Sound Meditation
Singing-Bowls Tibetan and Crystal Singing Bowls
are instruments that produce different, long-lasting sounds when beaten or rubbed. These sounds create vibrations that you can not only hear, but also physically feel.
The practice of sound therapy is based on the idea that these vibrations can release blockages in the body and harmonize the energy flow.
The powerful sounds penetrate deep into the cells, stimulate their vibration and activate the natural self-healing forces. This process can help to reduce physical tensions, solve emotional blockages and restore internal balance.
Singing bowls synchronize and activate brain waves. Numerous studies have observed psychophysiological changes due to the effects of meditation, such as an increase in theta waves.
Theta waves are regarded as markers for deep relaxation, meditative states, creativity and intuition, REM sleep phases, access to subconsciousness.
Delta waves are even stronger than Theta. These dominate in deep sleep phases, subconscious processes, physical regeneration and healing processes.
Higher brain frequencies, such as alpha, beta and gamma sink measurably, which ensures that our “think brain” is switched off.
If you listen to a sound bowl, your brain will shift into a state that will otherwise only be achieved through years of meditation practice or deep sleep phases – automatically, without effort.
Essential oils: The power of fragrances
The sense of smell is connected directly to the limbic system, the emotional center of our brain. This explains why certain fragrances can immediately trigger strong emotional reactions and why they are so effective in stress and pain.
Essential oils are highly concentrated plant extracts that carry the essence of the plant. They have been used in traditional medicine for millennia, and today there are more and more scientific research that confirms their effectiveness.
Certain essential oils have measurable physiological effects. You can lower cortisol, reduce heart rate, strengthen the immune system and inhibit inflammation. Some oils also have direct pain relief properties.
The combination of sound and scent
A particularly powerful practice is to combine sound and fragrance. When you listen to calming music and breathe a relaxing scent, the effects are mutually enhanced. Your nervous system gets the message from multiple sensory channels that it is safe and that it can relax.
Therefore, in the Soul-Academy sound meditation we combine with Tibetan and crystal sound bowls and high-quality essential oils from the company doterra to a holistic experience of deep relaxation and regeneration.