Thursday, March 31, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Observing Intervals 3.28.11
So, I spent last week visiting my mother and giving lots of Biosonic Repatterning sessions with the Solar Harmonic Spectrum tuning forks. It was really pretty amazing. I gave 12 tuning fork sessions over a period of 7 days- I don't usually give that many in a year unless I'm teaching a workshop! So it was really sort of an exploratory journey for me.
The way this protocol works in a nutshell is that the practitioner (that would be me in this case) plays a series of intervals for the client. The Solar Harmonic Spectrum is a set of 8 Pythagorean tuning forks- C, D, E, F, G, A, B & C- which are played two at a time and held a couple of inches away from the listener's ears. The combination of tones create specific intervals which affect and realign different aspects of the nervous system, activating the body's built-in healing mechanisms and gently bringing the bioenergetic system back into alignment. For the practitioner the sounds are very quiet. You hold the tuning forks up to the other person's ears and they can hear the tones for a surprisingly long time, well over a minute, but for the practitioner the audible sound does not last long at all. However the skin and bones are great conductors of sound so even though we do not hear the sound after about 20-30 seconds it still affects us because we are holding the tuning forks and that sound is going into our body- and the sound frequencies are reaching us through the air even though we can no longer hear it.
The first little jolt of super-awareness I had was when I was giving my mother one of the very first sessions when I got there. I was sitting at her head, very quietly and semi-tranced out and had begun playing the interval of the third (C & E) after a series of other intervals. Suddenly I had an emotional issue come up that I didn't even know was still an issue- nothing to do with my mother, something totally separate and out of the blue- and suddenly I had tears streaming down and was trying hard to hold back my runny nose lest I disturb her repose! I was sort of shocked and began thinking about how I could resolve the issue after I finished the session. And then I picked up another combination of tuning forks and the issue disappeared as quickly as it had come up and I thought, "Wow- that was totally that specific interval that brought that up." And it did not come up again so apparently in that process it really was resolved- I didn't need to follow up at all on it later. There was no more charge around it when I thought about it. And then I really started paying attention to my thoughts and feelings throughout the process.
The whole protocol is very meditative for me and overall that was my general experience but nonetheless in the background there were still thought processes and I began to be very aware of how they changed with different intervals. The fifth (C & G) seemed to be the most expansive. I would become instantly quiet and feel as though I were expanding in all directions. I understand it as being connected to the Golden Ratio and the image of the Vitruvian Man, the expression of perfect proportion and symmetry. Also it represents the balancing of the five elements- earth, water, fire, air and akasha.
The next thing I noticed was when I played the interval of the sixth (C & A) I became extremely left-brain and started analyzing math patterns related to the Fibonacci Series, some of which I have since held in the vault of my mind to work out on paper or on the computer when I have time- I have a lot of follow-up study to do!
The fourth (C & F) also seemed to evoke more of an analytical response in me as well as a certain intuitive understanding.
The second (C & D) consistently felt to me like being blanketed in a soft silvery feminine energy, like that of the moon.
My sense of the seventh (C &B) was a higher level of esoteric understanding and the octave (C- 256 hz and C-528 hz) felt to be the integration of Heaven and Earth, the descent of Spirit into Matter. John Beaulieu also suggests this as being representative of the yin and yang, female and male energies particularly represented in the voice with the male voice being an octave lower typically than the female when singing in unison.
In writing this, I am giving my overall energetic impressions of these intervals- however each session was vastly and uniquely different even though the energetic qualities of the various intervals remained fairly consistent from my point of perception. Each person who received a session (or more than one) found it to be extremely relaxing, enjoyable and helpful on many levels. One person told me afterward that she is very self-conscious and has a hard time letting go so she didn't think she would be able to in the first session but she found herself totally relaxing within minutes. And again that speaks to the power of sound, when utilized consciously, to fully engage us to the extent that everything else drops away. It allows us to become fully present to that place within us that is pure joy and peace that is always accessible- but that we are not always available to experience.
The way this protocol works in a nutshell is that the practitioner (that would be me in this case) plays a series of intervals for the client. The Solar Harmonic Spectrum is a set of 8 Pythagorean tuning forks- C, D, E, F, G, A, B & C- which are played two at a time and held a couple of inches away from the listener's ears. The combination of tones create specific intervals which affect and realign different aspects of the nervous system, activating the body's built-in healing mechanisms and gently bringing the bioenergetic system back into alignment. For the practitioner the sounds are very quiet. You hold the tuning forks up to the other person's ears and they can hear the tones for a surprisingly long time, well over a minute, but for the practitioner the audible sound does not last long at all. However the skin and bones are great conductors of sound so even though we do not hear the sound after about 20-30 seconds it still affects us because we are holding the tuning forks and that sound is going into our body- and the sound frequencies are reaching us through the air even though we can no longer hear it.
