Inner Sound - Sound and Music Therapy

Authors:

Karin Visscher & Maarten Haalboom

Abstract:
Inner Sound, is an original system of sound and sound therapy which creates either expansion or contraction in different systems of the body, helping the individual te release and/or integrate blocked emotions, that have become trapped in the body. These blocked emotions can be the cause of physical, emotional and mental problems or symptoms.

Inner Sound has been developed by Americans Arden and Jack Wilken. Arden is a classical trained musician and Jack is scientist and body-worker. Since1978 they have combined their skills and knowledge in working with people. From their empirical studies, they created their system. Over the years they have found the science that explains what they do and the effects that occur. The work of James Oschman (Energy Medicine) and Candace Pert (Molecules of Emotion) are examples of the science that is underlying.
Recently they published their first article and at the moment Arden and Jack are working on a book about their work.

The basis of Inner Sound are 50 musical motifs, short melodies with specific rhythmic patterns, developed by Arden Wilken from 1978 to 1985, while composing over 10.000 personal music compositions, based on the individual’s requested theme.

Based on the 50 motifs, Inner Sound developed different products:

• 24 cd’s, each with a specific focus

• pure 5th tuning forks

• autophonetics (voice work)

• sound touch: how to play the motifs on keyboard

• Personal Music Compilation

Inner Sound can be a stand alone therapy or can accompanie other therapies.

Inner Sound integrates information from the ancient use of sound with modern technologies and research about the body and the mind.

Over the years Arden an Jack Wilken have shared their work with people all over the world. In Europe they trained teachers in Spain, England and the Netherlands. These three countries have their own ‘ School for Inner Sound’.

This workshop will be presented by Karin Visscher and Maarten Haalboom, both Dutch teachers for Inner Sound. Karin is a musical therapist, did her studies at the musicacademy, and works with people of all ages in a nursing home. Maarten is teacher, supervisor and bodyworker. He works with individuals and groups.

Objectives in the workshop are:

• Inner Sound as a system (science): how sound heals

• Emperical studies: what therapists have found so far

• Demonstration pure 5th tuning forks, to have your own experience

• Excersise autophonetics (use your own voice)