Understanding Sound Healing and Its Benefits

Healing from trauma and addiction does not include just traditional treatment methods like medication management and therapy. Combining traditional treatment with holistic healing options will allow you to better understand yourself and work through your difficulties in body and mind. Many holistic treatment programs encourage meditation and mindfulness. Yet, another type of holistic treatment that can be effective for mental and spiritual health is sound healing. This form of treatment includes using sound and frequencies, often through Tibetan singing bowls, to facilitate guided meditation. At West Coast Recovery Centers, we combine these types of programs with regular treatment to create an effective and personalized healing treatment plan. 

Sound healing and treatment help you work on your mindfulness skills and connect with your inner and spiritual side. This allows your treatment to work deeply and make internal changes. Sound healing works by creating a meditative and safe space for you to work through your emotions and your difficulties. Integrating holistic and traditional gives our clients the best chance to work toward success. It also allows us to create personalized treatment plans for our clients to encourage a well-rounded and worthwhile recovery journey.  

What Is Sound Healing?

Sound healing, or sound therapy, is often done by use of Tibetan singing bowls meditation. Practitioners will play different tones and sounds while leading a guided meditation. These tones help the body to relax and center itself. According to the Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, sound healing can cause a positive difference in mental health care and stress levels. This form of meditation can help people relax as they can focus their thoughts and body on the sound of the practitioner. Sound healing engages mindfulness and helps to teach our clients how to handle their thoughts.

This treatment is an ancient and effective meditative tool. While it is possible that someone may not have experienced sound bath meditation, they likely find benefit from sound and music. In many treatment programs, they include music and meditation to make a difference in the coping skills they teach their clients. Sound healing and sound therapy can combine both of these into a meditative practice that is both relaxing and beneficial. There are many different benefits for our clients in their treatment journey. 

The Benefits of Sound Healing

Sound healing and meditation are forms of holistic healing. Holistic healing can offer many benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and for those who struggle with addiction. People who struggle with mental health or addiction and trauma may feel that they are stuck in their memories or thoughts. Holistic and spiritual practices help people find purpose outside of their thoughts.

Sometimes working through trauma in traditional talk therapy can be too difficult for clients. Working with holistic treatment, people can find a way out of their thoughts and discover new, alternative, effective ways to work through the difficult things that they have been through. 

Sound healing meditation meditation helps you to work through feelings of stress and anxiety by helping you to relax. The different tones of the singing bowls have healing properties that can encourage your mind and body to relax, allowing your muscles to relax and ease existing pains. Many people report feeling better after these sessions, as they can relax their body and their mind. 

This meditative practice can help to develop better focus and work on your mindfulness skills. Mindfulness and sound healing also encourage a connection to your spiritual side. When you work through treatment, it is important to treat the whole person. Having these holistic healing options is integral in maintaining a life of recovery and finding the best treatment plan for you. 

Benefits of Holistic Treatment

It is important to view your recovery from many different lenses. Holistic treatment can work well alongside traditional treatment like therapy and medication management. Treatments like meditation and sound healing can be integral to fully understanding how to stay clean and healthy. Being able to practice meditation and mindfulness will give you the tools you need to work through your triggers and cravings when they arise. Staying on the path of recovery means working constantly to manage your triggers and learn to control your reactions, which holistic treatments like sound healing can assist with.

At West Coast Recovery Centers, our clinical approach includes both holistic and traditional healing options. This means that we offer what works best for each client and build an individualized treatment plan for each person. We make our treatment plans based on what is best for our clients. Offering holistic healing options like sound therapy allows us to engage clients who may have difficulty opening up otherwise. Sound healing allows someone to learn how to sit with their thoughts and work on their mindfulness. Using both holistic and traditional treatment options means utilizing all of our resources to assist clients in establishing long-term, whole-person wellness in treatment and beyond. 

Holistic treatment can add a layer to your treatment plan that can be incredibly beneficial to your long-term health. Treating both body and mind is important for making sure that you can live a life focused on your mental health and recovery. Sound healing and sound therapy are an ancient and effective form of holistic meditation that encourages you to sit presently in your body. As the practitioner plays different tones, you will practice mindfulness. This mindfulness allows you to relieve stress and work through your underlying feelings in a relaxing environment. Get in touch with us today to learn about our personalized treatment plans and sound treatment options. Call West Coast Recovery Centers today at (760) 492-6509.