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harmonyhealinghub · 8 months

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The Healing Power of Sound: Unleashing the Harmonious Symphony Within

Shaina Tranquilino

August 24, 2023

Where stress and anxiety have become an integral part of our daily lives, finding solace and healing methods is more important than ever. While traditional practices like meditation and yoga have gained popularity, another age-old technique has been making waves in the realm of holistic wellness - sound healing. This alternative therapy utilizes the power of sound vibrations to restore harmony within the body, mind, and soul. In this blog post, we will delve into the fascinating realm of sound healing and explore its profound effects on our overall well-being.

The Origins of Sound Healing:

Sound healing can be traced back thousands of years to ancient civilizations such as Egypt, Greece, India, and China. These cultures recognized that sound had transformative properties capable of restoring balance in individuals suffering from physical or emotional ailments. Indigenous tribes also employed rhythmic drumming or chanting as a means to enter deep states of relaxation or spiritual connection.

How Does It Work?

At its core, sound healing operates under the principle that everything in existence vibrates at a specific frequency. When we experience illness or disharmony, it is an indication that certain areas within us are vibrating out of sync. By introducing different tones and frequencies through various instruments such as singing bowls, gongs, tuning forks, or even one's voice, sound healers aim to recalibrate these imbalances.

Benefits of Sound Healing:

1. Stress Reduction: Sound healing induces a state of deep relaxation by activating the parasympathetic nervous system. As soothing sounds wash over us during a session, stress hormones decrease while feel-good chemicals like endorphins increase.

2. Emotional Release: Sound vibrations can penetrate deeply into our emotional being, helping us release stored trauma or negative emotions held within our bodies. Many practitioners report feelings of catharsis or increased emotional clarity after sessions.

3. Enhanced Well-being: Sound healing promotes a sense of overall well-being and vitality. Regular sessions have been noted to boost the immune system, improve sleep quality, alleviate chronic pain, and enhance cognitive function.

4. Spiritual Connection: Sound has long been considered a powerful tool for spiritual exploration. By attuning our vibrations with specific frequencies, sound healing can facilitate profound meditative experiences or help individuals connect with their inner selves on a deeper level.

Exploring Sound Healing Techniques:

1. Tuning Forks: These precision instruments emit pure tones when struck against a surface. They are often placed on specific acupuncture points or around the body to promote energy flow and balance.

2. Singing Bowls: Originating from Tibetan traditions, these bowls produce harmonious sounds when played using a mallet in a circular motion around the rim. The reverberations can be deeply calming and grounding.

3. Gong Baths: A gong bath involves lying down while being immersed in the resonant sound waves produced by large gongs. This experience is believed to induce deep states of relaxation and promote energetic cleansing.

Sound healing offers an extraordinary journey into self-discovery and holistic wellness through its transformative power of vibrational therapy. Whether you seek stress relief, emotional release, physical rejuvenation, or spiritual connection, this ancient practice holds immense potential for restoring harmony within your mind, body, and soul. So why not give yourself permission to embark on this sonic voyage and allow the symphony of sound to heal your being?

#sound healing #harmonious symphony #inner healing #vibrational therapy #sound therapy #sonic wellness #healing sounds #sacred sounds #tune in to yourself #sound medicine #restore balance #holistic healing

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givemewallywestorgivemedeath · 1 year

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Have I ever mentioned how much I enjoy the fact that when Barry came back to life he was all "??I should just be dead??? I don't want to be here??? Let me go back?!?" and then Hal took him to the Flash Museum to cheer him up and was forcibly stopping Barry from leaving and Hal was just like "Barry! 😄 My best friend and buddy who is alive!! 😄😄 I love you and you aren't allowed to die again! 😄😄😄 If you leave my line of vision I will hurt people! 😄😄😄😄 You suicidal mother fucker I will chain you to a fucking wall!!!! 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄"

Anyway I think that was great and I'm glad they dedicated an entire issue to it

#.... ill be quiet about this. for you.#its just so great #Hal was following Barry around like a puppy. desperately trying to Barry cheer Barry up #then Barry killed some people. which was pretty cash money of him #then Hal was like which was pretty cash money of Hal tbh #and then Barry wanted to die and Hal restrained him and tried to get him to the watchtower and Barry just #vibrated out and ran back into the speedforce #and Hal just screamed #anyway Wally tracked him down and together him and Barry kicked Eobard's butt (which is speedster therapy) and everything worked out #but for a second there... oof #dc #dc comics #the flash #barry allen #hal jordon #green lantern #i fucked up my tags cause i forgot about quotation marks but im not fixing it

