A multi-sensory element that helps calm the mind and nurture the spirit.
What is Vibroacoustic Therapy?
Vibroacoustic Therapy, or VAT, is a deep tissue low-frequency sound massage using audio waves of 30Hz-120 Hz that are transmitted to the body by embedded transducers in the bed. The sound gently permeates the cells, allowing massage from inside and out. Because our bodies are approximately 60%-70% water, water transmits sound and vibrations perfectly to our bodies. While floating in incredible comfort on the water waves, your body is bathed in soothing sound and relaxing vibroacoustic vibrations.
Who Can Benefit From VAT?
VAT can be used as an independent therapy or can be combined with massage and bodywork, Reiki, or other energy healing therapies. It serves as a natural energy booster and pain reliever, offering various frequency therapy solutions that can be used as a self-management tool. This makes it beneficial for individuals with chronic or special needs, as well as anyone experiencing stress who wants to pursue preventive and integrative wellness therapy.
Researchers worldwide, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), have studied VAT. The NIH has reported benefits of using VAT for conditions such as Parkinsonʼs, PTSD, anxiety, physical injuries, brain function, COPD, asthma, and more.
Some benefits of VAT include:
- - Improved sleep quality
- - Reduction or elimination of the effects of stress
- - Addressing PTSD and somatic (physical) symptoms
- - Regulating the limbic system (emotional memories)
- - Activating the relaxation response
- - Reducing anxiety, muscle pain, or spasms
- - Shortening healing periods and increasing circulation
How VAT Affects the Body
Vibroacoustic therapy (VAT) uses the oscillation of the human nervous system to target specific muscle groups. VAT utilizes resonance frequency programs that have been experimentally proven to have positive effects on patients, such as relaxation, stimulation, and pain relief. Extensive research has allowed us to understand how to effectively apply these programs.
What Conditions Does VAT Treat?
- Chronic Pain
- Anxiety
- Depression
- PTSD
- Asthma
- COPD
- High blood pressure
- Nightmares
- Stress
- Burnout
- Lack of concentration
- Physical Injury
- Aids in weight loss
What should I expect at my VAT visit?
Enter a dream-like state to help reduce stress. Your therapist will begin by having you lie down on our warm water treatment bed topped with a weighted or regular blanket. Then, your therapist will choose the frequencies and music to address the indicated issues and turn on the equipment.
You will begin to feel the gentle vibrational frequencies through the water bed and hear soothing music. Then, your therapist will walk you through a guided relaxation of your choice to help you unwind and relax. It usually takes about 20 minutes for the relaxation response to begin in the body.
Clients often report feeling many pleasant sensations. Abstract thinking slows, and body and mind awareness expands. Some people experience a dream-like or deep meditative state. Others fall asleep, experience clarity and new insight, and feel relief from pain or symptoms.
Your therapist will gently turn down the vibrational frequencies and music when the session is over.
Experiential, multi-sensory wellness approaches can be offered as a standalone service or as an enhancement to existing treatments, providing clients with a unique, profound, impactful experience.