Kiko & The Use Of Sound

The use of sound as a kind of therapy has been in existence since ancient
times. Even in ancient Egypt, Heka was a pre-celestial force of creation
embodied as a Creation deity in the formation of the World. The name
Heka became synonymous with Magic as well as medicine and was the
embodiment of sound and energy.

In ancient China, the earliest written source comes from the Qin Dynasty
(221 - 207 BC). What is commonly known today as the “Six Healing
Sounds” was first recorded by Zhi Zhaun during the Sui Dynasty (590 -
618 AD), where a certain sound was attributed to a specific Yin organ, as
well as one of the seasons. The teachings state that when the sound and
breath is coordinated with the intention of the mind, and the movement of
the extremities, they can be used to purge and cleanse the organ cavities
and their channels of stagnant energy.
These healing sounds can either be performed by the “patient”, who would
take on the practice as a sort of prescription, or by the person giving the
treatment. The traditional sounds are:

Organ Sound Season Treatment

Liver Shu Spring Purges Liver Ki/Qi Stagnation, Liver Fire, Lung
hot phlegm, aids certain vision ailments, purges
emotional disharmony from the Liver, resulting
in irritability, resentment, excessive anger, rage,
jealousy, hatred and depression.

Heart Ha Summer Purges Heart Ki/Qi Stagnation, Heart Fire, heat

in the chest, reduces fever, improves poor
circulation, as well as purge emotional
disharmony from the Heart, resulting in
excessive nervousness and excitement.

Spleen Hu Late Purges Spleen and Stomach Stagnation, as well

Summer as purge emotional disharmony from the Spleen,
resulting in excessive worry and digestive
problems.

Lungs Sss Autumn Purge Lung Ki/Qi Stagnation, wind cold

invasion, wind heat invasion, treat nasal and skin
problems, as well as purge emotional disharmony
from the Lungs, resulting in excessive grief,
sorrow and despair.

Kidneys Chui Winter Purge Kidney Ki/Qi Stagnation, treat weak

knees, cold waist, poor hearing, impotence,
expels chills, and regulate the Kidneys, as well as
purge emotional disharmony form the Kidneys,
resulting in excessive fear and fright.

Triple She N/A Purges excess heat from the body.

Warmer
It is important to understand that there are many different types of sounds
used in different systems and different cultures. Each with their own
focus. What is important is for to have the visualization of the organ in the
mind, to actually feel the subtle vibration within the organ inside the body
in order to be successful in purging the afflicted area.

Volume

Aside from the sound itself, it is taught that the volume resonance can be
directed to stimulate either the Jing (Jap: Sei)/ essence, Qi (Jap: Ki)/
vitality, or Shen (Jap: Shin)/intelligence of the tissue. To do so, three
volumes are used.

Soft Volume Stimulates the Shen/Shin: Spiritual in

nature, vibrating the intuitive perceptions
and spiritual form surrounding the
tissues and cells.

Moderate Volume Stimulates the Qi/Ki: Energetic in nature,

vibrating the thoughts and emotional
perceptions resonating with the tissues
and cells.

Loud Volume Stimulates the Jing/Sei: Physical in

nature, vibrating the physical structure of
the tissues and cells.

Soft Volume: This sound is spiritual in its energetic nature and related to
the projection of Shen/Shin. A soft volume is generally used when
performing more advanced therapy treatments. With soft volume
pronunciation, the recipient can internally feel where the sound waves
reach and create their resonant effect on the tissues and cells, but the
amplitude of the sound wave is not wide enough to produce the desired
healing effects. Although its vibrational force is very weak, because soft
volume stimulates the Shen/Shin, it vibrates the intuitive perceptions and
spiritual form surrounding the tissues and cells.

Moderate Volume: This sound is emotional and mental in its energetic

nature and is related to the projection of Qi/Ki. A moderate volume is
considered the standard for all healing sound treatments in most medical
Qigong practices. Moderate volume is decided by the individual’s own
voice. It should be limited to the range in which the patient’s voice does
not strain and in which the voice can be raised or lowered effortlessly.
Because it stimulates the Qi/Ki and is energetic in nature, the moderate
volume vibrates the thoughts and emotional perceptions residing within
the tissue and cells.

Loud Volume: This sound is more tangible in its energetic nature, and it
stimulates the Jing/Sei level of the tissues. A loud volume is used to help
the person feel the afflicted tissue area. Loud volume is more physical in
its nature. With loud volume pronunciations, the recipient can easily feel
the body’s internal organ and tissues vibrate. However, in prescription
exercises and in clinical therapy, this sound is only used to reintroduce a
desensitized person to his or her body. The problem with prolonged use of
loud volume is that the increased volume is liable to create tension and
cause Qi/Ki deviations. In the clinical setting, loud volume is generally
used by a practitioner to project into a patient to disrupt tumor mass
formation. The loud volume vibrates the physical structure of the tissue
and cells.

