Sound Healing Basics

Sunil Karve

Sound Healing is the deliberate use of the energy of sound to reach identified goals and promote wellness in the human system – including the expansion of consciousness. Sound Healing is based on the fact that all matter is vibrating at specific frequencies. A basic physical concept is that an external sound source will significantly change the vibrational characteristics of another vibrating object. Science has proven that sound, or vibration, has a strong impact upon substance.
The Indian civilization and modern indigenous cultures have used sound to heal and access higher levels of consciousness for thousands of years.

The field of Sound Healing includes a wide spectrum of techniques and therapies ranging
from the use of natural acoustic instruments and voice to complex technologies. Sound is
now being used for simple relaxation, stress reduction, sleep disorders, alertness and clarity enhancement, learning, immune system enhancement, pain reduction, personal transformation and raising consciousness.
Each of us has our own root or soul frequency. When in touch with that frequency we are centered, grounded and perfectly present. However, with all of the noise around us  we easily get distracted from our own frequency. Not only do we have a core frequency, each organ, tissue, muscle, vertebrae, chakra and Etheric field has a resonate frequency. The more you become aware of this symphony within you, the more you can maintain a healthy musical flow within your whole system.

Singing bowls are not only relaxing; they have a unique effect of entraining your brain into different brainwave states (alpha, theta, and delta). There are many people who are now using crystal bowls to help heal those with cancer.

Sound is also being used to help with the alleviation of pain. There ix a wide range of surgeons who now use sound therapy before, during, and after surgery. It has been shown to substantially reduce the amount of anesthesia that is required. In a similar light, sound is also used to aid in both the birthing and dying processes.

The brain is recharged by means of sound, releasing latent vitality, obliterating tiredness,  heightening mental powers, lessening the need for sleep, and inducing a permanent state of peace and relaxation. It is a therapy, but you needn’t be ill. Known generally as Sound Therapy, it makes the healthy healthier, while producing a series of benefits almost as varied as the brain itself.