All About Sound
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Sound is a pressure wave which is created by a vibrating object. This vibrations set particles in the surrounding medium (typically air) in vibrational motion, thus transporting energy through the medium.
A sound wave is the pattern of disturbance caused by the movement of energy traveling through a medium/any type of matter (air, water, liquid, solid) as it propagates away from the source of the sound. The source is some object that causes a vibration, such as a ringing telephone, or a person's vocal chords.
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Vibration occurs when something is moving back and forth. More formally, it is defined as a continuing period of oscillation relative to a fixed point or one full oscillation.
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Resonance is the natural vibration of an object. It is the specific frequency at which it vibrates. Frequency gives an object its resonance.
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Frequency is the periodic speed at which something vibrates. Measured in Hertz (Hz), frequency describes the number of waves that pass a fixed place in a given amount of time; the number of waves in 1 second.
Sound can bring us back to the present.
Can vibration, or energy in the form of sound, positively alter our gene expression?
Research has shown that extended periods of stress can result in epigenetic changes. Each sound immersion session helps participants re-train their nervous system in how it works with stress, theoretically altering gene expression over time. When participants achieve a relaxation response during a session, their bodies stop producing the hormones linked to the sympathetic nervous system or "stress response." The greater percentage of a person’s life spent in a relaxed state, the more their body's reactions will shift over time.
Learn more:
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