The first little jolt of super-awareness I had was when I was giving my mother one of the very first sessions when I got there. I was sitting at her head, very quietly and semi-tranced out and had begun playing the interval of the third (C & E) after a series of other intervals. Suddenly I had an emotional issue come up that I didn't even know was still an issue- nothing to do with my mother, something totally separate and out of the blue- and suddenly I had tears streaming down and was trying hard to hold back my runny nose lest I disturb her repose! I was sort of shocked and began thinking about how I could resolve the issue after I finished the session. And then I picked up another combination of tuning forks and the issue disappeared as quickly as it had come up and I thought, "Wow- that was totally that specific interval that brought that up." And it did not come up again so apparently in that process it really was resolved- I didn't need to follow up at all on it later. There was no more charge around it when I thought about it. And then I really started paying attention to my thoughts and feelings throughout the process.
The whole protocol is very meditative for me and overall that was my general experience but nonetheless in the background there were still thought processes and I began to be very aware of how they changed with different intervals. The fifth (C & G) seemed to be the most expansive. I would become instantly quiet and feel as though I were expanding in all directions. I understand it as being connected to the Golden Ratio and the image of the Vitruvian Man, the expression of perfect proportion and symmetry. Also it represents the balancing of the five elements- earth, water, fire, air and akasha.
The next thing I noticed was when I played the interval of the sixth (C & A) I became extremely left-brain and started analyzing math patterns related to the Fibonacci Series, some of which I have since held in the vault of my mind to work out on paper or on the computer when I have time- I have a lot of follow-up study to do!The fourth (C & F) also seemed to evoke more of an analytical response in me as well as a certain intuitive understanding.
The second (C & D) consistently felt to me like being blanketed in a soft silvery feminine energy, like that of the moon.
My sense of the seventh (C &B) was a higher level of esoteric understanding and the octave (C- 256 hz and C-528 hz) felt to be the integration of Heaven and Earth, the descent of Spirit into Matter. John Beaulieu also suggests this as being representative of the yin and yang, female and male energies particularly represented in the voice with the male voice being an octave lower typically than the female when singing in unison.
In writing this, I am giving my overall energetic impressions of these intervals- however each session was vastly and uniquely different even though the energetic qualities of the various intervals remained fairly consistent from my point of perception. Each person who received a session (or more than one) found it to be extremely relaxing, enjoyable and helpful on many levels. One person told me afterward that she is very self-conscious and has a hard time letting go so she didn't think she would be able to in the first session but she found herself totally relaxing within minutes. And again that speaks to the power of sound, when utilized consciously, to fully engage us to the extent that everything else drops away. It allows us to become fully present to that place within us that is pure joy and peace that is always accessible- but that we are not always available to experience.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Tuning Updates 3.19.11
Well, I wrote the other day about giving my mother a session with the Pythagorean tuning forks. Since then I have given several more sessions. This is the most consistently I have utilized this protocol (Biosonic Repatterning). At my office I primarily use the Soundweaver VibroAcoustic Environment (pictured here) which has speakers built into the mat as well as on the copper frame so that you feel the music as well as hearing it.
Just finished giving my mother her third session since I have been here. She didn't have one yesterday because she still felt so good from the day before and in fact said she still felt great today- but she wanted one anyway because she loves them so much. When the session was over she didn't even need a hand getting off the table today. I have to admit that I am as amazed as she is at what a positive effect they are having on the physical level. It is definitely far beyond the obvious effects of deep relaxation, which is powerful enough in itself. It seems as if we are moving back the hands of time.
Yesterday one of her close friends came for a session who has "bad knees" and a bad back as well- for years. She is right around the same age as my mother who, as I mentioned the other day, is 89. After the session she told me that she could feel the sound coming in and moving through her body right down to her knees. She felt so much better after the session that she said, "I can't wait to go home and try out the stairs!" It was quite funny and I recommended she not push it but she apparently called my mother today to tell her how great she felt.
Mum's live-in caretaker, Stella also received a session yesterday and was delighted. She has such a hard time relaxing and also a very hard time sleeping and she just loved it as well. She said she got extremely relaxed and went straight upstairs to take a nap. Another woman who owns a dayspa here in Hamilton had a treatment and as soon as I was done asked how long I'd be here and if I would like to give their clients sessions while I'm here and whenever I come back to visit.
