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Sound Therapy
The Himalayan Singing Bowls can be used on the floor or on a table. Bowls are placed on or around the body and also held and played over the body. Clients can be seated, and/or lying down on their back or their front.
There are several unique protocols to using the Himalayan Singing Bowls. Stuart uses a selection of specific protocols as appropriate to the session.
Himalayan Singing Bowls range in size from two inches to over two feet in diameter!
Bowls are primarily made in Nepal and India, using spinning, casting, and hammer techniques.
Results vary of course but sound can have a profound effect on the body and mind. Some of the benefits can be:
- Ease of muscles tension
- Slowing of respiration
- Deep relaxation
- Reduction of stress and anxiety
- Lessening feelings of anger and fear
- Increased feelings of happiness, joy, and tranquility
- Ease of chronic pain and inflammation
- Improvement of the human immune function
- Lowering of heart rate and blood pressure
- Stimulation of deeper sleep
- Reduction in chronic fatigue syndrome and depression
- Increased mental and emotional clarity
- Support in working through past physical and emotional traumas
Himalayan Singing Bowls, Tingshas, and Bells are used in a sound therapy session. Bowls and bells can be struck or "played/sung" as needed.
Stuart designs sessions to meet three types of goals:
- Relaxation Focused
- Energy Focused where body/energy status is assessed, and appropriate application of Himalayan Singing Bowls and bells applied
- Full Body Sound Emersions
Please consider your goals when scheduling a session.
Stuart also provides Sound Baths (described below) to individuals or groups.
What Is a Sound Bath?
A sound bath is a meditative experience where those in attendance are “bathed” in sound waves. These waves are produced by various sources, including healing instruments such as gongs, singing bowls, percussion, chimes, rattles, tuning forks, and even Native American Indian flutes. The music doesn’t have a catchy melody or rhythm like you’d experience at a rock concert or symphony, but instead is a carefully selected wash of instruments and voice with notable resonance and overtones.
During the sound bath, participants usually lie on their backs—sometimes referred to as the Savasana position in yoga—for the entire experience. Blankets, mats, and bolsters are available, or you can bring your own.
A guided experience like this generally lasts anywhere between 45 to 60 minutes. The general intention of a sound bath is to create a state of harmony in the listener by using sound to clear discordance from the participants' energy fields. Among the benefits are relaxation, an increased sense of wellbeing, expanded awareness, and access to inner visionary experience. Stuart offers sound therapy meditations for individuals, partners, and groups of 4-10, in his studio in Bluemont. Larger events can be coordinated at your location.