Higher states of consciousness thanks to sound healing

 

Is a sound bath a meditation?

What you experience in a sound bath is truly unique. In a sound bath, you hear different sound frequencies that stimulate the body and mind in a way that deep relaxation and a blissful state of consciousness occur.

Sound baths are for groups of people where each person has their own personal space. The experience begins with each person lying down on a comfortable mat often with cushioning where the participants are enchanted by the sound landscape. The instruments used are usually singing bowls and tuning folks like Om, the 8 Solar harmonics and the 9 Solfeggios. Through this entrainment of sound and frequencies, the energy centres of the body become more balanced during a profound state of relaxation. The purpose of a sound bath is to induce healing and explore a personal inquiry. Every sound bath will be different and truly unique for each participant.

People who have undergone a sound bath therapy report various benefits that are not only short-term but also long-term consequences: enhanced emotional well-being, deeper sleep, lower blood pressure, pain relief, improved concentration and an enhanced state of internal happiness. People who come to sound baths on a regular basis observe positive changes within themselves that affect all areas of their lives. However, already one session of sound meditation can have a profound effect on the emotional and physical well being of one person. One participant reported:

‘It is as there is no space for anger and resentment within myself anymore.’

Even though we are becoming more and more aware of holistic approaches to relaxation and healing to balance the modern way of living — a sound bath is a profound method that has not yet established itself in European culture. Sound baths are meant to help facilitate a shift in your brainwave state which is also available for regular meditation practitioners. Through frequency and entrainment with sound it is possible to down-shift our normal beta state (normal waking consciousness) to alpha (relaxed consciousness). The majority of people reach theta (meditative state) and even delta frequency where internal healing processes are possible during a sound bath. Anyyogi is combining this holistic method with preceding yoga classes that prepares the participants to drift further into relaxation during the sound bath.