sound and toning

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Sound, and toning

 

The universe vibrates. We see some vibration as light, We feel some

vibration as heat. The vibrating waves of air molecules are heard as

sound vast variety of sounds noise and music, whether tonal, melodic or

rhythmic, have been used for healing, for deepening trance and spiritual

connection, for relaxation, mental focus and stimulation. Music is used

to still the mind and to incite passion. to commemorate triumph and

mourn loss. to comfort and to anger. Whether tonal, melodic or rhythmic,

music, sound, noise, vibration reaches the essential nature, touching

the primitive mind and the advanced soul equally. Sound has been used in

virtually every sacred tradition: to invoke changes in consciousness,

and as an aid in healing . Those few which have not used music have

often dramatically rejected it.

 

People and animals and even plants respond mentally and emotionally to

vibrations of certain frequencies and rhythms. Some sounds please us,

some don't . Sound has been used to invoke changes in consciousness and

as an aid in healing in virtually every culture and spiritual path since

the dawn of recorded history . " In the beginning there was the word "

Many spiritual teachings of ancient knowing teach that the instant of

creation was sound .

 

Most of us have had the experience of being carried away by music or

having a song or piece of music stir us in ways that have nothing to do

with lyrics but with the effect of the vibration on our bodies minds and

spirits. Some people issue warnings that certain sounds and music can do

damage destroy character promote incivility whatever. I recall campaigns

against Rock and roll and Rap music and there were objections to jazz as

a dangerous force at one time too . On the other hand much music is

promoted and used to create specific effects on the intellect or

physical body or on the spirit. Even if you have never done anything

that you associate with sound healing or music therapy if you have ever

selected music to calm a child , excite a lover , or wake you up then

you have practiced music therapy of sorts.

Sound is often combined with Energy work, crystal healing work.

meditation , movement forms and other healing and spiritual modes .

There are a vast array of different ways of using sound in our lives.

Sound and tone in healing has a powerful effect upon the body, mind and

spirit, not only through what we hear, but what we feel physically,

emotionally and mentally as the sounds penetrate our energetic and

physical field.

 

There is a rhythmical use of sound, in which drumming is often a central

component. There is also a tonal use of sound, such as with singing

bowls or sustained chanting. Examples of Tonal sound range from the

powerful chants of Tibetan Monks, to the Gregorian chants of Christian

Monks and even the speaking in tongues phenomenon found in an amazingly

broad array of traditions . Bells, gongs, drums and chimes have been

used for rhythmic and tonal work as well. The Tibetan singing bowl is

used produce a continuous tone, these bowls are made of bronze or other

bell metal some people prefer the tone of Crystal singing bowls which

are are made of fused quartz crystal, making them incredibly resonant.

The tones produced by singing and crystal bowls are not just heard by

the ear, you feel them in your body, and certain tones stimulate certain

energy centers (chakras) and or organs in your body.

 

Toning through the use of bells, bowls, tuning forks, or as done by a

person who tones into the chakras or other parts of the body (using

their voice, they may get very close to the body and make sounds, often

something like, Ahhhhhm, or Ohmmm), are all wonderful forms of

vibrational sound healing. These sounds can cut through blocks and

stagnant energy and open the way for a more balanced and healed state of

being

Most people who do vocal toning work intuitively . You can tone even if

if you cannot hold a tune at all .This is about vibration rather than

about musical perfection . You can tone for yourself even if you have no

interest in doing it for others . You can simply and spontaneously

create and allow whatever sound wants to come out to come out or choose

mantra , sets of sounds or words

 

One grounds and opens the mouth and allows sound to come out . Many

people start with the vowel sounds. Do not be concerned with doing it

right, allow sound to come out open your throat for a full round tone

Support your deep breath with in your diaphram. You can often feel the

vibration effecting the areas of your body and being that the sound

resonates with. As you tone allow your body to resonate, feel the

vibration of the tones throughout your body . most tones are held as

long as possible though there are staccato and shorter tone forms as well.

Do not be concerned with how long you can hold a tone or whether or not

you are on pitch

start by trying to spend 5 or ten minutes a day toning . Many people

find that this gives them both increased vitality and inner calm.

 

Vowels - related to Area of Body

 

U - Pelvis, hips, legs, feet, and lower body in general.

 

O - Lower trunk, abdomen area from solar plexus to groin.

 

A - Chest cavity, heart, and the body as a whole.

 

E - Throat, upper chest, and head regions. Back of the skull and head

regions.

 

Some common tone patterns besides the vowels are

Ah Ee Oh / Eeee Ahh Ohhh / Ah EL Ee O /A E O / ma / Ha / AUM

Hey hey hey-ma ma hey hey /

 

One may also tone and chant various mantra and words, God and Goddess

names , prayer forms etc. There are many mantra and chants commonly used

in many different traditions Possibly there are thousands of such chants

and mantra. Using meditation you can seek to hear and join in the toning

that is most healing or spiritually transcending for you .

There are traditionally certain notes and tones associated with the

energy centers or chakra in the human body . these tones when played

,sung or toned are said to help heal ,clear and balance the assigned

areas of the energy body. One set of correspondences follows with a

traditional chakra mantra and a suggestion for a sustained tone.

 

First, base, or red chakra - G (below middle " C " ) note c mantra lam or e as

in red. uh (low)

 

Second, sacral, or orange chakra - D note d mantra vam or o as in home. ooo

 

Third, solar plexus, or yellow chakra - F note d mantra ram or aum. oh

 

Fourth, heart, or green chakra - G note f# mantra yam or a as in ah. ah

 

Fifth, throat or blue chakra - A note g # mantra ham or u as in blue. ay

 

Sixth, third eye, or indigo chakra - D note high a mantra aum om or mmm. eee

 

Seventh, crown, or violet (or white) chakra - G mantra aum , ee as in bee.

eee (high)

 

Crystals of the color assigned to the chakra may be held or kept near

while toning . Crystals associated with the throat chakra in particular

are recommended

 

Chinese Healing sounds include these six that are said to cool and

detoxify internal organs.

these sounds are similar to those produced from overtone chanting .

 

1. A breathy ahhhhhhh sound. For the Heart This releases hatred. It

helps to visualize the heart as red, like fire.

 

2. throaty whaaaa, sort of rumbles in the throat, for the Stomach and

Spleen: this releases shame and anxiety. visualize fall, yellow, earth,

 

3. SSSSSSSS like a snake, for the lungs, a release for loss see white,

winter

 

4. A whhhhoooooo sound like blowing out candles, for the Kidney,

releases fear, see blue, water,

 

5. shhhhhhhhhhh sound for the Liver, releases anger, see green, summer,

wood .

 

6. heeeeeeeeee sub vocal breath to even the energies throughout the

body, focus on the hara a near the naval, the triple heater . Start at

the top of your head, do the hee breath imagined as sweeping the

negative energy from your body.

 

 

 

There are also numerous lists of stones associated with each chakra

" Melody " suggests Chromite , horn of plenty quartz , and singing quartz

crystals . Toning crystals are often found by picking up quartz crystals

and toning while holding them if it in some way improves your ability to

tone then ,for you it is a toning crystal. the blue, sky blue or blue

green stones are often able assistants for toning.

 

Everything is energy ,everything is vibration, The subtle energies of

the crystals are just one aspect of this vibration. One expression of

vibration is sound .Sound is equal and inseparable from energy and

vibration and is or represents the essence of life and spirit and the

universe itself. this is the barest introduction to toning and work with

sound .

 

Peggy Jentoft