The Benefit of Sacred Sounds

Are you aware of the science of sacred sounds?  Sacred sound—whether it is prayer, music, song, or chants—is a vital force that has been considered a direct link to the divine.  The ancient mystery schools taught students to use sound as a creative and healing force. 

 According to Ted Andrews, a researcher of sound and its effects on humans, every cell in the body is a sound resonator and has the capability of responding to any other sound outside of the body.  Every organ will also respond to particular sound vibrations.  The human body is a bio-electrical system in which the energy is created in varying frequencies through muscular actions.  Therefore, it can be altered, strengthened, or balanced through the use of sacred sound.  It has been shown that steady, directed rhythms restore the body’s rhythms when they are out of balance. 

 The use of music is an important part of  many forms of bodywork.  Breathwork, in particular, is a healing modality that allows you to observe your breath and open awareness to it.  With the help of a trained practitioner, you are able to dismantle holding patterns in the breath and open to your own natural breathing patterns, returning you to a natural state of calmness and well-being.  Breathwork is most often performed to music.

 Rhythms in music—especially employed with percussion instruments—are often used in Breathwork treatments since they have been found to activate the spleen and base chakra centers of the body.  Also in Breathwork certain music helps trigger a resonance within the body that can help you achieve higher states of consciousness.