Relax the mind, focus on one alignment and let the sounds from a crystal singing bowl spread the vibration of energy into the body.
Sound healing is a form of mediation that uses vocal and instrumental vibrations to relieve stress. For Marlton resident Lucia DiSimone, the practice of sound healing is a passion she hopes to instill in others.
“There’s a mental-health epidemic throughout this country and a huge challenge of overcoming addiction,” DiSimone explained. “If we all do something to change the vibration of this planet, and become more in tune with our bodies, it would create a collective power.”
DiSimone is a licensed massage therapist with an office in Haddonfield and is certified in sound healing. Before the pandemic, she held private massage sessions at her office. But on March 11 last year, the therapist took time off to properly recover from the surgical removal of an acoustic neuroma, a tumor on the main nerve leading from the inner ear to the brain.
“It’s kind of ironic that someone that’s a sound healer should have something that’s called an acoustic neuroma, and I actually have lost hearing on the right ear,” DiSimone noted.
She continues to find new ways of staying in tune with her holistic practices and plans to hold sessions for the community. But her committed passion didn’t initially start with sound healing.
DiSimone graduated from Maryland’s Stevenson University in 2001 with a degree in business communications and a minor in English. Before that, she interned with the American Cancer Society and found a job with a nonprofit as a volunteer coordinator in hospice care. While doing that work, DiSimone created a complementary therapy program in massage and pet therapy. She also accompanied reiki volunteers and patients; reiki is a healing technique.
“I was responsible for evaluating [patients] after 90 days in the annual evaluation,” DiSimone recalled. “Watching the outcomes of the transformation of these patients through these therapies really moved me, and it was very powerful.”
DiSimone then decided to become a reiki practitioner and began a spiritual birth. About four years ago, during a reiki session, she came across a man with a long white beard. He walked around with a crystal singing bowl and pyramid, and DiSimone became intrigued by the tools he used for healing. The crystal singing bowls created a blissful atmosphere for DiSimone, and she then traveled to Sedona, Arizona, to become certified in sound healing.
The process of that healing will put one’s brain into a rapid eye movement (REM) sleep of relaxation. DiSimone’s clients will say they have the best night’s sleep after a session, she said.
“I use a variety of sound-healing tools, like the crystal singing bowls, bells, and drums,” DiSimone explained. “Each one has their own frequency on the body because it does affect the body on a cellular level.”
With a backyard filled with all kinds of natural wildlife, DiSimone’s vision of holding outdoor healing sessions became a reality on May 18. About eight people from around the community gathered with yoga mats or chairs to experience sound healing.
“Just close your eyes, and let the sounds of mother nature and the crystal bowls integrate into your body,” DiSimone said, before beginning the outdoor session.
The event was the first in person session since DiSimone surgery. All sessions are completely free and donation based.
Weather permitting, DiSimone plans to hold group sessions at her house every two weeks. For more information on how to register or have a private session, call or text DiSimone at (443) 253-8064.
