
Vibration is sensed or experienced directly, and has a distinct emotional quality or atmosphere. It is also an act or condition of being vibrated in a single complete vibrating motion–a quiver or quickening of qi (energy) when the soul enters the body of a child. It is a state of resonating, as in the vibrato of a violin or an operatic voice. The word stems from the Latin verb vibrare = to vibrate, to move in small increments, to and fro.

The Oxford English Dictionary defines vibration as “an instance, or the state, of vibrating”. These vibrations allow the body to cooperate with its self-healing.” -Alfred Tomatis, The Conscious Ear What is Vibration? “Each organ and function within the body creates a vibration which helps it maintain its equilibrium. Finally, we will chronicle how the failure of the last Chinese Emperor, Puyi, to maintain the integrity of the Huang Kung as this inviolable standard ultimately led to the collapse of Imperial China after thousands of years. This imperially designated tone represented the harmonious homeostasis of the Imperial order, and deviations from it by the representatives of the Emperor in the various provinces were deemed to a be a threat to national security and domestic harmony. We will conclude with an introduction to the philosophy of music in ancient China, and how the entirety of Chinese imperial structure was constructed around alignment with a specific musical frequency, referred to as the Huang Kung, or Yellow Bell.

Tuning fork therapy acupuncture series#
The effect of sound upon the human body is delineated through a series of personal anecdotes. The addition of these sophisticated, precision-tuned, planetary, vibrational healing tools to a Chinese medicine-based treatment approach, utilizing the points and meridians of acupuncture, is profoundly innovative and transformative in its implications.ĭrawing upon the rich material contained in Vibrational Acupuncture, we will explore the nature of vibration and music, and likewise provide a partial overview of sound healing practices in the early 21 st century-in particular: tuning forks, as well as the concerted use of the human voice. This article, based upon our book Vibrational Acupuncture: Integrating Tuning Forks with Needles, published by Singing Dragon UK in March 2020, focuses on a creative synergy of acupuncture needling with the vibrational qi of tuning forks in treatment protocols for face and body. By Mary Elizabeth Wakefield, LAc, MS, MM, and MichelAngelo, MFA, CTM
