Sound and vibration are fundamental aspects of our experience in the physical. And while we may be familiar with sound waves that travel through the air from our speakers to our ears, we often are unaware of the deep layers of awareness that sound connects us to. Everything in this reality is an expression of vibration and frequency. Deep within our brain, electric pulses follow with certain frequency ratios. Alpha, beta, delta, theta, all describe brave wave patterns associated with different states of consciousness. Sound can effect these states of consciousness through brainwave entrainment. When the brain encounters a sound frequency pulse, it will try to match that pulse to the best of its ability. In this way, sound can be used to induce deep states of relaxation in the brain at the delta and theta level, which are the dream and meditative states. This is in fact how binaural beats recordings are used to create a state of relaxation.

Sound as a modality of healing is not a new discovery, it can be found in the expressions of many indigenous and ancient cultures. The Egyptians believed that the chanting of certain syllables would invoke different deities who would help in the healing of others. While the Greeks believed many mental dysfunctions were due to disharmonious movements of the soul, and could be cured with the aid of harmony and musical rhythm. Shamans use sound as well to transmit awareness of consciousness through the use of rattles, bells, and drums. Sound journeying, the rhythmic playing of drums, is one of the oldest ways of entering the trance state. Along with these are the medicine songs that are sung, called icaros. These are spirit songs that are given to the shaman, they are expressions of intention that help move energy and aide in healing. But at an even deeper level, sound creates a shared field that joins our realities together. It is through this field that the sound healer transmits the awareness of consciousness. It is this transmission that enables the sharing of awareness and information that helps others release those energies that cause suffering.

My expression of sound healing is the culmination of my own journey of healing. A journey that has allowed me to create a space that is the expression of my being, that of a healer and artist. As shamanic healer of the Andean tradition, I create a space that is connected to the awareness of the Andean cosmovision. Through the balanced energetic state of “ayni” I am able to call in the sacred energies of the Andean tradition to help clients release the heavy energies of suffering. As an artist I express myself as a musician and composer, with a deep awareness of the fundamentals of sound and story telling through musical language. I combine both of these together to create a sound healing ceremony that takes the participant on a journey in to their own internal space. The shamanic drumming enhanced by electronic soundscapes and spectral fields that deepen that experience. I also source form the rich musical tradition of Peruvian medicine ceremonies and Andean music.

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