What a great smorgasbord of useful information! Thank you. The part about ASD and middle ear issues makes total sense of my childhood experience of being “vaccine” injured along with my two older siblings and all three of us repetitively rocking our heads back and forth or bouncing our heads while in the back seat of the car while making resonant sounds with open mouths in rhythmic sync with the bouncing/ rocking. Somehow our bodymind was trying to overcome the damage and reset our neurology. Knowing the way we each developed and the relationship and health challenges we have faced throughout our lives, it was a pretty successful “strategy”, but not completely. My having a continuous growth consciousness has made for ongoing progress relative to the rest of my family.
Fantastic analysis and links to resources. As a traditional Catholic I just love the Gregorian Chant. Searching for the best music therapy to mild tinnitus....
Interesting article! It made me think of myself when I am hurried attempting to get done more than is likely humanly possible - and rather tense trying to stay on track uninterrupted (generally in the kitchen). During these times I find certain sounds quite aversive. Specifically, I can state that when my son fills his particular water bottle from our particular filtered water tap, or when someone else removes his screw on metal cap from is metal water bottle, or when someone else is stirring a dip he made rapidly in a particular container - and I am racing about, I cringe when I hear these sounds- as if someone has scraped their fingernails on a chalkboard. I now realize upon recollection, that these sounds are all high frequency and if I am in stress- racing- especially so. It is as if they are blocking something. In my case it is interrupting my staying on task. I also notice that when I think to myself in words- it seems to be more low- rooted low. Hard to explain, but that would explain for me why the high pitch of these sounds shakes me out of my thinking. Does this sound absurd? I'd never thought about it before reading your article. Very thought provoking.
I do find the cooing of doves and cranes calling while flying high above to be quite soothing- lower (also quieter) pitch.
Thank you for always pushing to improve the human condition and psyche, through education of the masses, to things they would not normally find, on their own.
Excellent as usual Gary. It must be incredibly difficult to be a parent of an autistic child I imagine. Staying calm in body gesture and voice must be so difficult. My wife worked in special needs and quite often men in particular couldn’t cope . Re the appreciation of sound and space . The perpetuation of the nightingale ward environment in therapy environments was always a stressful to me . A cacophony of noise , a sterile environment hardly a recipe for calm recovery. I think learning music later on in life is one of the best things ... momentary entrainment with others in a session is great . I’d recommend this series to anyone . Finding calm and listening to others who find calm in nature , a rainy attic , walking etc is lovely. The music featured is beautiful https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001dpfv?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
I don't know why but I find this style of music more appealing than rock, pop, etc. I have never really enjoyed modern music outside the classical or 'epic' genres.
This post so speaks to me, and I have many thoughts about it, thanks.
I'll just say that I've had problems with sleep since I was a teenager and have been helped by having a radio next to me with very low sound of talk radio. Otherwise, every sound puts me on alert and wakes me. Music is incredibly powerful for me, so I have to completely focus on it unless it is inane and basic. I believe that music is our greatest art form and the best able to reach the heart and mind and so believe in its therapeutic powers.
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This is particularly relevant to me, as a year ago, I suffered Sudden Hearing Loss in my right ear. As it turned out, I have an acoustic neuroma attached to the Vestibular nerve, with the consequence that I have perpetual Vertigo.
It is also relevant because I have used the sound of music as a strategy for focused thinking. The music occupies, I assume, my right hemisphere, so that my left hemisphere can focus. I find that when driving for many hours, this practice allows me to see where I am going without intense consciousness of driving. In effect, seeing without consciousness. Some how I am very aware of the traffic and the road obstacles. I interpret this an embodied response to all the stimuli that I receive.
So, the partial loss of hearing has ultimately made listening in crowded spaces more difficult, and hearing the complexities of a symphony orchestra and a jazz sextet more difficult, but I am still able to communicate with people which is ultimately the most important value of my hearing.
Len Horowitz was interviewed by Dr. Lee Merritt. During the interview, he discussed the perfect LOVE healing frequency to be 528 Hz. Further, he stated that John Lennon sang IMAGINE in 528 Hz, but when that fact was disseminated, the music was altered.
What a great smorgasbord of useful information! Thank you. The part about ASD and middle ear issues makes total sense of my childhood experience of being “vaccine” injured along with my two older siblings and all three of us repetitively rocking our heads back and forth or bouncing our heads while in the back seat of the car while making resonant sounds with open mouths in rhythmic sync with the bouncing/ rocking. Somehow our bodymind was trying to overcome the damage and reset our neurology. Knowing the way we each developed and the relationship and health challenges we have faced throughout our lives, it was a pretty successful “strategy”, but not completely. My having a continuous growth consciousness has made for ongoing progress relative to the rest of my family.