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lu-sn · 1 year

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i've got this highly incoherent pete meta floating around in my head please bear with me

we know that pete is the type of person who seems open and friendly but is actually completely walled up. nobody knows anything about pete's deepest desires or fears or issues because he doesn't talk about them. he's the perfect listener, and finds personal value in checking in on people and listening to them and helping them out, and uses this (possibly unconsciously) as a shield so that no one asks him anything about himself.

so i think it's interesting to consider the exceptions to this, and what it means for him going forwards as someone dating vegas, who is absolutely not going to let that behavior slide.

let's start with the few times that pete opens up in the show, about things that are likely painful for him:

ep3: pete tells porsche he used to play heroes and villains as a kid, and now he knows there's no such thing

ep5: pete tells porsche that tankhun punished him pretty badly once before and it sucked

ep11: pete tells vegas that his dad used to beat him, and never stopped

ep13: pete tells vegas he doesn't feel human anymore and wants to die

ep14: pete tells vegas he's hungry and vegas needs to live to feed him

and one singular instance where he doesn't open up:

ep13: porsche asks pete what happened to him and pete asks him to drop it

now it is time for me to extrapolate a ton of conclusions from relatively little data. hehe

most of these can be summarized as "pete is packaging his past trauma as life experience and offering it up to people as advice / solidarity." note that the trauma is in the past, and pete is not currently experiencing it. he's able to distance his feelings from his truama, talk about it clearly and rationally, and convey the lessons he learned to others who need those lessons right now.

i think this is a way for him to seem like he's open about his feelings without actually being open about feelings that he is CURRENTLY vulnerable about. he can relate to people and connect to their pain, but conveniently is not in any pain for the other party to connect back with him. i don't mean for this to sound like this is reprehensible, on his part. it's just part of why people can think they're close with pete. he's told them things about himself! and then it's much harder to realize that he never tells you these things when he's going through them.

and then there are the instances where he is feeling so much, and is visibly losing it. notably, both of the times where he actually says anything — are to vegas! he doesn't say anything to porsche, even though porsche really tries to get it out of him (granted, he's got good reasons to keep his mouth shut). vegas doesn't even ask, though. either time.

so when, exactly, does he choose to be vulnerable?

in ep14, he tells vegas he's hungry. this absolutely does not come out of his mouth easily. and i'm not sure he would have ever said it, except it was probably the only thing he could have said to vegas to convince vegas that living was worth something. so he is still, kind of sort of, packaging his trauma for someone else. but it's mutually beneficial. if he does it, vegas lives. if vegas lives, he has something worth living for.

in ep13, though? what he's saying about himself doesn't benefit vegas at all. it is truly the only time in the show he speaks up about his pain, for his own self-preservation and nobody else's. and it's when he's been pushed so far past his normal coping mechanisms (smile, don't talk about it, keep it to yourself until it passes, it will pass) and is buried under a huge volume of conflicting emotion. he has been pushed to the brink, and he can't handle it anymore.

this is what it takes, for him to open up and be honest about his pain.

so in the future? if vegas wants pete to tell him what's wrong? vegas is going to have to:

notice when pete is feeling down (likely)

confront him about it (a little harder)

get past all of pete's deflecting without getting angry about it (unlikely, especially early on)

push him to some sort of emotional limit to actually get him to talk (doable! but can he do it in a way that doesn't rely on making pete feel like shit? dunno. is it gonna be kinky either way? probably)

and do all of this before pete gets all of his emotions in order and suppresses them (this is like playing a video game with permadeath on tbh)

in short, vegas is fucked 😂 but by god, is he gonna try. and it's gonna hurt so much for pete, in a way he's absolutely resistant to, because he just cannot be experiencing feelings and talking about them at the same time. it's gonna suck so bad. and whenever vegas gets it wrong, it's going to set them back weeks.

but eventually, there's gonna be a day where vegas asks what's wrong and pete just — answers. and it'll keep happening. and that's what healing looks like.

