Over Zoom.
You settle somewhere comfortable at home, with your eyes closed if you like. I apply the forks at my end, so the sound is not placed at your ears as it would be in person. What people notice varies widely — some feel a good deal, some feel little, and both are ordinary. I will ask you what you are aware of as we go, and that is what shapes the session.
In person, by arrangement.
In-presence sessions are occasional and depend on availability, usually at your home in the Seattle, WA area. There you sit with eyes closed while I sit behind you and apply the pairs of forks at your ears. In the first sessions I test several pairs and ask you to say when you begin to hear each one. Some pairs are quite low, and this tells me how close to bring them.
After the sequence is finished you have time to come back in your own way. I may touch you on the shoulder after a few minutes.
What will I feel during the session?
Some people fall asleep, others notice sensations in the body, memories or thoughts, while others feel like they have ‘gone somewhere’. These are all normal and are unique for each person.
What will I feel after the session?
Most often people report a sense of calm and well-being lasting a day or two, sometimes longer, along with a better night’s sleep, a reduction in uncomfortable sensations, and more energy.
Do I need to wear special clothes?
No. As sound is only applied at the ears, street attire is fine. You will be asked to take off shoes and glasses during the session for greater comfort. Any jewelry or watches may be kept on. Contact lenses can stay in. After the testing phase in an in person session, hearing aids can be adjusted.
Can anyone receive an INNER SOUND Tuning Fork Session?
Just about anyone can receive a tuning fork session. The contraindications are as follows: Recent trauma- less than a month- to the nervous system such as stroke, brain surgery or meningitis; spinal tap or similar procedure within the last 10 days, or during a migraine headache. We have special protocols for babies and young children. These may include activating the tuning forks with a wooden hammer and standing at different distances away from the child who is sitting on someone’s lap or lying in their arms. (The forks are normally activated on a rubber activator and applied at the ears.)
Can a pregnant woman receive a tuning fork session?
Yes. The tuning forks help the mother-to-be to relax at any stage of the pregnancy. Her position for the session can be adjusted, as well, if her position is not comfortable.
What if I am hard of hearing, wear a hearing aid or am completely deaf?
As the INNER SOUND Tuning Forks are applied at the ears, one of the ways the sound enters is through bone conduction via the cranial bones. This means the sound still reaches you through that pathway whether or not you hear it. Sometimes, though, people who are hard of hearing feel uncomfortable to sit for 15 to 20 minutes because they don’t hear many of the tuning forks and may not feel any kind of sensation in their body by the sound being conducted via the cranial bones. Nonetheless, the expansion and contraction movement is produced throughout the system helping to relax the body.
Why so short a time?
Because the tuning forks are used at the ears, they quickly enter the body. The two frequencies of each pair used send a precise, clear message to the body, particularly the nervous system, to remember its basic movement of expansion and contraction. Most people settle quickly into the kind of quiet, inward state that comes with meditation or deep rest. With years of experience we have found that only 10 to 15 seconds of activation per pair gives the best results, rather than a longer time. This means that you can receive a series of pairs to help your whole body relax, as well as specific sequences to target body areas (feet, hips, neck, shoulder, jaw, for example), as well as emotion, mind and biofield themes in a very short period of time. This might be upwards of 45 pairs depending on the protocol selected.