Music Helps You Heal

A study from Austria’s General Hospital of Salzburg found that patients recovering from back surgery
had increased rates of healing and reported less pain when music was incorporated into the standard
rehabilitation process.

“Music is an important part of our physical and emotional well-being, ever since we were babies in
our mother’s womb listening to her heartbeat and breathing rhythms.” – Lead clinical psychologist of
Austria General, Franz Wendtner.

Music connects with the automatic nervous system (brain function, blood pressure and heartbeat)
and the limbic system (feelings and emotions).

When slow music is played, the bodily reaction follows suit– the heart blow slows down and blood
pressure drops. This causes the breath to slow, which helps release tension in the neck, shoulders,
stomach and back. Listening to slow or calming music on a regular basis can help our bodies relax, which
over time, means less pain and faster recovery time.

Finnish researchers conducted a similar study, but with stroke patients. They found that if stroke
patients listened to music for a couple of hours a day, their verbal memory and focused attention
recovered better and they had a more positive mood than patients who did not listen to anything or
who listened to audio books.

These findings have led to a clinical recommendation for stroke patients: everyday music listening
during early stroke recovery offers a valuable addition to the patients’ care by providing an
“individually targeted, easy-to-conduct and inexpensive means to facilitate cognitive and emotional
recovery,” says Teppo Särkämö, author of the study.

With brain-imaging techniques, such as functional MRIs, music is increasingly being used in therapy for
brain-related injuries and diseases. Brain scans have proven that music and motor control share circuits,
so music can improve movement for those with Parkinson’s disease and for individuals recovering from
a stroke. Neurologic music therapy should become part of rehabilitative care, according to  this group of
doctors. They believe that future findings may well indicate that music should be included on the list of
therapies and rehabilitation for many disorders.

Bottom Line: Adding music to a standard rehabilitative process helps patients heal.

https://www.scienceofpeople.com/scientific-benefits-music/

Music Therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Music therapy has developed into a modern science, but it was first developed in China.
The Chinese have searched for the secrets of the universe’s melody and rhythm for millennia.

Music therapy is part of traditional Chinese medicine, and the two have an interwoven, continuous
relationship. Music, the theory of yin and yang, and the five elements are interconnected. The
ancients thought that the essence of music was the Tao — the changes of yin and yang, the regulating
force of life, and the tone and mood of the universe.
A correct combination of rhythm, timbre, energy, and other factors reflect the Tao of yin and yang. The
ancient Chinese divided music into five tones, belonging to the five elements.

The ancients thought that the essence of music was the Tao — the changes of yin and yang, the
regulating force of life, and the tone and mood of the universe. (Image:  pixabay/  CC0 1.0)

According to traditional Chinese medicine, the five sounds correspond to the internal organs. This
theory is used in clinical diagnosis and treatment. Different sounds affect different organs.

The theory of the five tones forms the holistic basis of music therapy in traditional Chinese medicine.
The yin and yang of Heaven and Earth are related to the human body’s yin and yang. Taoists have always
believed that the human body is a small universe, and inner harmony can be affected by outer harmony.

Traditional Chinese music is based on the doctrine of the mean, and strives to achieve harmony with
Heaven, Earth, and the human body through music. There is a Chinese saying: “Harmony between music
and man, harmony between Heaven and man” (樂 與人和, 天人合 一), and this is believed to be the
ideal state.

Health of body and mind are connected with social factors; good music can lead people to be good, and
it can benefit their health.

http://www.visiontimes.com/2017/09/27/music-therapy-in-traditional-chinese-medicine.html

Heal with Music.

What exactly does it mean to heal with music? Can music really heal? Can music foster your
personal well-being, health, personal growth, inner healing, joy and spiritual awareness?

Certainly. Let's see why music heals and in which cases. Get ready to discover the secret
about the holistic power of musical tones used scientifically to balance not only your
emotions, but also your meridians and the organs of your physical body.

