Tuning Forks? Really?
Followed by an eye roll and perhaps a “she’s nuts” code-look to their partner or friend…
That is a pretty typical reaction when someone first hears about what I do or glances at one of my business cards related to my healing sessions for Human Soundcheck.
Ok. I know it sounds batshit crazy. Honestly, back before I was tuned into the world of alternative healing, I thought so too. Until I learned about it, studied it and tried it.
The truth is, in any Human Soundcheck healing session, a lot is going on. I’m an energy worker and also a Reiki Master. My preferred way of picking up energy disturbances in the (human) energy field happens to be tuning forks. They are my favorite medium. Some practitioners prefer their hands, others drums, others herbs, and so on.
I take what I do extremely seriously, and the way I practice comes straight from the heart. My sessions and methods are never “put on” or dramatic. I see so many people out there on YouTube and Instagram and all over social media projecting a very skewed picture of this type of healing art; putting on an act or voice of some sort. I just don’t get the point of it.
Keeping it real.
Not to bash- but I keep it very real. Think about it, I am literally having an encounter with my client’s energy field and directing traffic so-to-speak. This is not something I take lightly, and nor should any energy practitioner. I use real-talk and even if what I do seems a little woo-woo, in the moment, during a session, you will understand the potency and feel the profound effects of this type of energy work. It’s all about your intention and you must be open to welcome healing in.
Beyond what I sense from the forks and clear out and move along energetically, the forks emit healing frequencies which have a therapeutic effect on the human body. Think of it as a 2-for-1; I’m using the forks to clear and work through energy blocks and disturbances that I find, and the forks do even more under the radar. They deliver frequency to where your body asks for more healing.
I often need to clear through a variety of pathways. Just when I think I am nearing the end of a session- I’m guided to some random area that is like, “Hey!- over here! Come get me & clear me out through the liver meridian.” To that area I go, and address what’s going on over there. That’s what healing sessions in energy work are all about!
Thinking back to what I had pictured in my mind when I first heard of tuning fork therapy, it looked something like this:
Oddball-looking lady with unkept wiry hair and really thick glasses wearing a long, flowing, layered-looking dress of rags & a smock with sensible shoes and stockings sits just outside her treatment room, eagerly awaiting her guest’s arrival. Once her guest arrives, they are led inside a crowded room that resembles what would be reminiscent of the backstage of a 1920s circus. The walls adorned with tapestries and animal skins & bones… Maybe some jars of herbs and lots of candles lit. Don’t forget the little round table with the crystal ball.
The guest is directed to get comfortable on the sofa-looking chaise-type piece of furniture and then our practitioner gets started. She starts making illegible ruckus out of her mouth in some kind of chant, then picks up her tuning fork and points it directly at her unsuspecting prey and lunges toward them in an attempt to cast out the darkness that resides within.
Is this what you kind of imagined, too? Just a little bit?
Now to be fair, I do love candles. And herbs too, for that matter. I only use glasses when I need to and although I wear sensible shoes, you’ll catch me in jeans most days. Now my hair is my hair but I keep it tamed for the most part. You’ll probably smell some recently burned sage or sweetgrass or maybe incense in my space, but the purpose is to keep it cleansed and energetically sound. I do keep my treatment room dimly-lit but my client’s eyes are usually closed anyway- and who wants track lights blaring down on them while they’re face up?
What is a session like?
I stand at the side of the table, a few feet away and work along the body moving back and forth on one side (and eventually switch sides). The way I am physically holding the forks differs on what I pick up, but I’m never wielding the things! I kind of hold them parallel to the body until I come across a disturbance. I work the spot in the energy field, then slowly bring the fork in toward the body and eventually will land hovering above the midline of the body. Working systematically and in this pattern, I repeat several times in any given healing session. Oftentimes I use weighted forks in the field and bring them in closer as well. Sometimes I may place the weighted forks on the body- but will never do so unless the client gives permission.
People usually fall into a deeply relaxed state during a session. Typically, they are totally aware of my moving around and when I switch frequencies, but are very relaxed. It reminds me of when I was a kid and would settle in for a nap in the afternoon. There was a window of time before I drifted completely when I could hear the planes in the sky, the noises in the kitchen, the cars on the street and the birds chirping- I knew they were all there, but I was too far into the drift for any of that to matter enough to pay attention to.
At the end of a healing session, I’ll play a pair of singing bowls to bring the client back to the room and into their bodies. And that’s pretty much it! Seems pretty reassuring to me!
If you are interested in booking a healing session with me- reach out! I do online as well as in-person sessions. You can reach me through my contact page.
Still curious about the interesting benefits of tuning forks? I found this super-interesting article!
