Modern society, with its many scientific wonders, has managed to forget a great deal of ancient information that once served humanity. What has been called magic or folklore by the analytical minds of today was once commonplace for our ancient ancestors. They managed to live in accordance with nature, and to listen and look for answers that could only be discovered through introspective searching. Our "New Age" movement is actually a resurgence of "Old Age" ideas and understanding. Amongst these ancient ideas were the uses of sounds and crystals to promote healing.
What is Crystal Sound Healing?
Crystal sound therapy is an ancient practice in which sound healers produce different sound frequencies with quartz crystal singing bowls to restore balance and harmony in the body. Also known as sound bath, the healing session involves the use of Tibetan bowls, alchemy bowls, tuning forks and chimes, among other sound healing tools, in addition to quartz crystal singing bowls.
Considered as a holistic healing modality as it affects the mind, body, emotions and spirit, crystal sound healing slows down the brain waves, which in turn induces deep relaxation that supports the body's natural ability to heal itself.
What are the Benefits of Crystal Sound Healing?
Aside from being deeply relaxing, the sound vibrations of crystal bowls and other similar musical instruments clear the chakras of old energies and bring forth a sense of lightness and balance. This improves not only the physical aspect of health but also the mental, emotional and spiritual. Crystal sound healing is no different to meditation and yoga as it promises the same benefits as the two modalities, including:
- Lowers blood pressure
- Improves cardiovascular health
- Reduces symptoms of depression
- Promotes inner peace
- Relieves stress and anxiety
- Increases self-awareness
- Boosts creativity
- Promotes mental clarity
- Treats insomnia
- Relieves the side effects of cancer treatments
How Does Crystal Sound Healing Work?
The effects of singing bowls vary according to their resonant frequencies. While the sound frequency of a small Tibetan singing bowl may bring about a deep sense of relaxation that affects our subtle bodies, larger bowls will have a greater impact on our physical bodies. This explains why yoga studios and energy centres use healing bowls in different sizes to transform the energy levels of their clients.
At the beginning of a crystal sound healing session, clients get into a supine position fully clothed. Then, the sound healer envelops them in beautiful sounds by gently striking their crystal bowls with a rubber mallet. The negative energies contained in each person's body dissipate like vapour and are replaced by the purity of positive energy. It's like a natural painkiller as it changes the body's perception of pain and facilitates healing at a cellular level. The reason behind the beneficial effects of crystal sound healing is explained in more detail below:
Vibrational Healing
Sound is vibrational energy. Religions and healers have used it for centuries, because it is able to cross over from our third dimensional existence into the higher dimensions. Sound penetrates our bodies, and brings our minds into altered states of awareness.
Quartz crystals have the ability to hold electromagnetic energy. They hold light and information of a vibrational nature. They have been utilized for centuries by lightworkers for accessing higher realms of thought and power.
Crystal Singing Bowls
Metal singing bowls have long been used by Tibetan monks for healing and clearing energies. Each bowl resonates at a specific key or frequency. These frequencies match the frequencies that are associated with the chakras.
It is now possible to create singing bowls out of pure quartz crystal. This amplifies the strength of their frequencies. The bowls are used to bring a harmonious vibration back into areas of the energy body that happen to be imbalanced.
Combination of Light and Sound
Quartz crystal is like a prism in that it has the ability to divide white light into the spectrum of colours. The human body gives off an energy field known as an aura. This aura is coloured just as a spectrum of light. The human body has crystalline qualities in its bones, blood and DNA. The crystal singing bowls move both light and sound into the gross and etheric bodies. Here is how it works.
Each chakra is associated with a sound and colour. Specific organs and glands are also affected by each chakra. Emotions are also associated with each chakra.
When a person experiences an emotional or psychological trauma, they store the event memory in an area of their energy body that is governed by a particular chakra.
The chakra becomes imbalanced by the event memory, and the imbalance is measured by the change in frequency and/or colour of the chakra. It can also be detected through symptoms that are present in defined areas of the physical body.
A therapist/healer detects the imbalance by striking each bowl and running it along the body. When the tone of the bowl becomes distorted as it passes over the body, then an imbalance is detected. They then use the sounds of the crystal singing bowls to remove the improper vibration, and replace it with a corrected one.
Once vibrating at the right frequency, the physical body should no longer show symptoms, and the mental and energetic bodies can vibrate with clarity. The overall result is optimal health.
Modern technology has now provided us with the means to produce the highest quality crystal bowls. Mixed with the ancient ideas of sound healing, this unique approach to healing and wellness is something that should be considered by everyone.
Reap the benefits of crystal sound healing today by getting in touch with a certified crystal sound healer in your local area through the Natural Therapy Pages.
Originally published on Dec 16, 2011
