The Benefits of Sound Healing and New Software
Much to share,
This week we are going live with our new class reservation and payment software. I am already mired in the complexities of the transition. Please bear with us as we make this change, we really feel that you will eventually have a smoother online experience because of it. In some cases, the software will prompt you to re-put in your payment card information. We are changing payments systems, and your card on file will not be transferred to the new system. Additionally, we are closely monitoring the old system and if it accidentally charges you, we are voiding those as quickly as we can.
If you are having any trouble signing in or paying for classes, or anything else, please feel free to call us at 360-480-7917, so we can help.
Reiki, Yoga Nidra and
Sound Healing
Below is an article about the benefits of a Sound Healing Bath. This is the last of a three-part series about the healing modalities we will offer at our SOLD OUT April 24 workshop.
If you missed the opportunity to sign up April 24, drop me a line, and I'll put you on our waiting list for this one and the mailing list for the next healing event.
Want to study the Yoga Sutras?
Let us know you're interested below:
We are reaching out to see who would be interested in a once-a-month for 3 months examination of the Yoga Sutras. The cost for all three sessions will be $50 or $20/session. The sessions will be led by Eric Quinn and will use the book available at the link below:
https://www.amazon.com/Yoga-Sutras-Patanjali-Swami-Satchidananda/dp/1938477073
If you are interested, please click below:
Namaste,
Lisa and Ronny
Questions? reply to this email or call anytime 360-480-7917
Interested in the Yoga Sutra Study
3 Ways to Bring Your Body Vibrational Balance Using Sound Healing Therapy
by Jessica Estrada
From: https://www.wellandgood.com/sound-healing/
Given that everything has a vibrational frequency, including ourselves, it makes sense that sound frequencies impact how we feel. That's why particular songs and types of music often bring about specific types of emotions from us. Sound healing, which is an ancient healing technique that uses tonal frequencies to bring the body into a state of vibrational balance and harmony, plays upon this as well.
So, how does it work? During a sound healing session, also known as a sound bath, you'll typically lie down on the floor or a yoga mat, perhaps cuddle up with a cozy blanket, and simply listen up as a practitioner plays a variety of instruments and you "bathe" in the soothing sounds and vibrations. Roxie Sarhangi, a certified sound healing practitioner based in Los Angeles, describes it as a "meditative acoustic sound concert." The sound frequencies then slow down brain waves to a deeply restorative state, which activates the body's system of self-healing.
Singing bowls, gongs, Tibetian bowls, tuning forks, and drums are the instruments that practitioners most often use in sessions. However, says sound healer, Reiki master, and yoga and meditation teacher Susy Markoe Schieffelin, "if used with the proper intention, almost any instrument can be used in sound healing."
Each instrument serves a different purpose. Crystal bowls, for example, Sarhangi says, "are tuned to the notes of the seven chakras." The gong, she adds, is said to help release tension in the body and stimulates the glandular and nervous system.
And although sound healing has grown in popularity in recent years, it is a healing modality that dates way back. "From vocal chanting to instruments such as Tibetan singing bowls, shamanic drums, and more, you will find some form of sound healing in every culture on Earth," Schieffelin says. "It is said that sound healing can be traced back 40,000 years to when indigenous Australians used ancient didgeridoos for healing. One of my favorite historical examples of sound healing is the sound chambers created by the ancient Egyptians in the pyramids."
Not sold on the ancient practice just yet? Keep reading to learn some of the body-boosting benefits it can offer, what to expect from a sonic session, and the different ways you can get your sound therapy on.
4 benefits of sound healing
1. It's super-relaxing
Deep relaxation is one of the most significant and universal benefits of sound therapy. "The sounds permeate our system returning it back to harmony," Sarhangi says. So if you take nothing else away from a sound healing session, relaxation on its own is worth it. With our busy schedules and so much going on in the world, we can all use some chill vibes.
2. It helps clears energetic blockages
Some people experience deep healing during sound therapy as the sound vibrations open, clear, and balance their chakras and release stuck energy. Schieffelin describes it as an "energetic deep tissue massage" that leaves you feeling balanced and replenished.
"When [a healing] happens, you may also feel physical sensations like tingling in your hands or feel or a sense of being hot or cold," Schieffelin says. "Breathe into the sensations without attaching to them or labeling them. Instead, focus on your breath as you allow them to pass."
3. It boosts your health
That's right—it's not completely woo-woo. "Research has already demonstrated that sound healing can be incredibly beneficial when working with [a variety of] patients," Schieffelin says.
Benefits can include improved sleep, reduction of chronic pain and blood pressure, lowered cholesterol, and a decreased risk of heart disease. (Although, for professional help with these ailments, please see a certified medical practitioner.)
4. It supports mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being
It also heals on the mental and emotional levels. "Sound healing helps reduce stress, anxiety, and depression," Schieffelin says. "It balances and clears the mind, and leads to a renewed sense of purpose, well-being, calm, and happiness."