How Sound Baths Can Heal The Body

There’s been a surge of awareness in the past few years that we need more rest and stillness in our lives. From meditation to sound baths, this global trend of seeking a variety of healing modalities may be the healthiest one yet. So what is it about sound baths that has brought them into the mainstream and how can you tell which are the real deal? At BODY, it comes down to intention and experience working with seasoned healers who are masters in their space. Whether you’ve been to several sound baths or are considering your first time, the benefits of healing through these ambient sounds include deep relaxation, decreased stress, and promoting calm in the body. 

Founder of BODY, Lori Parrish, created the space out of a desire to create an inspired experience that is not just calming, but transformative. When planning our monthly sound baths the question is not, how do we fill the calendar, it’s how do we give our guests the most healing possible in one session. Recent collaborators like WalkingStar, a gifted Santa Fe healer, and Shingetsu Billy White, a global recording artist, and sound healer, provide an immersive experience that invites guests to enter a deep state of relaxation to calm the nervous system and create space for healing. 

It is through the universal laws of vibration that sound can stimulate consciousness shifts in the body. Vibrational instruments, like the native instruments WalkingStar uses, can facilitate clarity in the mind, body, and spirit that in turn allow us to stay more present. Sound healing can also clear energy blocks in our body's system that may keep us from reaching our full potential. 

With all the different forms of meditation available, a sound bath performed by an experienced professional can help guests tap into deep states that promote rejuvenation and boost immunity. Sound baths are known to have anxiety-reducing effects that drop cortisol levels which in turn, significantly reduce the hormones that weaken our body's natural defenses. While the list of benefits goes on, most people are swept away by the notion of lying down and relaxing to soothing ambient music. The benefits, as great as they are, are an added value. 

Do you remember when you were last emotionally affected by sound? Chances are it was subtle, like the sound of a bird's morning song, or lyrics to a tune you were singing in the car. From the womb, many of us emerge with an innate connection to sound. Musician Lou Reed explains it plainly, “the first memory of sound would have to be your mother’s heartbeat, for all of us.” This resonates as our origin story with sound, being one that provides deep comfort. Sound healing's origin also lies in the ancient, as it was used with instruments like singing bowls, gongs, chimes, and chanting to heal the body and enter altered states of consciousness.

While sound baths may sound like a buzzword of recent years, they have deep roots in transformative healing and rituals that can deeply heal individuals and create a less anxious state of being for many. We invite you to check our events calendar to come into the energy vortex that is Santa Fe to create space for what deep rest can do for you.