Musicians Nimo Patel and Daniel Nahmod brought together dozens of people from around the world to create this beautiful, heart-opening melody. Inspired by the 21-Day Gratitude Challenge, the song is a celebration of our spirit and all that is a blessing in life. For the 21 Days, over 11,000 participants from 118 countries learned that “gratefulness” is a habit cultivated consciously and a muscle built over time. As a famous Roman, Cicero, once said, “Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others.” This soul-stirring music video, created within a week by a team of volunteers, shines the light on all the small things that make up the beautiful fabric of our lives.
I’ve also been building up my social media presence and accounts. All of these things take time. You might wonder why? I’m trying to get the word out there!!
You see I have a vision to change the face of healthcare in the world. Some might think that is pretty grandiose. I think it is necessary. With the current healthcare system which is extremely expensive and not available to all, something has to change. I’ve spent the last two years working with hospitals, doctors, red tape and technology.
I’ve been working with and experimenting with sound and vibration for healing intentions for years. I’m my own guinea pig and I am not a doctor or work with a hospital. And seriously, I don’t want to after all the red tape, prescriptions for opioids, and suggestions for treatments when the real problem is undiagnosed. I think there are better ways to attain health through the treatment of the whole person. I think western medicine is missing a big piece and has for a long time.
On the other hand, eastern medicine treats the whole person: the owie (injured body part), the mind (what were you thinking about when it happened) and the spirit (the energy about the whole event in your field).
I agree wholeheartedly with this approach. I’ve even discovered in my years of research (over 25 years) and working with clients that things which happened a long time ago can gather in your energy field and reflect in current injuries you are experiencing now on a repeated basis. Reference: right knee replacement ACL (forgiveness/male side energy).
I’m back to regular blogging and posting on my social media accounts again.
I’ve got an exciting journey to share and I hope you will take it with me.
What exciting thing is happening in your world right now?
January is when you really start to notice colds and flu are everywhere. People are coughing and hacking. They are out sick. Kids are miserable. There is a run on tissue at the supermarket and drugstore. Tips of noses are redder than usual. Eyes are looking a little glassy from over the counter cold/flu medicine. Does it look like this outside?
Baby It’s Cold Outside!
There are ways to support your immune system with sound and tuning forks and I’ll talk about that in a minute. There are also lots of products out there. If I’m being honest, I start with the alternative products. However, if I don’t get better very quickly or stop it in its tracks, then I’m reaching for the first thing that is going to make me feel better. Here I mention some over the counter products that I’ve found to work really well over the years (very few). Then I talk about some alternative products (preference) and lastly, focus on providing sound support with tuning forks (preference) and other sound tools.
Over The Counter Remedies
A product I swear by is Alka Seltzer Plus Cold/Flu. It works!! That’s all I need to know when I can’t breathe, am coughing my brains out, ache all over and can’t get out of bed…yet have too. This acts like a superpower and gets me up and out.
Flonase is another one. When I have the allergy symptoms and my head is so stuffed up, itchy eyes or runny nose, this works. And it works for an extended period after initial dosage, which is awesome.
I’m partial to Airborne if I can catch it early enough. You have to take this at the first tickle. Seriously. If you are going to travel, take it before you go and keep taking it while you are around all those folks who are coughing and hacking.
Another good idea to start taking on a regular basis is Emergen-C. This will increase your vitamin C and minerals. If you’re like me and can’t drink orange juice, then this is a good source.
Non-Traditional Products
Products that are healthier for you to use and easier on the environment:
Thieves, Essential Oil
Thieves essential oil is a product that contains clove, lemon, cinnamon, eucalyptus radiata, and rosemary. You can get it at Amazon.com or Young Living Essential Oils. (If you are ordering, my number is Distributor #1111320)
I have a cup of hot water with thieves oil in it at the door to my house. When you come into my home, I have an entry room with plants and then you step into the kitchen. On the counter above the sink is where my thieves oil/water mix sits. Thieves will neutralize germs. That way anyone who walks in with a cold will have their germs neutralized in my house.
I remember last year when my daughter came to visit and she was pretty sick with a cold. I put a small bowl of Thieves oil and water next to where she was sleeping. She felt better the next morning and her symptoms were much better in two days.
I’ve also put Thieves oil in a bowl or pan of hot water and inhaled it with a towel over my head. You have to be careful with Thieves. If you put it on your body directly, it can be too hot and burn. For instance, I thought I’d try it under my nose. My nose was running a lot and the steam with Thieves helped. So I thought, well maybe if I put a drop under my nose that will help more. Don’t do it!! It works in the water because it is diluted. Full strength will burn your tender nasal passages. You can dilute Thieves in essential oil or olive oil/avocado oil as a base carrier to put on your body. I tend to use coconut oil for things like this too.
