Soul
Songs to soothe you through all of the changes and challenges of life. Based on the healing power of music.

"You're with me in the car everyday & prevent me from ROAD RAGE!  Could be a new market for you.” —  Marc S., NY

MUSIC IN MY SOUL - Songs for the Heart & Soul 

Uplifting and empowering songs about love, life and the Law of Attraction. Guaranteed to boost your energy and raise your spirits!

"I put on MUSIC IN MY SOUL when I need a boost. The songs help me remember where my joy lives.” — Mary B., CO

REACH UP - The Soundtrack for the Spiritual Journey

"If ever there were a time, it's Now..." Songs to uplift. Songs to sing along. Songs to support the journey for anyone on (or near) their spiritual path. Filled with positive Law of Attraction songs with thanks to Abraham-Hicks.

"I love the new REACH UP CD.  It just keeps reminding me on how to stay present.—  Judy G., NM

INVITATION TO SLUMBER - Sights & Sounds for Rest & Relaxation

Stress sneaks up on all of us, especially this time of year. Take 20 minutes to relax, recharge and rejuvenate with INVITATION TO SLUMBER, a visual and auditory vacation you can experience in your own living room. This soothing combination of music and nature photography from therapeutic harpist Tami Briggs & nature photographer Patrick J. Murphy has been called “better than sleeping pills!” It’s a gentle 20-minute journey to Dreamland that soothes stress and invites stillness.

Photographs of sky, clouds, water, mountains, oceans, trees and flowers from some of America's most beautiful locations including the Pacific coast, redwood forests, Mt. Shasta and the Adirondack mountains were used in creating INVITATION TO SLUMBER. The relaxing, soothing, restful and easy on the eyes scenes, and are set to a calming composition featuring harp, flute and violin. It's a great gift for someone you love…YOU!

"Received the package when I got home from work this afternoon.  I decided to try a little experiment before watching the DVD: I took my blood pressure (138/78).  I leaned back on the sofa with a comfy pillow and started to watch and listen.  I could actually feel myself relaxing and the stress of the workday diminishing!  After watching, I immediately checked my blood pressure again and was surprised and pleased to see it had actually dropped substantially!  (118/68).  Thank you, thank you, thank you!” —  Linda R, VA

HEART WIDE OPEN – Self-Care for Caregivers

For everyone who has ever cared for anyone else.

Now in its Sixth Printing and available in Spanish, too!

 “I believe so many of us could benefit from the wonderful and nurturing ideas there.  I truly loved it....just reading it made me feel wonderful!” - Karen B., AZ

When we created HEART WIDE OPEN a few years ago, we had no idea it would touch more than 25,000 people!. With more and more of us caring for aging parents, our best selling self-care handbook offers simple solutions to soothe stress and compassion fatigue. Unique, visually beautiful and practical, this handy 48-page pocket book, contains helpful suggestions for a variety of lifestyles while guiding you back into balance with gentleness, humor and love. After all, if we don't take care of ourselves, how can we take care of anyone else? HEART WIDE OPEN makes a great stocking stuffer!

"It's a beautiful, inspiring piece for *anyone* to use in their daily life, since we are all caregivers in one form or another.” - Amara R, CA

There is so much to be thankful for, this holiday season and ALL the time. Thank you for your loyal readership and our connection. Many blessings...

The Spiritual Significance of Music

  The visual on the left is made up of thousands of photographs of musicians who dedicate themselves and their music to uplifting humanity and changing the world a song at a time. (If you look really, really closely with a very powerful magnifying glass, you might find my picture...) Law of Attraction brought these musician together through Justin St. Vincent, a musician from New Zealand, who has dedicated himself to bringing the music and the intention forward into the world.

Justin's website, Music and Spirituality.com, features hundreds of musicians answering the same question: What is music’s spiritual significance? I'll share my answer below, but be sure to check out other responses here too.

