An easy-to-follow guide to the practice of conscious humming.
• Offers humming and breathing exercises from beginner to advanced levels, with online access to guided examples
• Summarizes the latest scientific research showing how humming reduces stress, improves sleep, lowers blood pressure, increases lymphatic circulation, stimulates endorphin release, builds new neural pathways, and boosts blood platelet production
• Explores the spiritual dimensions of humming, including its use as a form of sonic yoga and its presence in traditions around the world
• Includes online audio examples so you can personally experience the powerful vibratory resonance of humming
Humming is one of the simplest yet most transformative sounds the human voice can create. If you can speak, you can hum. Modern research shows that humming does far more than soothe the mind—it has measurable physical effects: calming the nervous system, improving sleep quality, lowering heart rate and blood pressure, and producing beneficial neurochemicals such as oxytocin, the “love hormone.”
In this practical guide, Jonathan and Andi Goldman demonstrate that you don’t need any musical background to benefit from sound healing—humming alone can create profound shifts in the body and mind. They offer a full progression of conscious humming and breathing practices, supported by online examples, so you can feel the resonance and experience its healing effects directly.
The authors explore the science behind sound healing, explaining how self-generated sound can influence molecular structure and how humming increases melatonin, stimulates endorphins, enhances lymphatic flow, and releases nitric oxide—an essential neurotransmitter for health and vitality. They also reveal how sound can help amplify and manifest your conscious intentions.
Finally, the book looks at the spiritual significance of humming, from its use in sonic yoga to its presence in sacred traditions worldwide, including the OM/AUM/HUM sounds of Hindu and Tibetan practices.
Accessible, empowering, and deeply therapeutic, this guide shows that even without musical training, everyone is a sound healer.
