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CLEAR ALL
From a leading neurologist, neuroscientist and practitioner of Ayurvedic medicine, comes a rigorous scientific investigation of the healing power of sound, showing readers how they can use it to improve their mental and physical wellbeing.
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As I witnessed the droning sounds of Tarek Atoui’s hybrid sculpture performance Organ Within at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, I noticed a family of four—two young parents with two young children—sitting quietly on the floor pillows of the rotunda.
If you approach your practice as a path of love, the rhythms of life will teach you moment by moment how to proceed. Each little discovery about what breathing feels like will give you more access to your inner life and the secret power of recovery built into your body.
Given that everything has a vibrational frequency, including ourselves, it makes sense that sound frequencies impact how we feel. That's why particular songs and types of music often bring about specific types of emotions from us.
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A relaxing soak in the tub isn’t the only kind of bath that can have health benefits.
Some people unwind with a nice, long bubble bath. Others prefer a sound bath.
When I think of the term "sound bath," I automatically think of my sh*tty shower radio that plays aggressively mediocre music while I'm trying to relax in the tub.
Much like meditating, attending a sound bath can lead to reduced stress and deep relaxation.
Before one recent Saturday, I'd never before participated in a sound bath, but having read about the ancient practice before, I'd been intrigued for quite some time.
Though sound baths may seem like a “new age” concept, the practice of healing bodies through sound is technically thousands of years old with deep roots in cultures across the world.