How To Do A Sound Healing Session: Techniques for bowls, gongs, flutes, chimes and more!

In this video, Adrian DiMatteo shares basic information about how to use Sound Healing Instruments on and around the body and how to facilitate a space that encourages relaxation and healing. Adrian has a lot of expertise in this field, and what he shares is incredibly valuable if you are interested in doing sound healing work. Let us know in the comments what instruments you use for sound healing on yourself or others!
10 Powerful Sound Healing Instruments (Part I from this video series): • 10 Powerful Sound Heal...
Facilitate Sound Baths and Sound Healing Sessions with These 20 Instruments: www.didgeproject.com/sound-he...
Instruments featured in this video:
Koshi Chimes: www.didgeproject.com/product/...
Native American Pentatonic Flute: www.didgeproject.com/product/...
Mallet Harp Mini: www.didgeproject.com/product/...
Meinl Shaker: www.didgeproject.com/product/...
Shipibo Shamanic Rattle: www.didgeproject.com/product/...
Shamanic Frame Drum #1: www.didgeproject.com/product/...
Shamanic Frame Drum #2: www.didgeproject.com/product/...
Bamboo transverse drone flute (heaven and earth flute): available by special order - contact us at [e-mail]
Index:
00:00 - Start
00:35 - Himalayan Singing Bowl
02:55 - Koshi Chimes
04:47 - Gongs
07:35 - Tuning Forks
08:56 - Percussion
11:03 - Leaves/Chakapas
13:09 - Harmonica
14:16 - Flutes
17:04 - Drum
18:51 - Adding Vocalization
20:29 - Mallet Harp
22:16 - Setting the space
23:57 - Singing bowls on the body
27:26 - Tuning forks while laying down
28:41 - Koshi chimes over the body
29:01 - Gongs over the body
30:45 - Harmonica and chakapa over the body
31:11 - Mallet Harp over the body
31:31 - Final words
Special thanks to our model and co-star: Sara Philkill of Flowering Sun Ecology www.floweringsun.org/
Adrian DiMatteo is a performing and recording artist, author, music educator, app creator, and sound meditation facilitator. He travels the world exploring sound, language, musical culture, and how they affect individual and collective wellbeing. He can be contacted for private lessons, group trainings and retreats.
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Reference Videos:
Principles of Sound Healing
Sound Impact On Plant Life (Heart and Mind Festival)
Sound Healing/Meditation Album:
While You Are Awake
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Blues Album:
Everybody Knows the Blues
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[@emericklamontagne3652]

Nothing like the sounds of the real instruments. However, because I cannot afford many of them, I use my synthesizer, create many instrument sounds. Once recorded, I loop them and they constantly playback through my speakers, sitting or laying between the stereo speakers. For more realistic sounds, I use a quality headphone set.

[@didgeproject]

Sounds cool what you do

[@aeaissabagnall154]

I just got a tuning fork. And exactly totally awesome and very affordable. If you can’t afford it, let me know and I will order you one.

[@ndidgenous]

👍hello from Haiti, didgeridoo, flute player. recognized the shaker right away!

[@najidemers2858]

Love everything you just did and explained 🙏🏼Thank you ☺️

[@motioninmind6015]

Very very nicely done, I would very much enjoy experiencing a session with you ❤️ But I live in Germany 🤷😅 I'd also love to someday travel to the US with my instruments and offer sessions to people there. I do it much differently, and with different instruments. Btw thank you for pointing out that they're not Tibetan bowls 👍🏼☯️

[@theearthisfallingtheskyisl4801]

Neat Stuff. I heal with Bodhrans etc.

[@Anima.Libera]

Love it 💓🌌

[@TrippyDrippy888]

wow your gong is insane

[@ijahwilliams9580]

Thoroughly enjoyed

[@hartvenessa]

Very clear instruction.

[@socorrogarcia8119]

Thank you!❤

[@claudiaw1051]

Adrian, such a wonderful soothing voice and demonstration, thank you. I had my headphones on and I could even 'feel' the drum, (which you mentioned could be hard to feel on video- correct). Headphones definitely enhanced the experience for me. I am guided towards sound healing and this was a wonderful introduction to various instruments. Thank you. Love and light

[@didgeproject]

So happy you found us. Adrian leads sound healer training workshops around the US so connect with him to see when his next happening might be.

[@cheriegullerud9040]

Thank you so much! This is wonderful!

[@desdemitecho8614]

Excelent info. Thank you so much for sharing

[@najidemers2858]

I can watch this everyday 🙏🏻👌🏻

[@letusshare5316]

Thanks for sharing this amazing session. Regards

[@marilynmetz4710]

I just got my yoga teacher certification and am also new to sound healing. thank you so much this was fantastic! Would love to learn more about the vibrations/instruments placements on the body and how they work with meridians and acupuncture points ❤

[@primordialsoundsbali]

Love the flute session

[@Angela-ul9si]

Wow how wonderful this is to watch and learn about. It makes me wish I was a beautiful young lady so I could be your young model experiencing a real sound healing experience in real life as well. 🥰

[@SR77736]

Great info. Thanks

[@didgeproject]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Otmani007]

Great video. Thank you.