The term “spiritual” means connecting to the source. Music that connects you to the source
is spiritual music. Connecting to the source means also healing. Healing is making
something whole, returning it to its natural harmonious state, in alignment with the source.
The source is energy. Energy is vibration. Vibration is sound. Harmonic sounds are music.

MUSIC IS THE SOUL’S LANGUAGE

Music speaks to the soul because it is the soul’s language. It transcends the limitations of
the rational mind. Ludwig van Beethoven said that “Music is a higher revelation than all
wisdom and philosophy”.

To connect to the source you need to transcend and leave behind the rational mind and to
unleash your intuition. Music without linguistically spoken words activates the intuitive side
of the brain, facilitating this process.
When Albert Einstein was asked about his theory of relativity, he said: “It occurred to me
by intuition, and music was the driving force behind that intuition. My discovery
was the result of musical perception”.

MUSIC IS A POWERFUL TOOL FOR TRANSFORMATION AND HEALING

So what does it mean to heal with music? -For most people, healing music is synonymous
with relaxation music. For others, healing with music also involves the use of uplifting
music, when stimulation is needed. For the cognoscenti, healing with music requires
primarily an access to the higher vibrations contained in inspiring or inspirational music.

But the spiritual, healing power of music goes far beyond that. There was a time where
music and healing were part of the same, as it is documented in all ancient traditions. In
our modern society we are just rediscovering this truth, assisted by the current shift in
universal consciousness.

WE LIVE IN A HOLISTIC, MUSICAL UNIVERSE

The movements of the planets can be transposed into audible sounds and rhythms, as Hans
Cousto has demonstrated. The Earth, the Sun, the Moon and all our planets have specific
musical tones and frequencies.

And, as Barbara Hero’s research has demonstrated, not only the orbits and spins of our
planets, but also the Chakra energy centers of our bodies and each of the different organs
of our bodies have specific musical notes at specific frequencies.

Our vertebrae respond also to specific musical notes at specific frequencies, as Dr. June
Leslie Wieder’s work has demonstrated.

And in the collective universal symphony of wellness, health and prosperity, everyone has
also their own personal music scale, as part of their own individual uniqueness in the
cosmos.

To really heal with music, all the above scientific evidence must be taken into account.
Music and sound, scientifically and intuitively used, can align the frequencies in people’s
bodies, minds and souls.

As Dr. John Diamond states: “To me, as to Pythagoras, music is not merely

In order to heal with music, it is possible to identify and restore the missing musical tones in
people’s systems. Tones relate to meridians and organs of the human body. And
those meridians and organs relate also to very specific emotions. Harmony can be restored
with the appropriate use of music and sound to produce healing.

This is the beautiful holistic power of music reconnecting you to the source and returning
you to your natural harmonious state, in alignment with the source. This is to heal with
music.
And alignment with the source is the essence of spiritual music, which is also your soul’s
prayer. The prayer that aims at attaining the highest joy of all: spiritual joy.

https://www.personal-growth-can-be-fun.com/HealwithMusic.html

Gregorian chant: healing frequencies

Many people report that they experience a sense of elation simultaneously with relaxation when they
listen to particular types of music. In short, some music touches them spiritually and makes them feel
healthy and happy. Centuries ago, people understood that sounds have the potential to create calm and
serenity, and Gregorian chants were created with this in mind. People would listen to or sing sacred
songs and experience deep feelings of balance and tranquility. The music that they were exposed to was
designed carefully using the scale Ut, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, and it is thought that it imparted spiritual
blessings when sung in harmony.

The music scale that is used today is out of sync with the old scale, and as such is thought not to be as
useful when it comes to promoting feelings of wellness. Solfeggio frequencies, which the old scale used,
were lost when the modern scale was introduced, but have recently reemerged. You can find them in
recordings of “The Hymn to St John the Baptist,” and in modern audio created specifically with the same
frequencies.

