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Singing Bowls: A Concert for Your Soul By Elizabeth ireland
H ave you ever closed
your eyes and
listened to music? The
experience is different
for every person,
striking a unique chord
inside you—especially
when the instruments
are ancient, singing
Tibetan bowls.
as certified Sound Healer
diáne Mandle explains,
music and sound are power-
ful tools to override pain,
stress and illness, altering
consciousness and creating a
deep sense of peace, well-
being and better health. Tibetan bowls and other instru-
Mandle is certified in ments are struck to create specific
Tibetan Bowl Sound Healing rhythmic patterns and engage our
through the state of California relaxation reflex.
and Sacred Sound Workshops.
She maintains a private
practice offering an inte- “light is sound made visible.”
grated system for healing that on a physical level singing
includes sound and polarity bowls can dissipate stress to
therapy, toning and visualiza- such a degree that it puts the
tion. She conducts educational body into a perfect receptor
Photos: Sam Wells
presentations, keynotes and for healing.
harmonic sound healing con- “Something profound hap-
certs nationally, and presents pened. i felt a breakthrough,
regularly at the deepak Cho- like something really shifted
pra Center in Carlsbad. inside me and i had clarity,”
diáne Mandle is a certified Sound Healer in Encinitas.
Her practice knows no said client laura gallerstein,
borders as Mandle travels type of “soul” music. in- from the Himalayas thanks to from Escondido, who came
the world from the Sierras struments, mainly Tibetan a 30-year relationship based to Mandle to relieve anxiety
to Tibet. She got her start in bowls, are struck and sing on eye-to-eye trust between and stress.
amherst, Massachusetts and in specific rhythmic patterns Mandle’s mentor and a Bud- “i work with different pat-
eventually settled down in to create harmonics. This dhist monk. terns of sacred geometry, cel-
southern California in 2000. sound frequency impacts the Sessions last one hour and lular anchoring that creates a
Born to a French mother and sympathetic nervous system take place fully clothed on path to memory of well-being.
american father, Mandle as your brain waves synchro- a mat on the floor. Bowls Eventually, over a series of
spent her childhood in both nize to the vibrations of the are placed and played all weeks, that pattern becomes
countries. Early on, she de- bowls. Vibrations engage around the body, head and hard-wired in the brain,”
veloped a sensibility to sound your relaxation reflex and on chakras (energy centers). explains Mandle.
and rhythm, drawing from slow down breathing and Mandle begins by creating The goal is for Mandle to
different cultures. heart rate, disrupting the pain a comfort zone with energy transfer the role of healer
Tuned in to the sound of reflex creating a deep sense of work, essentially a huge light from herself to her clients, em-
“om,” the universal chord, well-being. show projection on the walls powering them to feel better.
the music provides a new The bowls come directly and ceilings. Mandle says, Clients vary—someone
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“Something profound happened. I felt a break-
through, like something really shifted inside me
and I had clarity.”
—Client Laura Gallerstein, Escondido
Photo: Sam Wells
Bowls are placed and played all around the body, head and chakras.
looking for sense of self, a patients go into a deep, relax-
family in stress, a couple on ing sleep. “People tell me my
Valentine’s day, even corpo- home is the only place they
rate events and staff retreats. can sleep,” says Mandle.
recently, a girl about to start She makes a point to note
chemotherapy and her friend the difference between curing
came in for a proactive ap- and healing. Sound Energy
proach to the healing process. Healing doesn’t claim to be
Mandle does pro bono the cure.
work for the San diego Can- “More and more, i’ve
cer Center. been called a teacher,” said
“it’s a dream come true Mandle, who plans to open
to work in a complementary the Tibetan Bowl School of
setting and find oneself in Healing in Carlsbad.
a traditional setting with
doctors and nurses. We come To learn more about
together in meditation. Heal- Sound Energy Healing
ing is a spiritual awakening or to schedule an
that impacts the entire body,” appointment visit www.
says Mandle. soundenergyhealing.com or
Mandle feels sound energy call (760) 944-3441.
healing helps cancer in all
stages. She says it can take
away the stress of knowing
you have cancer. it reduces
nausea and pain to reduce ef-
fects of chemotherapy. it helps
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