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James D'Angelo

Pre-Conference Class

James will also be teaching a special workshop on Focus Day - Thursday, September 27, 2007 -1:30 - 4:30
Cost for workshop is $99.00 seating is limited

James D'Angelo is
an American author, musician, composer, educator and workshop leader based in the UK. He is a well known and respected figure in alternative health and considered an authority on sound healing therapies. Since 1994 James D'Angelo, the author of the book "The Healing Power of the Human Voice" has developed and led therapeutic sound and movement workshops in England, Scotland, Italy, Spain and the USA .

The Healing Power of Sound

James D'Angelo

The world we live in is alive with sounds. Sound vibrations can be focused to tune the body and in this class, James D'Angelo, world renowned sound teacher, musician and author will present the essence of the healing power of sound, and how to use sounds to create inner harmony and peace.

This is guaranteed to be an unforgettable and powerful class !

"If the universe is this finely tuned multitude of vibration frequencies, then using the principle of 'as above, so below, each of us is the same. An example of this is the propeller. When at rest we see four individual blades but when it is at full speed we see what looks to be a solid object. So to move to a higher dimension of existence is to vibrate at ever higher frequencies. This is the nature of the universe.

Then the essence of sound healing is the re-tuning of the human instrument, correcting at whatever level those frequencies which have become weakened or gone out of tune. This is done on the basis of resonance, be it sympathetic vibrations or the power of forced resonance. Basically, whatever part of us that is ailing can be awakened by harmonious sound sources and remember at what frequency it should be vibrating.

This can occur at the physical level (from cells to muscles to organs), the subtle level (changing negative psychology) and the causal level (create permanent positive changes in one's nature). It is no accident that doctors tell us that we are in 'sound health' or 'of sound mind.' The medical profession is, to some extent, using sound therapy. For example, the application of ultrasound in the treatment of sciatica. At a higher level spiritual teachers initiate people into meditation through the sound of a mantra. Here the creation of vibration works in reverse. First there is the form (the mantra) which then it turns into a wave and finally into a pulse.

What are the practical ways of using sound for healing? Listening to music for there is no question that everyone who does is practicing sound therapy. People's choices of listening depend on the very nature of their sound frequencies. Music is not just something that goes into the ear. It impinges on the entire bioenergetic field (aura) and if there is incompatibility with the music it will be rejected. Singing, best done collectively, has positive transforming effects but it is not specifically directed so its effects are not particularized. Natural voice workshops are certainly on the increase as the desire for the unity of community grows.

The deeper levels of sound therapy come through primarily Eastern traditions using singing bowls, crystal bowls, tuning forks and the human voice in the form of toning, chanting and overtoning. There is also the controversial field of cymatics , pioneered in the UK by Dr P G Manners, which uses electronic sets of frequencies that correspond to different parts of the body. Of all these approaches the most practical is the use of the voice, an marvelous instrument we have been given at birth. It was not given just for communication but also for healing. Each vowel, consonant, pitch, modulation and overtone can find its place within us. There is a secret power in language such that if all the world ceased speaking all our energy levels would sink dramatically.

One area of vocal sound therapy taken for granted is natural, emotional sounds. When we release our emotions in sounds, we are sending vibrations to particular parts of the body and also to the psyche. Laughing, groaning, keening, sighing and humming. The greatest of these is laughter. Everyone likes and needs to laugh otherwise comedy would have no point in the world. Why is it contributing to positive health? Primarily because it consists of the spiritual H sound - the power of the breath and some sort of vowel depending on the personality of the individual. Often you can see where people experience themselves by the type of laughter. Just make a vigorous HUH sound from your belly over and over again and you should find that a burning sensation appears in the head. That is a powerful energy, one that stimulates the glands, particularly the thymus, as it rises upwards. And the medical establishment has confirmed that laughter can boost the immune system among other things.

Using sound as the medium for healing is within the grasp of anyone who wants to open up through the voice. There is no need to become a trained singer. It has nothing to do with a beauty of tone and everything to do with vibratory power. There are special singers whose sound is not cultivated but who lift us up with great emotion - singers like Edith Piaf and Billie Holiday. So much about healing lies in intent, that desire to transcend what limits us at every level. Vibrational medicine in whatever form is the future. Never mind mapping out all our genes. Let science find a way of determining all our frequencies. Just as the overtone patterns of the voice are unique to each person, just like fingerprints, so too are the overall frequencies. The practice of sound health is literally under our nose - in our vocal cords, etc. In the use of the secret magic of vowels and consonants, applied with intent and knowledge, we have a tremendous force for healing body, mind and spirit."

from Healing Vibrations Article-

James D'Angelo is author of the book 'The Healing Power of the Human Voice'

More about Sound and Healing:

" Sound has been used as a healing force for thousands of years. All ancient civilizations used sound for healing. "
Allopathic medical hospitals all over the country are test-researching the use of sound within the hospital environment. Music is being used to minimize pain, reduce complications of surgical procedures for patients, and to promote relaxation and the subsequent lowered blood pressure, heart, and respiratory rate of both doctors and patients.Mitchell Gaynor, M.D., Medical Oncologist, Director of Medical Oncology and Integrative Medicine at the Strang-Cornell Cancer Prevention Center and New York Hospital, and author of Sounds of Healing: A Physician Reveals the Therapeutic Power of Sound, Voice and Music, says that, "Sound enters the healing equation from several directions: It may alter cellular functions through energetic effects; it may entrain biological systems to function more homeostatically; it may calm the mind and therefore the body; or it may have emotional effects, which influence neurotransmitters and neuropeptides, which in turn help to regulate the immune system--the healer within."