It is sometimes cited that sound and music, as therapeutic instruments, have no side effects. But the famous neuroscientist Oliver Sacks cites in his works cases in which music has induced epileptic seizures in certain people.
We must be responsible and aware, therefore, that its use is not free and therefore it is highly recommended to put yourself in professional hands sound healing certification. We are interacting with stimuli to which our brain and body offer a biological response and, therefore, are sensitive to them.
On some occasions I have been asked if the sound of a quartz crystal bowl or a Tibetan singing bowl can heal. It is not easy to answer this question with a simple monosyllable, Well, you have to consider many nuances.
If we suffer from a muscle contracture or are stressed, we can easily see an improvement. But in the case of a more established disease, it is more complicated to affirm or deny its effectiveness. From the point of view that many diseases have an emotional origin, if we act effectively on emotions –sound therapy is a good tool– the evolution will be positive , whether through sound therapy or another type of therapy.
THE PATIENT’S RESPONSE TO SONOTHERAPY
In a therapeutic session, for example in the case of sound therapy, several elements intervene: sounds, therapist and patient. Everything is important and contributes a certain specific weight.
On the one hand, the physical characteristics of the sound, as it will induce some psychophysiological effects or others. In turn, the attitude and intentionality of the therapist will facilitate the process, especially if the person trusts him or her. And finally, the most important element: the patient himself, in whom the response should really occur.
Therapeutic capacity is found in us, in our resources, which sometimes we cannot or do not know how to mobilize adequately.
Hence the need for certain external stimuli, whether sounds (words, mantras, songs, music, silence), images, movement (dance), therapists who guide and accompany us, and who < a i=1>facilitate the launch or adequate stimulation of our internal systems so that they act in the right direction.
It may be that, due to personal circumstances, at a certain moment I adapt better to one type of therapy than another. It’s a personal choice. Even for the same problem, sometimes it is effective to solve it with different methods. Placebo effect? Maybe, but if that were the case and the result is the desired one, should we rule it out?
Isn’t it accepted and widely used, precisely because of its benefits, in conventional medical practices, according to numerous psychiatrists?
As neuroscience advances and we know more about how the brain works, all these doubts will be resolved and clarified, although others may possibly appear… Isaac Newton already said it: ” ;What we know is the drop and what we ignore is the ocean.
