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Sound Therapy Retreat

September 8, 2014 by Tony Nec

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Tony has over 25 years experience as a therapist, coach and trainer.He runs the Sound Healing Academy and has a busy practice in Cornwall, England.
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Sound Therapy Retreat, Island of Iz, Croatia

The Colour of Sound Institute ran a 7-day sound therapy retreat on the peaceful island of Iz in Dalmatia, Croatia from 30th August to 6th September 2014. The retreat was attended by 23 people from Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, UK and Ireland.

The venue was Hotel and Kamp Korinjak on the edge of the small town of Veli Iz. In addition to the twice daily sound therapy workshops, participants could also attend free of charge yoga sessions, gong baths, mantra chant sessions, and sacred dance in the evenings. The hotel and camp is located right next to the crystal clear sea and is surrounded by a pine forest.

During the sound healing retreat we worked with Tibetan singing bowls, tuning forks, crystals, bells, tingshas, pendulums, gongs, drums, harmony balls, shakers, rattles and our voices for healing and transformation…

The team of facilitators from the Colour of Sound Institute were Tony Nec, Jane Satchwell, Cathy Edgar and Chaitanya Francesco.

We would like to thank Sonja for doing the translation from English to Croatian language, Suzanna for facilitating a laughter yoga session and Simone for facilitating a runes yoga session.

On one sunny morning we took a boat over to a small uninhabited islet were we did the runes yoga, sang chants and gave a shamanic drum healing session i=n a pine forest beside the sea.

Here’s a short video with clips from our trip to the islet…..

The sound therapy retreat also involved a series of guided meditations and sound ceremonies to activate the intentions of participants for their own healing and transformation. This is a very important part of the sound healing process.

Frequency + Intent = Healing

Jonathan Goldman summarised this in his first book; ‘Healing Sounds’ with the formula: Frequency + Intention = Healing.

The purpose of the retreat was to give participants a deep experience of the power of healing sounds and our unique sound therapy process.

We also taught people how to give sound therapy to others, providing a structured framework to begin practicing with family and friends.

Participants also have access to all the internet resources we provide for the Certificate in Sound Therapy, including videos, audios, eBooks and Workbooks.

These resources complement and extend the teachings given during the retreat, making this a very comprehensive learning and development process.

The Certificate in Sound Therapy comprises Level 1 in our professional practitioner training. Level 2 is the Diploma in Sound Therapy.

We are planning to return to Croatia in August 2015 to hold another sound therapy retreat to deepen and extend the teachings.

Click here for more details about our on-line course for the Certificate in Sound Therapy

Below are some photos taken during the retreat.

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A Twisted Bowel: My Wake-Up Call

August 13, 2014 by Tony Nec

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Tony has over 25 years experience as a therapist, coach and trainer.He runs the Sound Healing Academy and has a busy practice in Cornwall, England.
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It was around 4 in the afternoon when it happened…………

I was alone in my office working hard on a marketing campaign to launch my new coaching business when I collapsed to the floor, writhing in agony.

I had never felt pain like it before.  All I could do was moan loudly, clutching my belly.

Fortunately some people were passing by outside on the pavement. The door was open, so they came in and called a doctor. The surgery was nearby and one of the doctors came over to see me straight away.

He took a couple of minutes to check me out, and immediately phoned for an ambulance. I was given gas and air and rushed to hospital.

After a series of tests and x-rays, they told me I had acute TWISTED BOWEL. They wanted to get me into the operating theatre for surgery.  I didn’t know much about twisted bowel at the time, but I did know that it caused a lot of pain and they were taking it seriously.

If you don’t know what Twisted Bowel is, please read the description below taken from md-health.com

“Twisted bowel is caused when the natural shape of the intestines has changed or a section of the intestines overlap. Diagnosing twisted bowel quickly is essential, as leaving this condition unchecked can cause damage that may lead to infection or death.”

OK, so I could have died from this

That wasn’t really on my agenda at the time!  I was only 46.