When I travel, I take a small spray bottle with drops of thieves in it and water. I spray my hands and spray my energy field with it. This works better and is healthier for you than hand sanitizer. Sanitizer contains a lot of alcohol and can raise havoc with your skin especially in the winter time. I call it my “protection spray”. The really good part of it is the way it smells. It smells like cinnamon and baking.
Another great product is Rescue Remedy. You can buy this at most health food stores. It works for people and animals. The main effect I notice is that it calms me down and gives me a greater sense of well-being. Very helpful for stress. I don’t know anything more stressful than not feeling good and having to function as if you are!
I also recommend Epsom Salt Baths. It helps to remove toxins and nothing feels like a hot bath when you can’t seem to get warm.
Forks for Immune System Balancing and Energizing
When I’m getting ill, the first thing I want to do is provide support for my organs, glands and immune system. I’ll do an endocrine tune up using Om Unison or Om Octave tuning forks. You can also use Otto tuning forks for this. The endocrine glands are Pineal, Pituitary, Thyroid, Thymus, Islets of Langerhans (Pancreas), Adrenals, Gonads or Ovaries. I’ll tend to spend longer on the Thymus (helps the immune system), and Adrenals.
OM octave
The Om forks (or Otto) are for balancing and grounding. When I’m sick, I don’t even want to be in my body. I tend to sleep a lot. I think that’s so I can leave my body and travel on the astral plane and feel good vs. sick. Om forks will help to ground me in my body and provide balancing support for those systems that are ‘out of whack’ due to my cold/flu.
I also want to provide support, so I’ll work directly on some of my organs. I’ll use New Moon 6th (C&G) which creates an opening and Om Unison or Om Octave for balancing and grounding. I’ll focus on providing support for my kidneys, liver, lungs and spleen.
Solar 7 forks will provide heat, help to dry up mucus, provide spleen and adrenal support.
Solar 7 forks
It will help:
the circulatory system,
any disorders due to where you live and lack of light (seasonal effective disorder),
to strengthen the immune system,
to eliminate cold symptoms.
If you are experiencing a lack of energy it will help with this;
as well as arthritis which tends to get worse in the winter months.
Lastly, I would use Mars and Venus forks.
Mars/Venus Forks
Mars/Venus is representative of the masculine/feminine balance. The vibration of Mars helps with blood, the head, muscles, inflammation, male hormones and the immune systems. Venus helps with balance and proportion. Venus rules copper and is associated with kidneys, bladder, parathyroid, glands, anti-inflammatory action, and female hormones. I’d be using these forks to restore and rejuvenate, to bring back balance between the male/female and giving/receiving. I’d tend to use these as I start to feel better.
What do you do when you are feeling under the weather? How do you help yourself to feel better? If you have a chance to try any of the above things that I do and use, please let me know? I’d love to hear about your experiences. Do you have a product that you swear by? Please share it with us if you do.
I thought I’d take a minute today to let you in on a little secret. Sounds Like Health is NOT just about sound instruments and tools for health and well-being.
I believe in the WHOLE-ness of a person. That includes body, spirit, energy, mental status and well-being in general. It also includes being attuned to your physical environment and how that might be affecting you on a personal level.
Because this is my philosophy, you will see posts from me that include everything from sound instruments and healing techniques to poetry. I include some astrological and numerology information to include the cosmos as that definitely effects our day to day lives.
Think for a minute about the moon cycles and the tides. Everyone knows that on the full moon the tides are higher than other times of the month. Why is that? Because the moon is closer and the electromagnetic effect is pulling the water out in a bulge towards the direction of the moon.
How does this relate to you? Seriously??
Women get monthly menstrual periods and the full moon can and will affect that. You might notice a heavier flow. You might notice that ‘bulge’ in your lower abdomen in the form on water weight gain. You might notice a rhythm to your cramping.
You can suffer in silence. Ya right! We ARE women correct? Or you can do some things to help yourself. You might take a pain reliever for the cramping and bloating. You might use a heating pad on your belly. You might lay down. You could take an Epsom Salt bath with some essential oils to help you relax and de-stress.
And contrary to popular belief, the moon cycles affect the men and children in our lives too. It affects your mood. Have you noticed people acting crazy at the full moon? Have you noticed shorter tempers or more acting out?
So what can we do with sound to help?
You can HUM! Do you remember as children we were always making sounds? Listen to your own children and you will see that they are rarely quiet. They are laughing, chattering away, singing or humming.
When you were a child you hummed. It is one of the easiest ways to balance your entire system and you can do it anywhere without tools. Your voice is your tool. Your body is your speaker or resonator. Take a minute with me right now and hum. You can hum with your mood – happy or sad.
The benefits of humming are HUGE! It helps to balance and align the bodies (all of them). It helps you to feel good. It vibrates your internal bodies (big and small) and releases stagnation. It can change your mood.
You can do it in public. Others might join you in humming. You can go incognito with humming and do it softly so no one notices. Or you can loudly hum to invite others to join you. You can hum a known tune or make one up. You can be creative with your humming!
