The Benefits of Sound Meditation

They say music soothes and recent research proves this to be so. Hundreds of published articles have found that music has mental and physical health benefits and can improve mood, reduce stress and even provide physical pain relief.

A study published in the Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine revealed that an hourlong sound mediation helped people reduce tension, anger, fatigue, anxiety, and depression while increasing a sense of spiritual well-being..

What is Sound Therapy?

Sound therapy is a form of meditation that uses vibrations and frequencies to alter brain waves and bring deep relaxation in the mind, body and spirit. One popular method of sound meditation uses Tibetan singing bowls, quartz bowls or bells to guide the listener.

Many sing the praises of sound therapy, saying it can relieve pain from arthritis, fibromyalgia, menstrual pain and postoperative pain.

Check out these different kinds of sound meditations.