Vibrational sound healing can be traced back from present day trends to many ancient civilizations including India, Africa, Europe, and the Orient. Each culture had unique approaches specific to their region and beliefs. Bells, chimes, bowls, gongs, drums and vocal toning, chants or repetitive sound vibrations are only a few of the many vibrational sound tools that can be used for healing. In Ancient Egypt vowel sounds were chanted in specific keys to clear and restore balance to the chakra system. Atlantians combined sound with crystals to enhance healing. Healers today may use a combination of techniques to assist their clients.
Everything in our Universe is made purely of vibrations, resonating with its own signature frequency. Ancient religions and modern sciences agree that our Reality is an ocean of living energy, and that all matter (such as a human being) is simply interpenetrating waves of energy which have crystallized into form and structure. This primordial life force energy is called by many names in different cultures - AUM (OM), Prana, Chi, Ki, Mana, Baraka, Spirit, or Quantum Energy (as the new physics label it). The Crystal Bowls work directly with this universal energy and channel it into the body to enliven our entire being! Through this super-flow of life-force energy, they can help us remember our connection with the Great Source and allow us access to the unlimited healing energy from within.
Vibrational sound touches our bodies on a molecular and crystalline level. The body is a network of vibrational fields and energy currents. Each individual resonates at his or her own vibration. Sound is an acoustical wave while color is an electromagnetic wave. The colors of the rainbow correspond to a specific musical note in the same way that each chakra of the body correlates with a specific tone and color. Although there is a tone and color that corresponds to each of the chakra centers, each part affects the totality. This is important to know since each crystal bowl will affect the whole body. You may feel the effects in one section of your body more deeply, but the vibrational sound will also travel throughout your entire energy field. The human body and the entire earth are made up of energy, vibrating at different frequencies. When out of rhythm, disease and disharmony result. Vibrational sound healing addresses these imbalances or blockages of the energy channels.
The notes of the crystal bowls are tuned to specific vibrational frequencies (notes) found within the human body. Thus when the sound moves through the atmosphere and touches us, it causes our cells to move in different directions at a different speed, in rhythm with the sound wave. This puts us in harmony with the sound wave. The sound penetrates into our very cells and rebalances them through oscillation and resonance. Hearing is not a prerequisite for benefiting from these healing properties. Studies have shown that sound has a direct impact on the mental processes, muscles, nervous system, (heartbeat, pulse) digestive system and circulatory system. Alignment with the tones of the Singing Crystal Bowls is one of the most dynamic forms of sound healing found today.
Dr. Mitchell Gaynor, director of Medical Oncology and Integrative Medicine at the Cornell Cancer Prevention Center in NY has been using sound, including Tibetan Bowls, Crystal bowls and chanting in work with cancer patients for many years. “If we accept that sound is vibration and we know that vibration touches every part of our physical being, then we understand that sound is heard not only through our ears but through every cell in our bodies. One reason sound heals on a physical level is because it so deeply touches and transforms us on the emotional and spiritual planes. Sound can redress imbalances on every level of physiologic functioning and can play a positive role in the treatment of virtually any medical disorder.” According to an article in Spirituality and Health magazine, his research shows that the sound vibration of the bowls affects the disrhythmic motion found in cancer cells and cause a harmonious transformation.
Research by Dr. David Simon, medical director of neurological services at Sharp Cabrillo Hospital in San Diego, who now directs the medical services at the Chopra Center, found that chants are chemically metabolized into 'endogenous opiates,' that act on the body as internal painkillers and healing agents.
Crystal bowl therapy helps to balance the chakra system and re-energize the auric field. Healing is thus made possible on all levels. Each individual is unique as to which energy center(s) require balancing, so you may find yourself drawn to different tones each time you experience them. Body and Energy work practitioners have found that sessions with clients are dramatically more effective with the addition of crystal sound therapy. Clients immediately go into a state of full receptivity and relaxation. This allows the practitioner to go deeper and more easily reach underlying issues.
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Elivia Melodey is a renowned sound healer, Spiritual channel and inspirational speaker, as well as the founder of the Crystal Vibrations Music Label. She presents concerts, workshops, and readings throughout the United States and is a highly respected spiritual teacher. Dubbed “The Angel Whisperer” for her accuracy in Spiritual Life Readings by Awareness Magazine (2004), Elivia developed her innate ability to read energy, dowsing as a child and has been an ordained Spiritualist minister since 1985. With the release of four critically acclaimed CDs, she has established herself as a recording artist whose music is used in healing and spiritual centers around the world. A woman with many gifts, Elivia is also accomplished in Shamanic journeys, Reiki Master, Jin Shin Jyutsu and Lightbody Practitioner, Certified Trance Medium and has a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Florida.
An expert in the field of sound healing with crystal singing bowls and long-time member of both the Healing Music Org. and Intl. Sound Healers Assn.; Elivia tours nationally performing concerts and giving workshops on the benefits of sound healing. At home in San Diego with her growing collection of 45 crystal bowls, she has a local ensemble that performs with Native American flutes, Celtic harp, Australian Didgeridoo, Shamanic drums and vocals. Their concerts bring sacred healing music to locations throughout Southern California and offer energizing and purifying music to all listeners.
Channeling the music of the Angels, the living sound creates an encompassing experience that brings participants to altered states where deep healing can occur. The journey is unique for each individual and participants report enhanced energy flow, emotional release, profound relaxation, and deep spiritual healing. Her mission is to make this profoundly healing music available worldwide.
Elivia’s music label Crystal Vibrations Music, has produced four critically acclaimed albums: Celestial Memories, Journey to Wholeness, Crystal Portal and Terra Firma. Her music is also featured in "Shaman's Vision Journey" by the award-winning artists, David and Steve Gordon of Sequoia Records and on the compilation CD, “Crystal Bowl Collection” by Crystal Tones. Elivia’s sound mastery is highlighted in the Documentary film, “Sounds that Heal” by Claudine Jordan, in Science and Spirit Magazine and by numerous regional and national media.
“The haunting melodies introduce a new musical style that crosses the boundaries of jazz, world music and new age. It is all of these and more.” The Light Connection
In addition to healing through sound, Rev. Elivia is a past Board member of the renowned Harmony Grove Spiritualist Assn., where she teaches Spiritual Development classes, including: Mediumship Development, Inspirational Speaking, Chakras, Crystals, Meditation, and Spiritual Healing at their Institutes.