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ate the potential power of healing sound for the holistic well-being
of the individual. Sound is not only an auditory stimulus, but also a
physical sensation that can affect health positively or negatively, de-
pending on the nature of the vibration. Research points to the prob-
lems of noise and vibration in both urban and hospital environments,
which are detrimental to health, while the pleasant, healing vibra-
tions produced by instruments such as Tibetan or Himalayan singing
bowls, gongs, and crystal singing bowls can help restore physical and
28 mental health. These instruments are used in sound therapies, also
called sound baths, sound meditations, sound sessions, or sound treat-
ments, and their therapeutic effects are based on the principles of res-
onance and entrainment. Although limited, research has shown that
exposure to the vibrations of these instruments lowers blood pressure,
heart rate, tension, anxiety, and depression, while improving well-be-
Ilonka Pucihar ing and spiritual well-being. Tibetan singing bowls are also potential-
ly useful for oncology patients. Crystal bowls have been shown to have
positive effects in chronic pain management and to improve mood
in adolescents. Gong therapies have also been shown to have benefi-
cial effects on inner peace and mental health. Sound therapies thus
have the potential to support health and well-being in a holistic and
non-invasive way.
Keywords: sound, vibration, sound therapy, healing, well-being

Poznavalec skrivnosti zvoka pozna skrivnost celotnega vesolja.
Hazrat Inayat Khan

Uvod
Živimo v ogromnem oceanu zvoka, katerega neskončni in najrazličnejši
valovi nenehno zadevajo obale našega zavedanja z nešteto kompleksni-
mi vzorci vibracij, ki prežemajo naša telesa, našo psiho in naše celotno
bitje. Vibracije teh zvokov nas dosežejo ne le preko slušnega čuta, tem-
več tudi tako, da pridejo v stik s fizičnim telesom in vplivajo na čustve-
no, mentalno področje ter na našo zavest kot celoto. Zato je pomembno
vedeti, kako na nas vpliva zvok in na kakšen način ga lahko pozitivno
izkoristimo ter poskušamo zmanjšati njegov negativni vpliv na nas (Rag-
hu, 2018).
Maria Lucia Machado Duarte in Matheus de Brito Pereira (2006)
opozarjata na težave, povezane z vibracijskimi dražljaji, ki so dandanes
v življenju ljudi zelo pogoste. Ti dražljaji lahko škodujejo zdravju ali celo
motijo dejavnosti, ki jih ljudje opravljajo. Te težave povečujejo dejavniki,
kot sta rast zračnega prometa in število težkih vozil v mestih, ki delujejo
kot neprijetni viri hrupa in vibracij. Uporaba kovinskih konstrukcij je še
en dejavnik, ki poslabšuje te težave, saj so zaradi nizkih dušilnih lastnosti