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SoundandVibrationForHealthandWell-Being
SusanC.Moyer,MSW,CSP
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
Chapter Page
TheWindandTheWord 3
SoundandOurHumanBeginnings 4
TheNeurophysiologyofSound/Vibration 5
SoundandtheVagusNerve 8
SoundAsMedicine 10
SomeMethodsofUsingSoundandMusicforHealing 14
InConclusion 30
References 31
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TheWindandTheWord
“InthebeginningwhenGodcreatedtheheavensandtheearth,theearthwasaformlesswastelandanddarknesscoveredtheabyss,whileamightywindsweptoverthewaters…”(TheBible,Genesis,1:1-2)AndinSt.John:“InthebeginningwastheWord,andtheWordwaswithGod,andtheWordwasGod.HewasinthebeginningwithGod.”(TheBible,John,1:1-2)
Thesetwobiblicalstatementsinreferencetocreationbothrefertomovement(thewind)andsound(theWord.)Withmovementisvibration.Andwithvibration,issound.
Iusedtothinksoundcausedvibration.WhenIbeganlearningmoreaboutvibration,Icametofindthatactuallyit’stheotherwayaround:vibrationcausessound.
Themovementofsomething–evenair–resultsinanenergeticdisplacement.Thinkofwind.Youfeelitagainstyourfaceasyouwalk.Andweoftenrefertoitas“howling.”Movementofairispickedupbyourauditorysenseassound.
SriYukteswar,inhisbookTheHolyScience(1984)claimsthattheEasternholysyllable,Aum(alsoreferredtoas“Om”andextendedtoincludetheChristian“Amen”)isthespecificsoundofthevibrationcausedbyGodatthebeginningofcreation.ParamahansaYogananda,adiscipleofSriYukteswar,statesthat,“‘Word’meansintelligentvibration,intelligentenergy…”(fromTheSecondComingofChrist,1980).
Otherculturesinancienttimesalsobelievedinthepowerofsound:theEgyptians,ChineseandGreeks.PerDavidTameinTheSecretPowerofMusic,theancientsbelievedthatsoundandmusicweretangibleforcescapableofcreationitselfbyimpactingtheformofmatter.Thisisseentodayinvideosofcymatics,wherevariousfrequenciescreateintricatepatternsinsand,waterorsalt.
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Andsoitbegan….
SoundandourHumanBeginnings
Wemaynothavethoughtofit,butwegrowintoourhuman-hoodwithsound.Whatsurroundsuswhenwe’reinutero?Thevibrationofourmother’sheartbeat.Boom,boom.Boom,boom.Ninemonths(moreorless…)Boom,boom.Boom,boom.
FormanyyearsIoffereddrumcircles.OneofthefirstdrummingrhythmsIlearnedataworkshopwascalled“TheHeartbeatofMotherEarth.”SincethenIhaveheardacouplevariationsofthissimplebeat,buttheyallbasicallyrecountthesoundoftheheart:Boom,boom.Boom,boom.TheoneIlearnedhaduscountsilently,one,two,thendotwodrumbeats.Othersdoonesofterbeatfollowedbyalouderbeat,withoutpausesforthesilentcounts.Oralouderbeatfollowedbyasofterone.Allareeffectiveinputtingthevastmajorityofpeopleintoapeacefultrance-likestate.
Itwasn’tuntilIattendedaconferenceonatopicunrelatedtodrummingorevensoundwhereIwasabletoactuallyheartheconnection.Aspartofapresentation,arecordingofahumanheartbeatasitsoundsinthewombwasplayed.Itsoundedexactlylikeasnaredrum!
Nowondersomanyofusresonatetodrumming.Howcanwenot?ItwastherewhileourDNAwasformed.Whenourcellsdivided.Ourorganswereformed.Resonatingthroughthefluidthatenvelopedus…Boom,boom.Boom,boom…
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TheNeurophysiologyofSound/Vibration
OK,it’salongtitletobasicallyask,“Howdoessoundaffectthebody?”
Thereareacouplewaysthishappens.Oneisthroughresearchdoneontheareasofthebrainthatshowstimulationwhenmusicisheard:Fromthe2002articletitled“MusicChangesLinksintheBrain”byRobertLeeHoltzfortheL.A.Times,
“Although music activated many parts of the brain, the researchers discovered that everyone had just one area in common that tracked and processed melodies. That brain region, located near the center of the forehead, is called the rostromedial prefrontal cortex. This region, which links to short-term memory, long-term memory and emotions, is different from areas involved in more basic sound processing.”
Inotherwords,musiciscapableofpullingupemotionally-ladenmemoriesforus.Forinstance,thefirsttimein8thgradethatIheardthegroupTraffic’ssong,“DearMr.Fantasy”thatseemedtotransportmetoamysticalland.AndtheheartyearningacoupleyearslaterthatledmetopraymyroommatesweresleepingasIplayedTheMoodyBlues’“NightsinWhiteSatin”adinfinitum.Weallhavethosesongs.Wecanrecallhowoldwewere,wherewewere,andhowwefeltwhenweheardthem.
