All You Need to Know and Understand about Sound Healing

Since the dawn of civilisation ancient mythology is abundant with stories related to the Gods of the Universe and the limitless powers they called upon in relation to sound. Perhaps ancient mortals were fearful and frightened by the sounds of thunder and lightning storming relentlessly from the skies. Historians have written about the many myths surrounding the power of music and the sounds created by various musical instruments bestowing miraculous cures and healings for incurable illnesses and disease.

During a sound healing therapy session a practitioner or therapist uses music or musical instruments to create healing sounds to help the healing process of a client or patient at a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual level using sound vibrations.

Sound Healing and Music Therapy has been found to be effective to help with stress reduction and relaxation. There is even some scientific research to back up the physical benefits of sound healing. Much of this science is centred on a particular method of sound healing therapy called vibroacoustics and there appears to be many health benefits to be gained from this. 

Sound healing therapy can improve many areas of the patient’s life and some studies show improvements in cognitive behaviour, and may also help at a psychological level as well.

The principal of using sound healing is to help restore one's body, mind and spirit back to a state of balance or homeostasis. The aim is to activate and facilitate healthy physiological activity at a cellular level in the person’s body.

Sound healing therapy is being used now in many clinics and hospitals to help treat patients who may be suffering with stress-related illnesses, anxiety, tinnitus, mild depression, arthritis, pain and gangrene. It is believed that imbalanced or inharmonious frequencies and waves may be affected by the pure harmonious frequencies and waves thus assisting frequencies in the body to become more harmonised.

This in turn helps the person attending for sound therapy to relax more. As the body relaxes hormone chemicals such as dopamine, endorphins, oxytocin and serotonin are produced by different glands. These are known to help promote positivity and regulate mood to create that feel-good feeling all of which is helpful to improve and maintain better health and well-being.