Sound has been used for centuries as a healing or calming tool. Thus the process of sound therapy or sound healing involves the use of musical instruments or the human voice to heal certain afflictions. It has been used by different cultures in their healing rituals and has been found to be effective by most. However, it was only explored recently in the scientific realm.

 

According to some studies, whether it is through humming or drumming, “the influences of certain rhythms, sounds, and vibrations can help us resist and recover from a wide variety of ailments.” — the healing power of sound

 

The Natural Resonance Center believes that music can alter our physiology.

 

“Soothing music can produce a response characteristic of relaxation in which autonomic, immune, endocrine and neuropeptide systems are altered. Likewise it produces desired psychological responses such as reductions in anxiety and fear. Some responses have been linked to effects on the hemispheric functioning of the brain and the limbic system. High psychophysiological stress levels inhibit or block learning. 

 

Thus music can be the catalyst to facilitate mental suggestion, and enhance our own learning ability and self-healing capacities.” –Natural Resonance Center