Sound healing is a therapeutic practice that uses sound to promote physical, emotional, and spiritual healing. It can be used to improve many facets of your life, including emotional and social development, and cognitive and motor functioning, and psychological and psychiatric health.
It creates a calming and relaxing environment that helps to reduce stress, anxiety, and tension.
What Are the Benefits of Sound Healing?
When listening to upbeat or cheery music, or when listening to deep, melancholy songs, our emotions flare and we can better process our feelings. The difference is that we only care to listen to sad songs when we are feeling sad because (and here’s the kicker) we know it makes us feel better.
Since sounds come at different frequencies and we too emit our own waves, healing with sound happens by matching frequencies to those that are conducive to healing and relaxation.
So, let’s say you have a headache. A sound can be played that will override the pain brainwaves.
Or, let’s say you’re in a bad mood after a poor night’s sleep. Playing a relaxing song might lift your spirits and help you forget you’re aggravated.
Sounds and songs also elicit memories retrieval, and this can be used to help patients who are traumatized or depressed.
Healing with sound can improve or cure many ailments including:
- Autism
- Depression
- Learning disabilities
- Anxiety disorder
- Stress
- PTSD
- Pain
It can also bring about:
- Clarity and balance
- Relaxation
- Improved memory and concentration
- Improved sleep
- A stronger immune system
- Improved creativity
- Heightened awareness, both of the self and the environment