So this is very fun and exciting exploring this protocol which I have not put to the test until now. Of course one of the great advantages in using them when I travel is that they are lightweight and very portable- unlike crystal bowls or a sound table! I only wonder why I waited so long...
By the way, if you would like to learn more about Healing with Pythagorean Tuning Forks and other sound healing protocols, please go to my website www.wholisticsound.com and check the calendar of events for workshop dates.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Recommended Drumming Allowance for March 2011
Christine Stevens is a great drum circle facilitator and teacher, and sound waves and intention travel great distances. As A Course in Miracles says, "A miracle is never lost. It may touch many people you have not even met, and produce undreamed of changes in situations of which you are not even aware." So let us join our minds and send our loving thoughts, healing prayers, our songs, our drumbeats and the prayer of the heart to Japan.
Also I received this beautiful story in my email today that I would like to share, knowing that in the midst of the appearance of strife and anguish, there is beauty, light and love.
A blog post from a woman in Sendai, Japan. She eloquently speaks to the love that emerges
from challenging conditions:
posted by Anne Thomas on 3/14/2011 11:30 am
A letter from Sendai
Things here in Sendai have been rather surreal. But I am very blessed
to have wonderful friends who are helping me a lot. Since my shack is
even more worthy of that name, I am now staying at a friend's home.
We share supplies like water, food and a kerosene heater. We sleep lined
up in one room, eat by candlelight, share stories. It is warm, friendly, and
beautiful.
During the day we help each other clean up the mess in our homes.
People sit in their cars, looking at news on their navigation screens,
or line up to get drinking water when a source is open. If someone has
water running in their home, they put out sign so people can come to
fill up their jugs and buckets.
Utterly amazingly where I am there has been no looting, no pushing in
lines. People leave their front door open, as it is safer when an
earthquake strikes. People keep saying, "Oh, this is how it used to
be in the old days when everyone helped one another."
Quakes keep coming. Last night they struck about every 15 minutes.
Sirens are constant and helicopters pass overhead often.
We got water for a few hours in our homes last night, and now it is
for half a day. Electricity came on this afternoon. Gas has
not yet come on. But all of this is by area. Some people have these
things,others do not. No one has washed for several days.
We feel grubby, but there are so much more important concerns
than that for us now. I love this peeling away of non-essentials.
Living fully on the level of instinct, of intuition, of caring, of what is
needed for survival, not just of me, but of the entire group.
There are strange parallel universes happening. Houses a mess in
some places, yet then a house with futons or laundry out drying in
the sun. People lining up for water and food, and yet a few people
out walking their dogs. All happening at the same time.
Other unexpected touches of beauty are first, the silence at night.
No cars. No one out on the streets. And the heavens at night are
scattered with stars. I usually can see about two, but now the
whole sky is filled. The mountains are Sendai are solid and with
the crisp air we can see them silhouetted against the sky
magnificently.
And the Japanese themselves are so wonderful. I come back to my
shack to check on it each day, now to send this e-mail since the
electricity is on, and I find food and water left in my entranceway. I have
no idea from whom, but it is there. Old men in green hats go from
door to door checking to see if everyone is OK. People talk to
complete strangers asking if they need help. I see no signs of fear.
Resignation, yes, but fear or panic, no.
They tell us we can expect aftershocks, and even other major
quakes, for another month or more. And we are getting constant
tremors, rolls, shaking, rumbling. I am blessed in that I live in a
part of Sendai that is a bit elevated, a bit more solid than other parts.
So, so far this area is better off than others. Last night my friend's
husband came in from the country, bringing food and water.
Blessed again.
Somehow at this time I realize from direct experience that there
is indeed an enormous Cosmic evolutionary step that is occurring
all over the world right at this moment. And somehow as I experience
the events happening now in Japan, I can feel my heart opening very
wide. My brother asked me if I felt so small because of all that is
happening. I don't. Rather, I feel as part of something happening
that much larger than myself. This wave of birthing (worldwide) is
hard, and yet magnificent.
Thank you again for your care and Love of me,
With Love in return, to you all,
Anne
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
The Sound of the Universe 3.17.11
Did I mention that when I was a kid I wanted to be an astronomer? As someone who is both passionate about sound and a latent and secretly aspiring astronomer this talk given by Janna Levin left me absolutely breathless by the end of it. Incredibly brilliant and a beautiful delivery as well. Enjoy...
Biosonic Bliss 3.16.11
Right now I'm in Massachusetts visiting my 89-year old mother who is in pretty amazing condition for her age (which I attribute to her growing and eating her own organic vegetables for the last 60-plus years). Her only real complaints are dimming eyesight and arthritis which can cause considerable discomfort for her.
