SOUND APPROACH TO HEALING IN GREECE
DAILY EXPRESS - 26/09/2006
Sound approach to art of healing
Tone deaf AMY VICKERS finally found her voice on a Greek mountain SOUND has been used as a way of healing for thousands of years but we are only just beginning to rediscover its importance
Intrigued by a yoga and "voicework" workshop in Greece, I headed for the sun.
I've always thought myself tone deaf so I was excited about liberating my voice. I've done yoga for several years so I was keen on the idea of using it to help to open up my lungs.
At the same time as doing yoga, we made "ooo-ing" and "aah-ing" sounds to deepen our breathing. We also did singing and chanting, which left me feeling more confident.
I soon started to enjoy the range of noises (in tune or not) that came out of me.
Another part of the course was toning, which involves deep breaths and
changing the shape of the mouth to make vowel sounds. I started to feel the sound vibrations in different parts of my body.
By the end of the week, I felt different. My voice sounded more "whole" and I was aware of its vibrations.
People have since remarked that it has softened slightly.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Modern medicine already uses high energy sound waves to break up kidney
stones and gallstones.
The theory behind sound healing is that by tuning into the body's energy frequencies and clearing blockages caused by stress, exhaustion, anger or depression, the body can be brought back to harmony. Just as blood needs clear vessels to circulate, so our energy needs clear meridian channels.
WHAT'S INVOLVED?
We learned to use tones to give a "sound bath", during which a recipient is bathed in healing "ooo" sounds for about five minutes. When it was my turn, the gentle waves of sound made me feel as if I was floating and the aches and pains in my body disappeared, as did my headache. I felt tension slip from my head and shoulders, and I felt lighter. My breathing also improved.
At the start of the week, I could barely hold a note for three seconds. But, by the end of it, I was managing about 10 seconds in one breath. I also felt a heightened awareness of myself and nature.
WHAT IS THE ACCOMMODATION LIKE?
I stayed at a retreat centre on the Greek mainland, in the Pilion mountains. Our workshops were held in a relaxing outside space close to nature. During the day, when I wasn't doing the workshop, I wandered down to the beach and bathed in the Aegean.
WHAT'S THE COST?
I paid £345 for the week-long course and accommodation at Pilion, which offers holistic holidays from May until October. See www.pilion.org or contact sound healing teacher Narayani Guibarra on 0796 247 0611 or through www.innerstillness.co.uk For forthcoming sound healing workshops in the UK, visit www.collegeofsoundhealing.co.uk and see Dates.
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Sound approach to art of healing
Tone deaf AMY VICKERS finally found her voice on a Greek mountain SOUND has been used as a way of healing for thousands of years but we are only just beginning to rediscover its importance
Intrigued by a yoga and "voicework" workshop in Greece, I headed for the sun.
I've always thought myself tone deaf so I was excited about liberating my voice. I've done yoga for several years so I was keen on the idea of using it to help to open up my lungs.
At the same time as doing yoga, we made "ooo-ing" and "aah-ing" sounds to deepen our breathing. We also did singing and chanting, which left me feeling more confident.
I soon started to enjoy the range of noises (in tune or not) that came out of me.
Another part of the course was toning, which involves deep breaths and
changing the shape of the mouth to make vowel sounds. I started to feel the sound vibrations in different parts of my body.
By the end of the week, I felt different. My voice sounded more "whole" and I was aware of its vibrations.
People have since remarked that it has softened slightly.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Modern medicine already uses high energy sound waves to break up kidney
stones and gallstones.
The theory behind sound healing is that by tuning into the body's energy frequencies and clearing blockages caused by stress, exhaustion, anger or depression, the body can be brought back to harmony. Just as blood needs clear vessels to circulate, so our energy needs clear meridian channels.
WHAT'S INVOLVED?
We learned to use tones to give a "sound bath", during which a recipient is bathed in healing "ooo" sounds for about five minutes. When it was my turn, the gentle waves of sound made me feel as if I was floating and the aches and pains in my body disappeared, as did my headache. I felt tension slip from my head and shoulders, and I felt lighter. My breathing also improved.
At the start of the week, I could barely hold a note for three seconds. But, by the end of it, I was managing about 10 seconds in one breath. I also felt a heightened awareness of myself and nature.
WHAT IS THE ACCOMMODATION LIKE?
I stayed at a retreat centre on the Greek mainland, in the Pilion mountains. Our workshops were held in a relaxing outside space close to nature. During the day, when I wasn't doing the workshop, I wandered down to the beach and bathed in the Aegean.
WHAT'S THE COST?
I paid £345 for the week-long course and accommodation at Pilion, which offers holistic holidays from May until October. See www.pilion.org or contact sound healing teacher Narayani Guibarra on 0796 247 0611 or through www.innerstillness.co.uk For forthcoming sound healing workshops in the UK, visit www.collegeofsoundhealing.co.uk and see Dates.
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