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Discover The Benefits Of Sound Healing For Wellness And Relaxation
While sound healing therapy dates back to Ancient Greece when it was used in an effort to cure mental disorders, it has become one of the most popular modern wellness trends (often in the form of sound baths).
How A Corporate Retreat Can Help Your Employees Thrive
While sound healing therapy dates back to Ancient Greece when it was used in an effort to cure mental disorders, it has become one of the most popular modern wellness trends (often in the form of sound baths).
Music Therapy: Sound Medicine For ADHD
While sound healing therapy dates back to Ancient Greece when it was used in an effort to cure mental disorders, it has become one of the most popular modern wellness trends (often in the form of sound baths).
Gong Bath: A Beginners' Guide
While sound healing therapy dates back to Ancient Greece when it was used in an effort to cure mental disorders, it has become one of the most popular modern wellness trends (often in the form of sound baths).
The Oura Ring: Our Favorite Wearable Health Tracker
A favorite of Altha Founder & Chief Healing Officer, Letizia, the Oura Ring is the most advanced and most accurate smart ring on the market.
The Benefits Of Using Crystal Singing Bowls
While sound healing therapy dates back to Ancient Greece when it was used in an effort to cure mental disorders, it has become one of the most popular modern wellness trends (often in the form of sound baths).
Everything You Need To Know About Sound Healing
Sound healing is one of the oldest forms of medicine. Throughout history, every culture has had its own unique approach to healing through sound, whether it be chanting, drumming, or tuning forks. Sound healing can help with everything from stress and anxiety to physical ailments such as headaches and fatigue. It's also a good way to relax and unwind after a stressful day at work—there are studies suggesting that listening to soothing music helps reduce blood pressure.
How To Incorporate Sound Bath Healing Into Your Wellness Routine
Sound healing is a practice that uses the frequencies of different instruments to relax, soothe, and energize you. Some call it sound therapy; others call it sound bath healing, but no matter what you choose to call it, incorporating this into your wellness routine can be an effective way to achieve a sense of peace. In fact, studies have shown that using a gong (which emits deep, resonating tones) has been shown to lower blood pressure by 10 percent over baseline levels after just one minute of use.
This article will cover the basics about how sound therapy works and how you can incorporate it into your wellness routine.
What is Tapping Therapy?
Tapping is a form of EFT (emotional freedom technique) therapy that was discovered in the 1970s. It is an alternative and holistic form of treatment used to help with physical pain and emotional distress.
Sound Bowls for Sound Therapy
While sound healing therapy dates back to Ancient Greece when it was used in an effort to cure mental disorders, it has become one of the most popular modern wellness trends (often in the form of sound baths).
Embracing Stillness & Rejecting the Concept of "Laziness"
In today’s increasingly fast-paced world (and throughout history) we are programmed to believe that if we are not productive almost 24/7 that we are somehow “lazy”. We live in a society where we are constantly pressured to do more with less, but what if there was another way?
Introducing the Healy
We are excited to announce that for our private (both human and animal) sound healing experiences we are now offering the add-on option of individualized microcurrent sessions with the Healy device.
The Basics of Breathwork
If you haven’t heard of breathwork before, it is essentially the act of consciously manipulating your breathing patterns in order to influence your mental, emotional, and physical state. The systematic exercises are different depending on the desired outcome (relaxation, to energize, for focus etc.).
Introducing Kindrêd Meditation
The new kid on the meditation scene; Kindrêd is a modern form of movement meditation focused on the art of human connection. Powered by mirror neurons, Kindrêd helps people learn how to regulate their emotions and access heightened states of consciousness in an easy and time-effective way.
What are the Benefits of Cold-Water Therapy?
Whether you’ve seen it on Goop Lab on Netflix or are familiar with the Wim Hof method, cold water immersion therapy has become an increasingly popular health trend with some serious benefits.
The 35 Best Books to Kickstart a Consciousness Journey
The journey to health, wellness, and consciousness is exactly that – a journey. In addition to daily meditation, sound healing, physical exercise, and healthy eating another great way to begin a wellness journey is to crack open a book!
What is Ancestral Mayan Herbal Cleansing?
Originating back to Ancient Mayan times, herbal cleansing exercises have been widely used as a form of Curanderismo - the art of Hispanic/Latino traditional medicine.
What Is Sound Healing And How Does It Work?
Sound therapy is the use of music, chanting, toning and other sonic vibrations to heal and balance the body, mind and spirit. It's a form of holistic medicine that can be used as a complementary treatment or alone. Sound bath therapy uses the frequencies in music, including the energy vibrations that are found in crystals, to heal emotional and physical conditions. In this article we'll explore what sound healing is and how it works—as well as its benefits for your health!
A Guide to Better Sleep
Quality rest is something that most of us could certainly use more of. While most of us are aware that sleep is essential to our health, we still struggle to get the quality and amount that we need.