I will always try to include something that relates what I’m sharing back to sound and well-being or WHOLE-ness of being. But that might not always be the case. Sometimes I might just put a poem that I wrote up for you to share in that experience with me.
I will definitely continue to share and hopefully some of that will be helpful to you.
Maybe it might even invite you to share some of the things that you don’t often share with others too.
Thanks for being with me today. I’ll post a humming video shortly.
Have you ever driven by a store and had the thought, “I need to stop in there.”?
Well, there is this one place, EurAsian Interiors on Broadway in Denver, CO that I happened to drive by frequently over the last 3 years. Every time I saw it, I had the thought I’d like to go in there and look around.
Never happened.
Three days ago, I was driving past it again headed home. I heard the voice in my head (you KNOW the one I’m talking about!) say quite loudly…Time to STOP and check it out.
I tend to pay attention to that voice. So I turned around and went back. When I tried to go in the door stuck. I thought it might not be open, but pushed harder and it did.
It was like stepping back in time to Europe/Asia or transporting there immediately. The shop was filled with treasures.
I walked around for a bit and spotted this gong. It’s from Beijing China. I asked a salesperson, who was present but not pushy, if I could play it. She said sure.
When I picked up the mallet to see what kind of sound we could make together, I heard a male voice in the background (behind a screen) say, “Sure, go ahead and bang on it. I do.” I replied that I was a sound healer and it might be a different experience.
As I began tapping the gong with the mallet there was a multitude of tones that started to make themselves known. The sound was enticing and inviting and captivating. My breath became easier and I immediately knew that I was there for this gong.
I asked if they had others… NO …
I checked the price and had the thought, “anything is possible.”
So I went in search of the male voice behind the screen and found the owner, Rusty. He agreed that no one had played the gong quite the way I had before and was intrigued by what I do.
We talked for a bit and I asked the question, “What is the lowest price you’ll take for the gong?” He said he had to think about it a bit and crunch some numbers.
I went looking around the rest of the shop and thought to myself, “What is the highest price I will pay for the gong?” An immediate number came to mind.
About 10 minutes later the owner came over and named his price. You probably guessed it by now. It was the exact number that came to my mind before.
I couldn’t have planned this stuff! The Universe definitely had a hand in this gong coming to live with me and be a part of my sound tool family.
I made arrangements to pick it up the next day. When I got home I grabbed someone walking by to help me get it in the house. I did a clearing on the gong and moved other sound tools around it to energetically attune them before making and sounds.
Here is the gong in HER new home. Definitely feminine! Definitely happy! Unbelievable full spectrum sounds.
Stay tuned for a gong bath sound healing video for the holidays ….
After my recent post about rotator cuff surgery, I received a question from a reader. The question was, “Why would I post a traditional article on a common surgical procedure?”
Now it’s time to relate it to sound. So, how did sound and energetic medicine help with traditional surgery and recovery?
One of the first things I did was with OM Unison (or two C forks that can be placed on the body). Because I could not use my right arm, I put one fork in my right hand. I hit the other fork to get it vibrating and put that on different points on my body. One point was to support liver function. The other point was to support the kidneys. Another point was to support the spleen.
These alone helped to remove the effects of anesthesia and medication from the surgery. Most folks have no idea how deeply anesthesia effects the physical, emotional and energetic bodies.
First, you’ll notice you might get cold. Knowing that might happen is important. Think about when you wake up from surgery. They want you to breathe and re-oxygenate the body. You are cold! They pile warm blankets on you to help you recover and wake up.
When you start to release side effects, it makes sense that you might get cold. You might get nauseous as well (depending on the surgery). If that is the case, stop and let things calm down. Then try again. Don’t worry that you are hurting anything. It will pass. Just be gentle with yourself in the process.
To promote healing for rotator cuff specifically, you can use OM unison forks (balancing and calming energy) to start. I put one in my right hand and the other in my left hand and just held them after I hit them to get them vibrating.
As the healing progresses you can use other forks to support your process. These forks can be placed on other points and meridians that will assist in the healing. For instance to “open” will help release blocked or stagnant energy in those meridians and organs. A 6th interval is good for this.
As always, pay attention to what and how your body responds. If you have side effects becoming apparent (nausea, cold, spasming) then adjust as necessary. By that I mean, move further away from the area that is responding on the body. Or give yourself more time between vibrating the forks for things to be gentler.
To support respiratory function, I put OM unison forks on the LU1 points (located about 3″ above the nipple on the chest/each side). This will help your breathing to regulate. That will also help with other side effects.
I hope you found this helpful? If you have any specific questions, please take the time to send a comment and I’ll get back to you quickly.
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There is so much going on in our world right now and in our cosmos that is supporting challenges to our personal energies. I think you will find this meditation helpful in maintaining a clear personal energy field.
This meditation allows me to clear my field and come back to center/source.
