Sound Therapy is not about listening to sounds.
It's about feeling sound.
That's according to 75-year-old Hamilton woman Maureen McKain, who claims the sounds she makes with her indigenous instruments help rid people of stress and "bliss out".
"People call it a gong bath, but there's no water involved," McKain said. "People lay down in a yoga studio with a blanket and a cushion and all the sounds wash through the body and they feel the vibrations.
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While the local GP might not refer patients to sound therapy, the use of mindfulness and meditation as a cure for stress is widely recognised and, according to Buddhist tradition, sound is an intrinsic form of healing.