Sangha Sound

"Goldsby's 2016 study published in the Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, found that people attending singing-bowl meditations or sound baths reported a reduction in pain symptoms as well as less anxiety, tension, anger and feelings of sadness."

"A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing, and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To himself, he always appears to be doing both." - Yvon Chouinard

The higher goal of spiritual living is not to amass a wealth of information, but to face sacred moments We must not forget that it is not a thing that lends significance to a moment; it is the moment that lends significance to things. Abraham Joshua Heschel

Here is a very well-articulated write-up on the magic and science of sound as a healing modality. I hope you'll take a second to read for yourself! An excerpt: Unfortunately, the modern world messes with microseconds: screens and lights flicker at rates that drive the unconscious crazy, digital phones scramble subtle vocal nuance, loudspeakers make unphysical sound patterns, earphones create competing soundscapes, wireless interruptions make unpredictable shocks. Our delicate... vibration-managing nervous systems become de-calibrated not just by the sounds we call noise pollution, but also by the artificial sounds we call entertainment and connection. The solution to mental misery created by a de-calibrating sonic environment is to return to a calibrating one, such as a sound bath. The most natural sonic environment is obviously nature itself and, in fact, the practice of loitering quietly among trees, called forest bathing, provides well-documented benefits. Want to try out this experience? Come join me at my Sacred Sound Guided Meditation in the Salt Caves this Saturday (2/8) @ 5:30PM!