As sound healing and therapy gain more popularity, researchers and scientists are investigating its potential benefits for the brain and its ability to treat physical and mental conditions, including depression.

Over 400 scientific articles have been published on music as medicine, with strong evidence showing that music has both mental and physical health benefits, such as improving mood and reducing stress. Rhythm, in particular, has been found to provide physical pain relief.

A study in the Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine found that spending an hour doing sound meditation with tools like crystal singing bowls and Tibetan singing bowls helped reduce tension, depression, and anxiety. Even people who had never tried sound meditation before reported feeling significantly less tension and anxiety after the session.

With growing evidence supporting the potential of sound healing to treat depression, it’s worth exploring the magic that sound can bring.