Toning for different purposes

Toning is simply the process of putting sound to the exhaled breath. It can be done effectively in standing, sitting, or lying down positions. When I teach toning, I simply use the five vowel sounds (one at a time!) and I suggest a sitting position. One takes a deep breath and then slowly releases it on "aaahhhhhhhh" I've been toning for nearly 15 years so I can make my exhale last for about 30-40 seconds. don't be discourgaed if you can only do 5 or 10 seconds. Like any physical skill, it takes training.

There are many reasons to tone but the simplist reason is just to relax and give your body an inner massage. I recommend toning for only 5 minutes at a time in the beginning. It can be increased eventually to 10 or 15 minutes, but just remember that it should never hurt.

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Welcome to Toning and Chanting!

Toning and chanting have existed from the dawn of civilization and humans have known intuitively that they promote healing and good health. Why? There are more reasons than I can enumerate here, but part of it is the simplicity of toning and the fact that, when combined with intention, healing is easily begun. Of course once must understand that healing is not necessarily “curing.” Healing is the amelioration of symptoms and the establishment of hope and empowerment in the patient. Powerful tools. We know that all of life is vibration; that is nothing new. What is new is the instruments that can measure vibrations so fast that we can now put numbers to them. For that reason we can know at what speeds healthy organs vibrate. When they fall into a state of “dis-ease” like the liver of an alcoholic or drug addict, they begin to vibrate faster in an effort to heal themselves. Amazing? Yes, but take a look at this! This is an actual photograph of cancer cells that are shrinking as a direct result of sound and vibration.

In addition, the power of intention by a group of people or an individual, to begin the healing process, is crucially important. If millions of people have toned and chanted for millennia, there must be something to it! There are several important books on toning but the one I would recommend first is a simple little book called “Toning: the Creative power of the Voice” by Laurel Elizabeth Keyes You can also hear an example of toning on my website by going to http://www.healingmusicenterprises.com/clips.html. It’s the 2nd clip down under audio clips. I also have an entire tape of toning and chanting you can purchase it at my HME Shoppe. The title says “for addictions” but the process is the same no matter what the purpose. Toning can be done either alone or in a group and can also be used as a form of distant healing. Toning is an ancient and sometimes spontaneous process. Give it a try! You have nothing to lose!