Here's my piece of the puzzle: 

Music is the first language of the earth – the sound of the wind in the trees, the melody of birdsongs, a bubbling stream, the rhythm of the rain – and it touches an ancient and eternal place within us, beyond the logic of the mind. We are all hard-wired to respond to music, beginning with nine months of listening to the “drumbeat” of our mother’s hearts and the sound of her breathing. Music enables us to express all kinds of feelings and fears, passions and pain, even when words cannot. It reduces stress, elevates moods, helps us move through grief and fear, and enables us to express joy, peace, and love. Music can literally change the way we feel – emotionally, mentally, physiologically, and spiritually. Whenever I wonder where music comes from, I remember that all of creation arose from sound. Music is the Creator’s voice. It is always there, in the background, whispering to us, singing to us throughout our lives, and beckoning us to soar to unimaginable heights on the wings of a song.

Music As Medicine - Docs Use Tunes as Treatment

As my loyal readers know, I'm an advocate for the healing power of music. So I was delighted this morning to read an article on msnbc.com about the ways that physicians are now using music for surgery, recovery and rehab. I was especially thrilled that the article featured my dear friend and therapeutic harpist, Tami Briggs. I've witnessed Tami's music soothe agitated patients, help kids fall asleep and assist the stressed into a place of relaxation.

Music heals. End of story.

Health's Angel Tami Briggs Heals Hearts

One of my dearest friends in the world came to me as a result of Law of Attraction. I was presenting at the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization conference in 2001. It was my first really big healthcare conference that I was attending with my guitar in hand. While cruising the exhibit hall on the first evening, I met a musical earth angel named Tami Briggs. She and her harp make the sweetest, most heart-opening sounds I've ever heard.

We became fast friends. Over the years, Tami and I have shared our music and life journey, appreciating our deep connection and communication. Even though we live in different parts of the country with VERY contrasting climates, we manage to nourish our friendship with hours of phone time and numerous emails. (In fact, when we actually DO see each other, it takes me a few minutes to get used to talking face to face!)

Tami plays her harp in hospitals and hospices for patients and their families. Even more importantly,  she educates healthcare professionals about using music as a healing modality. Lucky for me, her conference schedule sometimes brings her to my neck of the woods.

This week, Tami came for a visit (and some warm weather) and offered to play for some of my friends. The guest list was created from my Abraham group,and I set the stage with more candles than Yankee Candle displays in their retail stores!

My favorite part of the evening was the vibration of love that increased exponentially as she played. We all moved into a completely different "zone"...and didn't want to leave. Even now, the lingering energy fills my home and heart.

You too can enjoy Tami's healing music. She's recorded 13 albums, all available on her website, Musical Reflections. My favorite is called The Healing Journey. That and a cup of hot tea are even better than chocolate...almost.

 

New Album, New Website, New Day

Hooray! My newest album, REACH UP, is finally here. It says so in the Press Release and is being celebrated with a brand new website devoted to, um, me.

The good folks at CD BABY, the largest, most reliable, most fun and friendly site to buy independent music, have taken all three of my albums and conveniently put them all on one page. How cool is that? Very! Plus, you can listen to music samples, buy the CDs or download MP3s directly from the site, and write reviews of the music, which of course, would be VERY helpful to me. (Hint, hint.)

So read the release (if you're so inclined), listen to the music samples, get a FREE DOWNLOAD of one of my favorite songs from REACH UP when you visit SandiKimmel.com. The song is called "For Goodness Sake," and it was inspired by the teachings of Abraham, as shared by Jerry & Esther Hicks. There are a number of songs on the new album that I call  Law of Attraction Music, written to help you "stay tuned" to a positive vibration. If you like it, please "play it forward" (as in, tell all your friends about this music that will help you keep your spirits up...even in challenging times!)

Is this shameless self-promotion? Well, here's the thing. If I don't tell you all this great news, how will you know??