[@didgeproject]

Glad you liked it!

[@ajarebeliver8509]

Very useful, many thanks.

[@didgeproject]

Thanks for joining us!

[@stellajohn4409]

Raally Helpful

[@luciefuksova9918]

❤

[@yuanzhang9487]

Thank you so much for this great video. Is there any rule/advice on the order of using these instruments? Also when use one certain instrument e.g. himalaya singing bowl, is there any order of using different notes? from C-> F or the other way around? Thanks!

[@VibeTribeTBX]

I didn’t see a link for the gongs used in the video. I really like both that you showcased on the video. Would you mind putting out a link or the official name of the instruments.

[@mrsj9ackson777]

Hello. Blessings. Could you link that smaller gong that you used in this video please? That's literally the perfect size

[@justine6345]

Great video thank you! Can you please recommend which tuning forks to buy? Where I live I'm unable to physically try them out before ordering. Also, might be a silly question but the tuning forks I see online don't have the circular parts at the top like yours do, does it matter? Thanks in advance

[@didgeproject]

The only ones we sell are the Earth Tuned Mega Tuning Forks which are the most powerful tuning forks you will find anywhere. We cannot speak to other brands because we don’t have much experience with them.

[@spiritualhippiegirl21]

Hi, can you tell me what size the larger gong is? Also is that a wind gong?

[@XoshBitt]

Never seen a drone flute like that before. Looked at your website and only saw the “double barrel” side-by-side drone flute. Anywhere I could see pictures of the flute? I’m guessing it’s two Native American flutes butted end to end. Cool idea!

[@didgeproject]

Thanks for your comment. We are going to be adding this to our store shortly. It’s called the Heaven and Earth flute by La Rosa.

[@Wellbalancebodies]

Can you share where to purchase the singing bowl and mallet? Also what size bowl is that?

[@raygarcia7445]

What book would you recommend to understand the science behind sound healing.

[@didgeproject]

There’s not really a great all in one book but there are some good resources. “Quadrivium” is a good starting point.

[@ChantelMoharBeauty]

The Healing Power of Sound by Mitchell L Gaynor!

[@xCristianAndres]

John Stuart Reid has phenomenal work on the science

[@kritikhandelwal1701]

You can learn from Haritha yogshala.

[@donc4238]

Hi what are the little chimes called that you showed after the Koshis?

[@didgeproject]

Mini wind chimes. We don’t sell them but you can find them online and in stores

[@donc4238]

Thank you! @@didgeproject

[@anthonyfowler8634]

What would the name be of the “On body tuning fork” and who distributes it?

[@didgeproject]

Here is a set: amzn.to/44CuzjF

[@iAmManaMan]

How much do would you charge for such an experience with multiple instruments.

[@didgeproject]

That’s great question. Rates highly vary depending on the practitioner’s experience, availability, travel to destination, regional economic status, and many other factors. If you are offering sound healing sessions, Find what rate works for you!

[@vaishnavisharma5461]

🌹🌹🌈🙏🙏

[@TelevizeBotova-fv3cr]

Singing bowl between feet, small one. Link to buy pleaseeeee

[@didgeproject]

We don’t sell it unfortunately but check out our instruments in our store at didgeproject.com/store

[@jackiemiller6209]

Do you ask people ahead of time which instruments they'd like used in their sound healing or do you just use what you feel guided to? I personally don't care for certain instruments.

[@didgeproject]

Generally we feel it unless the person makes a specific request

[@chuntophilus]

marky mark felt the vibrations before you did.

[@SHALAwithSha-Rah]

DO NOT VIBRATE INJURED BONES

[@user-rv7hi5xn7i]

Great effort to make this content but few things needed to be improved. Nothing peaceful the way you play the Koshi chime just sounds random and irritating. Also please don’t hit the bowl loudly when it’s close to person’s face (you can tell from her face movements when you hit the bowl). I hope you can work on your techniques, make sure you have good body posture and be able to deliver a more professional and caring educational video.

[@janvandenberghe6631]

why do you call this "sound healing"? Apart from getting to know the instruments and some superficial impact (like relaxing....) I did not hear anything about the real healing aspect.... sure you really know what you are talking about? 😶

[@inzione]

Heya love, just gonna chime in ;) as you've yet to have any response - look into sound frequencies and their effects. Different vibrations can effect the mind in different ways. Stimulating effects which can bring about changes to the body or releases of substances by the body. Also look into "shockwave therapy". This is a "modern" version of any frequency healing. Even the NHS (UK health service in case ur abroad) offers it. It is a therapy that uses sound waves to pass through the body to the area of injury - this stimulates blood flow to the area, which in turn accelerate the body's healing process. The "ancients" were very astute to have spotted this :) ♥ I hope this helps you understand the process a bit better. 🙏 ♥

[@boglarkabalogh307]

Actually I am a singing bowl operator and it is illegal to call this a healing therapy, because we are not doctors. So I fully understand your comment. It is more like a sound bath that will relax you and can have positive benefits

[@donc4238]

@@boglarkabalogh307 Where is this not legal? Why would you assume that an allopathic doctor is more qualified than an indigenous healer?