"Sound" Advice

Last night I went to a sound therapy session with my daughter Rachel at the Christian Spiritual Church in Cowley - not that the venue has any relevance to the therapy, but in itself was an interesting experience. We started by balancing our chakras which was achieved by placing our hands over specific points in our body and using our voices to make sounds on our outward breath. This was followed by the therapist playing a gong. I had no idea a gong could make such a wonderful sound and my only experience of this in the past has been the introduction to Rank Films at the cinema in the '60's and being summoned to dinner.

The therapist then made sounds using a series of Himalayan metal and crystal bowls which was an amazing experience as the sound seemed to envelop and vibrate through you. She finished by singing two beautiful songs whilst playing the harp.

The result of this was total relaxation and a sense of well being. Emotional eating is caused by stress, depression, lack of confidence, insomnia, etc, etc, etc, all of which are often caused by an imbalance in our bodies. Sound therapy will apparently address the imbalances in our bodies and re-tune them to achieve the perfect balance. I will definitely be doing more of this. I may not lose weight through this method, but the sense of relaxation and well being is worth the time and money invested. For more information you may want to visit http://www.yoursound.org.uk/