Song Sprouts

There's a new website in town designed especially for indie musicians. Song Sprouts "brings together a world audience hungry for some new free music, your next set of favorite independent artists, and the desire that new fans like you have to support them once they're discovered!"  They offer FREE DOWNLOADS and a chance to hear some great music you might not otherwise know about.

Today is a special day for me on their site - I'm a Featured Artist. (It sort of feels like "Queen For A Day!" Does anyone but me remember that show??)

Support the music that supports your journey. Check out Song Sprouts and the Positive Music Association for an uplifting day!

Music Soothes the Not-So-Savage Beast

I've often heard that animals love music, and have tried out the theory on many an unsuspecting pet. In fact, I was house-sitting some years ago for a friend who had MANY pets, and each evening, I'd take my guitar out onto the porch and sing little songs in the cool evening air. On the first night, after about ten minutes, all of the animals (which included a rabbit, three ferrets, a pigeon and a very sweet Golden Retriever named Oliver) found their way onto the porch, surrounding me and the music. Each night thereafter, my "audience" would gather as soon as they saw me take my guitar out of its case!

On another occasion, some friends in Canada told me they use my CDs in their barn because it calms their water buffalo before milking! I like to say they are soothed by the MOO-SIC!

So how can I resist sharing this video I came across yesterday? It's called Puppy Lullaby and it's sure to bring a smile.  

Sneak Preview

 Every once in a while, I have an opportunity to break some REALLY BIG NEWS here on my blog. Today is one of those days! Here, at last, is the soundtrack for your spiritual journey. It's my third CD called REACH UP, filled with positive messages, ancient wisdom and sing-out-loud songs!

Based on Law of Attraction, Reach Up re-minds you that life is a wonderful adventure...and YOU'RE in charge! (Check out the lyrics & turn your speakers up for a sound sample of For Goodness Sake, a positive musical affirmation song about making your own movie.) If you're like me, you know deep inside It's Time for a New Song.  Happily, I believe in the power of Grace (Let It Flow) and know when you're in the Flow, you know it!

Order REACH UP now and be the first on your block to sing 10 new Law of Attraction songs to help you stay tuned to a high, pure, powerful vibration. Find out which songs were inspired by Abraham-Hicks, Jerry & Esther Hicks, Eckhardt Tolle, and other self-empowering authors and teachers.

More to come about this new CD. It's being manufactured as we speak. For the next month, the pre-release price is $15...with FREE SHIPPING!

Thank you for supporting the positive music movement in America.

INVITATION TO SLUMBER

Are you one of the millions of people who have trouble falling asleep? Staying asleep? Unwinding at the end of the day? Of course, by Law of Attraction, the more you stress over your stress, the more of it you attract. (Or as Abraham-Hicks says, "Oh, come to me this thing I do not want.") What would happen if you replace those worries with beautiful images and soothing music? You'd be sleeping like a baby in no time!

Imagine how excited I am to introduce INVITATION TO SLUMBER,  the new Sterling Heart DVD collaboration between nature photographer and director (and my husband),  Patrick J. Murphy, and our dear friend therapeutic harpist and composer, Tami Briggs. Their 20-minute movie soothes the sleepless and relaxes the restless. Check out the 3-minute YouTube clip of this "effective non-narcotic solution to sleepless nights:"

Sleep experts suggest that preparing for bed is one of the best ways to ensure a good night’s sleep for those with sleep disorders. INVITATION TO SLUMBER is perfect for creating a peaceful environment, signaling to the body that sleep is on its way. Photographs of sky, clouds, water, mountains, oceans, trees and flowers from some of America’s most beautiful locations including the Pacific coast, redwood forests, Mt. Shasta and the Adirondack mountains were used in creating INVITATION TO SLUMBER.  The photographs are relaxing, soothing, restful and easy on the eyes, and are set to a calming composition featuring harp, flute and violin. 

Oh. One more thing. Don't drive or operate heavy machinery while watching!