#the braincells are vibrating so i must let them have at it #me tinkering at the gears in pete's brain: explain yourself now #tbh some of this feels a little too much like tinkering at the gears in my brain #it's free therapy #anyways there are a handful of excellent vp fics that dig into this but not enough for me i want them alllll #ghosthouses has a good one if i am remembering correctly!#ok the brain has been cleaned out it's bedtime gnight #kinnporsche #pete saengtham #vegaspete

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sysig · 9 months

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He needs so much attention, all the time (Patreon)

#Doodles #Wander Over Yonder #Commander Peepers #Lord Hater #Wander #Death Glare #Wandering Eye #Those first two made me start a whole new page just to get them out of my head and then a bunch more followed lol #Early Death Glare maybe? First coming to terms with his massive crush? Just an average day of being Commander Peepers? Who's to say lol #The idea of him vibrating out of his skin trying to not act weird around Hater is very funny to me haha #How do act normal around the guy you like when it's just you two but in a professional setting?? Training didn't cover this #Meanwhile Hater is oblivious obviously haha #They have to be mismatched - one has to be like ''Oh grop I love him so much but can never tell him'' at a time for the max comedy of errors #Peepers is so small I can't get over it lol #And then a little Wandering Eye for the road <3 He can't be emotionally open so much of the time!#Anger is about it and even then it mostly manifests as frustration - he sublimates it into work as much as he can #Anger is hit or miss depending on what Hater's willing to put up with too ahh #Give this man a therapy session and a box of tissues pls #Is it because it's fun to draw his whole head/face crying? Shhhh that's irrelevant (it's not) lol #Wander always has a hug ready for whoever needs it <3 #Sweet lad #Both of their feet are really fun to draw too haha - Peepers' are like plush and pillowy #While Wander's are so stretchy and squishy and silly haha they're fun to pose!#Been so happy with the points of contact lately as well ah ♪ Knees and ball of the feet touching the ground! Yes!

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youngpettyqueen · 1 month

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alright as promised- Julian and Garak and Garashir thoughts on A Stitch in Time!

also, I am going to note before I even begin. yes, I ship Garashir, but im also going to focus on not viewing their dynamic entirely through a shipping lens. Garashir as a ship will be brought up, yes, but im making a concentrated effort to also discuss their relationship as presented because them as a duo compels me even without my shipping goggles on

without further ado, lets get into it-

I think the most important thing to take from how Julian and Garak are presented in A Stitch in Time is that Garak cares about Julian very, very deeply. whether you interpret that as romantic or not is up to you, but its at least made very clear that Garak cares about Julian. a lot. which, yes, we know from the show that Garak cares, but the depth of his care is truly revealed in this book

I think its safe to say that this book is the most open we see Garak be with Julian. and im not just saying in their scenes together- this entire book was written by Garak, for Julian to read. a chronicle of his history, entries made during their time on DS9, and letters written about what he's doing now on Cardassia, all written for Julian to read. this book is, quite literally, Garak showing everything he is to Julian. which is fucking incredible. we know Garak is a closed-off person and very defensive of himself, we see exactly WHY he's that way, and we're seeing that only because he's spelling it all out to give to Julian. this is an openness that Garak hasn't ever afforded himself in a relationship. and I think its for good reason that the first time he is this open and this honest, its with Julian

I was deeply compelled by Garak's point of view on his and Julian's relationship in the entries that took place during DS9. I love how distant they became from each other, and how strained things got. I never would've read it that way with just the show, and now I cant wait to do a rewatch with this new information in mind. Garak thinks Julian has ended their relationship, he thinks Julian doesnt want to learn any more from him, and he doesnt understand why. he's upset about it- he's mad! his feelings are hurt! but he cant let go. and that ties in with the sentimentality we see in Garak throughout the rest of the book. Garak could no more let go of his connection with Julian than he could his connection with Paladine when he was still on Cardassia. he still answers when Julian calls. he still calls Julian himself. even drifted apart, theyre still connected. they still care. and thats why they come back together before the end of the series- they still love each other. platonically, romantically, however you want to interpret it, you cannot deny that these two love each other

as for Julian's side of this rift. I dont think Julian sees their relationship as over, but I think he can tell something's off. Julian is very awkward in many of his scenes with Garak, and doesnt seem to know how to approach him, or even how to talk to him sometimes. whatever Julian believes is going on here, he knows something's wrong. so, in true Julian fashion, even though he doesnt know what to do or say, he reaches out. he keeps reaching out. he goes out of his way to get Garak's favourite food hand-made. he answers when Garak calls. he calls Garak. he tries to apologize. he tries, he tries, he tries. because he knows, whatever's going on, that he wants to be there for Garak. he wants to help. such is the nature of Julian Bashir- he always just wants to help

