More Than Just A Beat

The Power Of Sound For Healing

Sound waves are therapeutic because they can penetrate anything solid and travel energetically long distances. Whilst not a quick fix, sound can reduce or shift stress in the present moment and soothe your parasympathetic nervous system to rest and digest life.

There is abundant research to highlight that sound is exceptional for reducing anxiety and restoring calm in the nervous system. So it’s therefore great for improving sleep, concentration, and anxiety.

Sound therapy is not new, and has been used innovatively throughout the centuries. Sound can be used with specific therapeutic goals and also greatly improve health and wellness.

Sound can be instrumental music, singing or even using tuning forks, meditation bowls, or sound baths (eg gongs, drums etc). In principle, sound therapy utilises sound waves that mimic vibrations found in nature, such as ocean waves, wind blowing through the bush, and other organic sounds produced by plants, animals, and insects.

Sound healing works by stimulating the parasympathetic nervous system, the neurological wiring responsible for digestion, procreation and rest. The sound waves influence the vagus nerve and enteric nervous system to slow down your breath rate and your heart rate. The flow-on effect is that you enter into an almost trance-like state of deep relaxation.

Add a smile to that relaxed state and hold it long enough to laugh, and your body makes serotonin. That’s right, you become your anti-depressant!

My hot top is to create a playlist

There is a lot of psychological research to demonstrate that certain frequencies and rhythms can elicit emotional responses. For instance, a study published in the journal “Emotion” found that low-frequency sounds might be more likely to induce sadness, while high-frequency sounds can invoke happiness or excitement.

One landmark study in the journal “Psychology of Music” demonstrated that music could evoke many emotions, from joy to sadness, fear to disgust. The brain processes musical elements like melody, tempo, and rhythm to evoke emotional states. 

Play a single track over and over whilst experiencing a particular emotion, cue Bridget Jones self-loathing herself and eating biscuits, and your brain can create muscle memory to reinvoke the emotion upon playing the sound.

When I’m working with clients, I explain it’s essential to create a playlist that varies the tracts you listen to, so that you aren’t creating negative emotional associations with sound. When working with clients I only play soundtracks that have specific healing frequencies, and most often will not play soundtracks with lyrics — relaxation music only.

If you’re wondering what frequencies could support you to create change in your life here’s a list!

I recommend Solfeggio Frequency sound, as it’s geared to target specific frequencies within the mind and body. Simply visit Spotify or YouTube, and search solfeggio frequency + issue eg anxiety, guilt, concentration, space clearing etc.

Solfeggio Frequency 528 Hertz is useful for influencing prana/chi transformation, miracles, and DNA repair. This frequency helps to increase life energy, clarity of mind, and awareness, helps to awaken/activate creativity, deep inner peace, imagination, intention, intuition, and repair DNA.

Solfeggio Frequency 852 Hz is useful for supporting the listener to return to spiritual order. This frequency helps you to see through life’s illusions. Opening up to Spirit. Cells can begin to transform into a higher-frequency operational system.

Solfeggio Frequency 396 Hz is useful for creating harmony, oneness, and unity as well as liberating guilt and fear. This frequency supports you to shift from grief to joy. Assists in clearing hidden blockages, and subconscious negative beliefs, and achieving goals.

Solfeggio Frequency 174 Hz is useful for the listener to reconnect to their light and create a unification with Spirit. This frequency helps to reduce energetic and physical pain. Helps energetic stability.

Solfeggio Frequency 639Hz is a restorative frequency for connection, and communication and can support reconnecting within relationships. This frequency helps to re-harmonise community and relationships including family, friends, partners etc. Enhances communication (including cellular communication), understanding and love.

Solfeggio Frequency 741 Hz is a useful sound for awakening intuition. This frequency supports problem-solving, and solutions, and helps to clear toxins and electromagnetic radiation from the cells. Stepping into self-expression.

Solfeggio Frequency 417 Hz is useful for undoing situations and facilitating change. This frequency helps to cleanse traumatic experiences and the destructive influences of past traumas and events. Encourages optimal cell function. Allows you to step forward and change your life.

Conclusion

No matter the circumstances in your life, if you need to quickly restore calm in your life (not whilst driving), try sound waves to create change within your inner world- they are more than just a beat!

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