Later I heard stories of people and animals, such as horses, that have died from twisted bowel and realized that I was very fortunate not to be one of them.

As it happened I didn’t have any surgery or medication.

heal twisted bowelYou might call it divine intervention.  Or maybe it was a whisper from an Angel.  Or maybe I simply heard an inner voice saying:

“You don’t need to go through with this operation. You can deal with this twisted bowel thing on your own.”

And then the words came to me:

“Do what you love. Make A Difference With Healing Sounds”

So there I was lying on a trolley, still writhing in agony trying to make sense of all this, and then this healing process came to me:-

“Surround yourself with a warm vibrant light energy of healing and unconditional love

Breathe in and out in long, slow, deep breaths

Visualise the warm, vibrant light energy streaming in through your head into your heart

Allow the feeling of love and compassion for yourself to grow in your heart

Visualise yourself fit and well, living a happy life

Allow the feelings of love, the warm vibrant light energy and your visualisation of a happy, healthy life to radiate out from your heart into every aspect of your being as you release vocal sounds (letting out a deep groan was easy under the circumstances ☺)

Surrender and let go.”

So that’s what I did, lying there in the busy Accident and Emergency room (as they call it here in the UK).

And, do you know what? After just a few short minutes, the pain started subsiding. And after another few minutes it disappeared altogether.

WOW! There was no need for the operation. The Bowel Untwisted naturally. Amazing!

To cut a long story short, they kept me in overnight to keep an eye on me, and the next morning I walked out.  I’ve not had a problem with my bowel since that time, over 10 years ago.

So what did I learn from this?

I had allowed myself to get way too stressed in launching a new coaching business. I’ve no doubt that the stress was a major factor in causing my Twisted Bowel. The plan I had set to create a separate coaching business wasn’t right for me.  I had to let that go and allow something more appropriate for me to emerge.  I learned to integrate the coaching models and techniques into what I was already doing.  So now, health and wellness coaching is merged  into my therapy practice, and I love it!

I discovered in my own experience how powerful these techniques can be for healing: deep breathing, activating feelings of unconditional love, setting a positive intention, releasing vocal tones and surrendering into the NOW. I went on a quest to learn more about all these techniques.  In particular I studied sound healing therapy and the science behind healing with love and intention.

We can all access this powerful healing formula to help ourselves and others to overcome acute and chronic health challenges. This basic formula is natural, free and easy.  We can apply it anywhere, anytime.

From where I am now, I can see that the Twisted Bowel was my wake-up call. I could have died. Instead, I respected the wisdom of my Higher Self and stepped into a new way of being.

I allowed some big changes to occur in my life.  The healing went deep. I can share more about that another time.  I paid attention to the message I was given…..

I’m happy now.   I love what I do. I make a difference. I help others with Healing Sounds.

Have you had a wake up call? Share your story, thoughts and feelings in the comments box below:-


New sound therapy videos released

August 4, 2014 by Tony Nec

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Tony has over 25 years experience as a therapist, coach and trainer.He runs the Sound Healing Academy and has a busy practice in Cornwall, England.
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The Colour of Sound Institute has recently released 15 new sound therapy videos as extra training resources for its on-line courses.

Filming took place at Trenderway Farm in South East Cornwall, and at recent workshops that we’ve run in Glastonbury, UK.

We would like to say a Big Thank You to Jacquie and Yaron who own Trenderway Farm for letting us use a lovely barn that has been converted for workshops, weddings and other events.

sound therapy training filmsWe have released videos covering how to give sound therapy treatments with the following instruments:

Tibetan Singing Bowls

sound therapy with Tibetan Singing BowlsWe’ve produced 2 videos on how to play Tibetan bowls both off and on the body to trigger the relaxation response and counter the many symptoms of stress.

One video demonstrates techniques with the client lying on their back.  The other shows how to give a sonic massage with the client lying on their front.

Crystal singing bowls

sound therapy with crystal singing bowlsWe’ve produced 2 videos on working with crystal singing bowls to create musical intervals that have positive health and wellness effects.

