Sound has been utilized in various cultures for thousands of years as a tool for healing.
How does it work?
Sound bathshelp to facilitate shifts in our brainwave state by using entrainment.
Entrainment synchronizes our fluctuating brainwaves by providing a stable frequency which the brainwave can attune to.
What is it like?
A sound therapy treatment is both a passive and participatory experience.
The passive aspect is that you become more relaxed by laying down and slowing your breath.
By doing this, you prepare yourself to become the receiver of sound.
Some of the tools I use are voice, drumming, tuning forks and Himalayan singing bowls.
It’s important to note that awareness plays a huge role in our own healing.
How do we define the energetic body?
Sound not only helps with inducing relaxation, but also has a way of moving through areas of blockage.
Theseenergetic blockage areascan be located in our physical bodies, our subtle bodies, or both.
The physical body is where we experience localized pain and discomfort.
Our “subtle body” is our energetic body.
This body is where our life force energy exists, commonly referred to asQi, Chi or prana.
Sound has the ability to positively affect our whole being.
For example, a tree has rings that extend outward as the tree grows.
McCusick suggests that our subtle body expands and stores our life experiences in a similar way.
What can sound heal?
It’s important to consider what kinds of sound we take in from our living environments.
Sound has a way of helping us get to the source of this inner peace we all desire.
