What is Sound Healing?
What Is Sound Healing?
For me, in my personal practices and client sessions, sound plays a large role. While I may not be a sound healing expert, I possess an innate wisdom about the power of sound—and I can certainly feel its power! Surely you’ve noticed a range of emotions and sensations on your body when listening to music or playing an instrument? Sound affects our body's vibration and, in turn, our emotions.
The Power of Sound
When using sound for healing, I love the sounds of the universe. When I say "sounds of the universe," I quite literally mean vibrations that the universe sings out, which we can access for our own expansion. This can be the vibrations from a sound healing bowl. Both Tibetan and crystal bowls, when tapped or played in harmony, emit specific vibrations that resonate with our energy bodies and chakras, supporting opening and activation. Tuning forks, chimes, drums, and many more tools can be used for sound healing. You don’t necessarily need to take a class to benefit; you have an innate feeling and knowledge within yourself. Feel how it makes you feel. Of course, to master anything, courses and practice are always beneficial!
Utilising Sound Anywhere
Sound healing can be utilised anytime and anywhere. If you don’t have access to tools, fear not! You have your voice! Our voices hold the unique imprint of our own vibration and can access magic when utilised. We can “vocal tone,” drawing out our vowels or any sound that feels right, or perhaps a mantra feels better. There are no rigid rules on how to feel good. Sound has been around since the beginning of time, so get curious and use your voice! Putting our voice into the ether is expansive for our energy fields, strengthening and expanding them with intention.
Exploring Solfeggio Frequencies
Familiarise yourself with the Solfeggio frequencies—musical tones that provide mental, physical, energetic, and spiritual healing. Each of the nine frequencies has a specific function that emits an energy penetrating your subconscious and filling you with its vibration:
174 Hz: Pain Relief
285 Hz: Healing Tissue and Organs
396 Hz: Removing Guilt and Fear
417 Hz: Facilitating Change
528 Hz: Repairing DNA/Miracles
639 Hz: Relationships & Balance
741 Hz: Purifying
852 Hz: Insight & Awakening
963 Hz: Oneness
You can explore these frequencies on YouTube, Spotify, or any platform where you access music. They are a wonderful addition to meditation or mindfulness practices and can even be used while falling asleep (with your phone far away from you, of course!).
Embracing Sound Healing
In this modern digital age, there’s much to remember and be proactive about, but remember, we’ve been here before. We know much more than our minds let us remember. Through it all, we’ve got this!