Embodied Sound for Unshakeable Peace

Embodied Sound for Unshakeable Peace Some of you reading this might already know me as a singer-songwriter, sound therapist & yogi, someone who shares sound experiences rooted in spirituality, peace, self-love, etc. What another way. Even at 12, I sensed my body was holding something - I now know the body holds crystalized emotional and energetic memories that need to be moved, felt, alchemized in order to be transformed. you might not know is there was a time in I’m sharing the reality of my experience my life when I deeply hated my body and with multiple eating disorders here not to myself, and was in complete rejection of lament or glorify it but to highlight it as a being here. I spent most of the first few major turning point in my life, the thing decades of my life so uncomfortable with that pushed me to search for ways to myself, my body, my voice, and my place create profound transformation. This here in the world. journey was a catalyst to help me learn why sound medicine, devotional music with mindful embodiment practice can be such I was 12 years old when I was powerful tools for full body acceptance hospitalized for anorexia and and liberation. bulimia. I dedicated several years of my life I was treated by doctors who barely to exploring many different healing understood eating disorders and who used talk therapy, medications and followed the methods and practices Canada food guide. Though they were doing their best, it didn’t take me long to realize the professionals around me didn’t know how to truly help me get to the heart and suffering of this illness beyond simply putting weight back on. All of their techniques only grazed the surface of my body loathing, rather than getting to the root of my core issues. I knew there was and found the most powerful impact came through music and sound practice combined with embodied energy healing journeys. I became a certified music therapist (MTA) and yoga instructor (ERYT) to offer song, sound, mindfulness and healing to others. I travelled the world and sought out music and spiritual guidance from many global teachers. Then, also I got super real about

the remaining parts of my body-self rejection, deceptively hidden in the wellness practices I was doing and stopped travelling to allow myself to sit with my pain and feel deeply. This dedicated action and commitment to healing played a huge part in my transformation and I immersed myself in the musical meditation and guided healing techniques I now use with myself and others to help me move through it.

Reflecting back on why and how embodied sound methods worked for me, there are many reasons. Today, I’m going to tell you about two. Firstly, sound is intimately connected to the body: we receive sound with our whole bodies through our skin and bones, not just our ears. Sound directly impacts and engages our bodies biologically and we’re literally hardwired to receive it. So many research studies now show how sound can reduce physical pain perception, blood pressure, heart-rate, and increase endorphins and boost immunity. In other words, sound can limit negative physiological, sensory and biological experiences which means it can help us physically feel better, have less tension, stress, pain etc. Feeling better in our body is a big part of coming to peace with it. In my system clients are empowered to use their body as an instrument for sound: to breathe sounds in and out and to activate their voice. Secondly, sound is an amazing vehicle to help tap into the non-physiological parts of body loathing and negative body image. Sound triggers our emotions, our memory, and helps us tap into deeper brainwave states so that we can repattern beliefs with more longevity. Often extra weight and heaviness in the body are emotions that have been blocked, concretized and solidified from past traumas. Sound can help identify, release and transform these with more ease and permanence.

I’ve now made a commitment to dedicate the rest of my life to helping others transform with sound medicine. I’ve worked with many private clients, performed all over the globe, led countless sound journeys and spoken in front of many audiences. I’ve created Hang-ups to Harmony group and Immersions, a soundI’m truly grateful to walk my talk and help others ditch body-image baggage and find real radiance, body liberation and unshakeable peace.

Music for the soul, sounds to inspire and transform. With sun-kissed tones and compelling lyrics, Tiffany Sparrow offers music not only for its entertainment value but as a way to connect and heal. Tiffany is an accomplished vocalist & multi-instrumentalist, certified music therapist (MTA), sound healer, yogi and body image coach. She is passionate about accessing sound and mindful practice as a powerful tool for transformation, body confidence and mental health.

Tiffany is releasing her debut double album solo project of original songs “Journey On” and “Good Place”. You can hear these as well as her other meditation and world-music mantra recordings (Sharanam 2013; Soundevotion 2011) online at her website.

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