I love that his attempts to help are clumsy. the argument Julian and Garak have about Federation vs Cardassian politics is great! because we know Julian is trying to help, but Julian has a habit of being a bit condescending and even arrogant in assuming his way is the right way, and I love that Garak actually gets mad about it here. this argument really highlights just how different Julian and Garak are, but it also serves to point out just how strained Garak is with everything going on with the Dominion and Cardassia at this point. Garak is surprised at his own outburst, and I think part of it is because he's typically better at hiding his feelings, but I also think part of it is that he's this mad towards Julian. I dont think its a stretch to say that this might be reminding Garak of the events of Our Man Bashir. that episode comes up multiple times throughout the DS9 entries, and is an event that Garak associates with him and Julian drifting apart. its also the episode where we see Garak get mad at Julian about these same things- namely his arrogance, in assuming he can save everyone and that things will work out. while at first it surprised me that Garak saw these events as driving a wedge between him and Julian, in hindsight, I think it makes total sense

the idea of Julian pulling away from Garak after Our Man Bashir is what makes it make complete sense. Julian trying to apologize in the last entry for DS9 is what really makes it- he feels bad for hurting Garak. and he avoids talking about it, but he pointedly doesnt deny that he would've killed Garak if he had to, to save the others. of course the guilt of that's been eating him. of course he pulled away. because after Our Man Bashir, as we get into s5 and beyond, we see Julian start to go down a darker path. we see Julian kill. we see him lie, and manipulate, and do harm. we see him forced to compromise his morals, or compromise them by his own choice. so, yeah, it makes sense that he's pulling away from Garak

on the topic of episodes that get brought up- I love that Julian only pulls away further after the events of Doctor Bashir, I Presume? I'd wondered how that episode might've impacted his relationship with Garak, since we dont see it at all in the show besides Garak starting to make cracks at Julian about being augmented. I love that Julian being outed as being augmented played a part in him and Garak drifting apart. if theres one thing I wish would've been included in the DS9 entries, I wish we could've seen if Garak and Julian talked either during or right after the events of that episode. I think it'd be interesting, though, if they didnt. I think it'd be interesting if they never talked about it. I honestly think that could track with how they've drifted apart at this point. it'll be left up to me to wonder, I think, but its all very fascinating

I love that despite everything, Garak's respect and admiration for Julian is always clear- especially when it comes to traits like his kindness. its nice to see that, despite how Garak always gets on Julian's case about his naivety and optimism, he actually does love these so-called "soft things" about Julian. he loves his kindness. he loves his selflessness. he loves that desire Julian has to just help everybody around him. I think this kindness is what really helps pull their relationship back together, in more ways than one

for one thing, I think if Julian wasn't his kind and loving and open self, I dont think Garak would be able to be as open as he is with him. Garak is very much used to people having multiple agendas, and Julian is just not like that. Julian is open and honest to a fault, with his only big secret being that he was augmented, and once thats out in the open, he doesnt have anything left to hide. Julian and Garak's relationship might've started with Julian clumsily trying to be a spy, but it quickly became just... a friendship. Julian doesnt want anything from Garak besides a relationship. he just wants Garak. and its this honest, open approach to that that reminds Garak that this is Julian, who he can trust, and thats what lets them mend this thing between them

