Ask most people if they live a holistic lifestyle, and they will almost immediately respond with “Yes, I take my vitamins.” Or…. “Sure, I eat well” , or maybe they will add “I exercise faithfully everyday”…..as though to say that is all there is to a holistic lifestyle.
Ask most people if they have fun living their holistic lifestyle, and expect a few blank stares, as though fun and lifestyle are in no way related.
And lastly, ask most people if they realize how many of the various arts and recreational practices dating back thousands of years actually contribute to their health and well-being, and they will seldom see a connection between anything they do in their lives today, and anything that anybody else ever did.
I would like to take the opportunity to discuss some of the centuries-old “therapies” that are commonly used today, just as they were among the ancient Egyptians, traditional Asian healers, Native American Shamans, as well as Hippocrates himself, the father of modern day Western medicine.
They are sound, music, color, light, and numerical vibration…and they are fun. I bring a lot of fun into my healing work, because that too is vibration-raising. Who doesn’t know that laughter is the best medicine?
Today, I’m going to open a discussion about sound and how different types of sound and music affect us in different ways.
Before the beginning, all that existed, was Pure Energy…or The One Source…or to most of us: God…. and God was non-dual. So…God thought, "I am only one – now may I become many." And this caused a vibration which eventually became sound, and that sound was Ohm. Creation itself was set in motion by the vibration of Ohm.
Some say the original translation of the scripture: “IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD” is " actually: “IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE SOUND.” Or “IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE VIBRATION”.
We have used musical sound largely as entertainment in the past. Sound therapy explores the very real and positive effects sound can have upon all of us, and its potential to heal.
Music is one of the most powerful healing forces available to us today.
Waltz music rhythms can ease indigestion.
Classical and baroque music is good for the heart.
Did you know that a French minuet can help ease respiratory problems?
Those of us over 40 tend to respond more physically to jazz music. It is no accident that some of the steamier scenes in the movies have a background of saxophone music, a vibration which very closely resonates with our most basic instincts.
The under 40 crowd will respond more readily to guitar music for the simple reason that their lower vibrations are less mature and therefore resonate to a ‘twangier’ sound.
The Native American flute raises our higher senses, opening us up to insight, intuition, and a greater spiritual awareness.
Sound, is the vibration that makes up language, music, and tone. When it is organized, we communicate words, ideas, feelings, and expressions. In its disorganized form, it is merely noise.
We all listen in different ways.
When rhythm, melody, and harmony are organized into beautiful forms, the mind, body, spirit, and emotions are brought toward harmony.
We know the power of sound and music, and we know also that the voice changes with emotional states or illness. Our health or mood can be strongly affected by music, toning, chanting, singing, and drumming.
Dr. Masaru Emoto, who wrote “The Hidden Messages in Water”, did research for 10 years on frozen water crystals.
He would expose natural water to various sounds, words, tones, and music, then freeze the water and photograph the resulting crystals. What he discovered was amazing.
The most beautiful crystals were those which were exposed to the words “love” and “gratitude”……to the music of Mozart and Handel’s Messiah.
The least attractive, and downright ugly crystals were the result of words such as “war”, “hate”, “stupid”, and the sounds of heavy metal music. His book contains all of his photographs and is an easy weekend read. I strongly recommend it for understanding the effects of sound vibration.
Perhaps, dear reader, you will take a quick look at that book and I won’t feel so much like I’m talking to “most people”, but to you, who in all your wonderful wisdom, understands that the connection between health and sound is very real, very therapeutic, and most of all, very fun!
And, after that….we can talk about color.... and light.... and art....and of course their place in the holistic lifestyle.
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