One of the world's leading Ayurvedic practitioners and founding president of the Ayurvedic Medicine Association UK, Dr. Godagama is the author of The Handbook of Ayurveda. In Ayurveda, sound has a profound effect on health, he says. Music and sound therapy have been used in ancient India and Sri Lanka to aid meditation and deep relaxation. On this CD, music by Chris Conway is accompanied by Dr. Godagama's extensive background information and insight into this ancient Indian healing system.