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Tomatis, a French physician, psychologist and educator. BioAcoustics, with emphasis on human voice spectral analysis, was originated in 1982 by Sharry Edwards, M.Ed. The founda- tional work accomplished by these two pioneers will likely sup- port many variations of sound therapy as the data and acceptance expand. not a contemporary notion. Song and movement to create mood and provide physical dominion over the body was an intimate part of almost every culture on Earth, but those efforts were often sur- rounded with superstition and mysticism. It wasn't until recent times that computerised technology and instrumentation was developed that allowed the advancement of procedures that could be used to help the body to predict and pre- scribe for itself. By correctly interpreting the data, appropriate patterns could be provided to help the body reverse it own dis- ease. PRINCIPAL CONCEPTS Sound therapy proposes the idea that the body requires the pres- ence of a full range of harmonious frequencies working coopera- tively. Consider the body as a musical instrument. When even one note is out of tune, the result is often discordant. Tune the instrument and the sounds become consonant. It has long been known that sounds reflected from a metal gird- er can predict the integrity of the structure. This parallel was used to develop the process of using sound to test the integrity of bone density and formation. Each structure and process within the body has a distinctive combination of frequencies that must be present for the body to maintain integrity. The body is capable of being self-diagnostic, but not so capable of self-generating the fre- quencies that are required for restoration. The idea of using sound to facilitate change within the body is Marea. eee ae CU a Peerereters one note is out of tune, the result is often discordant. Tune the SIGNATURE SOUND FREQUENCIES instrument and the sounds become consonant. According to the word of God and the mandates of science, It has long been known that sounds reflected from a metal gird- — everything is frequency—and frequency is everything. Science er can predict the integrity of the structure. This parallel was used shares this thought by stating that the most common denominator to develop the process of using sound to test the integrity of bone _ of all structure, the atom, is energy—a form of frequency. An density and formation. Each structure and process within the expression attributed to God states that "In the beginning was the ody has a distinctive combination of frequencies that must be Word", and, since sound is also frequency, God joins science in present for the body to maintain integrity. The body is capable of the observation that, at its foundation, frequency is the basis of eing self-diagnostic, but not so capable of self-generating the fre- —_ our universe. quencies that are required for restoration. This thought gives credence to the idea that our bodies are fre- The idea of using sound to facilitate change within the body is quency and energy. This collection of energy patterns, called a Signature Sound, is a frequency representation of all that we are. If we were to learn the governing patterns of indi- vidual Signature Sounds we would be able to interpret and have dominion over all aspects of our mechanical and emotional substance. Essentially, all forms of curative intervention influence the frequency systems of the body. Heat is a form of fre- quency; colour is a form of frequency; sound, smell, vibration, homoeopathic remedies, herbs and even med- ications, at their structural base, are all forms of frequen- cy. Experiments have been repeated that show that intro- ducing a person the frequency formula for niacin, a nutri- tive substance, can cause a niacin-like skin flushing—the same as if the person actually ingested the nutrient. THE EAR AND THE VOICE No matter what the nature of the input, information is received by the brain in like form. We see frequencies of light that are transformed into electrochemical impulses and sent to the brain. We hear octaves of sound frequen- cies that are translated into electrochemical impulses and then provided to the brain for interpretation. No matter what we perceive, on what octave, it is all received by the brain via the same route of frequency impulses: brain- waves. If we are composed of frequency patterns, it seems rea- sonable to use the most readily available frequency source of the body—the voice—to obtain information about the body. The voice is a source of sound; the ear is the most obvious receiving unit of sound. The voice and the ear form a dynamic system that are extraordinary as inherent diagnostic systems of the body. Tomatis believes that during gestation the brain is developed from the pattern of the first organ to form: the ear. His techniques have been successful in showing that when hearing is corrected, many learning and emotional problems are eliminated. While the ear deals with innate Bia issues that create the foundation of the energy patterns, the Sharry Edwards, M.Ed., founder of BioAcoustics voice is capable of displaying a kinetic account of the body in motion. 42 - NEXUS APRIL - MAY 1997 Sharry Edwards, M.Ed., founder of BioAcoustics