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Chakra Toning for health <3

by | May 10, 2024 | Meditation, Music and the Brain

8.5-x-11-chakra-colorsChakra Toning

From: http://www.soundintentions.com/sound-healing/exercises/chakra-toning/

A powerful technique to resonate and balance your chakras using vowel sounds. This is a good exercise to do every day, and is a great introduction to exploring the harmonics naturally present in the vowels.

Vowels carry the “information energy” of speech, whereas consonants act to break up the energy flow. In ancient Sanskrit, Hebrew, Chinese, etc, the vowel sounds are considered to be sacred. In other words, the vowel sounds carry the intention and focus.

Start by sitting comfortably in a chair or on a cushion on the floor. Try to keep your spine as straight as possible, which allows the energy to flow in your body more freely – it may help to imagine your head is suspended from above by a fine cord, letting your body hang below it naturally.

Make these sounds in a gentle voice – don’t strain. Focus your energy and intent for balancing and energising each chakra before toning. To find the correct pitch for a particular chakra, scan up and down feeling in your body for a resonance (apart from the throat where it will always resonate). The pitch will change according to the person, mood, diet, activities, emotional states, etc on a daily basis. There is no set frequency.

Breathe in deeply, expanding your lower stomach as you inhale. I imagine the energy of each breath coming into my body through whichever chakra I am working on,this can help to focus your awareness. You may also wish to add a colour visualisation on each chakra.

The first chakra (Root) – located at the base of the spine. Tone seven times with the deepest “UUH”, as in “cup”, a very low guttural sound just gently riding on the breath. Stay comfortable with the sound – don’t force it. (Red).

Second chakra (Sacral) – located about 2-3 inches below the navel. Tone seven times using a higher pitched but still deep “OOO”, as in “you”. (Orange).

Third chakra (Solar Plexus) – located above the navel. Tone seven times using a higher pitched “OH”, as in “go”. (Yellow).

Fourth chakra (Heart) – located in the centre of the chest. Tone seven times using a higher pitched “AH”, as in “ma”. This is the sound that embodies compassion. (Green).

Fifth chakra (Throat) – Tone seven times using a higher pitched “EYE”, as in “my”. (Blue).

Sixth chakra (Third Eye) – located in the middle of the forehead slightly above the eyes. Tone seven times, using a still higher “AYE”, as in “say”. (Indigo).

Seventh (Crown) – Tone seven times using the highest pitched “EEE” sound, as in “me”, you can comfortably make. (Violet or white).

Now sit in a space of silence and receptivity for 10 – 20 minutes to experience the energy. After this If you feel too light-headed tone an “aaaah” to bring the energy back to the heart, then an “ooooh” to bring the energy down to the sacral to be more grounded.

Great Video on the Hidden Truth of Sound

by | May 31, 2015 | Education, Meditation, Music and the Brain, Music Therapy, Video

Great Video on the Hidden Truth of Sound

Ever do Chakra healing with sound to connect with the heart mind? It resonates to a code of 528hz solfeggio frequency. It corrects imbalances in our energy fields! The Mi(racle) Fa(mily) is at the heart of the musical mathematics matrix of creation! “Ah” is the vowel resonating harmony in the universe. This is an interview with Dr. Len Horowitz on Coast to Coast A.M.

Happy to teach you about toning! Learn to connect with your higher self through music lessons and singing. Contact me.

Great article on Music and Children’s Brain Development

by | Feb 12, 2015 | Education, Meditation, Music, Music and the Brain, Music Therapy, Photos, Piano Lessons, The 5 O'clocks

Great article on Music and Children’s Brain Development

From Music Think Tank

http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/brain-benefits-how-learning-music-is-instrumental-in-childre.html

The brain is the final frontier of the body. Scientists are performing some exciting research regarding how our brains develop, especially when it comes to music. One of the popular findings is that learning music in early childhood positively affects brain development. Take a look at some of the findings that show how learning music is instrumental in children’s brain development.

The Mozart Effect
The theory that popularized this concept is known as “the Mozart effect.” This theory states that listening to Mozart improves certain short term cognitive functions. Scientists have extrapolated these results to theorize that actually learning music theory increases this boost exponentially and over long periods.

Learning Music Helps to Boost other Skills
Studies have shown that people who play instruments from childhood have above average general reasoning skills and verbal intelligence. Other studies have showed learning music increases fine motor skills, enhanced hearing ability, and memory. This means the skills acquired learning music give the child the foundation to succeed in other disciplines. For instance, the enhanced reasoning skills and verbal intelligence are the skills needed to excel in the language arts. The act of reading music is cognitively very similar to the act of reading words, so children who learn to read music at a young age generally read at a higher grade level than their peers.

1560689_643796209015345_1370716816_nGetting the Best Results

A main factor in determining how effective learning music is in a child’s brain development is intensity and frequency. The effects are more pronounced in a child who practices for 3 hours a day versus a child who practices for only an hour a day. It is important to make sure the child doesn’t put all their eggs in one basket so to speak. The cognitive benefits are limited if the child focuses only on music. Some research has also indicated that the benefits are more pronounced in children who play more than one instrument.

Why Does this Matter?
This research is promising for music educators as art and music have been the first victims of budget cuts plaguing school districts across the country. As the evidence supporting the benefits learning music has on cognitive development in children continues to mount, districts will start to re-evaluate the importance of music education. Hopefully this evidence can help keep music in schools and expose more children to the cognitive benefits that will improve their overall performance across all disciplines.

The exciting reality is that the idea of learning music being instrumental in a child’s brain development is just getting off of the ground. Scientists have just uncovered the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the cognitive benefits music has across other disciplines. The information for this article was provided by professionals at the University of Florida who offer a master’s of music education online.

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