Healing Through Sound
The Effect of Musical Genres on the Doshas
Rock and Roll: Balances Kapha, Aggravates Pitta and Vata
Hard Rock / Heavy Metal: Balances Kapha, Aggravates Pitta and Vata
Jazz: Balances Kapha and Pitta, Aggravates Vata
Smooth Jazz: Balances Vata and Pitta, Aggravates Kapha
Meditation Music: Balances Pitta, Calms Vata (in small doses), can be inspiring to Kapha but does not create motivation
Piano Music: Balances Pitta, Calms Vata (in small doses), can be inspiring to Kapha but does not create motivation
Nature Sounds: Balances Pitta, Calms Vata (in small doses), can be inspiring to Kapha but does not create motivation
Rap: Balances Kapha, Aggravates Vata and Pitta
Reggae: Cools off Pitta, mobilizes Kapha, can be too much motion for Vata
Blues: Grounding for Vata and Pitta, too heavy for Kapha
Balancing the Doshas With Music
The Power of Communication
Energetic Impact of Communication = Word + Accent + Tone + Expressed Meaning + Expressed Sincerity + Inflection + Perceived Meaning + Perceived Sincerity
Communication and the 20 Qualities
Hot Communication
Angry, passionate, seductive or intense.
Cold Communication
Calm, dispassionate, aloof or distant.
Moist Communication
Caring, compassionate, emotional in a sweet way
Dry Communication
To the point, lacking in sweetness or affect
Heavy Communication
Serious, deep and sincere.
Light Communication
Superficial, less serious and may be insincere.
Mobile Communication
Fast, topic changes direction often.
Stable Communication
Slow, topic does not shift very often.
Sharp Communication
To the point, has an edge that can make people uncomfortable
Dull Communication
Bland, lacking in clarity and focus.
Smooth Communication
Pleasant, captivating, and has a melody to it.
Rough Communication
Occurs in a fractured and choppy manner, causes irritation.
Gross Communication
Obvious and unmistakeable. Expresses facts and deals with subjects that can be easily experienced. What you hear is what you get.
Subtle Communication
Has layers of meaning to it and is more esoteric.
Cloudy Communication
More difficult to understand, the meaning feels muddy.
Clear Communication
Comes from a place of clarity, regarding the subject of discussion.
Soft Communication
Gentle, considerate, kind and unobtrusive.
Hard Communication
Hits you over the head, lacks consideration, feels obtrusive, does not consider the listener.
Dense Communication
Often complex and contains many tightly packed layers of information, takes a long time to decipher and understand.
Flowing Communication
Less packed and less grounded in the present moment. It’s expansive and carries the listener into subtler realms of understanding.
Communication and the Doshas
Vata
A person with a Vata imbalance tends to speak without passion (cold), speaks quickly, possibly with agitation or frequent changes of subject (mobile). Communication lacks deep concern or compassion (dry) and does not consider the listener (hard). It is rather superficial (light), rough, and irritating. It carries you along like a story (flowing) that is told indirectly (subtle) but eventually leads to an understanding (clear) if the listener is able to follow along.
If you have a Vata imbalance, surround yourself with people who communicate with gentle loving kindness (more Kapha). If you are in balance, communicate in a conscious manner, respectful of your own natural tendencies.
Pitta
A person with a Pitta imbalance uses words that include a lot of judgment and their tone is often passionate and righteous (hot). Communication is very logical, easy to understand (clear) and to the point (sharp). More often than not, the heat of Pitta overwhelms the small amount of water in the dosha, this leads to dryness and hardness. As a result, communication often lacks compassion (dry) and attitudes become rigid (hard) over time. Tone and inflection become aggressive (rough). This communication style is the most volatile and often leads to arguments (unstable).
If you have a Pitta imbalance, avoid being in communication with other people who have a Pitta imbalance. When you are back in balance, communicate in a conscious manner, respectful of your natural tendencies.
Kapha
A person with a Kapha imbalance communicates in a quiet (soft), slow (stable) and rather uninspiring (heavy) manner. There may be a lot of intended meaning in their communication (dense) but it is rarely direct and to the point (dull). Thus, it is difficult to understand (cloudy). Their tone of voice is pleasant (smooth). Lacking in passion (cold), the communication style is not very motivating and it is not very critical. The words used are most often kind (soft) and they easily express compassion and empathy (moist). The here and now (gross) is the subject of their communication. Esoteric conversation is rarely initiated.
If you have a Kapha imbalance, try communicating with one of your Pitta or Vata friends. Their nature will help get things in motion again. When you are back in balance, communicate in a conscious manner, respectful of your natural tendencies.
Mantras and Chanting
A mantra is a sacred sound. Some mantras are single words, others are sentences or statements. They are powerful sounds that, when repeated, either carve out a positive groove in our consciousness or heal a negative groove that already exists.
Classical Mantras to Invoke Blessings for Peace and Healing
Om Namo Narayanaya
Brings peace, balance and healing to our own hearts and to the world around us
Om Dhanvantara Murtaya Namaha
Opens your consciousness to knowledge about healing the body
Single Syllable Elemental Mantras
Lam (Lum)
The Earth Elemental Mantra
Balances Vata and Pitta, too heavy for Kapha
Vam (Vum)
The Water Elemental Mantra
Balances Vata and Pitta, too heavy for Kapha
Ram (Rum)
The Fire Elemental Mantra
Balances Vata and Kapha, not good for Pitta
Yam (Yum)
The Air Elemental Mantra
Balances Pitta and Kapha, not good for Vata
Ham (Hum)
The Ether Elemental Mantra
Balances Pitta and Kapha, not good for Vata
Om (Aum)
The Mantra of Realization and Mental Clarity
Balances Pitta and Kapha, good for Vata in small doses
The Sound of Silence
Silence, when used properly, is a powerful tool. It increases the Ether elements which erases all disturbances of the mind. Ether empties the mind of thought, drama, and imagination, returning one gradually to the inner silence of the present moment.