What is Sound Healing?

Beyond Music

Silvia Nakkach and Jon Beerman kick off the Beyond Music podcast with a discussion that asks the question - What is sound healing?

2:20 - does sound actually heal?

9:23 - sound healing practitioners as explorers

11:25 - the importance of creating sacred space

24:00 - all is function of energy

26:18 - helping to open

41:00 - everyone in the world is searching for healing whether they know it or not

44:18 - Silvia's summary

About the Co-Hosts

Silvia Nakkach is a Grammy®-nominated composer, musician, voice-culturalist, author and recording artist. She was on the faculty at the California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco for 16 years, where she designed the Certificate in Sound, Voice, and Music in the Healing Arts program. Since 1988 she acts as the founding artistic director of the Vox Mundi and the Mystery School of Voice with centers throughout the USA, Brazil, Argentina, India and Japan. As an internationally accredited specialist in cross-cultural music therapy training, Silvia has pioneered the integration of chanting and the use of the voice with somatic and music psychotherapy, contributing an extensive body of original vocal techniques that have become landmarks in the field of music healing. For more information please visit: www.voxmundiproject.com

Silvia is joined by Jon Beerman who was her student at CIIS in 2012-2013. Jon has always maintained a deep curiosity about music and sound healing. He is currently the founder of Carmel Sound Lab, a podcast production studio. For more information please visit: www.carmelsoundlab.com