HOW DO I SOUND HEAL MYSELF?

An epic soundbath

Tonal Meditation is a consistently powerful and accessible tool.

Sound as a healing technique is noted and recorded as being respected and effective among ancient and present day indigenous civilizations.

In the early 2000s, it began a comeback with gong baths gaining popularity, possibly thanks to the Kundalini Yoga movement.

The following Tonal Meditation technique was taught to me in two different forms. One was from Shaman Durek and the other from Daniel Coates. Both versions are solid. I tweaked the version I share based on the 7 Greek vowels, which work well for me. 

The tonal efficacy seems to be part-dependent on the attention of the mind focusing on the linked area of the body listed. This helps to fine-tune where the area vibrates. 

It’s entirely possible that the effects will be different across a those who are a natural tenor, baritone, falsetto or otherwise. I’ve shared the various versions partly for that theoretical reason as I’ve yet to study enough of a sample of people to test this.

The point to all this: Try these out and use what works for you. Or, vary the sounds to find your range.

Daniel Coates demonstrates his take on the technique in this video:

One final note: If during the sound tonings you struggle with a particular area, that area likely contains a dense energy causing energetic stagnation in that area. You voice might crack, or a cough, burp, yawn or similar may pop through.

You can continue to work on that area with the tone and you will eventually feel lighter. If you’ve worked this technique correctly, you will feel like a tuning fork which has received a sturdy whack.

HOW TO TONE MEDITATE

Setup : Get comfortable in a position you can stay relaxed in for around 20 minutes max. The key is to be able to stay in that relaxed position and hold a vocal tone. Put phone on do not disturb (the moon icon in iPhone) and on silent. Tell everyone to leave you alone. Or do this in the car during your commute; although this is suboptimal, it still works.

Repeat each tone 3 times minimum to experience a light change, 10 times minimum if you want a noticeable shift. When you’ve practiced this to where you feel confident with it, you can increase the numbers that you tone.

1. Focus — On the center of the scalp (Crown).

   1. Tone — Aaaah — Like the “A” at the end of HA! But hold the tension of the throat at the back and you should feel the tingle on the top of your head.

2. Focus — On the center of the forehead (Third Eye).

   1. Tone — Eh — Like the bridge between the E and G in Egg. Ehhhhhhh. Hold the tone while focusing on the front center of your forehead. Tone should feel like it’s vibrating around the circumference of the throat, as it enters the mouth.

3. Focus — The center of the throat (Throat Center)

   1. Tone — Ayyyy — Like when Fonz would say “Ayyyyyyy”. Or how we articulate the letter “A” (if you never saw the ancient show Happy Days). Hold the tone at the front of your throat.

4. Focus — The center of the chest (Heart Center)

   1. Tone — Eeee — Like the end of “Bee”. Eeeeee. Should feel a vibration at the front of the central chest. Between the pectorals or breasts.

5. Focus — The center of the solar plexus (Solar Center)

   1. Tone — Orrrr — Like the bridging “Oh” sound between the R and T in ROT. Sort of like a sound we hear monks make.

   2. It’ll likely have bass and feel like the back of your lungs are vibrating too, possibly feeling like a gourd living in your body.

   3. Chances are you’ll naturally make a circular shape with your mouth and your solar plexus should vibrate in the center.

6. Focus — Sacrum, aka the area under the navel by two inches and inward (The Sacral)

   1. Tone — Youuuuuu — Like the “U” in “Ulysees” or Unicycle”. Youuuuuuu. Focus low down, below the navel.

7. Focus — The tailbone (The Root)

   1. Tone — Ouwww — Like the O in “O.M.G”. Or like you are articulating the letter “O” by how it is named.

8. Focus — The entire spine (Spine)

   1. Tone — The classic OHM. Sounds like “HOME” but said slowly and deeply. Feel the O, the bridge sound and the M all slowly roll together and hold the “Ummmm” at the end.

Once you’ve gone through all this, you should feel significantly lifted from when you started.