Breath of Life Flutes Native American Style Flutes for Health and Healing

The following are links and resources I find of interest....

Book Recommendations...

"Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux" (translation of Nicholas Black Elk) edited and written by John G. Neihardt
"The Sacred Pipe: Black Elk's Account of the Seven rites of the Oglala Sioux" (translation of Nicholas Black Elk) recorded and edited by Joseph Epes Brown
"The Sacred Ways of the Lakota" by Wallace Black Elk and William S. Lyon
"The Cherokee Full Circle: A Practical Guide to Ceremonies and Traditions" by J.T. Garrett and Michael Tlanusta Garrett. Ph.D.
"The Field: The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe" by Lynne McTaggart
"The Holographic Universe" by Michael Talbot
"Quantum Healing: Exploring the Frontiers of Mind/Body Medicine" by Deepak Chopra, M.D.
"Reconnective Healing" by Dr. Eric Pearl
"Spiritual Healing: Scientific Validation of a Healing Revolution" by Daniel J. Benor, M.D.
"The Native American Flute: Understanding the Gift" by John Vames. Learning to play the NAF; includes CD.
"Rhythmic Medicine: Music with a Purpose" by Janalea Hoffman, M.A. Music Therapy
"Sounding the Inner Landscape: Music As Medicine" by Kay Gardner
"The Seven Secrets of Sound Healing" by Jonathan Goldman
"The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead" by Stephan A. Hoeller This book includes the text of "Seven Sermons..." written by C.G. Jung. We are the "dead" by the way. I find this to be a fascinating read for those interested in Jung's view of Gnosticism. It is my opinion exploring these themes drove much of his life-long search for inner-meaning.
"Memories, Dreams, Reflections" by C.G. Jung (recorded and edited by Aniela Jaffe; translated from German by Richard & Clara Winston) This is a combined autobiography/biography. Some chapters written by Jung; and amongst his final writings. Most of it was transcribed from weekly interviews with Jung. "Must reading" for those interested in Carl Jung's personal thoughts as he neared the end of his life.

Organizations...

International Native American and World Flute Association (http://www.inafa.org/)

History and Ancient Flutes...

35,000 year old vulture bone flute found in Germany
50,000 year old cave bear bone "Neanderthal Flute" (Article #1)
50,000 year old cave bear bone "Neanderthal Flute" (Article #2)
Native American Flute, Wikipedia
Modern Scholar Lectures Fellow flute-maker Charles Perdue recommended this series of lectures to me. They cover a rich variety of subjects. You may purchase the lectures from their web site or look for them in your local library.

I thought this one in particular may be of interest my readers! Yale Professor Ned Blackhawk (Western Shoshone) gives a 14-lecture series covering the history of Native America, from shortly before the arrival of Columbus to the present.
Modern Scholar Lectures: History of Native America

Music Theory, Sheet Music, Learning to Read "Tab"...

Flute Music from the Heart (http://www.flutemusicfromtheheart.com/)
Pentatonic Scale, Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentatonic)
Minor Scale, Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_key)
What key (or note or frequency) is my flute?

http://www.breathoflifeflutes.com/play_keys.html (This is on this web site. If you don't know what the difference is between A4 and A3, or what is meant by a flute's "key" start here.)
http://www.phy.mtu.edu/~suits/notefreqs.html (This provides a table of notes and frequency. Although you do need to know which octave your fundamental is tuned to relative to a standard piano.)
http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/music/note/ (This is an online calculator. Enter a frequency and it outputs the musical note.)

Music Theory Course (http://cnx.org/content/m13685/latest/?collection=col10363/latest)

Intervals...

http://library.thinkquest.org/15413/theory/intervals.htm
http://cnx.org/content/m10867/latest/#p21b

Musical Albums...

Flute Music from the Heart (http://www.flutemusicfromtheheart.com/)

Online Resources...

Flute Tree is a very thorough web site (http://www.flutetree.com/)
Clint Goss offers a number of thorough and very interesting web sites...

Clint Goss (http://www.clintgoss.com/)
Flutopedia (formerly Flute Key) (http://www.flutopedia.com/)

NAFlutomat - NAF Design Tool (http://www.flutopedia.com/naflutomat.htm)
Keys, "C4, A4" and Selected Freq. (Hz.) (http://www.flutopedia.com/keys.htm)
Octave Notation (http://www.flutopedia.com/octave_notation.htm)

Discussion Groups...

"basic_naf_making" Basic (but complete) NAFlute making (http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/basic_naf_making/)
"nativeflutewoodworking" Native Flute Woodworking (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeflutewoodworking/)
"NAFMusic" Free Native American Flute Sheet Music (http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/NAFMusic/)
Please observe all copyright and legal use laws and regulations.
"nativeamericanflutemusicsheet" Native American Flute Musicsheet (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nativeamericanflutemusicsheet/)
Please observe all copyright and legal use laws and regulations.