Fantastic analysis and links to resources. As a traditional Catholic I just love the Gregorian Chant. Searching for the best music therapy to mild tinnitus....
Interesting article! It made me think of myself when I am hurried attempting to get done more than is likely humanly possible - and rather tense trying to stay on track uninterrupted (generally in the kitchen). During these times I find certain sounds quite aversive. Specifically, I can state that when my son fills his particular water bottle from our particular filtered water tap, or when someone else removes his screw on metal cap from is metal water bottle, or when someone else is stirring a dip he made rapidly in a particular container - and I am racing about, I cringe when I hear these sounds- as if someone has scraped their fingernails on a chalkboard. I now realize upon recollection, that these sounds are all high frequency and if I am in stress- racing- especially so. It is as if they are blocking something. In my case it is interrupting my staying on task. I also notice that when I think to myself in words- it seems to be more low- rooted low. Hard to explain, but that would explain for me why the high pitch of these sounds shakes me out of my thinking. Does this sound absurd? I'd never thought about it before reading your article. Very thought provoking.
I do find the cooing of doves and cranes calling while flying high above to be quite soothing- lower (also quieter) pitch.
brilliant summary as usual Gary; thank you
Amazing work as always Gary!!
Thank you for always pushing to improve the human condition and psyche, through education of the masses, to things they would not normally find, on their own.
You can also do vagal nerve stimulation with breathing or singing.
https://by-julietbonnay.com/2020/01/relieve-stress-with-this-simple-breathing-technique/
when i watch any screens, i ALWAYS turn off the volume during the ads. sound is the main mechanism of entrainment.
Excellent as usual Gary. It must be incredibly difficult to be a parent of an autistic child I imagine. Staying calm in body gesture and voice must be so difficult. My wife worked in special needs and quite often men in particular couldn’t cope . Re the appreciation of sound and space . The perpetuation of the nightingale ward environment in therapy environments was always a stressful to me . A cacophony of noise , a sterile environment hardly a recipe for calm recovery. I think learning music later on in life is one of the best things ... momentary entrainment with others in a session is great . I’d recommend this series to anyone . Finding calm and listening to others who find calm in nature , a rainy attic , walking etc is lovely. The music featured is beautiful https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001dpfv?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
As an aside, I'm quite a fan of the "Epic" music genre, e.g.:
https://www.youtube.com/user/RogueOfAvatar/videos
https://www.youtube.com/@PandoraJourney/videos
I also really love Calming Harp
https://www.youtube.com/@peregrinnatti
I don't know why but I find this style of music more appealing than rock, pop, etc. I have never really enjoyed modern music outside the classical or 'epic' genres.
This post so speaks to me, and I have many thoughts about it, thanks.
I'll just say that I've had problems with sleep since I was a teenager and have been helped by having a radio next to me with very low sound of talk radio. Otherwise, every sound puts me on alert and wakes me. Music is incredibly powerful for me, so I have to completely focus on it unless it is inane and basic. I believe that music is our greatest art form and the best able to reach the heart and mind and so believe in its therapeutic powers.
This is particularly relevant to me, as a year ago, I suffered Sudden Hearing Loss in my right ear. As it turned out, I have an acoustic neuroma attached to the Vestibular nerve, with the consequence that I have perpetual Vertigo.
It is also relevant because I have used the sound of music as a strategy for focused thinking. The music occupies, I assume, my right hemisphere, so that my left hemisphere can focus. I find that when driving for many hours, this practice allows me to see where I am going without intense consciousness of driving. In effect, seeing without consciousness. Some how I am very aware of the traffic and the road obstacles. I interpret this an embodied response to all the stimuli that I receive.
So, the partial loss of hearing has ultimately made listening in crowded spaces more difficult, and hearing the complexities of a symphony orchestra and a jazz sextet more difficult, but I am still able to communicate with people which is ultimately the most important value of my hearing.
Thank you!
To every one, no matter if you live in the US, HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Since you are discussing sound, I have no idea if the following information is correct, but it is totally interesting.
https://revolutiontelevision.net/video/john-lennon-plays-in-528hz-solfeggio-frequency/
Len Horowitz was interviewed by Dr. Lee Merritt. During the interview, he discussed the perfect LOVE healing frequency to be 528 Hz. Further, he stated that John Lennon sang IMAGINE in 528 Hz, but when that fact was disseminated, the music was altered.
Here is some 528 Hz background: https://www.mindvibrations.com/528-hz/ For the Rifers, I believe that 528 is the DNA repair frequency.
Intrigued, I found John Lennon's song, Imagine, in 528 Hz, as cited above.
P.S. I am disappointed that I never heard a reply relative to fascia from either Vie Light or The Tennant Institute. ...