The words sound and healing are associated in the dictionary. One meaning of sound is “to be free from disease or injury, healthy; grounded in experience”. One meaning of healing is, “to restore to health or to make whole or sound, to return to a sound or healthy state”.
Sound healing is the therapeutic use of sound and music, in order to bring about a state of wellbeing.
Sound is mysterious, mystical and powerful.
Despite the antiquity of sound healing its development in our society is quite recent. Scientists are still exploring how this subtle yet profound vibratory energy can be used for healing and transformation.
Its history
Sound healing is probably the oldest form of healing known to man. Many ancient civilisations saw that everything in the universe produces a sound. Therefore everything can be affected by sound. This means that it can be used for spiritual transformation and healing.
You don’t have to look far to find scientific evidence for the positive healing effects of sound and its uses in modern medicine today. For example, it is common practice for doctors to harness sound in the form of ultra sound. It is also used for the treatment of kidney stones and for the acceleration of bone healing.
Why have sound healing?
People have found sound healing to:
- Calm the mind
- Uplift the mood
- Relax the body
- Sooth the spirit
- Relieve pain
- Energise the body
- Release blocked energy causing illness
- Improve awareness
- Open the heart
“The knower of the mystery of sound knows the mystery of the whole universe.” - Hazrat Inayat Khan