Sound moves the spirit, touches the soul, taps into emotions, triggers physical response, and can impact our mental state. The beauty of sound and music is that it is universal, it resonates with all of us, no matter the class, creed, age, culture, religion, etc. This is because we are all energetic vibrating beings. Sound taps into these vibrations. “Every cell in our body is a sound resonator, Every cell lives in a dynamic rhythmic pattern. Each and every system has a cycle, rhythm, pattern, and pulse that exist in resonant harmony and sympathy to the cycles of the earth and the heavens. These body systems respond to sound vibration, as do our spiritual, mental, and emotional states of consciousness.” (Donna Carey, Lac) Our bodies are made up of 70% water, an excellent conductor of vibration. Sound healing leverages instruments to shift brain waves, opening up possibility for relaxation and healing on many levels.

Throughout history and cultures around the globe, ancient sounds created through voice, instruments, and the natural environment, have provided healing and spiritual connection. Variations of Sound Healing or Sound Therapy date back thousands of years to indigenous people of Northern Australia, Native Americans, African Tribes, ancient Greece (to only name a few!), where music was used to boost morale, treat body ailments, and cure mental disorders.  Tibetan Monks have used gongs for deep relaxation, muscle regeneration, joint pain, sciatica pain, digestion, headaches/migraines, circulation, and spinal injuries.

In recent years, music and sound healing has been linked to a number of scientific health benefits where sound synchronizes brain waves to achieve deep relaxation, restoring the normal vibrating frequencies of the cells in our bodies. Every organ, bone, and cell in our body has a resonant frequency, and when we feel tired, sluggish, unmotivated, physical pain, or stressed, sound can help reset these subtle energy fields. “The adult body is made up of 75% water, a great conductor of energy and sound vibrations – when vibrations travel thru the body, they promote circulation, energy flow, and rejuvenation” – Malbert Lee

Each instrument creates a different frequency that vibrates in your body and helps guide you to the meditative and restorative state. By using particular combinations of rhythms and frequencies, it is possible to shift our normal beta state (alert, concentrating, reacting) to an alpha (creative, relaxed), and even theta (meditative state) and delta (deep sleep) where restoring and healing can occur.” Sara Auster, Brooklyn-based sound therapist

Other potential benefits include lowering anxiety, stress, blood pressure and cholesterol, sleep disorders, mood swings, post-traumatic stress disorder, cancer, Alzheimer’s, autism, and dementia, etc. A combination of Gong therapy, crystal singing bowls, and tuning forks can release tension throughout the body and open blocked energy channels (chakra alignment), trigger nitric oxide in the blood, and stimulate red blood cells opening up the blood supply to all organs and throughout the body. Sounds are heard through the ears, pass through the auditory nerve, and then the vegas nerve, stimulating every organ in the body (particularly the liver and kidneys).

Gong therapy – the power of the gong vibrations can create effortless relaxation taking the brain into a deep meditative (theta) state, where mental, physical, and emotional healing takes place. This meditative state can be achieved in as little as 60-90 seconds of deep listening. Being in this relaxed state can reduce stress, remove emotional blockages and align the chakras, and can stimulate altered states of consciousness. I use a combination of the Paiste Planetary (Chiron) Gong and Unlimited Dark Star Gong.

Tuning Forks – Dr. John Beaulieu (ND, PHD composer, Mental health Counselor and Naturopathic Doctor) has researched the biochemical effect of tuning forks on the nervous system. Vibrations transferred to neuronal, endothelial and immune cells through tuning forks can stimulate nitric oxide, setting off a cascade of physiological impacts on our health, well-being, state of mind, and consciousness. Impacts take place as the molecular level. I use a combination of the weighted Otto 128 tuning fork and BioSonic tunic fork set in my sessions.

Singing Bowls – Singing bowls are each tuned to a different note . They can remove energy blockages between the chakras, significantly reduce stress, stimulate the immune system, improve circulation, relieve pain in the joints muscles and shoulders, help with digestion, calm overactive adrenals, lower blood pressure, increase mental and emotional clarity and much more. I use a variety of Crystal Tones singing bowls made of the highest (99.992%) quartz crystal and finest gemstones and precious metals such as 24 karat gold, silver, and platinum, making the audible sound incredibly clear and resonant. “The high-grade quartz crystals in every bowl can help amplify, focus, transfer and transmute energy, transforming not only the bones and tissues, but penetrating the sub-atomic structure of the cell, creating the same benefits to conditions of the body as some prescription drugs.” Tryshe Dhevney, SoundShifting.com

In addition, I use Koshi chimes tuned to the different elements, a Sonic Wave Drum and other various instruments to create an all-encompassing sound bath experience for my clients.