We demonstrate how to create a sequence of intervals to help clients release unhealthy patterns and other intervals to help reform new healthy patterns.

Rhythm and grounding instruments

sound therapy with crystal singing bowlsWe’ve released 3 videos on how to work with brass harmony balls, shakers, rainsticks, ocean drums and frame-drums to help clients get more grounded.

We also made a series of videos about the Chinese 5 Elements and 12 acupuncture meridians and how to work with tuning forks on command points to  disperse excess energy and tonify depleted meridians.

We also demonstrate how to work with tuning forks to create healing musical intervals.

Plus, we’ve produced 2 videos showing exercises for doing vocal toning and chanting beja mantras for health and wellness.

Altogether it’s an amazing collection of new videos, that adds 5 hours of instructional videos to our existing collection.

There are now over 40 hours of videos in our on-line  practitioner training course, making it one of the most comprehensive in the world today.

Click here for more details about our on-line Certificate in Sound Therapy course

Sound therapy practitioner course

July 29, 2014 by Tony Nec

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This 4 day course held in Glastonbury during July 2014 was the final workshop in the series for our practitioner Diploma in Sound Therapy for the year 2013 – 14.

sound therapy courseWe covered a range of advanced diagnostic and sound therapy techniques.

In addition to 1-2-1 work, we also created a space for teams of 3 people to create a group sound meditation, and to receive feedback to help refine the skills required to give wonderful public sound baths & sound meditations.

sound therapy course

One morning, Janaina Martins led a series of vocal toning exercises. Janaina is a professional vocal coach and instructor in Brazil combining voice work with movement and acting.

sound therapy janaina martinsWe have produced a 30 minute video of the vocal toning exercises she led.  This is available to workshop participants, and you can view it by clicking the link below:

click here for the free vocal toning video

(you can also access this video as a bonus for joining previous workshops and on-line courses, for example our Foundation in Sound Therapy course……click here for more details…)

The 4-Day workshop was led by Tony Nec, and assisted by Roise O’Caollaidhe.  Roise led a series of sessions on how to work with tuning forks and musical intervals, that participants found extremely helpful.

Sound Therapy with Roise O'Caollaidhe

Roise O’Caollaidhe

We have produced a series of videos of these session, which are available for people registered on on our Diploma in Sound Therapy practitioner course.

For more information about our practitioner training course, please click the link below:

Click here for more details about the practitioner Diploma in Sound Therapy.

Singing Bowl Sound Therapy in Ireland

July 1, 2014 by Tony Nec

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The Colour of Sound Institute ran two singing bowl sound therapy courses in Ireland during June 2014.  Both workshops took place at Taylors Three Rock, Balinteer, Dublin 16.

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The first, covering Tibetan Singing Bowls for Health and Wellness, happened on 20 & 21st June.

Participants learned how to give a sonic massage with one bowl and then how to work with a number of bowls to balance and harmonise chakras, aura, physical, emotional and psychological states.

sound healingOn the following 2 days we covered Crystal Singing Bowls for Health and Wellness.

In this workshop we taught how you can work with notes of crystal bowls to create musical intervals.  We explored the effects of these intervals and how learn how to work with the intervals of a second and fifth to disperse excess energy and tonify deficient energy in the chakras and elsewhere in the subtle and physical energy bodies.

sound therapy with crystal singing bowlsWe were blessed with warm sunny weather, so we went outdoors into the nearly Marley Park with some crystal bowls and did a group sound healing.

sound therapy in Marley Park DublinThe following day, I was invited to the Servants of Love Raw Food Community in Wicklow, for a healthy lunch.

Harry Parkinson  is an active supporter of this community and he had arranged to carry out a sound therapy session there for one of the members.  This served as his practical exam for the Diploma in Sound Therapy.

Here’s a photo of Harry preparing for the practical exam….

IMG_0203I’m delighted that Harry did really well and passed the exam, so he’s now one step closer to getting the Diploma and joining our coveted register of professional sound therapy practitioners.