Her latest and greatest pleasure seems to be receiving treatments with tuning forks- specifically a protocol put together by John Beaulieu- Biosonic Repatterning using Pythagorean tuning forks. I learned this protocol over ten years ago from Avi Khadir Aberman (at that time still known as Phil), an old friend and colleague of John Beaulieu's. When I first experienced them I found them heavenly and wanted to add them to my sound healing practice right away. As it turned out though, I didn't use them much for a long time because I already had a primary sound healing protocol using Somatron vibroacoustic technology and this has really been the backbone of my practice for well over 15 years. In the last 3 years though I have begun working with the tuning forks more and more.
My mother has had all manner of alternative therapy and exposed me to a great deal as well. When I was 7 and injured my neck she had a woman come to the house and give me massage and reflexology almost every day for 2 weeks. When I was 18 she gave me a subscription to The Homeopathic Layman's League of the Northeast along with a homeopathic first aid kit of Dr. Schuessler's Cell Salts and I began learning about homeopathy. It has gone on from there. She herself has had every kind of sound healing treatment I have offered from toning which loved ("It's like taking a bath in ginger ale!") to a treatment in the Inner Dimensional Sound Chamber, which made her extremely nervous. ("Do I have to go in the monkey cage again?" referring to the sacred geometry frame around the sound chamber, when it was offered on another visit). She gets acupuncture, massage and craniosacral therapy on a regular basis, which includes treatments from my sister and I whenever we come for a visit- tui na, Thai massage, Bhakti massage, craniosacral therapy and sound healing.
So about 6 months ago when I was visiting I decided to bring my tuning forks with me. It's an odd thing. Even though I know that for me they are magical, somehow I think other people may just get bored. Well, so far- as far as I know- that has never happened, but somehow I thought it might be a stretch for my mother. Why? She is the IDEAL receiver of almost any kind of alternative therapy as long as it doesn't involve a monkey cage! Anyway I gave her a treatment with the Solar Harmonic Spectrum tuners. It is an off-body protocol and the person just lies on a massage table (or whatever works) while the practitioner(me, in this case) plays a series of intervals with two tuning forks at a time, holding them up to the client's ears. The whole process takes about 40 minutes. Unfortunately I didn't give her the session til the second to last day of my visit. As soon as it was over the first thing she said was, "Can I have another one tomorrow?" And then declared that it was simply blissful.
So now whenever I come she wants the tuning forks. Today, having arrived yesterday, I gave her the first session of what will probably be a series over the next seven days. Her response today was pretty much the same as every other time. After a bit of a challenge getting into a comfortable supine position on the table, within the first few minutes of cranial work she became deeply relaxed and then I started with the tuning forks and soon she was quietly snoring. She wasn't really sleeping but she goes in very deep. (Her snoring style when she is asleep is much more intense.) I also become entrained through the skin and bone conduction as I feel the vibration of the tones moving into my body. After the session was over she really did fall deeply asleep and slept on the table for about another half hour or more. Then she got up, needing less assistance from me than usual and exclaimed that it was simply wonderful, heavenly. She said she felt marvelous.
I asked her if she remembered anything. She said no, she just felt wonderful. She was beaming. She soon began remarking that she had much less pain in her body and couldn't get over how well she felt. She said she felt freer. She repeatedly stated over the course of the afternoon how amazed she was at how much better she felt. I must admit that I am somewhat amazed as well. Something that seems so gentle is so powerful and goes so deep. I haven't used the tuning forks on anyone else who was dealing with physical pain so this is a real eye opener for me to see just how powerful this treatment is on the physical level.
After I was done she called three friends and set up appointments for all of them, including one for one of the owners of the day spa where she goes for her manicure! So interesting...
Having just arrived yesterday we have been having a richly musical time so far. Last night we watched a wonderful program about a reunion of Pete Seeger's old group, The Weavers. The female singer Ronnie Gilbert had extraordinarily beautiful radiant youthful skin some 30 years later which I commented on. Mum said, "That's what music does- you know that!" Yes, it does.
Her latest and greatest pleasure seems to be receiving treatments with tuning forks- specifically a protocol put together by John Beaulieu- Biosonic Repatterning using Pythagorean tuning forks. I learned this protocol over ten years ago from Avi Khadir Aberman (at that time still known as Phil), an old friend and colleague of John Beaulieu's. When I first experienced them I found them heavenly and wanted to add them to my sound healing practice right away. As it turned out though, I didn't use them much for a long time because I already had a primary sound healing protocol using Somatron vibroacoustic technology and this has really been the backbone of my practice for well over 15 years. In the last 3 years though I have begun working with the tuning forks more and more.
