#106 Linda Helms, sound bowl practitioner

I met Linda Helms at Victor Wooten's Theory of Music camp; she's a sound bowl practitioner. I had brought my sound bowl, so the energies brought us together. She says she always loved music, and could tap into something IN the music, some vibrational essence. When listening to music, she could feel the energies around her and the musicians and, by tuning in, could deepen the feeling of the musicians. She says, "Music is a conversation," and when you listen deeply you give the musicians space. She says deep listening leads to deep connections. When she first heard a sound bowl, also called a singing or healing bowl, she just knew that was something she had to have and experience. She has a sound bowl teacher, who is from Nepal. She says that our bodies can get out of tune, and the bowls can help remedy that. She says intention is the key to the healing, and the bowls really help people heal themselves. She has worked with students with depression and anxiety, and the sound bowls really help them; she says their whole spirit and attitude have been uplifted by using the bowls. She says sound is a formidable, powerful treatment for depression and anxiety. Linda says Western medicine is great, but there is a separateness to it and another level that is missing that can help treat us. Linda also says there is an awaking happening on the planet, as people are becoming more aware of our connectedness and our common source energy.