Everything You Need to Know About Practising Sound Healing Yoga
“Can sound really heal the mind and body?”
If that thought ever lingered in your mind, know that you’re not alone. In world that barely slows down, people are constantly searching for natural ways to relax, release emotional heaviness, sleep better, and feel grounded. They try different timeless practices. But one ancient art is rising beautifully into the spotlight nowadays: sound healing yoga.
We know what you’re thinking, “Does this even work?” Good news - Yes, it does. In fact, science backs it too! In this guide, Ekattva Yogshala — a yoga school in Rishikesh — will walk you through everything you need to know about practising sound healing yoga. From benefits and tools to beginner-friendly mantras, we will cover everything that will help you get started today.
Let’s begin!
What is Sound Healing Yoga?
Sound healing yoga is a combination of yoga, meditation, and therapeutic sound frequencies. It uses instruments like singing bowls, bells, gongs, mantras, tuning forks, and even your own voice to calm the nervous system and balance energy pathways.
The core idea? When your mind is stressed or overwhelmed, your inner vibration becomes disturbed. Healing sounds restore that natural vibration.
The gentle frequencies travel through your body, relax tense muscles, slow your breath, and guide your mind into deep stillness — something that's hard to achieve through movement alone.
This is why sound yoga is increasingly used to reduce anxiety, release emotional tension, help with sleep, and improve overall mental wellness.
How Does Sound Healing Work?
Sound healing works on the principle of entrainment, where your brainwaves match the frequency of calming and rhythmic sounds.
Here’s what happens during a sound healing yoga practice:
Your breathing becomes slower and deeper
The brain shifts to alpha or theta states linked with relaxation and meditation
Muscles and tissues release tension
The mind becomes quieter
Emotional blockages begin to loosen
Most importantly, sound vibrations activate the parasympathetic nervous system — your natural “rest, relax, and restore” mode.
This is why many practitioners report feeling lighter, clearer, and emotionally balanced after a session of sound yoga.
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What are Benefits of Sound Healing Yoga?
Practising sound yoga regularly can help you:
Reduce anxiety, stress, and overthinking
Improve sleep and calm nervous restlessness
Release emotional heaviness or suppressed feelings
Enhance meditation and focus
Improve energy levels and mood
Balance chakras and restore inner harmony
Deepen self-awareness and intuition
The combination of yoga movement + breathwork + healing frequencies makes sound yoga one of the most potent holistic practices for emotional, mental, and energetic healing.
What are the Best Sound Healing Yoga Practices for Beginners?
Here are simple and powerful sound-healing techniques you can start practising even as a beginner:
1. Tibetan Singing Bowl Meditation
A classic in sound therapy, singing bowls produce soothing vibrations that instantly relax your mind.
How to practice:
Sit comfortably with a straight spine
Play the bowl using gentle circular motions
Close your eyes and breathe deeply
Allow each vibration to flow through your body
Best for: stress relief, grounding, reducing anxiety.
2. Mantra Chanting (Nada Yoga)
Nada Yoga — the yoga of sound — uses your own voice as a healing instrument.
Common mantras:
Om (AUM) – the universal vibration
So Hum – “I am that”
Om Shanti – peace
To practice:
Chant the mantra slowly with awareness, matching your breath to the sound.
Best for: emotional release, mental clarity, heart healing.
3. Gong Relaxation
Gong therapy creates deep, immersive sound waves that push your mind into a meditative state almost instantly.
To practice:
Lie down in Savasana
Close your eyes
Allow the vibrations to wash over you
Best for: burnout, emotional overwhelm, deep relaxation.
4. Bija Mantra Meditation for Chakra Balancing
Each chakra has a unique sound.
Chanting these sounds helps release blockages and restore energy flow.
Examples:
LAM – Root chakra
VAM – Sacral chakra
RAM – Solar Plexus
YAM – Heart
HAM – Throat
AUM – Third eye and crown
Best for: energy alignment, emotional healing, inner balance.
5. Breathwork + Sound (Pranayama with humming)
Humming Bee Breath (Bhramari) uses a buzzing sound to soothe the nervous system.
Steps:
Inhale deeply
Exhale while creating a gentle humming sound
Repeat for 6–8 rounds
Best for: anger release, anxiety reduction, better sleep.
Why Sound Healing Is Becoming Popular Worldwide?
People today live in constant noise — mentally and physically.
Deadlines, screens, notifications, stress, overthinking… everything leaves your inner world scattered.
Sound healing gives the mind something it desperately needs stillness. Unlike traditional yoga alone, sound healing directly influences your brainwaves, emotions, and energy. It’s gentle, beginner-friendly, and deeply therapeutic — making it one of the most accessible healing practices for all age groups.
Start Your Sound Healing Yoga Journey With Ekattva Yogshala
Sound has the power to shift your energy, mood, and emotional state within minutes. When combined with yoga, this power becomes even more transformative.
At Ekattva Yogshala, we guide students from around the world through sound healing, yoga, meditation, pranayama, and mindfulness. Our online and offline programs are designed to restore harmony, reduce stress, and help you reconnect with yourself.
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