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Human bodies are 75% water, which is a great conductor for vibrations. Sound healers use instruments that vibrate at specific frequencies when struck. These vibrations correspond to energy fields in the body and have the ability to harmonize and rebalance these energies through a process known as entrainment.

 

Sound healing works in four ways:

 

1. Sympathetic resonance

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Scientifically speaking, sympathetic resonance is when the vibrations in one object produce vibrations in another. For example, if you have two tuning forks close to one another, if you strike one, it will cause the other tuning fork to vibrate at a similar frequency.

 

This is the principle that causes the body to vibrate at the same frequency as the sounds produced by crystal bowls, gongs, tuning forks and other sound-healing instruments.

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2. Brainwave entrainment
 

Brainwave entrainment refers to the capacity of the brain to naturally synchronize its brainwave frequencies with the rhythm of external stimuli. In practical terms, this means that your brainwave frequencies synchronize with the frequencies produced by sound healing instruments. The positive frequencies allow your cells to operate in harmony with each other, healing organs, bones and uncomfortable emotional states.

 

3. Frequency Following Response
 

Brainwaves are directly linked to mental states of consciousness. There are different types of brainwaves: delta, theta, alpha and beta waves. Relatively slow delta waves are emitted during sleep, faster theta waves are emitted during meditation and beta waves (the fastest) are emitted when we are problem-solving or focusing on particular tasks.

 

Sound waves that correspond to these four types of brain waves are generated when the sound healing practitioner strikes specific bowls. For example, the sound healer uses instruments that produce vibrations corresponding to the brain’s theta waves (4-8 hertz) to induce the positive feelings and healing experienced during meditation.

 

4. Balance the brain’s left and right hemispheres
 

The left and right sides of the brain are very different. The left side of the brain is associated with logic and problem-solving. The right side of the brain is associated with creativity. In most people, the right or left side of the brain is dominant. Sound healing works on both sides of the brain to develop areas where we might be weak and improve communication between the hemispheres.

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