CD recs? Meditation, Nature, Sound Healing, Relaxation, etc?

Raili
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Hi!  Does anyone have recommendations of CDs with calming music or sound of some sort?  When I went for my MRI, the tech asked what kind of music I wanted to listen to, and I dumbly said, "Something relaxing," leaving that open to interpretation.  I was thinking of something like a rainstorm, tribal flute, Gregorian chanting, etc... but she gave me PHIL COLLINS!  Ugh!

So, now I have an MP3 player.  And I'd like to fill it with truly soothing music/sounds, so that I can ease my anxiety this way before/during upcoming treatments.  But I'm a bit overwhelmed just browsing through the New Age section of Amazon or Border's websites, because there are so many options!  

 I particularly like:

- ocean surf, rainstorms, thunder storms, water sounds in genera, dolphins, whales

- female vocalists

- flute, piano, violin, hammered dulcimer, Tibetan bells and bowls

- buddhist, zen, tao, etc.

- Celtic

 Not so into:

- male vocalists

- Christian

- spoken word/meditation instructions

- drumming, harp

 Also, any thoughts on Andrew Weil's sound healing stuff?

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