Thank you, Tiller Press, for the review copy.

I'm torn on how to review this book. On the one hand, Sound Bath /does/ deliver on its promise to talk about the therapeutic effects of sound baths and suggests methods for having our own sound baths. However, the book spends more time focusing on Auster's life. We learn about her relationship with music, how she got into the field of sound meditation, and what she exactly she does for a living. There are ample plugs for her sound bath album and for her guided meditation practices. In fact, there are swaths of pages dedicated to testimonials from customers. The one or two testimonials that focused on the experience (not the product) might have fit, but glowing praises of Auster and her work made me question the intention of this book.

I'd love to try a sound bath because I'm quite sensitive to sound and I've long been interested in the sonic experience, but I don't think this book would have convinced me to try one if I didn't have the background that I do. I would have loved for Auster to go more into sound baths themselves. I'm giving the book three stars for the information it does provide, but taking off stars for the marketing effect.