Feasibility of a trial with Tibetan Singing Bowls, and suggested benefits in metastatic cancer patients. A pilot study in an Italian Oncology Unit

Bidin, L.; Pigaiani, Luca; Casini, M; Seghini, Pietro; Cavanna, Luigi

doi:10.1016/j.eujim.2016.06.003

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“…Sound healing has been used for centuries in various forms across different cultures in religious rituals, festivals, social ceremonies and meditative practices using instruments such as singing bowls, gongs, bells, didgeridoo or using vocal sounds and chants [12,13]. Scientific evidence confirms the impact of sound vibrations on physical and emotional health [14].…”

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A Comparative Study of the Impact of Himalayan Singing Bowls and Supine Silence on Stress Index and Heart Rate Variability

Trivedi

Saboo

2019

JBTM

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Introduction Sound vibrations have a profound impact on the body and the mind with evidence confirming reduced anxiety and increased wellbeing. The likely reason for driving the benefit is relaxation. The Himalayan Singing Bowls, used for therapeutic intervention to enhance the individual’s emotional & physical wellbeing, may facilitate faster and deeper relaxation as compared to simple, supine relaxation. Aim of the Study The study aimed to validate the hypothesis that short 20 minutes sessions to relax with the help of the Himalayan Singing Bowl (HSB) could provide better depth of relaxation as compared to Supine Silence (SS) based on the objective assessment of physiology parameters i.e. Stress Index & Heart Rate Variability (HRV). Methods Seven metal Himalayan singing bowls were used in a particular sequence learned from an expert teacher for 16 subjects. The SS group consisted of 17 subjects. The HRV data was measured by the Emwave Pro device and analyzed using Kubios HRV Premium software. The analysis compared key HRV parameters within and between the groups. Result Overall, as expected, both groups achieved relaxation as measured by changes in HRV parameters. However, further analysis confirmed a more consistent relaxation, as measured by a statistically significant reduction in stress index and an increase in HRV, for HSB group. The HSB group achieved more consistent depth of relaxation during each subsequent 5 minutes interval throughout the session as compared to SS group. Conclusion The study confirms that singing bowls sessions can be leveraged as a tool for inducing good quality relaxation response (increased parasympathetic tone, reduced stress) to facilitate healing and energy recovery in just 20 minutes and achieve significant health benefits. More comprehensive studies must be conducted to further evaluate the findings with more sample size, different methods of relaxation and varied demographics.

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“…Each subject signed a written consent and confidential disclosure agreement. The ethics committee approval was not needed due to the non-invasive nature of the intervention consistent with an earlier study [12].…”

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A Comparative Study of the Impact of Himalayan Singing Bowls and Supine Silence on Stress Index and Heart Rate Variability

Trivedi

Saboo

2019

JBTM

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“…This includes the use of instruments such as Gongs, Singing Bowls, Bells, Didgeridoo or human voice in the form of mantra or just simple vibrations as in case of Yogic practice of Bhramari Pranayama. Research in the area of singing bowls has also reported a positive impact on the psychological and physiological parameters [12,13]. The physics of Singing Bowls and Gongs have been reported in various papers to understand the mechanism involved [14,15].…”

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Impact of Himalayan Singing Bowls Meditation Session on Mood and Heart Rate Variability – An Observational Study

