About Sound Meditation
What is a Sound Bath?
A sound bath or sound journey is a meditative experience, dating back 2,000 years with its roots in Tibet. Being “bathed” in sound waves is a deeply immersive, full-body listening experience that harnesses the power of sound to bring balance, relaxation, and restoration to the body. A sound healing session utilizes numerous instruments such as crystal bowls, Tibetan or Himalayan bowls, gongs, seed chimes, wind and koshi chimes, ocean drums, and many more. These vessels of sound all have varying frequencies and vibrations....each resonating with different parts of the body.
When we participate in a Sound Healing or Sound Bath our brainwaves shift from high Beta into Alpha and sometimes into Theta brain waves and therefore, we begin to experience a more calm, peaceful, harmonious, and meditative state of being.
Some Science:
The Vibrations and frequencies from the instruments utilized in a sound bath or sound experience will kick the body into the Parasympathetic state or the “rest and digest” state. This is when the cells in our bodies can repair and regenerate and come back into a place of health and happiness.
The vagus nerve controls the parasympathetic nervous system and extends from the brain stem down to the colon and branches out to the heart, lungs, stomach, and intestines. The vestibulocochlear nerve in the ear connects to the vagus nerve; a little branch of the vagus nerve goes right to the tympanic membrane, which vibrates in response to sound waves. Every sound you hear sends information to the vagus nerve, which will either switch the parasympathetic nervous system on or off. In other words, the sounds you hear impact your hormone release, digestion, blood sugar levels, inflammation, heart rate, blood pressure, and more.
The benefits are numerous:
MORE BALANCED MOODS
LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE
RELAXATION & LOWER STRESS LEVELS
LOWER CHOLESTEROL
IMPROVED SLEEP
HEIGHTENED AWARENESS, CLARITY & BALANCE
REDUCED CHRONIC PAIN
IMPROVED COGNITIVE AND MOTOR FUNCTION
A STRONGER IMMUNE SYSTEM
IMPROVED PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH
Chakras, the energy body:
Chakras are the body’s energy centers. Our bodies have 7 major energy centers. Root, Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Third Eye, and Crown.
Sound healing for chakras is a therapy used to balance the chakras by using specific frequencies that reverberate through the body. Sound healing works by aligning each chakra to its sound frequency. When your chakras are in balance, your body, mind, and spirit are full of vitality and health.