Contraindications
If you have any concerns about sound healing we advise you to speak to your medical practitioner.
Sound healing is regarded as a low-risk healing modality.
Generally, it is safe to work with instruments and voice OFF THE BODY.
The one main exception is for people who live with sound-induced epilepsy. People with this condition should avoid sound healing either 1-2-1 or within groups.
Do not use sound healing instruments ON THE BODY during pregnancy. During the first trimester (12 weeks) of pregnancy, we advise caution for sound healing ON and OFF THE BODY.
Caution is also advised for those with a history of severe depression, psychosis and other serious mental health challenges. Sound healing can trigger emotional releases which may be uncomfortable or unmanageable for those with a history of the conditions above.
There are some further conditions listed below in which instruments ON THE BODY are not advised. Please note, at any of our public group sound healing events I will never use instruments on the body and will always keep a minimum distance of the advised 20cm.
Do not use sound healing instruments:
- On any deep vein thrombosis in the leg or known thrombi.
- On open wounds.
- On acute inflammations and tumors.
- Directly on or above a heart pacemaker, defibrillator, stent, shunt, deep brain stimulation (DBS), or other implanted electrical device. Keep a distance of at least 20 cm / 8 inches from where it is implanted.
- Directly on the chest or back of people with artificial heart valves or cardiac arrhythmia
- Around the neck in case of carotid atherosclerosis.
- Directly on or anywhere in the immediate area of a metallic implant.
- Post-surgery, before any sutures have been removed, and the scar is not fully healed and closed.
The sound healing instruments must not be used:
- directly on implants (or near implants until they have completely healed)
- directly on screws
- directly on artificial joints
- directly on inflamed joints and veins
- directly on the skin in the case of inflammatory skin disorders
- directly on sebaceous cysts
- directly on weeping eczema
- in the case of other inflammatory processes generally associated with fever
- near diseased veins
- on the stomach or back of a pregnant woman
If you have any concerns or questions on whether sound healing or a sound bath is suitable for you, please speak with your doctor. By booking or participating in any sound bath event with A Quiet Mind you are confirming that you have read the contraindications.