Thwart your anxiety and depression — without spending a dime
Anxiety and depression are natural parts of the human experience. But only for so long.
Of course, we all know that life has ups and downs. However, if you seem to be down way more than you’re up, perhaps it’s time to really consider making some changes.
Especially since trying to just “tough it out” can take a terrible toll on your physical health and sense of well-being.
While it’s true that antidepressants and other drugs can offer a quick fix, there are far safer options for nurturing a healthier frame of mind. One of those options is sound healing — an effective, long-lasting technique that’s proven to outperform the most commonly prescribed drugs.
A brainwave of healing
To understand how sound healing works, it’s helpful to know the effect this therapy has on your four basic brainwaves, known as the beta, alpha, theta, and delta.
Beta is fast brainwave activity — and is what you’re exercising as you read this. It’s our normal state of “waking” consciousness that allows us to focus, prioritize, and get things done.
At the end of the day, when you kick off your shoes and unwind, that’s when beta slows down to alpha. In alpha, you become relaxed and calm, although you’re still alert and awake.
Theta is a mid-range between alpha and delta. Theta is a remarkable pre-sleep twilight, while delta is sleep.
Dr. Thomas Budzynski — a pioneer in biofeedback and study of the brain — described theta as “detached relaxation.” We pass through this relaxed state every time we drift off to sleep.
But we can train our brains to linger in the theta range — right on the edge of dreaming, but still partly awake. This is what occurs during meditation, when your mind is most intuitive.
And theta is where sound healing occurs.
Good vibrations
In Jim Donovan’s Sound Mind Protocol, he describes a study that reveals the connection between sound healing and theta brainwaves.
Researchers in Bengaluru, India, recruited 31 volunteers who suffered from depression. They were instructed to use a sound technique that mimicked the buzzing of a bumblebee. While each participant hummed this sound 20 times, researchers measured brainwave activity with an electroencephalogram (EEG).
Jim describes the results: “What they found was an increase in the brain’s theta range activity — which they noted is similar to results obtained with meditation techniques.”
Just by repeating this vocal exercise, the participants reported:
- Improved mood
- Less depression
- Reduced anxiety
And their depression was successfully cut back even when they did their sound exercises only one time per week.
Jim marvels at this remarkable outcome: “They used a simple sound exercise to help themselves feel better — without pills, without worry of addiction or liver damage, in less time than it takes to brush and floss your teeth. And with no copay!”
Stimulating the healing nerve
Jim notes that cultures all over the world have used and benefited from sound healing for thousands of years. And modern science is finally catching up and validating the healing potential in harnessing sound.
For instance, the FDA has approved ultrasound techniques for conditions such as:
- Fractured bones
- Glaucoma
- Tendonitis
And devices that stimulate the vagus nerve with vibration are typically used to treat epilepsy and treatment-resistant depression.
“A key part of what I teach,” Jim says, “is how to stimulate the vagus nerve using self-created sounds like humming or chanting.”
For Jim’s Sound Mind Protocol, he’s developed specific exercises designed to “strum” the vagus nerve while modulating your brainwaves into the theta range. The result is “fast anxiety elimination,” as well as a significant mood boost and lifting of brain fog.
Jim also employs an ancient mantra in his Guided Brain Health Meditation that helps create a healing meditative state of serene calm and mental clarity.
Jim adds: “You were born with vast inner abilities to enhance your brain health. Taking the time to learn and repeat each of the exercises in Sound Mind Protocol will optimize the effects of working your neural pathways and building your brain’s ‘muscle’ in a fun and relaxing way.”