Tone

Aside from volume, the tone in which the sound is released has different
effects on the organs, blood and energy. The tone is felt as a sort of power
or vibration within the sound. When using the voice for healing sounds,
the tone resonance is used to carry the energetic vibration into the desired
tissues. The way the tone is released will altar the effect the sound has on
the body.

Straight Tone: This will cause the sound and energy to vibrate at a
specific level within the tissue and cells. Straight tones are used to purge
stagnations by targeting specific organs or areas within the body.

Ascending Tone: This will cause the sound and energy to rise, causing
energy and blood to flow upwards. Ascending tones are used to purge
stagnations and bring energy and blood to the upper torso.

Descending Tone: This will cause the sound and energy to descend,
causing the energy and blood to flow downwards. Descending tones are
used to purge stagnations and bring energy and blood to the lower torso.

Ascending and Descending Tone: This will cause the sound and energy
to rise and then fall, causing energy and blood to flow upwards, then
downwards. Ascending and descending tones are used to move and
disrupt energy and blood stagnations by vibrating energy along the body’s
channels.

Descending and Ascending

Tone: This will cause the sound
and energy to fall then rise,
causing the energy and blood to
flow downwards and then
upwards. Descending and
ascending tones are used to move
and disrupt energy and blood
stagnations by vibrating energy
along the body’s channels.
Pitch

A pitch is the high or low of a sound. Healing sounds have high, middle
and low pitches, each with different penetrating potentials. When correctly
vocalized, they cause resonant vibrations in the body, producing both a
psychological and physiological effect on the nervous system.

As the tones change from a high to low pitch, there is a corresponding

change in the depth of the tone penetration. Similar to a dimmer switch on
a light bulb, the tone adjusts the depth of the vibrational resonance in the
body.

The three pitch sounds also affect the energy movement of the body’s
Triple Warmer, as well as the internal organs positioned within the thorax.

High Pitch: This sound is pronounced in a straight tone with the head
slightly bowed. The high pitch focuses the energy resonation into the
internal organs of the “Upper Warmer” from the middle of the clavicle to
the bottom of the sternum.

Middle Pitch: This sound is pronounced in either a rising or descending

tone, depending on the specific condition being treated. The rising tone
will cause the energy to ascend, while the descending tone will cause the
energy to descend. The middle pitch focuses the energy resonance into the
internal organs of the “Middle Warmer”, from the navel to the sternum
within the body. Middle pitched sounds are only done for specific
condition (ex: organ prolapse or organ energetic overload).

Low Pitch: This sound is pronounced in a dropping then rising tone,

within one breath. This causes the energetic resonance to saturate the
unbalanced organ from top to bottom, then from bottom to top. The low
pitch focuses the energy resonance into the internal organs of the “Lower
Warmer”, from the navel to the perineum.

Breath and Mind Control

Healing sounds produce an aspirating effect similar to vacuuming a room.

This analogy helps to understand the intention needed to successfully
utilize the sound as healing. Toning without having directed proper
focused intention, breath, and mind control into the specific internal organ
is like trying to vacuum a room while waving the hose in the air. Although
the hose is sucking the air, it is not achieving the desired result of purging
the room of dust and dirt. To become proficient and achieve the desired
result, the individual must focus the attention and feel the vibration
resonating into the specific area that needs purging.

It is not just sounding the tone that allows the technique to work, but the
combination of the 3 Secrets (Sanmitsu) at work. In this way, the breath
and the mind are focused on the specific organ within the body. When
practicing sound therapy, the patient generally uses the natural breathing
method, along with focused intention and color visualization.

While inhaling, the patient imagines breathing in divine white light

healing energy throughout the nose and absorbing this healing energy into
the afflicted area, vibrating it.
When exhaling, the patient imagines expelling the dark, diseased, turbid
energy perched from the afflicted area, out through the mouth. It is
important for the person to maintain the vibration of the healing color
(green, red, golden yellow, white or black/dark blue) inside the afflicted
organ, even while exhaling.

Separating the Breath into Yin/In and Yang/Yo

Yin/In Yang/Yo

Inhalation Exhalation

Shallow Breathing Deep Breathing

Slow Breathing Fast Breathing

Cool Breath Hot Breath

Long and Sharp Exhalations

When exhaling a specific tone, you can either release the sound through a
long and drawn out tone, or a sharp and quick tone.

Long Tone: A long tone produces a gentle effect on the internal organs
and is more suitable for chronic conditions, or when the person is very
sick.

Sharp/Quick Tone: A sharp and quick tone will stimulate the tissue and
cells to vibrate faster, causing more energy to be generated and released.