The abdominal area is a particularly sensitive area of the body that can react to stressful situations with digestive problems, abdominal or stomach pain. The sounds can be a wonderful way to provide gentle relaxation. This is especially true for menstrual discomfort.
Sound Exercise for the Solar Plexus
- Lie relaxed on your back and make yourself as comfortable as possible.
- Position the Singing Bowl on your solar plexus. This is the area located approximately in the middle between the rib cage and navel, also known as the "solar plexus" in autogenic training.
- Make sure your head and the arm you want to strike the Singing Bowl with are well supported so that there are no unnecessary strains.
- Now, gently strike the Singing Bowl from the outside on the upper edge.
- If you like, close your eyes and focus your attention completely on your solar plexus. Notice how the sounds massage this area and how a pleasant relaxation gradually spreads from there.
- Take a deep breath and repeat this several times.
- Then put the Singing Bowl aside and feel the effects. Close your eyes again and feel inside yourself. Everything you perceive is allowed to be and is okay.
- Enjoy for a few more moments the pleasant relaxation that has spread in your abdominal area.
- Take a few deep breaths before stretching, opening your eyes, and returning to everyday life.
Source: Sound exercise from the book: "Singing Bowls – my practical companion", 2018, P: 75, Author: Peter Hess