the altha journal
a blog for the conscious individual
Your guide to all things sound healing & wellness.
The Ultimate Holiday Survival Guide: Navigating Wellness Through Festivities
The holiday season, while brimming with joy and merriment, often challenges our commitment to a healthy lifestyle. From disrupted sleep patterns to heightened stress levels, this time of year requires a strategic approach to maintain overall well-being. In this ultimate holiday survival guide, we'll explore the root problems during the holidays and offer practical solutions to ensure you not only survive but thrive throughout the season.
How to Cultivate More Gratitude
You hear it all the time – “be grateful”, “adopt an attitude of gratitude”, “they key to happiness is gratitude”, but how do we actually achieve this (especially during the difficult times in our life)?
An Introductory Guide to the 7 Chakras
You have likely heard the word chakra before, but many people are not quite sure what they actually mean. For all our chakra-newbies or those looking to delve a bit deeper, stay tuned for this introductory guide to our chakras!
Easy Yoga Poses For Relaxation
One of our favorite parts of our morning routine here at Altha is a relaxing 10–15-minute yoga session. Yoga is one of the best, cheapest, and most effective ways to restore the mind-body-soul connection when it is out of balance.
Integral Sound Healing Session vs. Group Sound Bath
When exploring the world of sound healing, you'll come across different approaches, including integral sound healing sessions and group sound baths. Both offer unique experiences and benefits for participants. In this blog post, we will delve into the differences between integral sound healing sessions and group sound baths, the benefits of each, and help you determine which approach may be right for you. Whether you prefer private sound healing sessions or enjoy the collective energy of group sound bath events and health and wellness retreats, understanding these distinctions will guide you in making an informed choice for your sound healing journey.
Discover The Benefits Of Sound Healing For Wellness And Relaxation
While sound healing therapy dates back to Ancient Greece when it was used in an effort to cure mental disorders, it has become one of the most popular modern wellness trends (often in the form of sound baths).
How A Corporate Retreat Can Help Your Employees Thrive
While sound healing therapy dates back to Ancient Greece when it was used in an effort to cure mental disorders, it has become one of the most popular modern wellness trends (often in the form of sound baths).
Music Therapy: Sound Medicine For ADHD
While sound healing therapy dates back to Ancient Greece when it was used in an effort to cure mental disorders, it has become one of the most popular modern wellness trends (often in the form of sound baths).
Gong Bath: A Beginners' Guide
While sound healing therapy dates back to Ancient Greece when it was used in an effort to cure mental disorders, it has become one of the most popular modern wellness trends (often in the form of sound baths).
The Oura Ring: Our Favorite Wearable Health Tracker
A favorite of Altha Founder & Chief Healing Officer, Letizia, the Oura Ring is the most advanced and most accurate smart ring on the market.
The Benefits Of Using Crystal Singing Bowls
While sound healing therapy dates back to Ancient Greece when it was used in an effort to cure mental disorders, it has become one of the most popular modern wellness trends (often in the form of sound baths).
Everything You Need To Know About Sound Healing
Sound healing is one of the oldest forms of medicine. Throughout history, every culture has had its own unique approach to healing through sound, whether it be chanting, drumming, or tuning forks. Sound healing can help with everything from stress and anxiety to physical ailments such as headaches and fatigue. It's also a good way to relax and unwind after a stressful day at work—there are studies suggesting that listening to soothing music helps reduce blood pressure.
How To Incorporate Sound Bath Healing Into Your Wellness Routine
Sound healing is a practice that uses the frequencies of different instruments to relax, soothe, and energize you. Some call it sound therapy; others call it sound bath healing, but no matter what you choose to call it, incorporating this into your wellness routine can be an effective way to achieve a sense of peace. In fact, studies have shown that using a gong (which emits deep, resonating tones) has been shown to lower blood pressure by 10 percent over baseline levels after just one minute of use.
This article will cover the basics about how sound therapy works and how you can incorporate it into your wellness routine.
What is Tapping Therapy?
Tapping is a form of EFT (emotional freedom technique) therapy that was discovered in the 1970s. It is an alternative and holistic form of treatment used to help with physical pain and emotional distress.
Sound Bowls for Sound Therapy
While sound healing therapy dates back to Ancient Greece when it was used in an effort to cure mental disorders, it has become one of the most popular modern wellness trends (often in the form of sound baths).
Embracing Stillness & Rejecting the Concept of "Laziness"
In today’s increasingly fast-paced world (and throughout history) we are programmed to believe that if we are not productive almost 24/7 that we are somehow “lazy”. We live in a society where we are constantly pressured to do more with less, but what if there was another way?
Introducing the Healy
We are excited to announce that for our private (both human and animal) sound healing experiences we are now offering the add-on option of individualized microcurrent sessions with the Healy device.
The Basics of Breathwork
If you haven’t heard of breathwork before, it is essentially the act of consciously manipulating your breathing patterns in order to influence your mental, emotional, and physical state. The systematic exercises are different depending on the desired outcome (relaxation, to energize, for focus etc.).
Introducing Kindrêd Meditation
The new kid on the meditation scene; Kindrêd is a modern form of movement meditation focused on the art of human connection. Powered by mirror neurons, Kindrêd helps people learn how to regulate their emotions and access heightened states of consciousness in an easy and time-effective way.
