Svana (sound):

We don’t always hear it, but everything has a sound, or resonance, the frequency at which an object naturally vibrates. Sound healing is the use of sound vibrations, instruments or voice, to relax your mind and body encouraging the release of energetic blockages and returning the body’s own vibrations to their natural states, inducing a state of ease and harmony. Sound healing allows your body to use it’s innate wisdom to heal itself by slowing down your brain waves, which affect every cell in your body aligning it with whatever you need. Sound can shift frequencies from low energy of guilt and fear to higher vibrations of love and joy. When vibrations travel through the body, they promote circulation, energy flow, and rejuvenation. Similar to meditation, sound healing can lower stress levels, lead to fewer mood swings, lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, and improve sleep. Sound healing has also been used to treat a number of conditions including anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, autism, and dementia. I incorporate sound in all my sessions whether it be through mantra and chanting in yoga asana and meditation or sound healing through voice and instruments in breathwork sessions.