The Science of Solfeggio Frequencies
The scientific community began to link the type of music played and the variety of physical responses of the human body. In 1988, biochemist Dr. Glen Rein made a discovery that confirmed the views of ancient spiritual traditions when he tested the impact of different music on human DNA.
Rein exposed vials with DNA identical to four types of music of different frequencies: Gregorian chants, Sanskrit chants, classical music, and rock. By measuring the rate of absorption of ultraviolet light, an essential function of healthy DNA, Rein was able to assess the effects of each type of music. The results will make you think carefully about what kind of music to listen to when you want to relax.
Gregorian and Sanskrit chants had the most positive and even healing effect, increasing the absorption of ultraviolet light by between 5 and 9 percent. Classical music increased the absorption of ultraviolet light by small amounts. And rock decreased ultraviolet absorption and damaged DNA. Rein’s research supported the theory that sound frequencies have strong effects, positive or negative, on health and well-being.
Since Rein’s eye-opening discovery, more research has emerged showing that the Solfeggio frequencies have profound mental, emotional, and physical effects. Furthermore, this knowledge caused music therapy to become established as a health profession to help people therapeutically through the use of various aspects of creating and listening to music.
However, to understand what is special about Solfeggio frequencies and how they differ from other tones, it is first very important to understand the Schumann resonance.
Vipassana meditation involves a vision that penetrates and sees phenomena as they are, and, therefore, is as revealing as it is transformative. Thanks to this meditation we can perceive the three basic characteristics of existence, according to Buddhist teachings: impermanence, dissatisfaction and absence of identification.
Vipassana is a supraconscious or supramundane vision, which has nothing to do with ordinary vision so loaded with conditions, prejudices or distortions of vision. According to a large number of Buddhist monks, samathabhavana helps to control and regulate tendencies, but vipassana-bhavana breaks them down and eliminates them.
The practice of vipassana meditation awakens a special vision (intuitive or supraconscious vision) to learn what lies behind appearances. To carry out this development, Buddha proposed the psychophysical processes themselves, that is, an equal, areactive and attentive observation of attachment aggregates
There are four basic areas that serve as an object of observation in vipassana meditation:
Scientific tuning and Schumann resonance
You may be wondering why the Solfeggio frequencies produce more positive effects on the body than any other sound or tone. The answer lies in the Schumann resonance.
Konig found that the resonances coincided with five different states of brain waves: delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma. These states are those that occur naturally during daily activities, from sleep to creation or learning.
Subsequent research supports Konig’s findings confirming the incredible similarities between the Schumann resonance and brain activity. Additionally, other research indicates that the low frequency of the Schumann resonance provides synchronization for higher brain function.
How are Schumann resonances related to Solfeggio frequencies?
The latter have such positive effects because they resonate in harmony with the 8 Hz Schumann resonance. In musical terms, the frequencies branch off from 8 Hz and move up the musical scale octave by octave until the note C vibrates at the frequency of 256 Hz and note A vibrates at 432 Hz. When music is tuned to harmonize with this frequency, it is called scientific tuning.
Solfeggio frequencies include six different tones among others. Let’s take a closer look at each frequency and the unique healing effects on the body and mind.
In 1952, the German physicist Winfried Otto Schumann mathematically documented the electromagnetic resonances that exist between the Earth’s surface and the ionosphere, the part of the atmosphere that has an electrical charge. He found that these electromagnetic waves, which originate from lightning discharges, resonated at a low frequency between 7.86 and 8 Hz. He determined that this frequency was essentially the heartbeat of the Earth. Since then it has been known as the Schumann resonance in honor of its founder.
Schumann’s successor, doctoral student Herbert Konig, took the research a step further. He studied the connection between the Schumann resonances by comparing EEG recordings with terrestrial electromagnetic fields and found that they coincide with different levels of human brain activity.
The benefits of the different Solfeggio frequencies
432Hz
Many early musical instruments were built for 432 Hz tuning, which was the standard tuning before the mid-20th century. Since then, 440 Hz tuning has become the norm. The 432 Hz frequency resonates with the 8 Hz Schumann resonance and is famous for its relaxing effects.
A double-blind study from Italy indicated that music tuned to 432 Hz lowers heart rate when compared to 440 Hz. This frequency fills the mind with a sense of peace and well-being and is therefore the ideal accompaniment to yoga, gentle exercise, meditation, or sleep.
528Hz
Although the science on the healing effects of 528 Hz is still in its infancy, early research indicates that it has the ability to heal and repair the body.
A 2018 Japanese study found that music tuned to the frequency of 528 Hz significantly reduced stress on the endocrine and autonomic nervous systems even just five minutes after listening. And in a study published in the Journal of Addiction Research & Therapy, the 528 Hz frequency reduced the toxic effects of ethanol, the active ingredient in alcoholic beverages, on cells. But what was most impressive was that this frequency increased the life of the cells by 20 percent.
The energetic and healing effects of 528Hz music make it an ideal companion when you’re not feeling well or just need to relax.
396 Hz
Music tuned to 396 Hz helps eliminate subconscious fears, worries and anxieties. It also helps eliminate feelings of guilt and subconscious negative beliefs that block the path to personal goals.
Listening to music tuned to this frequency is very useful when you want to feel better mood, security and dedicate energy to your goals and dreams.
639Hz
This frequency helps to balance emotions and elevate mood. It also promotes communication, love, understanding and generates harmony in interpersonal relationships.
Music in 639 Hz is ideal when you need a boost of love and positivity or you need to resolve relationship conflicts.
741Hz
Music tuned to 741 Hz aids in problem solving, body purification, and personal expression. It also helps to awaken intuition and live in a simpler and purer way.
This frequency is ideal if you are having trouble finding a healthy lifestyle, expressing creativity, or speaking your mind.
852Hz
The 852Hz frequency helps turn negative thoughts into positive ones, making it ideal when nerves or anxiety strike. It also helps to awaken intuition and inner strength.
You will enjoy music tuned to 852 Hz if you seek to communicate with your higher self and live in harmony with it.
