Take a deep breath with me. Yes, go on… in… and out… It feels good, doesn’t it?! A healthy body requires discipline and focus. And it all starts with our breath – the most fundamental piece of being alive. We can surely survive without food for several weeks, as we can see by the trending …
“Sound may be a great healer, but noise sure isn’t. Jets roaring overhead, music pounding through your apartment walls, your 20 year old refrigerator chugging in the kitchen, even a computer or television screen whining at a frequency you can barely hear may be causing health problems, experts say. “Noise is a hazard,” says Steven …
“When it comes to relaxing music, the key is Largo. That’s music played at a slow tempo, called largo, which can reduce your heart and breathing rates, calm your body and help it heal itself, says Janalea Hoffman, R.M.T, a composer and music therapist based in Kansas City, Missouri. Look for music that is played …
“If you want to give sound therapy a try, start with the handiest and most versatile of all instruments: your vocal cords. The sounds you can make with your own voice can be the most powerful healer of all. Your own voice can massage your own body from within. This is a process called toning, …
“Though researchers are still fuzzy on how sound therapy works, there’s plenty of scientific proof that it can be effective for everything from reducing stress to boosting your brainpower. Many studies, for example, have shown that music can reduce pain and ease anxiety during surgical procedures. German researchers found that patients having gastroscopies, during which …
“Mankind has long recognized the power of sound. About 2,500 years ago, the Greek mathematician and philosopher Pythagoras developed “prescriptions” of music for his students. He told them which sounds would help them work, relax, sleep and wake up better. The Bible tells of David, the famed harp player whose music eased the madness of …
Music to Your Ears, Health to Your Body “Close your eyes for a minute and listen to the world around you. What do you hear? Car horns, jackhammers and blaring stereos? Or gentle raindrops, laughing children and the soothing strings of a symphony orchestra? It may make a difference. We as Sound Therapists believe that …
