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Brooke German creates a soundscape for sound meditation. Photo by Grace West<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

By Grace West<\/p>\n

On Ocracoke Island, fall and winter are a time to slow down for locals who have worked their tails off during the summer months.<\/p>\n

Many opportunities exist in the off-season to enjoy nature and learn more about the island, attend a variety of yoga classes, music venues and other activities.<\/p>\n

New this fall is an opportunity to experience sound meditation at the Little Rituals shop in Spencer\u2019s Market.<\/p>\n

What\u00a0is\u00a0sound meditation?<\/strong><\/p>\n

As our very fast pace of life increases, so does stress and the need to find stress relief. Meditation is a stress reliever and works to help train your mind to focus on a particular object, thought or activity that in turn brings mental clarity and relaxation.<\/p>\n

During a sound meditation session, a practitioner uses instruments that provide tones rather than melodies to help bring you into a meditative state of wellbeing. These tonal instruments can include gongs, drums, singing and crystal bowls,\u00a0chimes\u00a0and even the human voice.<\/p>\n

Sound meditation is sometimes called \u201csound bath\u201d because the vibrations of sound surround you and\u00a0can\u00a0lead to a feeling of being held.<\/p>\n

Recipients of sound meditation often say they feel like they are floating during a session. Sound meditation is a way to slow down, get back in touch with your body and experience deep relaxation.<\/p>\n

There is research showing that sound meditation lowers both blood pressure and heart rate which results in a shift in brain waves to a state of deep relaxation which then lowers anxiety, depression, and even physical pain. (soundmeditation.com;\u00a0 \u00a0himalayanacademyofsound.com;\u00a0 \u00a0vibrationalsoundassociation.com).<\/p>\n

When sound meditation originated and how exactly it works is unknown.<\/p>\n

The roots of using sound therapeutically date back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0ancient\u00a0cultures of\u00a0China, Tibet, Egypt and Australia.<\/p>\n

What can you expect<\/strong>?<\/p>\n

Brooke German, sound meditation practitioner, has a gathering space:\u00a0a quiet\u00a0place set up with mats and bolsters to sit or lie down on.<\/p>\n

German is a musician and plays cello in her Brooke and Nick\u00a0Americana folk duo.<\/p>\n

Her inspiration comes from Alexander Tannous (soundmeditation.com) and through workshops and study with the founder of the Academy of Sound: Yogi Bahnu.<\/p>\n

Experimentally, German explains she has gained a lot of knowledge from her immersion in numerous sound meditations while living in Asheville.<\/p>\n

Her love of and being attuned\u00a0to\u00a0the power of sound informs her choices about when to play specific instruments\u00a0and when to allow for silence.<\/p>\n

After an hour, German\u2019s voice leads you gently back into the present.<\/p>\n

I left basking in a spacious awareness of my body and surroundings.<\/p>\n

As I gazed up into the starlit night\u00a0sky, it seemed only too\u00a0apt to see a shooting star and feel the wonder of\u00a0nature and\u00a0this\u00a0small island where so many talented people share their gifts.<\/p>\n

I\u00a0highly recommend both the small group sound mediation and the one-on-one sound massage which German offers.<\/p>\n

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Article photo by author<\/p>\n

cover Photo by Antoni Shkraba<\/a><\/p>\n

Original post-Ocracoke\u00a0Observer\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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