Some historians state that monks began using Solfeggio frequencies merely as a means of helping
people remember music. However, the fact remains that the old scale was based on a specific
mathematical formula that dates back to Pythagoras. In addition, it is likely that Pythagoras was aware
that he had discovered healing frequencies as he experimented with harmonics in order to help
humanity evolve. It is thought that listening to Solfeggio frequencies can help lift people to a higher
realm of consciousness and encourage enlightenment.

Each frequency of the scale used by Gregorian monks corresponds to a color, chakra point and hertz
frequency, and has a quality. For example, 528 hertz is linked to the color green, the heart chakra, and
DNA repair, and appears as Mi on the scale. Listening to Solfeggio frequencies might be beneficial
because doing so has the power to alter your brainwaves and so your state of mind. For example, if you
wanted to change your behavior you might use 417 HZ because it can facilitate change. Alternatively, if
you were suffering from grief, you might listen to 396 HZ, which can liberate you from guilt and fear.

It is unlikely that Gregorian monks stumbled upon Solfeggio frequencies by accident because, like
Pythagoras, they were in the business of helping people reach a higher spiritual level of being. Making
use of the ancient knowledge that they applied to music could be beneficial if you want to experience a
degree of healing and rise to a higher state of being.

https://www.ipnos.com/blog/gregorian-chant-healing-frequencies/

Gregorian chant’s link to meditation and healing

The 20 adult singers and 30 boy choristers whose voices ring around the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican
are among the finest singers of Gregorian chant in the world. As the Pope’s own choir, they are in a
privileged position to perform under the watchful eyes of Michelangelo’s angels, while in turn inspiring
worshippers to find peace.

The music which has been perpetuated through the monastic tradition has barely changed since the
Middle Ages; it is uplifting yet calming. No wonder Gregorian chant is so often used to assist meditation
away from church.

Partly, I believe this is down to Gregorian chant’s unique form: its tonal quality is quite unlike anything
our ears are accustomed to in normal life. Typically, the music moves by step and within a modal seven
note scale, rather than a full chromatic octave as in modern music. This slight, subtle discord is part of
what pleases our senses; it sounds off-key to us. Gregorian chant is full of unexpected pleasures that
bring the attention back, over and over, to the music.

There are no accompanying instruments to force a beat, the singers create a fluid rhythmic pulse which
undulates according to the stress on certain words. And when it is sung in Latin, the words have their
own musicality and emotion – it adds to an overall mood of mystery.

For Roman Catholics, Gregorian chant “shows you what theology sounds like”, says British baritone
Mark Spyropoulos, who is the first British full-time member of the Sistine Chapel choir. “It is the
message of the Church expressed through its music.”

I am excited to learn that there is increasing evidence Gregorian chant may be useful for medicinal
purposes as well. Recent studies have shown that the calm state induced by chanting and meditation
may have real value for the cardiovascular system.

One of the biggest studies of its kind, presented to the American Heart Association last year, found that
patients with coronary heart disease who practised meditation and chanting had nearly 50 per cent
lower rates of heart attack, stroke and death compared with non-meditating subjects.

Another study last year of students at Georgetown University found that chanting helped to lower blood
pressure after three months of regular practice.

Most curiously, there is anecdotal evidence from France that suggests chanting may not be just calming
but also energising. In 1967, Alfred Tomatis, a French physician, psychologist and ear specialist, learnt
that the centuries-old schedule of a Benedictine monastery had been disrupted when a new abbot had
tried to modernise his monks. The Benedictines had been used to sleeping only a few hours a night, and
chanting six to seven hours a day. The abbot cut out the chanting, only to find his monks had become
lethargic and sleepy.

No rest was enough for the lethargic monks. But when Dr Tomatis was called in, he reintroduced the
chanting, believing that the monks “had been chanting in order to ‘charge’ themselves”.

The result? The monks soon found the energy to return to their normal schedule. Harmony – in every
sense of the word – was restored.

Bruno Wang, founder of the Pureland Foundation