Flute Making...

http://www.navaching.com/shaku/shakuindex.html
Maybe more than you ever wanted to know about making the "Shaku" Japanese style flute, heheh. I found this to be a very interesting set of articles. Clearly suggested reading for those wishing to learn more about the physics of flutes!

Flute Circles...

http://www.cascadiaflutecircle.org/articles.html
If you are thinking about starting a flute circle, or are interested in how others manage theirs, this web site offers a lot of food for thought.

Tools...

Dremel bits and similar rotary tools (http://www.widgetsupply.com/page/WS/CTGY/dremel-grinding-stone)

Classical music database for sheet music...

http://www.classicaldb.com/ (Some of these are free downloads.)

Safety Concerns...

"Popular Woodworking" Article: "The Folly of Food-Safe Finishes" (http://www.popularwoodworking.com/features/finish3.html)
I personally find this makes a lot of sense. There are however, more chemicals in our environment each passing year, and one result seems to be people develop "sensitivity issues" which at times are very severe — including death — so be aware just because "everyone else" does something, this does NOT mean you can too.
Wood Toxicity and Allergen Chart (http://www.wood-database.com/wood-articles/wood-allergies-and-toxicity/#chart)

Research Links...

Music in Complementary Health Appications...

http://www.musictherapy.org/
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/atoz.htm National Institute of Health, National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine — Topics, A-to-Z
http://www.healingmusic.org/Library/Articles/WhatIsHealingMusic.asp "What is Healing Music?" (Overview)
http://www.healingmusic.org/Library/Articles/index.asp Articles
http://www.mesotheliomasymptoms.com/ Resources & Research Concerning Diagnosis & Treatment of Mesothelioma

Symptoms
Survival Rates

http://www.mesothelioma.com/ This really looks like a very thorough resource! — Additional Resources & Research Concerning Diagnosis & Treatment of Mesothelioma

Alternative Treatments

EFT, Emotional Freedom Techniques
Healing Touch & "Energy Work"

(I would include many types of "energy work" in this category, including Reconnective Healing, Reiki, Shamanic Healing, as well as using the NA Flute to "transmit healing energy" — EW)
Reiki

Music Therapy (I would include NA Flute in this category — EW)

Meditation

Wikipedia — "Research on meditation"
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/meditation/overview.htm
Meditation is "conscious relaxation, chosen relaxation"
Basic Steps for Learning Meditation (Sri Chinmoy)
Benefits of Meditation

Can Stress Kill?

"Stress has been described as a 'slow killer'"
"Stress: Your Brain & Body"

Does Music Soothe the Savage Beast?

http://www.healingmusic.org/Library/Newsroom/DoesMusicSootheTheSavageBeast.asp Effects of Music on Humans
http://www.throughadogsear.com/research.htm Effects of Music to Improve Lives of Dogs

Placebo Effect...

http://www.placebo.ucla.edu/ Placebo Effect Study, UCLA (Introduction)
http://www.placebo.ucla.edu/publications/ UCLA Abstract & Publications
http://www.ccfa.org/research/placebo Crohne's & Colitis Foundation of America
http://nccam.nih.gov/news/2010/122210.htm National Institute of Health, National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine

Miscellaneous...

http://www.sharedwisdom.com/ Core Shamanism
http://www.all-battery.com/nimh_premium_list.aspx Rechargeable Batteries: "Tenergy Premium" (Good for high-current applications such as amplifiers.)

Hey! I have to include my own web pages!

http://www.ErikWeaver.com
This link takes you to my "landing page" from which you may survey my various interests, both business and private. Topics range from "ham radio" (I'm nØew), and making your own ethanol (alcohol) fuel, to the more esoteric, including holistic healing and wellness (I am a practitioner of Reiki, Reconnective Healing^®, and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)^®, as well as being an ordained chaplain).
I'm on facebook too.

	www.BreathOfLifeFlutes.com Copyright © 2010-2011 Erik Weaver erikeweaver@gmail.com Please contact me if you have any questions about flutes, learning to play, or if you wish to have a flute hand-crafted for yourself or a loved one.
Please note, while I admire much of the Native American culture, I am not a Native American Indian. So far as I know, my bloodlines are 100% European, including Welsh, English, Scottish, Irish, and moving onto the continent, Holland and German... along with a number of unknowns, I'm sure. One may properly refer to me as an European-American Mutt ;^) Although, in truth, I consider myself an American, not an European-American. My mother's bloodlines in North America pre-date the American Revolution and my great-grandfather on my father's side was a circuit preacher in Kansas around 1900. Of course, we all have tribal ancestry. It is simply a matter of when and where. It would seem my ancestral tribal roots must be Celtic and Teutonic (Germanic).