Using sound as medicine is nothing new. Ancient cultures have used sound for meditation and healing ever since time began. Modern science is still catching up on discovering how sound heals, but if the current research is anything to go by, it’s looking good so far.
A study published in the Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine found that an hour-long sound meditation helped people reduce tension,anger, fatigue,anxiety, and depression while increasing a sense of spiritual well-being. The sound meditation used a range of Tibetan singing bowls, crystal singing bowls, gongs, Ting-shas (tiny cymbals), dorges (bells), didgeridoos, and other small bells. The main instrument used was the singing bowls for 95% of the session.
People who had never experienced sound meditation as well as those who had, reported significantly less tension and anxiety afterward,
Read the full study here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2156587216668109