The energetic part of this treatment was immediate for me. First the waves which I think calm most people, as it establishes an emotional connection with relaxation, the beach, stress release and release of negative emotion.
When listening, I could feel the sound filling places which had released earlier either physically or emotionally. I think one of the most important things as a sound therapist to notice is what is invited into those released spaces?
When you do a sound and vibrational session with someone to clear something from their field, do you then invite a new energy in to fill that space? Or do you leave it? If so, how long before you or your client has taken back on the issue that was originally released?
I invited re-charge (or what I call reset) and re-energized those spaces that previously held dis-ease or lack of resonance in the body. For instance, if I clear and release stress, then I would invite peace or serenity or acceptance to energetically fill the empty space in my field.
I find this helps in NOT taking back on the energy of what you released in a session either with yourself or a client.
What do you do?
One of the great things about the RestStation Lounge (and there are several) is that it is set at zero gravity. When you lay on it you are in a space of total comfort and held without any participation on your part. You can also connect to other sound healing attunements that are available on YouTube and run them through the lounge.
It comes with access to lots of programs and I’ve been working through those; but I just briefly listened to a sound and vibrational healing for inflammation on YouTube and ran it through the Lounge.
The really exciting thing was that it picked up the frequencies and vibrated them through the Lounge along with the sound. I was very impressed with this capability and the experience. I was also very excited at what that meant on another level. Not only did I have access to all the programs through
I didn’t feel any vibration. I kept expecting it and missed it. There was one crystal bowl – very loud, frequency was off for me. I found it very annoying, and actually took the headphones off my ears.
There was another spot where I expected the sound and vibration to get lighter and more etheric and it did the exact opposite and got lower and thunderous.
It felt agitating to me. I could guess it was for grounding to then take it to a higher level, but it felt yucky to me for some reason. I wanted it to stop. It felt/sounded like the “da da DA” in a movie or something. I’ll do a balance because my energy field feels really off in my higher chakras now.
This was completely unexpected for me. I expected to have a totally different experience.
Same Day
Immediate next session with the Lounge
Chakra Balancing – Duration = 30m
It definitely felt like my chakras were balanced with the sound and vibration of the bed. However, I still felt a loss in the upper chakras.
I wanted more of the vibration I feel when working with other sound tools like tuning forks and/or bowls when they are placed on the body of a person. I intend on trying it with a bowl at a later time, or the Chakra Tuning forks for the upper levels.
The Lounge vibration and energy feels like it is targeting the lower physical body and chakras than coming all the way up through the 6th, 7th and 8th chakras.
I’ve since had this conversation with the designer of the Lounge, Gary Ferguson. We’ve discussed how to include things in the design of the Lounge to bring the sound and vibrational attunement up into the higher levels of the body.
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.
Have you ever felt like your prayers are not being answered?
Have you ever felt like no matter how much you ‘talk to the universe’, pray, lament, beg or ask that no one is hearing you?
I’ve felt this way before. There were times I felt like no one was listening and no one was certainly stepping up to help me.
I’m not a patient woman. There, I’ve owned it. Those of you who know me, are probably laughing right now and thinking, “That’s an understatement if I ever heard one.”
The funny thing is I’m much better than I used to be! This is something I’ve worked on for years. And I AM much better.
Anyway, one day after ‘talking to the Universe’ (my version of praying) for a long time about something really important, I lost my cool. I was outside and alone. A good time for a rant in my opinion. So, I had my rant with the universe. I questioned everything … including hearing (as in CAN YOU HEAR ME?), judgment, stinginess, extravagant measures for mean people, hurting people with deaths and illnesses that looked and felt wrong…
After I let it all out, I was ready to listen. So I found a big rock, a peaceful spot and opened my heart. I really wanted some answers. People want to believe. They just need encouragement.
A Quiet Spot, Reflection, Going with the Flow
My conversation with the Universe went something like this …
“Universe, I know that you exist. I believe there is a power of Divine Being in the Universe that is the Creator. I’ll just call you Universe and let go of all religious dogma around that.
