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Ta k e 5 a n d t r y A B M P F i v e - M i n u t e M u s c l e s a t w w w. a b m p . c o m / f i v e - m i n u t e - m u s c l e s . 57 As a practitioner of energy work, you must attune with the resonance of the bowls. It must feel and sound good to you if you want it to feel and sound good to your clients. It doesn't really matter if you're musically proficient when choosing your set of bowls. Just pay attention to the way the sound makes you feel. If you get an "Ahhh" moment, that's a good tool for you. If it makes you cringe, walk away. If you order them online, you don't really know what you're getting; however, some online stores do have sound clips you can listen to before ordering the bowls. I recommend beginning with a set of three bowls—the root, heart, and universal bowls. You can effectively do a full basic sound massage using only the universal bowl, but you and your client will be missing out on the fulfillment that two or three bowls can bring when rung in harmony. I use a handpicked, harmonic set of therapeutic-quality Himalayan singing bowls that have been hand-pounded from 12 metals by generational craftsmen in Nepal. Treatment Some conditions require more frequent VSM treatment, while milder symptoms and temporary situations can be helped with one or more sessions. For serious or persistent conditions, the client may want to do some self-therapy at home by sitting in a quiet place and playing a bowl each day. In my practice, I've seen many clients benefit tremendously from VSM. • One client received a series of three VSM sessions within two weeks after hip replacement surgery. VSM immediately helped reduce the amount of OxyContin needed to manage his pain, and shortly after the third session, he no longer took any OxyContin. • After another client's leg surgery to repair his war wounds, he received a series of 10 weekly 30-minute VSM sessions as a complement to both physical therapy and psychological therapy for his PTSD. After the vibrational work, this client reported feeling more capable of handling daily stressors, experienced less anxiety, and had improved mobility. • An elderly client recovering from a three- week induced coma due to pneumonia- related sepsis reported significant relief from pain, fatigue, muscular weakness, and anxiety after just one VSM session. More than a year later, this patient still believes the treatment saved his life. Clients say VSM boosts their ability to enjoy everyday life. VSM naturally strokes the pleasure centers of the brain and makes the body more malleable. Taken during a vacation, weekend, or work week, a VSM session can enhance the senses and increase the ability to appreciate the simplest of pleasures. It will most likely cause common, everyday irritations to melt away and improve patience, social skills, and relationships. VSM simultaneously brings you more fully into your body and closer to spirit. VSM benefits not only clients, but also practitioners, who experience the soothing effects of a therapeutic session as well. I often find myself in a naturally occurring flow state when conducting a session for a client. Afterward, I feel relaxed and content. If "everything in life is vibration," as Albert Einstein professed, then why not use that knowledge to bring more resonance to your clients through vibrational sound massage? Notes 1. Wendy E. J. Knight and Nikki S. Rickard, "Relaxing Music Prevents Stress-Induced Increases in Subjective Anxiety, Systolic Blood Pressure, and Heart Rate in Healthy Males and Females," Journal of Music Therapy 38, no. 4 (December 2001): 254–72, https://doi.org/10.1093/jmt/38.4.254. 2. C. Lepage et al., "Music Decreases Sedative Requirements During Spinal Anesthesia. Anesthesia & Analgesia 93 (2001): 912–6. 3. Marc E. Koch et al., "The Sedative and Analgesic Sparing Effect of Music," Anesthesia 89, no. 2 (August 1998): 300–06, https://doi. org/10.1016/S0022-5347(01)61734-8. 4. Debra A. Gervais et al., "Renal Cell Carcinoma: Clinical Experience and Technical Success with Radio-Frequency Ablation of 42 Tumors," Radiology 226, no. 2 (February 2003): 417–24, https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2262012062. 5. Arizona State University, "How Many Types of Cells Are in the Human Body?," ASU Ask A Biologist, accessed June 2019, https://askabiologist. asu.edu/questions/human-cell-types. Lisabeth Fauble is an experienced author, researcher, and practitioner of sound therapy. She holds a master's degree in musicology and a fine arts degree in music theory and performance, and is a member of Jonathan Goldman's International Sound Therapy Association and the International Association of Professional Writers and Editors (IAPWE). Fauble uses various modes of sound therapy to help humans and pets cope with PTSD, pain, surgery, addiction, physical disabilities, grief, Alzheimer's, dementia, bipolar, borderline personality, ADD and ADHD, autism, Asperger's, and general anxiety. She has published more than 600 articles and essays, and her book, Music Therapy: Understanding the Science of Sound, was released in 2016. She can be reached at lisabethfauble@gmail.com. For more information, visit the Vibrational Sound Association at www.vibrationalsoundassociation.com or the International Sound Therapy Association at https://istasounds.org.

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