Sound Healing Relaxation - An Ancient
Practice
Since qualifying
as a yoga teacher in 2007 I have consistently continued my studies. It has mostly been a continuation of yoga,
anatomy and career development courses, closely related to the practice of
yoga and meditation.
In 2012 I purchased a Tibetan Singing Bowl as I’d been curious about them for a
while. I found it to be very relaxing to use as part of my regular meditation
practice, in fact it had a very profound effect on me - more so than I ever could have imagined. It inspired me to read a
fantastic book called “The Sounds of Healing” by Mitchell L. Gaynor and I
watched many webinars about the subject of sound healing and sound therapy.
Shortly after, I attended a
workshop on the subject with local yoga teacher and sound relaxation expert
Szilivia Gardian. I had the opportunity
to play some of her bowls and to take part in a sound healing relaxation. It had a very powerful effect on me and piqued
my interest even further. I have
continued to use the bowls in my own practice over several years and I have completed a
Sound Healing Therapy course and have attended a full weekends intensive training using the bowls in Oct 2016 with Szilvia to gain more practical experience.
My collection of
bowls has increased and I have a total of 6 now in varying sizes and continue to use
them at the end of my yoga classes and workshops as a sound healing
relaxation. I have added Tingsha bells, a tuned windchime and a rainstick to my collection for more of a soundscape effect. This has proved a very popular part of my classes and workshops. It also works especially
well in my one to one therapeutic yoga sessions.
The feedback so far has
been truly amazing, showing how powerful the effects of the vibrations of these
bowls are. The following are some of the
comments I have received about this practice:
“It feels like my brain has
been cleaned out!”
“When you play the bowls in
relaxation it feels like a real treat”
“When I have had a sound
relaxation I have the best nights sleep ever”
“Things feel like they have
been reset somehow – I can’t believe how powerful the effect was, as I was
sceptical that they would have any effect at all, but it was amazing”
So how does it work?
The sounds generated by
Tibetan Singing Bowls are a type of energy medicine that can promote healing
from stress disorders, pain, depression, and many forms of dis-ease.
Healing processes are
initiated through entraining our brainwaves to synchronise with the perfect
resonance of the bowls. Unique tones create the perfect state for deep
meditation, creative thinking and intuitive messages.
The pure sonic waves that
ring from Tibetan Singing Bowls wake up our ability to hear with more than our
ears. We feel the sound of Tibetan Singing Bowls as much as we take it in with our
ears." (Excerpt from Jevon Danjeli’s website)
In addition to this I think we are
so used to hearing a cacophony of electronic sounds, traffic sounds – sounds of
all kinds, all day long. The bowls have
such a pure tone that it is so beautifully calming and it's a real relief to feel
and hear a sound so pure, we instantly start to relax. Our being moves into ‘rest and digest’ and
out of ‘fight/flight/freeze’ and our spirit becomes soothed.
As mentioned above, I use the bowls occasionally at the end of my yoga classes (see my website for schedule details) and I also offer a Sound
Relaxation with the bowls as part of my one to one yoga sessions (£40 per 60 minute session), or a half
hour guided and sound relaxation only for £25.
Its benefits may
include, but are not limited to:
·
Physical
and emotional healing
·
Restored
Energy Circulation
·
Improved
Self Confidence and self esteem
·
Improved
sleep and relaxation
·
Increased
focus and productivity
*Sound healing is a useful complimentary treatment to have alongside conventional medical treatments for various ailments - it is NOT a substitute for medical treatment and does not claim to 'cure'*
Click these links for a couple of demos of me playing the singing bowls:
Demo 1
Demo 2
For a full schedule of Claire's classes in Sale please see the website: www.yogiclaire.com
Click these links for a couple of demos of me playing the singing bowls:
Demo 1
Demo 2
For a full schedule of Claire's classes in Sale please see the website: www.yogiclaire.com
