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How Does Sound Healing Work?

10/4/2017

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How does sound healing work? And how are Alchemy™ Crystal Singing Bowls so well suited to sound healing? Let me count the ways!

They can sing!
Try singing “ahhh” or “ooooh”. Those vowel sounds are replicated in the “singing” of crystal singing bowls. That’s one of the qualities that makes singing bowls uniquely suited for sound healing and meditation; the shape of the bowls gives them sound characteristics that are similar to the human voice — and we all know how soothing the human voice can be. Think: calming lullaby or trance-inducing chant. Like the bowls, our bodies are crystalline in structure. When we work with crystals, we may experience profound healing effects in our organs, tissues, and cells, as well as on our circulatory, endocrine, and metabolic systems.

They’ve got natural beats
Primal cultures have known for centuries that repetitive rhythmic sound can be used for healing. Drumming and chanting are used the world over by monks, shamans, and yogis to induce states of relaxation, deep meditation, or even high productivity and creativity.

The word “binaural” means “having or relating to two ears." Binaural beats are sounds that are slightly different from each other, and when they enter both ears, they entrain the brain into altered states. Modern synthesized music is now being created for this purpose, but crystal singing bowls have an advantage: the binaural beats of singing bowls are acoustic, natural, and more complex. And, when two or more bowls are singing at once, the process of entrainment can occur naturally.

They produce harmonics
The unique sound produced by crystal singing bowls comes from the way they produce not one sound at a time, but a rainbow of sound. They form a base note along with several harmonics, like a chord on a piano, or more accurately, like Mongolian overtone singing or Inuit throat singing. And, when the harmonics are close enough to each other in pitch, they produce a vibrato that is similar to the effect of binaural beats.

They’ve got alchemy
Alchemy™ crystal singing bowls have gemstones or metal fused to the pure quartz, adding their own subtle resonance to the sound of the crystals. This expands the range of effects the bowls can produce, similar to the way a composer might choose the brass section of an orchestra for one mood of a piece, and the string section to evoke a different feeling.

A skilled practitioner can work with all these elements of Alchemy™crystal singing bowls, using biofeedback to adjust her playing, and produce a range of healing effects tailored to the listener, giving a holistic, integrated experience rooted in ancient traditions of sound healing.
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In harmony, Kaasay
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1/9/2023 05:32:18 pm

Thank you for pointing out that crystal singing bowls produce a rainbow of sounds rather than just one, which is what gives them their distinctive tone. My sister is depressed and wants support and empowerment for herself. I'll advise her to consult a professional in sound therapy who creates distinctive sounds using crystal singing bowls.

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