Day 68 of 365 - Sound Healing

Another of the interviews I recently watched, on the Sacred Science of Sound series, was Jonathan Goldman.  He is a musician, teacher and sound healer who has created many sound healing albums and written a number of related books.

Goldman believes we are all unique vibratory beings.  He also believes we are all sound healers, because we can all at least hum and create tones.  His formula for sound healing is frequency + intent = healing, or sound + belief = outcome.  Basically, if we use sound with the intent of healing, it will have a positive effect on us.

If you go to his website, healingsounds..com, you can listen to samples of his recordings to see what might appeal to you.  He also has a couple of free downloads as well.

I think most of us are aware of the power of sound, vibration, frequency and harmonics to impact our energy.  We know what types of music and tones are soothing to us and which are not.  There are some generalizations which can be made, such as softer, slower music being more soothing.  But, since we are each unique, what feels good to one person, will not to another.

I have been to some live sound healing sessions of different types.  They ranged from a touring musician playing crystal bowls, gongs, chimes and various other sounding devices along with synthesizer music, to a local group who use various percussive and toning instruments along with voice harmonics and musical instruments, to a sound healing practitioner facilitating free form experiences with small groups.

My experiences have been varied.  Sometimes, I just listen with interest but do not feel anything significant.  Other times I go on a little journey in a very relaxed state where I feel a shift occur.

Some people experience more benefit in a group setting and others find more benefit listening solo.  We are all different, and it really depends on the status of your own energy field at the time.  We should not have the expectation that everyone experience the same thing.

Personally, I like listening to sound healing recordings to facilitate a meditative state because they can relax my thinking mind and allow me to better feel energy moving through me.  Vocal toning is helpful too because we can actually feel it resonate at different places in our body.

Goldman has actually written a book called The Humming Effect, Sound Healing for Health and Happiness.  I am interested in reading it to learn about both the positive physiological and spiritual effects of humming techniques.

Humming is something we can all do. Learning how it can assist my health and vitality is a great bonus.  I look forward to that.


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