What Is a Sound Bath Meditation and What Are Its Benefits?
The ancient art of sound bathing is growing increasingly popular. Meditation teacher Ann Vrlak explores the benefits of sound bath meditation – from reduced depression, anxiety and pain, to an enhanced sense of spirituality.
Have you heard about sound baths or sound bathing? These are actually new terms for an ancient practice.
For many hundreds of years, in various cultures, sound bathing has been part of meditation practice and healing – in some places, since the 5th century
That was a fantastic post! A sound bath is a type of listening meditation. Sound baths are musical performances that are therapeutic and performed by experienced sound healers. Himalayan singing bowls, crystal bowls, gongs, biosonic tuning forks and shamanic drumming are some of the instruments used. Participants lie down on mats on the floor in savasana (corpse posture) and let the sound waves wash over them.