The Power of Sound
How frequency-music alleviate stress and strengthen the immune system
Stress is the always-present phenomenon in our modern world and can have a physical and psychological effects on us. Luckily, there are a lot of methods to alleviate stress and strengthen the immune system. One of these is frequency-music, also known under the name sound healing.
What is sound healing and how can it help us?
Sound healing is an alternative method, using sound and music to improve our physical, spiritual and emotional health. It stipulates, that everything in the universe has a certain vibration or frequency, including our body. Are those frequencies out of sync, we can get sick or get emotional problems. We use different instruments like gongs, singing bowls, didgeridoos, flutes, drums and our voice to produce a myriad of tones and sounds. These frequencies can have positive effects on the body and help dissolve blockages and tensions, alleviate stress, calm fears, strengthen the immune system and improve mood.
Another aspect of sound healing is the opening of the heart. The vibrations and frequencies can resonate deep in the heart and help dissolve emotional blockages and resistances. Through opening our hearts we can connect with our deepest wishes and needs and build a deeper connection to ourselves and others. It helps us to open our heart-chakra, which is associated with feelings of love and sympathy.
Since sound in nature isn’t solid but a wave, it can penetrate our cells and even rearrange our molecules. The right frequencies can increase the resonating frequency of our bodies and bring our physical, emotional, mental and spiritual self in balance, resulting in wellness and harmony. Sound healing is absolutely non-invasive, there is no touch, no intake of anything and no injection.
The history of frequency-music
In a lot of spiritual traditions it is assumed that many sounds and frequencies have a direct connection to the soul and can help heal deep emotional and spiritual wounds. The use of sound-healing to support health and wellness goes back to human’s ability to record history.
The earliest mention probably goes back 40.000 years to the Australian indigenous peoples, who used didgeridoos for healing rituals. Also ancient Egyptian used sound-healing and had sound-chambers in the pyramids. From Tibetan singing bowls to shamanistic drums to plain singing and a lot more: every culture in the world used some form of sound-healing
The usage of different sounds and their effect
The different instruments and sounds that can be used in sound-healing can have different effects on the body. For example: deeper tones and vibration can help dissolve blockages in the body while higher ones can have a stronger influence on the mind.
One of the most popular methods of frequency-music is the use of singing bowls, which have been used in Tibetan culture as a tool for meditation and as a remedy. They are made from an alloy of different metals and produce a warm and soothing sound when they are struck or rubbed. The vibrations of those bowls can be transmitted onto the body and help to dissolve tensions and blockages.
Another instrument that is being used often in sound-healing is the gong. It produces deep and powerful vibrations which penetrate the body and help dissolve deep tensions in body and mind. They can also broaden the mind and help us reach a meditative state. A new innovation in sound-healing is the us of binaural beats. They are a kind of acoustic tones which are produced on differing frequencies in each ear. Upon hearing those, the brain can delve deeper into a meditative state.
The scientific background of sound-healing
In addition to the spiritual explanations, there is also scientific evidence for the healing effects of music and certain frequencies:
- Alleviation of stress: a study published in the Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary And Alternative Medicine shows that participants listening to 30 minutes of Tibetan singing bowls showed significant reductions in stress- and fear-reactions.
- Pain management: a study published in Pain Management Nursing showed, that patients using sound-healing in combination with traditional pain management had a significant reduction in pain intensity.
- Better mood: a study published in the Journal of Music Therapy showed that listening to music leads to improved mood and lessening of depression-symptoms.
- Lower blood pressure: a study published in the International Journal of Nursing Studies shows that listening to music can help lower blood pressure in hypotonic patients.
The integration of frequency-music in the day-to-day life
There are a lot of ways of bringing sound-healing into your life. Participating in sound-healing concerts or -meditations is one. Another is to get your own instruments like singing bowls or gongs and use them regularly at home. You can listen to binaural beats or take the time to actively listen to the sounds around us.
It is a unique and powerful method to bring body, spirit and soul in harmony and consonance.
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