Sound Somatics integrates bodywork with sound therapy through rhythmic entrainment and sound resonance

Rhythmic Entrainment

Rhythmic Entrainment- the natural synchronization of body movement with externally perceived rhythmic aspects of music. Clapping, bouncing, dancing, marching, bobbing your head to the beat of music are examples of rhythmic entrainment.

Metronomes of the same frequency and resting on the same base are started randomly. They synchronize after a short period of time. In this case the base is free to move. In 1657, Christian Huygens was the first to observe this phenomenon in the form of clock synchronization. The phenomenon of spontaneous synchronization is found in circadian rhythms, heart & intestinal muscles, insulin secreting cells in the pancreas, menstrual cycles, ambling elephants, marching soldiers, and fireflies, among others.

Sound Resonance

Sound Resonance- external sounds resonate with the autonomic nervous system- equalizing brain waves, increasing the depth of breathing, slowing the heart-beat, lowering blood pressure, reducing muscle tension, increasing circulation in the body, increasing endorphin production in the brain.

When a sound wave strikes an object that is already vibrating at some particular frequency, and if that frequency happens to match the resonant frequency of the object it's hitting; then you'll get what's called resonance. Resonance occurs when the matching vibrations of another object increase the amplitude of an object's oscillations