"I absolutely love the recording you made for me- I have listened to it many, many times. It feels so good to have someone absolutely understand what I am feeling and then express it in such depth and beauty. The strange thing is that it evokes such strong sadness, joy and ecstasy- all at the same time. I didn't know this was possible."
-David Bradley, Bellingham, WA


"You truly have the gift of getting to the heart- of putting words and melody around the essence of one’s focus– even when they haven’t as yet defined that focus for themselves. Your music scored a direct hit!"
-J.C., Toronto

"I am deeply grateful for your immense love and wondrous music.
Your songs are living in me and come forth spontaneously– as comfort, inspiration and revelation, as needed!"
-Winnifred Crittendon, SF Bay Area

"It is the most precious gift I have ever got in my whole life..."
-Barbara White, Mid-Columbia Medical Center, Oregon

"Michael Stillwater is a creative genius and a powerful healer. If I could express love with music as Michael does, I could throw away all the prescriptions that I now dispense for Zoloft and Haldol, etc. I am forever grateful for the joyful, heart-opening experiences I have had with Michael."
-Lucia Colizoli, MD, Psychiatrist, Cleveland, Ohio

" I have never been so deeply touched by anything that I have heard. It’s difficult to write because the tears keep flowing. Your music, your essence is so beautiful that I could never find perfect words to express how deeply I am moved. ..."-Ruth Jernigan, Ashland

"The accuracy of the images which emerged during the SongCare session are striking and they continue to reverberate at a powerfully meaningful level. I have been wonderfully enriched."
-John M. Smith, Clinical Social Worker, San Diego

"The tones of your voice and guitar must hold the same healing qualities as Tibetan or Benedictine chanting. They sure opened my heart!" -Suzanne, Asilomar

 "Michael’s music...a touch of Grace."
-Ram Dass, author and spiritual teacher

"Thank you for holding a sacred place 'outside' which allowed my sacred place inside to be held." Jan

"Highly recommended- resonating with loving vibrations- nothing less than enchanting" PJ Birosik, music reviewer

"Our residents are, for the most part, at the end stage of living with AIDS. Michael’s healing way with music and words can play a role in their tranquil passage from this life to the next. The tone he sets is both sacred and soothing, energizing and calming. Whether one-on-one or in a group, Michael’s gift, his personal presence, is a healing balm."
Thomas J. Allsopp, Pastoral Care, Bailey-Boushay House

"To say we love these songs is an understatement- we are inspired and empowered by them. It is truly amazing that you could have sung those words before we spent any time together"
Harvey & Phyllis Sandler, The Sandler Foundation