Crystal bowls are musical instruments created to resonate a single, pure note when played. A basic set of singing bowls will include a set of seven bowls that each resonate a different whole note on our musical scale when played. It is no coincidence that our musical scale is comprised of seven whole notes to complete an octave, and we also have seven major energy centers (or chakras) in our bodies.

The seven major energy centers of our bodies happen to align with the hormonal centers of our endocrine system: the crown chakra with the pineal, the brow centre with the pituitary and hypothalamus, the throat centre with the thyroid gland, the heart centre with the thymus gland, solar plexus with pancreas, sacral chakra with the reproductive organs and the base chakra with adrenals. Each of the energy centers also run the function of the organs associated with that energy center as well as the emotions related to those areas.

The energy centers work together to run our whole systems on both a physcial and energetic level. When any part of the system is out of balance, it will affect the whole system. At first it might be barely noticeable. However, without correction, that imbalance will start to affect adjacent parts of the body. This phenomenon is know as entrainment. At some point, this state of imbalance will manifest into dis-ease if it is not addressed. Through the same process of entrainment, crystal bowls can be used to restore the energy centers back to their natural frequency because the bowls resonate the matching musical note (frequency) to each energy center. Over time, it is possible to reverse dis-ease through this process.

Crystal bowls are made primarily with clear quartz and sometimes infused with semi-precious gemstones or precious metals that carry additional healing properties. Crystals are known to store and transmit energy. When they are crafted into a musical instrument, their sonic message becomes audible to the human ear as well as creates a physical sensation in our bodes to feel it. However, as each bowl simply creates a frequency as it is played, it is not necessary to hear or feel it in order for the intentionally directed sound wave to be received. When a tree falls in a forest and no one is around, does it make a noise?

In the beginning, there was the Word. Humans have the universal desire to feel and be connected - to each other, to our higher self, and to Source energy. In an attempt to realize that connection, we have created language to communicate with each other. We have an innate desire to feel heard and understood as a means to feel that sense of inner-connectedness throughout all energies. However, words are also the source of great misunderstandings as words are simply limiting to the full depth of what we would like to share with each other.

Vocal toning is a way to bypass the limitations of this human construct of communication. Vocal toning is a way of communicating through the use of light language and energy, and when we drop the words only understood by our minds, our bodies can drop into experiencing the complete radiant essence of our true nature. Sometimes vocal toning might shift into channeling when there are specific messages to be conveyed.

Upon going into the sacred space of a sound healing session, Christina calls in the higher self of the client as well as the spirit guides and helpers that are ready to assist in the highest service. When communication begins to flow, Christina becomes a channel of messages, tones and frequencies that become the flow of the session. There is a general flow of using her voice to move through and open each of the energy centers of the body, clearing any blocks or stagnation that is ready to be released. Often toning while playing the crystal bowls, more energy can be moved and cleared. Upon completion of this clearing, Christina uses her voice to infuse each of the energy centers with color and highest vibration that the system is ready to receive while restoring connection between each of the energy centers and throughout the body.

Clients generally drop into an altered state upon the start of the session so that their mind steps out of the way of the process. Each session is extraordinarily unique. Time is reserved for processing the experience, and it is always fun to share that so often such similar messages are felt even without the use of words as we know them.