Level 1 Foundations Of Integral Sound Healing Course Curriculum

In this blog, we talk about the curriculum for our Level 1 Foundations Of Integral Sound Healing Course which is the same for both our Online and Workshop Courses.

Course Topics Covered

• CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF SOUND HEALING
• THE SCIENCE, ART & ALCHEMY OF SOUND HEALING
• INTEGRAL APPROACHES TO SOUND HEALING
• PRINCIPLES OF SOUND HEALING - HOW IT WORKS AS A HEALING MODALITY
• WATER AND THERAPEUTIC SOUND
• CYMATICS 
• SOUND HEALING: CHAKRAS AND THE AURA 
• CARE & STORAGE OF SOUND HEALING INSTRUMENTS 
• CLEANSING AND CLEARING YOUR INSTRUMENTS & SPACE 
• INTENTION, MOTIVATION, INTUITION, AND EXPERIENCE 

Foundational Sound Healing Skills & Techniques With 6 Main Instruments Topics Covered

SOUND HEALING WITH TIBETAN (HIMALAYAN) SINGING BOWLS

• types of Tibetan singing bowls
• types of mallets and beaters appropriate to use with Tibetan bowls
• playing techniques with fingers, hand, wands, and beaters
• tapping techniques
• playing around the rim - how to make a bowl sing beautifully
• how to work with a Tibetan bowl off the body in the aura / biofield
• how to work with a Tibetan bowl on the body with a client lying face up
• contraindications for treatment

SOUND HEALING WITH CRYSTAL SINGING BOWLS

• types of crystal singing bowls
• types of wands appropriate for use with different types of crystal bowls
• playing techniques with fingers and wands 
• tapping techniques
• playing around the rim - how to make a crystal bowl sing beautifully
• how to work with a crystal bowl off the body ito balance the biofield by nourishing depleted life-force energy and dispersing stuck / blocked energy
• how to work with a crystal bowl on the body with a client lying face down
• correspondences between chakras, colours, and notes

SOUND HEALING WITH TUNING FORKS

• types of tuning forks and activators
• how to hold, activate and play tuning forks successfully for healing
• how to work with 1 weighted tuning fork on various sounding boards of the body, including the sacrum and sternum
• how to work with 2 unweighted tuning forks off the body in the aura / biofield and close to the ears
• musical intervals - how to activate the healing qualities of the perfect 5th: peace, calm, balance & harmony

SOUND HEALING WITH GONGS

• types of gongs and mallets
• how to hold, activate and play a hand-held wing gong with a client lying on a therapy couch
• how to play a gong on a stand successfully for healing with a client lying on a therapy couch
• how to play gongs successfully for healing with a client lying on a futon mat

SOUND HEALING WITH DRUMS & OTHER PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS

• types of drums and other percussion instruments used in sound healing 
• how to play two beat patterns with a hand-held drum that entrain the heart and brain to relax and enter altered states of consciousness
• how to play a variety of other percussion instruments for sound healing
• how to play a hand-held drum with a client lying on a therapy couch
• how to play work with a brass harmony ball and an egg shaker for grounding and rhythm

SOUND HEALING WITH YOUR VOICE

• different ways of working with your voice for healing: vocal toning and mantras
• posture and breathing
• how to release different types of vocal tones
• how to tone different vowel sounds to harmonize the 7 main chakras
• how to harmonize the chakras while toning the bija mantras on different notes (pitches)
• working with sound healing instruments such as a Tibetan bowl and tuning forks as a support to your voice

Course Curriculum Delivery

This course curriculum is delivered in various formats, including:

• video tutorials
• a 56 page handbook
• recorded talks with slides
• audio recordings of healing sounds

A workbook guides your learning, and doing the exercises in the workbook will be your journey of discovery into the healing power of sound.

The workbook is divided into three sections:

1. Developing a sensitivity to sounds
2. Understanding sound healing
3. Practicing sound healing

Live Coaching & Mentoring

In this certified sound healing course, you get 2 x 1 hour interactive group sessions with Tony Nec, the Principal of The Sound Healing Academy, in our online global classroom.

You also get a 1 x 30 minute personal session with an experienced sound healer, qualified with the Sound Healing Academy, by phone, Skype or similar social media.

This course helps you to build the knowledge, skills, and confidence to work with a variety of sound healing instruments to help yourself and others in your life that you care about: your family and friends. 

It also lays a solid foundation for you to work professionally with healing sounds for individual 1-2-1 clients and for groups, for example giving sound baths.

To find out more, check out our Student Testimonials.

Do you want to begin your sound healing journey with us?

Join our Level 1 Certificate: Foundations Of Integral Sound Healing (Multi Instrument)!