I also think its crucial that Garak's respect and admiration for Julian's kindness ultimately overpowers his desire to teach Julian his ways. Garak sees their relationship as over because he believes that Julian doesnt want to learn from him. the hurdle that Garak has to overcome here is that he needs to see that Julian can still learn from him, but not in the way he thinks. Garak has to learn that Julian doesnt need to learn how to be a hardened spy from him. he doesnt need to learn how to close himself off, or be more cynical- what he gets from Garak, what he learns from Garak, is how to be challenged. Garak challenges Julian constantly, forces him to think about things from different perspectives he otherwise wouldnt have considered. Julian gets caught up in believing his way is the right way, he cant always see the other side of things, and Garak is the one who will make him see it. thats why their relationship, even when its distanced, is never over- because Julian is still learning from Garak as he continues to challenge him, and Garak is still learning from Julian as he learns that sentimentality isnt a weakness after all

the last entry set in DS9 means the entire world to me. Garak immediately calling Julian after a nightmare. Julian going to him. the discussion they have. Garak realizing what he has to do. the apologies Julian tries to make, and how Garak won't let him. the way they come together again at last, and you know theyre going to be ok. Garak calling him Julian... you have to wonder if this is the first time Garak has actually called him by his name, because to my memory he doesnt do so at any point in the show. and of course its Julian who makes Garak see what he needs to do, and where he needs to be. just, that entire scene. its so important to me. you can feel the love, and it feels like a sigh of relief, because they've finally bridged this gap between them

to me, though, the most loving bit is the very end of the novel. Garak inviting Julian to come to his home, and see what he's done. Garak has just documented pretty much his entire life and sent it to Julian so that Julian will know every part of him, and he's ended it by inviting Julian to his home. holy shit. this is where the shipping goggles go on cause oh my god. Garak has just gone "here's my heart. here's my soul. here's my core. here's everything that's made me into me. here's what I was thinking when we weren't talking. here's how much I missed you. here's everything youve ever done for me. nothing would make me happier than you coming to see me. come see my home. come see what ive done. I love you. come to my home." this entire novel is such a massive display of vulnerability and trust, of an openness Garak has never allowed himself to express, and it end it by inviting Julian to come to his home? im going to fucking explode.

Garak wasn't this open with Palandine. he wasn't this open with Pythas. he wasn't this open with Tolan, with Mila, with Tain- there's been nobody he's been this open with. his relationship with Julian is so much different than any other relationship he's had, just for the fact that he can be truly, openly himself. and he knows he can be, because he knows Julian. this novel really highlights how well Garak knows Julian, and understands him- he knows Julian will accept him for who he is, because Julian always has. Julian would never be as harsh on Garak as Garak is on himself, Julian is the kind voice in his head, and its exactly BECAUSE he sees Garak for who he is: a man who's trying his best. nobody else has ever seen that in Garak- I dont think even Palandine saw it. I think she probably got the closest to seeing it, and I think Pythas too might've gotten close had they not been separated for so long, but nobody ever got close to Garak like Julian managed to

I think however you interpret the Julian and Garak dynamic, you can read this book and understand that these two love each other. deeply. whether that means platonically or romantically you can interpret yourself, but however you define it, the love is still undeniably there. do I think its romantic? hell yeah. they make me fucking insane and every interaction between them in this book made me scream out loud. but I think its a testament to how theyre written that the love is there no matter how you read it, and that their relationship is just incredibly solid all around. Andrew Robinson clearly put a lot of work and love and thought into how he portrayed these two, and it shows in every scene, every line where Garak even thinks about Julian

alright gonna wrap up because this is getting. so long. I love that this book wasn't about their relationship, but it also was. because this book is, of course, about Garak. but it was written by Garak, for Julian. and it ends perfectly, with Garak holding a hand out and going "you're always welcome, doctor." so, yeah, this is Garak's story, but it's also Garak's story for Julian, and that makes me, personally, feel a little insane

#star trek: ds9 #a stitch in time #elim garak #julian bashir #otp: I need to know that someone forgives me #be impressed I managed to keep myself coherent cause im vibrating as I type #the ending of the book does fuel my hc that Julian goes to Cardassia #stays for a bit and then goes back to DS9 #and then returns a few days later with all his stuff cause he sees the work that needs to be done #and the nature of Julian Bashir is that he's always going to help #no matter what #and he stays on Cardassia and he stays with Garak and they kiss about it <3 #god these two rot my brain #anyways there 2 huge posts about A Stitch in Time #what a fucking book #shoutout to Andrew Robinson #will be sending him the bill for my therapy

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