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Our articles that discuss the effects of sounds and silence on people, and the various treatments, practices, and activities that incorporate sounds and/or silence to improve physical, psychological, and spiritual health and wellbeing.

Dark Room Meditation Retreats | What Is it About?
Dark Room Meditation Retreats | What Is it About?
Spending time in a room devoid of light and sound — Darkroom Meditation, as it’s called — is thought to profoundly relax body and mi [ ... ]
When Silence and Solitude Become Loneliness
When Silence and Solitude Become Loneliness
Silence — in the sense of a quiet and calm environment — is generally associated with health benefits. For instance, it’s thought th [ ... ]
Healing, Rehabilitation, and the Power of Silence
Healing, Rehabilitation, and the Power of Silence
Healing, convalescence, and silence have always had a strong relationship with each other. For instance, it’s a well-known fact that one is expected [ ... ]
Mantras | Sacred Sounds for Physical, Psychological, and Spiritual Attainment
Mantras | Sacred Sounds for Physical, Psychological, and Spiritual Attainment
Mantras — also written Mantrams — as used in Hinduism and Buddhism, are sacred sounds, utterances, words, or sentences in the Sanskrit, Pa [ ... ]
Silence of the Mind, Meditation, and Self-Realization
Silence of the Mind, Meditation, and Self-Realization
Achieving silence of the mind has always been a primary goal — or perhaps rather requisite — of an appropriate and successful meditation p [ ... ]
Silence Before the Storm and the Law of Duality
Silence Before the Storm and the Law of Duality
The expression (or idiom) silence before the storm — or calm before the storm — has always intrigued me, because apart from its figurative [ ... ]
What Is an Ayahuasca Icaro? | Function and Benefits Explained
What Is an Ayahuasca Icaro? | Function and Benefits Explained
An Icaro (also written Ikaro) is a South American, Amazonian indigenous word for a magic medicine song, chant, or prayer. The term Icaro is typically [ ... ]
White Noise, Sounds, and Silence | The Threefold Unity
White Noise, Sounds, and Silence | The Threefold Unity
The term white noise has a technical meaning, but that’s not exactly what I’m talking about in this post. Nevertheless, the technical i.e. [ ... ]
What is a Silent Retreat? | Goal, Environment, and Benefits
What is a Silent Retreat? | Goal, Environment, and Benefits
A Silent Retreat typically aims at taking you away from the external and internal noise of your busy and stressful daily life in order to be able to d [ ... ]
Nature and the Sound of Silence
Nature and the Sound of Silence
In our contemporary societies, experiencing silence has become a kind of luxury. In fact, the majority of the world population lives in urban areas &# [ ... ]