The basic principle of sound medicine is that vibration comes into contact with the physical body. The vibration of certain instruments such as the didgeridoo or the bowls of the Himalayas at the moment of being touched produces a constant vibration that can modify the cells of the body, healing it in a molecular way. The important thing about a musical healing instrument is that it be harmonic or well tuned, that the notes contain a fundamental, an eighth and a fifth in each note.
In the case of the Himalayan bowls it is much more complex, since they are made by hand and produce a root note but several semitones. Due to the above, not all bowls heal; That is why it is important, when purchasing a bowl, to have basic knowledge or to have the guidance of a bowl master to advise you before purchasing it. Another important factor is that each person in this world has the ability to feel sound and we can intuitively know in just 1 second if an instrument is harmonic, due to the physical and emotional sensation it causes us.
There is a belief that musical notes are related to the chakras. In total there are more than 24 chakras located within the physical body and the etheric body, but on this occasion we will only talk about the seven main ones. We have seven pure musical notes that are Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La and Si; these are related to each chakra as follows: Do/root, Re/sacral, Mi/plexus, Fa/heart, Sun/throat, A/pineal, and Si/crown.
Through this relationship we can say that an instrument like the Himalayan bowls, when struck near the chakras, causes them to align again, allowing their energy flow to return to the correct point that makes us feel in balance and harmony. As everything is vibration in the universe, in case of having anger or negative thoughts, the chakras become misaligned out of harmony; as a result, the flow of energy causes us to have physical sequelae and the body becomes sick. For this reason it is advisable to take sound therapies once or twice a week and work with situations that lead us to negative emotions or thoughts. The work of sound therapy must go hand in hand with the responsibility of the patient for wanting to heal her life and live more fully.