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Arden Wilken is the creator
of INNER SOUND (founded in 1978),
a system of sound and therapeutic
music for the integration and
expression of the emotions.
Below you will find a resume
of Arden's life and work to
date. Arden's husband, Jack,
has collaborated with her
on all projects relating to
the development of Inner Sound.
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1950
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Born
April 18, in Santa Rosa, California. |
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1958
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Began
piano studies. |
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1972
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Graduated
from the University of Washington,
Seattle with a Bachelor of Arts in
Music Theory |
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1973-8
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Certified
Shorthand Reporter in the State of
California |
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1977-8
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Studied
meditation, energy healing and the
visual perception of energy at the
Washington Psychic Institute, Seattle. |
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1978
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April
4 began the development of
INNER SOUND™ with the
composition of the first Personal
Music. |
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1978
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Married
Jack Wilken |
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1978-
98
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Cruised
and lived aboard various sailboats
in North and Central America and the
Mediterranean. |
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1981
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Son
Alex born in San Jose, Costa Rica |
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1983
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Identified
most of the 50 motifs used in the
Personal Music |
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1984
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Daughter
Heidi born in Carthage, Tunisia |
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1985-96
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Composed
the 20 TOOLS FOR SELF-DISCOVERY
titles onboard Yacht ORION |
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1985-92
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First
6 TOOLS FOR SELF-DISCOVERY
titles published by Colin Wilcox of
New World Cassettes, Suffolk, England. |
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1986-93
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Collaborated
on the use of sound and music in SOUND
SEX, developed by Jack Wilken,
a program created to serve therapists,
professionals working with others,
as well as individuals to clarify
their own sexuality. |
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1988-94
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Investigated
the use of sound, music, colour and
therapeutic strobes in the psycho-therapeutic
process with Jack Wilken and Marc
Costa, psychologist and founder of
Integration Psico-corporal, Barcelona
Spain. |
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1991
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Incorporated
Spectrum Sound Resonance System (SSRS),
a range of psycho-acoustic effects
developed by Jack Wilken into
INNER SOUND. |
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1992
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Co-published
18 TOOLS FOR SELF-DISCOVERY
titles in a new edition with SSRS
in conjunction with INFINITUM MUSICA,
Barcelona Spain. |
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1993
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April
28-May 2: presented work with sound,
music, colour and therapeutic strobes
in the psychotherapeutic process,
Spectrum Light System (SLS) at Third
International Congress on Psycho-Therapy,
Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain. |
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1993
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Formalized
Sound Touch, sound healing method
for individuals and professionals
based on the 50
INNER SOUND motifs. |
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1994
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June
10-11: presented SLS at Second International
Congress of Holistic Bodywork and
Bodymind Therapy, Villersexel, France. |
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1994
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Began
a series of Healing Concerts for the
general public as well as therapeutic
situations incorporating images into
the use of sound and colour. |
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1998
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August
14-16: presented Personal Music at
Sixth International Sound Colloquium,
Loveland, Colorado. |
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1998
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Created
Sound Touch CD and Instruction
Manual. |
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1999
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1999
With Jack Wilken, developed the Inner
Sound Correspondence Course |
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1999/2000
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Hosted
radio talk show entitled Inner Sound
about the use of sound and music to
improve the quality of life (KFNX,
Phoenix, Arizona USA & WALE, Providence,
Rhode Island, USA. |
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1999
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Co-founded
the Institute of Sound Therapy, an
international body to educate and
inform the public about different
techniques and therapies in the use
of sound. |
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2000
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Founded
the School for Inner Sound, Barcelona,
Spain |