The Colour of Sound Institute runs an annual training course in Ireland leading to a Diploma in Sound Therapy.  The next course starts in October 2014.

Click the link below to contact us for a prospectus:

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Does Sound Therapy Work?

June 16, 2014 by Tony Nec

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What is the evidence base for sound therapy? 

Does it work to heal and improve health and wellness? 

This article addresses these issues and outlines a strategy to help make sound therapy treatments more effective.

evidence based medicineThe ‘conventional’ medical professional is characterised by a reliance on what is called ‘evidence-based medicine’.  This term first appeared in print in 1892 though the movement took hold in the mid-20th century.

It is based on the belief that evidence-based medicine empowers doctors by providing them with the most reliable information, and therefore it benefits patients by increasing the likelihood that they will receive the most appropriate treatment.

The evidence is gathered by carrying out randomised controlled trials and publishing the results in respected peer-reviewed journals.  There is now a growing consensus about what factors constitute a high-quality trial for drugs, devices and therapeutic techniques.

The key factors are:

  • Having a large number of participants in the trial
  • Assigning the participants randomly to test and control groups
  • Using a placebo or sham – something that looks and feels the same as the item being tested, but is in fact inert e.g. if a drug being tested is blue with a red circle on it, then a ‘sugar pill’ also will be administered that will be the same size and shape, blue with a red circle.
  • Double blinding – i.e. neither the participants nor the doctors / therapists know whether they are administering the real or placebo
  • Standardising the treatment context and process to reduce the number of variables that could affect results

In recent years, it has been recognised that many trials that have been carried out do not match these standards and so are regarded as being of limited reliability and validity. In practice this means that different trials of the same drug, device or technique have produced different results. This has led to the realisation that it is perhaps unwise to rely too heavily on the results of any one trial.

Over the past 10 years or so there has been a movement towards systematic reviews and meta-analyses of multiple trials relating to the impacts on a particular health issue from a drug, devise or technique. In these reviews and analyses, trials that do not meet defined quality standards are excluded.  As a result the findings of these studies are treated with the greatest of respect by the medical professional, and are generally used to guide treatment protocols by doctors / physicians.

In this approach, one of the main questions asked is: “Does this particular drug / device / technique have greater positive effects on the particular health issue than a placebo?”

This is done in an attempt to discount the power inherent in the belief in the minds of participants that if they take the drug / device / technique then they will get better –  the so-called ‘placebo response’.  In other words the main object of these systematic reviews and meta-analyses is to discover whether there is something of value over and above the placebo effect.  If there is, then the drug / device / technique is regarded as being effective to a greater or lesser extent.

The movement for systematic reviews and meta-analyses has included assessments of some of the more prevalent complimentary and alterative medicines (CAMs), as well as conventional ones.

Acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic and herbal medicine are the most prevalent CAMs and they have been the most studied.

Please see below an example of a recently published meta-analysis on the effectiveness of acupuncture in treating chronic pain, published by the US National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), one of the 27 agencies of the US National Institutes for Health.

Acupuncture May Be Helpful for Chronic Pain: A Meta-Analysis

A recent NCCAM-funded study, employing individual patient data meta-analyses and published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, provides the most rigorous evidence to date that acupuncture may be helpful for chronic pain. In addition, results from the study provide robust evidence that the effects of acupuncture on pain are attributable to two components. The larger component includes factors such as the patient’s belief that treatment will be effective, as well as placebo and other context effects. A smaller acupuncture-specific component involves such issues as the locations of specific needling points or depth of needling.

Although millions of Americans use acupuncture each year, often for chronic pain, there has been considerable controversy surrounding its value as a therapy and whether it is anything more than an elaborate placebo. Research exploring a number of possible mechanisms for acupuncture’s pain-relieving effects is ongoing.