My mother has had all manner of alternative therapy and exposed me to a great deal as well. When I was 7 and injured my neck she had a woman come to the house and give me massage and reflexology almost every day for 2 weeks. When I was 18 she gave me a subscription to The Homeopathic Layman's League of the Northeast along with a homeopathic first aid kit of Dr. Schuessler's Cell Salts and I began learning about homeopathy. It has gone on from there. She herself has had every kind of sound healing treatment I have offered from toning which loved ("It's like taking a bath in ginger ale!") to a treatment in the Inner Dimensional Sound Chamber, which made her extremely nervous. ("Do I have to go in the monkey cage again?" referring to the sacred geometry frame around the sound chamber, when it was offered on another visit). She gets acupuncture, massage and craniosacral therapy on a regular basis, which includes treatments from my sister and I whenever we come for a visit- tui na, Thai massage, Bhakti massage, craniosacral therapy and sound healing.
So about 6 months ago when I was visiting I decided to bring my tuning forks with me. It's an odd thing. Even though I know that for me they are magical, somehow I think other people may just get bored. Well, so far- as far as I know- that has never happened, but somehow I thought it might be a stretch for my mother. Why? She is the IDEAL receiver of almost any kind of alternative therapy as long as it doesn't involve a monkey cage! Anyway I gave her a treatment with the Solar Harmonic Spectrum tuners. It is an off-body protocol and the person just lies on a massage table (or whatever works) while the practitioner(me, in this case) plays a series of intervals with two tuning forks at a time, holding them up to the client's ears. The whole process takes about 40 minutes. Unfortunately I didn't give her the session til the second to last day of my visit. As soon as it was over the first thing she said was, "Can I have another one tomorrow?" And then declared that it was simply blissful.
So now whenever I come she wants the tuning forks. Today, having arrived yesterday, I gave her the first session of what will probably be a series over the next seven days. Her response today was pretty much the same as every other time. After a bit of a challenge getting into a comfortable supine position on the table, within the first few minutes of cranial work she became deeply relaxed and then I started with the tuning forks and soon she was quietly snoring. She wasn't really sleeping but she goes in very deep. (Her snoring style when she is asleep is much more intense.) I also become entrained through the skin and bone conduction as I feel the vibration of the tones moving into my body. After the session was over she really did fall deeply asleep and slept on the table for about another half hour or more. Then she got up, needing less assistance from me than usual and exclaimed that it was simply wonderful, heavenly. She said she felt marvelous.
I asked her if she remembered anything. She said no, she just felt wonderful. She was beaming. She soon began remarking that she had much less pain in her body and couldn't get over how well she felt. She said she felt freer. She repeatedly stated over the course of the afternoon how amazed she was at how much better she felt. I must admit that I am somewhat amazed as well. Something that seems so gentle is so powerful and goes so deep. I haven't used the tuning forks on anyone else who was dealing with physical pain so this is a real eye opener for me to see just how powerful this treatment is on the physical level.
After I was done she called three friends and set up appointments for all of them, including one for one of the owners of the day spa where she goes for her manicure! So interesting...
Having just arrived yesterday we have been having a richly musical time so far. Last night we watched a wonderful program about a reunion of Pete Seeger's old group, The Weavers. The female singer Ronnie Gilbert had extraordinarily beautiful radiant youthful skin some 30 years later which I commented on. Mum said, "That's what music does- you know that!" Yes, it does.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
3.9.11 Forever Young
Watched the movie "Young at Heart" last night, which follows a senior citizen chorus from Northampton, MA over a period of six weeks as they prepare for a concert in their home town. The music is great- songs by James Brown, Talking Heads, The Clash, The Police, Bob Dylan- and the old folks ROCK! I showed it at my sound healing center and was disappointed that so few people showed up- four to be exact (besides me). It is such a wonderful inspirational movie and I cannot imagine how anyone would not love it, so I felt badly knowing that so many people missed it. It speaks to the power of music, and in this case singing, to bring people together- to connect, uplift, inspire, empower, heal, motivate, and above all to keep the spirit alive.
Here they are doing a song by Kurt Cobain... totally cool!
Here they are doing a song by Kurt Cobain... totally cool!
Friday, March 4, 2011
3.4.11 Healing Frequencies
Watch this! A series of frequencies showing cymatic formations in a drop of water. Absolutely astounding as you consider the effects of these frequencies on the brain and the body. Dr. Gary Robert Buchanan is taking the work of Hans Jenny and Dr. Peter Guy Manners to the next level. Enjoy...
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