I believe that you are benevolent. I believe there is a Divine Plan. I’d just like to get a clue as to what it is for me!
So, if you could give me my messages in threes during the course of one day, then I would know that you are actually answering my prayers. After all, if it is ‘3 times for the normal mind’ and I’m human with a brain, it seems like a logical request.
For clarity, please give me my messages from the Universe in threes (3s) during the course of one day. The how of those messages is not up to me. My job is to recognize that I’ve seen/heard/tasted/touched that message three times today. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.”
It was funny. I felt like I had set something important in motion.
Little did I know. A few hours later, I had my first message from the Universe … in threes! I had asked for guidance on a specific issue. I heard something on the radio, just 3 words … “go get it”. I don’t even know what the rest of that message was. I just heard that part. Then about 20 minutes later, I saw a sign outside a store with an arrow that said “go get it”. Now I’m thinking I just heard that on the radio. I parked my car and was heading inside a building and a woman walked by me with a child and said, “As soon as we get home, you need to just GO GET IT.”
It stopped me cold. I had just heard that phrase GO GET IT three times in the space of an hour. Tears started rolling down my face. I was shocked. I was filled with gratitude. The Universe DID answer my requests…and quickly. I wasn’t listening in the right way. The answer to my question (prayer) was GO GET IT. Undeniable and clear! It completely rocked my world! I was filled with joy and gratitude.
I think that is the important part. How are you listening to the Universe (God) in your life?
Have you used a method like this in the past to hear your messages?
Can you share an example?
Or, are you like I used to be? Do you think that there is no one or no thing out there? No God? No benevolent being? No Master/Mistress of the Universe? No Lord/Lady of Love?
I invite you to try my method. If you do, all I ask is that you leave a comment and let me know what your experience was with this.
Remember the message can be from anywhere – radio, TV, print, a sign (really) a piece of a conversation you hear – and usually from a place you least expect it. If a universal being wanted to speak with you, it would have to use whatever method of sound or print to get your attention that it could.
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 ….
Practice using your non-dominant hand for more things: such as brushing your teeth, opening doors, brushing your hair. You get the picture. The more things you can start doing with your other hand the better off you will be after your surgery.
If you’re a woman, get a sports bra, a front hook bra or plan on not wearing a bra for a couple of months. The bottom line is you just can’t reach behind you to hook the bra. Also, the straps land right on your shoulder and it is too painful. If you are large busted, it can be a real problem.
Get your support team together. Who is going to help you? Who is going to take you to the hospital for surgery? Who is getting your prescriptions filled? Who is taking you to your follow up appointments? Who is going to drive you around? Who is going to do your food shopping? Who is going to clean your house, take care of your dogs, laundry, etc?
Make sure you have pull on pants and slip on shoes. You need both hands to tie bows, pull up zippers, button buttons.
During
The day of your surgery: have someone take you to the hospital and stay with you (advocate). The doctor will talk to you afterwards and you won’t remember any of it because of the drugs. Your advocate will take notes and make sure to tell you what the doctor says after you are lucid again. Plan on someone staying with you (or you staying with them) for the first week. You will be on some serious pain medication. It’s a good idea to have your advocate give you your medication as prescribed for the first 48 hours and to keep a log of it. I was given Oxycodone and OxyContin simultaneously for pain. If you are like me and don’t take drugs, then you’ll be pretty much out of it and not cognizant enough to track what you took and when.
When you wake up after your surgery, you will be in a hospital gown with an immobilizing sling on your arm. It has a big pillow part that leans against your waist/side and keeps your arm at an angle slightly away from your body. The sling wraps around your waist, neck and back and can be fit to your body. Make sure your advocate helps you to adjust all of that after the first 48 hours to make sure it fits you correctly. You won’t care the first few days.
You’ll need a coat or jacket that you can wear without putting your arm in the sleeve. I borrowed a cape from my advocate. That way it could just go over my shoulders and sling and keep me warm from the wheelchair into the car. You’ll probably sleep in and out of things until you get home and right into bed. Plan on sleeping most of that day and the next.
