Hi Reader,
Last week had a few speed bumps, a health issue with one of my kids(on the mend now) and some tech wonkiness that frustrated the heck out of me. By Tuesday evening I was feeling cranky and constricted.
After I pulled out the fennel and garlic to chop for dinner I turned on some music and before I knew it I was dancing around the kitchen, belting out (severely off-key), Kenny Chesney’s Summertime.
I noticed how quickly it shifted my mood. The combination of movement and sound made quick work of my crankiness.
Had I listened to a sad song or an angry one it would have had a different effect.
I use sound healing in my day-to-day life as well as with clients. A tuning fork to clear a space or move sluggish energy, Tibetan singing bowls to shift the vibration of the energy in a room or home, some good music to shift a mood, and wind chimes to elevate the frequency in an area.
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The term sound healing most often elicits an image of lying on your back in nature surrounded by crystal bowls with someone coaxing beautiful sounds from them.
Sound healing is a complex array of practices that use sound vibration to induce healing. The sound can come in the form of music, low-frequency pulsed ultrasound, and even a blend of a mother’s voice and classical music.
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The frequency of sound, in addition to activating auditory response in the ear and brain, also influences cellular function, brain wave patterns, and subsequently, mood and bodily functions.
Some of the current uses for sound healing are stress and anxiety reduction, improved concentration, and post-surgical pain reduction.
Ultrasound therapy, not often thought of as sound healing, is the pulsing of low-frequency pulsed sound waves (LIPUS) to a specific area. It has been researched for wound healing, bone strengthening & healing, reducing inflammation and improving cognitive function.
I know I use music to shift my mood, some upbeat tunes to lift me up, a playlist to boost my confidence when I have to present or speak, or some soothing meditation music to help me relax.
This has some science to back it up. The frequency of the beat, the words sung, and the tone of the instruments all have a vibration, and that is absorbed into our bodies.
Our autonomic nervous system responds to the various sound frequencies. Our brain processes the information based on what has already been experienced and coded into our neuropathways and where the sound falls on the brain wave scale.
Help me expand my music library…What is your favorite song?
Be Well,
Cathy
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