Panchal¹,

Irani²,

Trivedi³

2020

IJPR

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Introduction: Scientific evidence has established the benefits of meditation and sound vibrations on emotional and physiological health. Aim of the Study: The study explored changes in mood and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) after HSB Sound Bath Meditation on healthy individuals. The objectives of the study were to understand if a 40-minute-long seated HSB Sound Bath Meditation results in changes (a) in mood measured via Positive And Negative Affect Scale (PANAS) and Abbreviated Profile of Mood States (POMS) Survey and (b) in physiological parameters, as measured by HRV. Methods: The psychological parameters were measured with PANAS (N=77) and Abbreviated POMS, (N=17). The physiology was measured with HRV parameters such as Heart Rate (HR), Stress Index (SI) and Root Mean Square of Standard Deviation (RMSSD) using the EmWave Pro device (N=15). HRV data analysis was conducted with Kubios HRV Premium and analyzed using a paired T-Test.Results: All the subjects after meditation showed improvement in Positive Affect (PA) and a reduction in Negative Affect (NA). The HRV parameters showed a trend showing overall relaxation with a significant reduction in HR, SI and an increase in RMSSD. Consistent with changes in positive, negative mood and HRV, all the participants showed a reduction in tension, anger, fatigue, depression and confusion and improvement in esteem related affect and vigor. Conclusion:The findings show that seated HSB Sound Bath Meditation session has a positive impact on moodrelated measures and physiology. Future work in this area could explore comparison with a control group and a longer study duration comprising multiple sessions. Research Article INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTHERAPY PRACTICE AND RESEARCH

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“…Auch im Fall, dass eine Studie übersehen wurde, sollte dies die Schlüsse, die aus den hier dargestellten Studien gezogen wurden, nicht grundlegend verändern. Das Fazit unseres Reviews deckt sich weitgehend mit einer weiteren, kürzlich veröffentlichten systematischen Übersichtsarbeit zum Thema klinische Klangschalenintervention von Stanhope und Weinstein [31], die hauptsächlich auf den in der vorliegenden Arbeit beschriebenen 4 peer reviewed Studien (2 randomisiert kontrolliert [4,22], 2 nicht kontrolliert [5,29] [5].…”

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“…Entrainment [33] aus, also davon, dass sich die Hirnwellen an die Schwingungen der Klangschale angleichen können [34] und dadurch ein Entspannungszustand induziert werden kann [24,35]. Einer dritten Theorie zufolge verstärkt sich durch die Klänge der Klangschale die Inter-Hemisphären-Kohärenz, d.h. die Kohärenz zwischen den beiden Gehirnhälften [29,36], was für eine stärkere funktionelle Kooperation der linken analytischen und rechten intuitiven, räumlich orientierten Hemisphäre spricht [1,2].…”

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Präventiv-therapeutische Wirkung der Klangschale: Ein narratives Review

Breidenstein¹,

Feulner²,

Ott³

et al. 2020

Zeitschrift für Komplementärmedizin

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SummaryDie Forschung rund um Klangschaleninterventionen hat in den letzten 10 Jahren deutlichen Zulauf bekommen. Um die Wirksamkeit dieses Mind-Body-Verfahrens im klinischen Kontext zu erörtern, inkludiert das vorliegende narrative Review kontrollierte Prä-Post-Studien mit und ohne Randomisierung, sowie nicht kontrollierte Studien. Die Recherche der deutsch- und englischsprachigen Literatur ergab insgesamt 11 Studien, die den Fokus auf die präventiv-therapeutischen Wirkung einer Klangschalenintervention gelegt hatten. Obgleich sich Klangmassage und -meditation durchaus auf diverse psychologische und körperliche Faktoren der Gesundheit positiv auswirken, sind die Ergebnisse noch zu dürftig und inkonsistent, um die Klangintervention als spezifisch wirksames Verfahren anerkennen zu können. Es wird kritisch diskutiert, ob die von der Evidenzbasierten Medizin geforderte Randomisierung und Kontrolle unspezifischer Wirkfaktoren (z.B. Meaning Response) bei der Untersuchung der Klangschaleninterventionen deren Wirksamkeit verschleiern könnte.

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Feasibility of a trial with Tibetan Singing Bowls, and suggested benefits in metastatic cancer patients. A pilot study in an Italian Oncology Unit

Cited by 13 publications

References 22 publications

A Comparative Study of the Impact of Himalayan Singing Bowls and Supine Silence on Stress Index and Heart Rate Variability

A Comparative Study of the Impact of Himalayan Singing Bowls and Supine Silence on Stress Index and Heart Rate Variability

Impact of Himalayan Singing Bowls Meditation Session on Mood and Heart Rate Variability – An Observational Study

Präventiv-therapeutische Wirkung der Klangschale: Ein narratives Review

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