About Chanting and Harmonic Healing

Centuries ago, Rishis in India and Qi Gong Masters in China "tuned in" to what they considered to be the most fundamental level of the universe. It was a primordial vibration which contained all the necessary encoded "intelligence" to form all things (matter, energies, etc.). This primordial or original source became mainfest as light, as breath, and as sound, like a cosmic hum. So, when these first masters tapped into this limitless source, they allowed the humming vibration to resonate through their bodies by repeating the sound over and over again. This resulted in their chanting of the most basic of the sacred syllables, "OHM". "OHM" allowed them to meld with universal energy and to be revitalized and healed by it. "OHM" contained the necessary bio-intelligence to make the very cells of their 'body being' operate in the most natural and healthful ways.

In the autumn of 1998, while practicing his daily chanting and meditation, Oliver experienced a spontaneous and very powerful chant which occured while he was focusing on expelling pain and toxins from his 'body being' through his voice. Since that time he has refined and recreated that experience in a new (yet perhaps ancient) form of chanting based on the sacred syllables of Qi Gong which he calls "Healing Harmonics". "Healing Harmonics" trains workshop members to be creative and active particpants in the chanting process. Once they become centered and learn the most basic sacred syllables, "OHM-A-HUM", Oliver demonstrates how each person may assign a tone or series of tones to pains and energy blockages in the body or even in the memory. As blockages begin to disperse, so the tones and areas of focus begin to move and change. A spontaneous personalized chant is thus formed which the participant first follows and then melds with. After a while, the whole room vibrates with spontaneous chants that collectively develop into a shared "Healing Harmonics" in a very organic way. Because this personal chanting process is carried out in group, the resulting harmonics and overtones are extremely reassuring and healing

Oliver says: "At times we invoke the ancient and elders; at other times we hear the angels above us. Sometimes it just sounds like a great jazz choir."

I am not well versed in the Bible but this passage from Romans:8:26-28 seems to express so much of wnat spontaneous chanting is all about:
"..... BUT THE SPIRIT INTERCEDES FOR US WITH GROANS THAT WORDS CANNOT EXPRESS"

Layer upon layer of musical airs are created, from which each individual draws healing energy and to which each contributes through his or her personal focus.

During workshops Oliver leads particpants not only in the sacred syllables and spontaneous "Healing Harmonics", he also intersperses time honoured chants from the Tibetan, Hindu and Christian traditions plus contemporary wiccan and earth based selections. ..... And, of course, plenty of "OHMing".