Feel the vibration.
Sound Therapy is the application of sound vibration in order to help the body return to emotional and physiological wellbeing. Sound Therapy works on the principle that everything in the Universe vibrates, from the smallest particle to the planets in the solar system, to the billions of stars in the Galaxy. These vibrations create patterns of geometric waveforms, frequencies, musical intervals and sounds which can set another body in motion, known as resonance.
Vibration travels faster through denser material like liquids. This makes the human body, which is about 70% water, an excellent receptor for vibration. Physically, you can feel the beat or vibration of a drum, the swell of a gong, or the bright clear tone of a crystal bowl, because the sound waves are being transferred through the air molecules and resonating with the water molecules in your body. Building on these principles of vibration, frequency, resonance and more, healing becomes possible, attuning the body to carefully calibrated frequencies that support wellbeing.
What’s a Soundbath?
A sound bath is a form of meditation in which you experience sound waves generated by bells, chimes, gongs, singing bowls and other instruments.
A cocoon of sound begins to relax and recalibrate the body. It tunes the nervous system, just as you would tune a piano. The harmonic vibrations of sound therapy ripple through the body which causes a shift in brainwave activity. It shifts from a state of normal consciousness, known as beta waves to a relaxed conscious state, or alpha waves and even a meditative state called theta waves.
Our monthly Acu-Soundbath features Paiste planetary gongs, clear quartz crystal singing bowls, chimes and a Native American drum for it’s sound therapy.
Why pair it with acupuncture?
Pairing the soundbath with group acupuncture sets the stage for the body to experience this balancing and meditative experience more deeply. It sets a base-level balance to our instrument (the body), so that it can more readily accept the balancing frequencies of the musical instruments.
This usually results in a quicker, deeper and clearer meditative experience.
Our instruments
Sedna Planetary Gong
The Planetary gong series is made to evoke the healing energies of the planetary bodies in our solar system using the musical frequencies calculated originally by Hans Cousto and commonly referred to as the “music of the spheres”. Each of these gongs has unique tonal qualities based on the orbital pattern of the celestial body it is attuned to.
The Planet Gongs help to uncover feelings, stimulate growth, and foster internal equilibrium.
Clear Quartz Singing Bowls
Clear bowls are of a different nature then frosted crystal bowls. When you strike the bowls in this set you get multiple tones that erupt from the bowl, that enrapture your attention into the changing sound.
This is especially potent when many of these bowls are played at the same time, with their overtones harmonically playing off of each other in a rich way.
Native American Buffalo Drum
Hand held frame and hoop drums, such as our Native American Drum, are among of the oldest known percussion instruments, used by the First Nations people of the Americas and worldwide in prayer and ritual, ceremony, personal wellness and healing, and music.
To many, the drum is more than a musical instrument, but a living spirit that calls people back to their origins and relationship to Creation.
Mini Sound Session
Consider adding a 15min singing bowl sound session to your scheduled acupuncture appointment to further enhance your health.