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What is sound healing?
Everything in our universe is ultimately energy and made up of atoms which are all vibrating, meaning everything has a frequency. When our bodies and minds are out of balance we will benefit from the sounds of the gongs and other instruments as their frequencies entrains our cells, organs and brainwaves into harmony once again.
These healing frequencies have the ability to entrain us into different states of consciousness as we slip easily from our normal waking beta state into alpha, delta or even theta, where we can experience deep relaxation, dreamlike states or a deep sleep.
As a result we can experience great relief from mental and emotional stress and even physical ailments. People usually notice a big decrease in pain levels and quite often epiphanies come to us in this state as our mind is finally quietened and calm. People report many sensations such as floating and a pure state of Being.
This leaves us feeling truly present, blissfully rejuvenated and more resilient to life's ups and downs.
How does sound heal?
The Mechanics
Unsurprisingly it all begins in the ear! Through a series of processes the sound waves are converted to electrical impulses which are then transmitted to the brain by the auditory nerve. The brain then communicates these signals to the rest of the body via the vagus nerve which stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system. This encourages deep rest, allowing deep cellular healing to take place and guiding the body to homeostasis.
Resonance and Entrainment
In order to understand how sound heals we need to understand resonance and entrainment. Entrainment is forced resonance which is quite simply explained to exist in order to conserve energy. It will take less energy to work harmoniously with another body that to work against it. When one vibrating source is different or more powerful it will force the other to match its own which can create harmony or homeostasis, or the opposite effect! For example, if I hear psy-trance music, I feel totally discombobulated!
This happens all the time, without us noticing, just as a beat from music can match our own heartbeat or being in the company of someone can have either a positive or negative effect on our own mood. If we understand the potential of this force and the effect it has on our being, we can use it to heal our bodies as a whole ..
Cloud Nine Origins
Cloud Nine Sound Healing was created by me, Lauran Brannigan, qualified Gong Master and Shamanic Practitioner, with the vision of helping people create that inner peaceful and blissful state. This helps them to go back out into the world and face life's ups and downs without being so affected by them. This in turn helps the collective, with the driving belief that the more of us who take responsibility for our own inner peace, the more we will see peace reflected in our society.
I was blessed to be taught meditation from a young age and don't feel I would be who I am today without it. I was recently part of the 10,000 for World Peace experiment that showed the effects of thousands of people practising the TM Sidhi technique has on society and the world at large.
Driven by my first profound experience of a gong bath, the powerful benefits of shamanic healing and the belief that peace starts within, is what led me to create Cloud Nine Sound Healing.
I am currently studying the effects of sound healing on teenage children who are suffering with trauma, mental illness and/ or physical ailments. I provide sound healing across London and Wales, privately and at various events in the community.
Sound-based vibration treatment has been shown to help people with pain from arthritis, menstrual pain, postoperative pain, knee replacement pain. Sound-based treatment has even been found to improve mobility, reduce muscle pain and stiffness, increase blood circulation, and lower blood pressure.