Researchers from the Acupuncture Trialists’ Collaboration, a group that was established to synthesize data from high-quality randomized trials on acupuncture for chronic pain, conducted an analysis of individual patient data from 29 high-quality randomized controlled trials, including a total of 17,922 people. These trials investigated the use of acupuncture for back and neck pain, osteoarthritis, shoulder pain, or chronic headache.

For all pain types studied, the researchers found modest but statistically significant differences between acupuncture versus simulated acupuncture approaches (i.e., specific effects), and larger differences between acupuncture versus a no-acupuncture controls (i.e., non-specific effects). (In traditional acupuncture, needles are inserted at specific points on the body. Simulated acupuncture includes a variety of approaches which mimic this procedure; some approaches do not pierce the skin or use specific points on the body.) The sizes of the effects were generally similar across all pain conditions studied.

The authors noted that these findings suggest that the total effects of acupuncture, as experienced by patients in clinical practice, are clinically relevant. They also noted that their study provides the most robust evidence to date that acupuncture is more than just placebo and a reasonable referral option for patients with chronic pain.

Reference

Vickers AJ, Cronin AM, Maschino AC, et al. Acupuncture for chronic pain: individual patient data meta-analysis. Archives of Internal Medicine. September 10, 2012; Epub ahead of print.

http://nccam.nih.gov/research/results/spotlight/091012

This meta-analysis essentially concluded that acupuncture is effective at treating neck, shoulder and back pain; osteoarthritis and chronic headaches.  This is great news for acupuncturists as many previous studies had not demonstrated these positive results, and it means that the very best of modern scientific research has demonstrated the effectiveness for some health conditions of a medicine that has been practiced successfully for thousands of years in Asia.



WHAT HAS ALL THIS GOT TO DO WITH SOUND THERAPY?

Unfortunately, the funding has not yet been made available to test the effectiveness of sound therapy in this way, as it is currently regarded as a minor part of the CAM industry.  Therefore we do not have the same level of evidence-base as acupuncture.   However, we can point to the effectiveness of recorded sounds and music found in some systematic reviews and meta-analyses that have been published.

We can also refer to the theory of how sound therapy works from energetic, bio-chemical and physics perspectives and then allude to how this theory applies in a similar way to acupuncture as a vibrational medicine and also to recorded music therapy.  We can then expect that future trials will also demonstrate the effectiveness of sound therapy.  Until that happens, however, conventional medical professionals who are part of the evidenced-based medicine movement, are likely not to take sound therapy seriously as a valid health modality, and we have to live with that reality.

In the meantime, though, I think it is worthwhile taking a fresh look at the assumptions underlying evidenced-based medicine, as this might help to re-frame the position.  The key issue concerns the placebo response itself.



THE PLACEBO RESPONSE

We’ve already identified that the symptoms of an illness or a disease can improve after a dummy drug or treatment protocol has been administered.  This is the placebo response.

In fact, David Hamilton PhD, an ex-biochemical researcher in the pharmaceutical industry states in his book ‘It’s The Thought That Counts’ that the placebo response is effective in healing between 10% & 100% of health conditions.

There is an increasing body of research that suggests that the success of many currently accepted medical procedures is unrelated to the physical treatment itself.  For example a meta-analysis of anti-depressant medication published in 1998 by Kirsch, I and Saperstein G titled: ‘Listening to Prozac but hearing placebo’ showed that the placebo response account for 75% of the success of the treatment.  See “Magic in Practice” Garner Thompson and Khalid Khan p xxvi.

Indeed if you re-read the article on acupuncture above, you will notice that in the first paragraph it states:

“…results from the study provide robust evidence that the effects of acupuncture on pain are attributable to two components. The larger component includes factors such as the patient’s belief that treatment will be effective, as well as placebo and other context effects. (emphasis added) A smaller acupuncture-specific component involves such issues as the locations of specific needling points or depth of needling.”

So here again, we see that the largest component of the success of acupuncture is attributable to belief & the placebo.

In my opinion, something that is so effective should not be discounted, and we should look instead at how it works and what we can do, ethically, to maximise the potential of this healing force.