Anotherwaysoundhealsuscomesfromresearchdoneintheareaoftheneurophysiologyoftrauma.Akeyinthesestudieshasbeenamajornerveinourbody,thevagusnerve.
Thevagusnerve(alsoknownas“cranialnerveX”,--Xasinthenumber10)isoneoftwelvenervesthatextendoutofthebrain.Itisthelongestnerveotherthanthespinalstem,runningfromthebrain
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stempastandevenaroundseveralmajororgans(theheart,esophagusandlungs)downtotheabdomen.Thisnerveiscriticalinthefunctioningofourheartrateanddigestiveprocess.(www.healthline.com/human-body-maps/vagus-nerveApril,2014)Italsoregulatesoxygenintake.(“Trauma,ImpulsivityandCompulsivity:TheirIntrinsicRelationtotheAddictionProcess”conferencelecturegivenbyPeterLevine,PhDSeattle,WAMarch,2009.)
Onerolethisnerveplaysisthatofre-establishingbalanceinyoursystemafterathreathasbeenperceived.Thethreatputsthebodyintostressmode–whatiscommonlyknownas“fightorflight.”(Whatisnotaswidelyknownisanotherresponsecalled“freeze.”Thinkofthedeer-in-the-headlightsforaconceptofthisresponse.Inthatcase,vitalsystemsslowdown.)Forthisbriefdiscussion,Ifocusonthe“fightorflight.”
Bothfight(facingthethreat)andflight(runningfromthethreat)requireahighlevelofactivation.Messagesintheformofelectricalimpulsesandhormonalandneurotransmitterreleaseinstantlybeginaffectingthebody.Metabolismiselevatedtoprovideenergyfortheconfrontationorfleeing;cortisolandadrenalinearereleased;heartbeatincreasesandmorebloodispumped.Thebrainshutsdownthinking/reasoninginfavoroffocusingonthelimitedphysicaloptionsavailabletomaximizethechanceofsurvival.
Aninterestingthingoccurswithtrauma,however.Theactiveaspectoffightorflightisshutdown.There’salotofactivitygoingoninternallyonasurvivallevel,butthereisnophysicalmovement.Theperson’senergyiseffectivelytrapped.ApersonwithPTSD(post-traumaticstressdisorder)maybefeelinglikethreatsareconstantlyaroundthem,activatingtheirnerves,digestivesystem,heartandrespiratoryrate,etc…,yettheyareunabletorespond.Muscletension,digestiveandappetiteproblems,panicattacks,hypervigilance,sleepdisturbance,andothersymptomscanresult.Thereisnoreliefbecausethepersonisunabletoengagethe
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motionsorphysicalmodulationneededtoreleasetheinnertension.Thissuper-arousalaffectseverycellinthebody,bathingtheminstresshormones.(Dr.PeterLevineSeattlelecturenotedabove.)
Thevagusnerveisvitaltoestablishingrelaxationandhealinginthebody.Inhisbook,WakingtheTiger:HealingTrauma(1997),Dr.Levinetalksabouttheneedforcyclesofresttoestablishhealingfromtrauma.Healinghappenswhenapersonisinastateofrest.Itwon’tbeeffectiveifoneisfranticorunabletogetpastthefocusonwhatisneededtosurviveaperceivedattack–whethertheattackisfromanactofwaroranactofphysicalorsexualabuse.Thebody’scapacitytohealitselfgoesintoeffectwhenweareatpeace.
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AbouttheAuthor
SusanC.Moyer,MSW,CSP(CertifiedSoundPractitioner)isapracticingsound/vibrationalhealer,certifiedinLevelsIandIIoftheSomaEnergeticstuningforkshealingmethod.With25years’backgroundasapsychotherapist,shecurrentlyfocusesonholdingspacefordeeplyexperientialtransformationalprocesses.
Musichasbeenherpassionsinceherteenyears.SusanexperiencedherfirstEupsychiaIntegrativeBreathworkin1990andimmediatelyknewthisprocesswasherlifepath.SheearnedhercertificationasapractitionerofIntegrativeBreathworkandPsychospiritualIntegrationin1994fromJacquelynSmall,MSSWandtheEupsychiaInstitutestaff.SincethenshehasofferedsmallgroupandindividualsessionsinwesternWyoming;Spokane,WashingtonandCoeurd’Alene,Idaho.
FromherownexperienceinanIntegrativeBreathworksessioninthesummerof2013,Susanfeltcalledtoworkwithhighervibrationalrealms.RespondingtothisnudgefromtheUniverse,shecompletedthetwolevelsofSomaEnergeticstrainingandhascometoappreciatetheclear,puretonesoftheSolfeggiofrequencytuningforks.Susan’seducationintraumawhenshewasatherapistcombinedwithclients’deephealingexperiencesinbothBreathworkandtuningforksessionsledhertoresearchthehealingbenefitsofsoundforthisbooklet.
SusanlivesintheInlandNorthwestwithherhusbandandadevotedseniorfelinecompanion.Herwebsiteis:http://psychospiritualgrowth.com