After
You will basically be sleeping sitting up! If you have a recliner, GREAT! That is where you’ll be sleeping and spending most of your time. However, know that it is hard to get out of a recliner with one arm/shoulder. If you don’t have one (like me) then you can do a few things:
Get one of those big sitting up pillows for your bed with the armrests.
Use large yoga pillows. I had two huge meditation pillows and they went on my bed with 6 others to basically make me sit up while sleeping. If you lay down, it might feel okay for about 5 minutes and then it will start throbbing. If you put pressure on your shoulder or arm once, you won’t do it again!
The first 48 hours you need a caretaker. You need someone to cook for you and make sure you are drinking lots of water and fluids. They need to check your temperature and help you to stay on top of the pain. DON’T let it get away from you!! Take your prescribed medications. Your caretaker will be available to hang out with you when you are awake.
After the first 48 hours, you’re going to want to bathe. They won’t let you before this. There is no way you can do this alone. My dearest friend and advocate got in the shower behind me and washed my hair because there was no way I could do it. She helped me with my balance and washed my back. The good thing is you can take off the sling to shower. The bad thing is you are in a LOT of pain and can’t use that arm at all. It throws off your balance. Everything takes twice as long to do and is exhausting. I think I slept for 4 hours after my shower!
Don’t be discouraged by this. If you have ever had surgery, it is all normal for the first few days to be like this and the first week to be rough. It gets better after that. You can expect to feel more like yourself by the 3rd or 4th day as you aren’t taking the combined heavy duty medications anymore. You should be down to one prescription by the later part of the first week.
By the end of the first week you’ll be feeling better, except for not having the use of the surgical arm. You might even think you can drive. I suggest you don’t do it. Your reflexes are slower. You are still on medication. All you need is to grab the wheel the wrong way and you will hurt yourself. Your doctor will probably tell you not to drive. They are correct. Don’t expect to drive until you have been released from wearing the sling by your doctor.
WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOU GET OUT OF THE SLING?
Usually about one week after your surgery, you will start physical therapy. Don’t let them tell you it doesn’t hurt. It hurts like hell. They want to check range of motion and to make sure your shoulder doesn’t freeze up. Take your medication before you go!! If you don’t, you’ll get muscle spasms that will inhibit your therapy. I did.
OKAY, HOW LONG?
By now, you might be wondering how long before you get your arm back? Or will you get your arm back? I think if you have a good surgeon and depending on what was wrong with your shoulder in the first place, you can get your full range and strength (or close to it) back. It WILL take time. At the very least 6-9 months after your surgery; and up to 12-18 months in some cases.
I loved to play golf, fly fishing, swimming, sailing, canoeing. You need your dominant arm for all those things and that overhead swing motion. That’s the hardest for me. I’m getting a membership to get in the pool. I think that will help a lot to get that range of motion back. Your insurance won’t give you physical therapy or massage for the whole time. This is how you can continue your recovery.
Do yourself a favor…be your best and strongest cheerleader!! Make a commitment to your recovery and full healing and you will!!
I took an online class while I was laid up. It helped to keep my mind occupied. Find something you are interested in and plan to do it while you aren’t able to do much else. If you can find something you are interested in, it will help with depression.
The sooner you can stop taking medication, the better off you will be in spirit. As soon as you can stop taking narcotics and change to an anti-inflammatory or Ibuprofen the better off you will be. Doctors don’t talk about the side effects of narcotics. They do affect you much more than you think, energetically, emotionally and physically. It takes a while to work out of your system too. When you add the effects of anesthesia in on top of that, it makes a big difference.
If you do energy work with someone, it can help to release some of these side effects. If you want to know more about how that can work, please contact me. That is something I can help you with the work I do.
This post, comments and/or suggestions are based on my personal experience over this past year. I hope you found it helpful in some way.
If you have any questions or comments, please leave me a post and I’ll get back to you.
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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.