Having looked at the numerous research studies into this phenomenon, Thompson and Khan have identified 4 factors that are generally present in patients when the power of placebo is actively working:

  1. Desire – the patient wants their condition to change for the better
  2. Expectation – the patient has a positive outlook that their condition will change for the better
  3. Belief – the patient believes that by following the advice of their practitioner and the recommended treatment that their health condition will change for the better.
  4. Feeling – the patient has a positive feeling about their practitioner and the recommended treatment

From this we can see that it is vitally important for sound therapy practitioners to learn and apply basic coaching skills and techniques that will enable our clients to have that ‘feel-good factor’ about us and sound therapy; that will increase their desire for and expectation of getting better and, at the same time, enhance their belief in us and the effectiveness of sound therapy.

In my opinion, we need to pay apply two critical factors for this to succeed:

Strong ethics – it’s widely accepted that medical practitioners should act ethically, otherwise the profession gets corrupted.  The industry is largely self-regulating usually via National Medicine Associations who punish gross transgressions of published Codes of Practice.  For example, practitioners can get disqualified for acts of sexual abuse on their patients.  This is enshrined in the legal system and malpractice of many forms is enforceable in the Courts.

One of the key arguments used against valuing the placebo response is that it is open to abuse by tricksters and fraudsters, who can make a lot of money from misleading the public by making untrue or over exaggerated claims to enhance the belief in the effectiveness of their products or treatment.

I believe that if we apply certain ethical standards to our behaviour and adhere to accepted Codes of Practice for CAM in general and sound therapy in particular, then we can and should work consciously to release the placebo response in our clients.  In particular we should not mislead our clients and make untrue claims about sound therapy.

Strategy – we need to put in place a strategy for working effectively with the 4 key factors underlying the placebo response.  We also need a plan that we can implement, based on the understanding that we can’t do everything at once.  We can’t expect to do everything it takes to fully activate the placebo in just one session.  We should plan to achieve that goal over 3 – 4 sessions.

In my opinion, if any client has not seen positive health outcomes of our treatment after 4 sessions, then it’s unlikely that they ever will, and we should face up to this honestly and stop working with them.  I’m not suggesting that all their identified symptoms of illness or disease should be cured in that timeframe, but there should be at least some identifiable positive outcomes that they are satisfied with.

I suggest that sound therapists should work systematically with the coaching skills outlined in our courses to build up each of the 4 factors underlying the placebo response.

In practice this means:

In the first sound therapy session you need to focus on building the ‘feel-good’ factor in your clients.  This is about establishing the basis for a high-quality relationship, characterised by warmth, empathy and rapport, in which we express loving-kindness towards our clients and they in turn feel a strong connection with us. In this first session, we should also lay solid foundations for our clients to believe in us and the effectiveness of sound therapy.

In the second session, you should focus on managing a process that builds their desire and expectation of positive change for the better.  You should also agree an action plan for your clients to implement with clearly identified outcomes.

In the third session, you should focus on helping your clients to identify and overcome any limiting beliefs they might be holding about getting better.  You should also monitor how well your client is doing in implementing their agreed action plan, and help them to break through resistances to change.

In the fourth session you should review their outcomes, celebrate any successes, honestly reflect on anything where there has been little or no positive change, and then decide whether to continue with the sound therapy process, and if so for how long, and on what basis.

“An outcome that satisfies an individual client’s needs (and does no harm) should be the prime objective of every session.”

This is a guide to how you can progress.  It’s a bit linear and fixed, and in practice, you need to be flexible and be able to adjust to each client individually and go with the flow.  Although, it’s likely to happen in a more organic process, it’s still useful to have some markers for a strategy and action plan covering 4 sessions, while also staying open to the possibility of instant healing!

We’ve devoted  3 Modules of our Level 2: Practitioner Diploma in Sound Therapy program, to covering the fundamentals of coaching.  These are designed to help you implement this strategy and action plan.

For more details of the Level 2 course, please click the link below

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