More tools for School: The Tomatis® bone conduction kit
As you may know by now, the Tomatis® Method is so much more than the intensive and the Maestro headphones. Even a potential client who wants to complete the 6 month intensive with me may not be ready yet. It’s called an intensive for a reason - it’s intense! Imagine starting a workout regime without any prep at all. As a practitioner, I am just as concerned with preparation as part of my procedure as the actual program itself.
I recently had a client who was in a very sensitive state when I first met him. He was also constantly in motion and unable to sit still, even for minutes. So instead of putting him right into the intensive, I created a two week prep protocol which involved daily use of the Tomatis® Bone Conduction kit along with the use of Forbrain as prep for the audio vocal work. Both of these in tandem worked beautifully to help him ease into the first round of his 14 day intensive, followed by a 5 week consolidation period of audio vocal work.
But you don’t have to sign up for a 6 month intensive in order to obtain “The Tomatis® Effect.” Last month’s post was all about FORBRAIN and how it can help anxious teens, early readers and anyone use their voice to learn better.
Here is another example of how one of our auxiliary tools can help and be just as beneficial: The Tomatis® Bone Conduction kit.
The Tomatis® Bone Conduction Kit
The Tomatis® bone conduction kit was first created in order to help those clients who were extremely sensitive, unable to tolerate headphones, or under the age of 2 years old. The blue nodes provide gentle vibrations along with the music that is also heard at the same time. Your body has 206 bones and they are all alive. So to give them direct stimulation is a wonderful and non-invasive way to “feed them” healthy frequencies. When placed in the blue fanny pack and around the waist, the nodes touch the spine, thus creating a gentle and unobtrusive way to deliver this form of sound stimulation. And for an added boost, this can be paired with a blue tooth speaker. This way, the music is being delivered via BONE and AIR conduction. Fun fact: sound travels 10x faster via bone and air, so if you pay close attention, you will notice a lag between the timing of both sources!
What does this effect create? The gentle vibrations of the music against the bones will create a calming and soothing effect on whomever uses it. Do you have a child or teen who suffers from anxiety? 20 minutes with the belt on or even held against the chest will result in a reset. Fussy baby? Hold the BC kit against the backbone and the same state will ensue. Do you find yourself in need of a break? A quick rest with the kit held against the chest will restore your focus and nerves.
I am actually using it right now! As I write this post I have held in place on the small of my back under my waistband hooked up to a speaker. It gets me into a flow state everytime. So if you are looking for a gentle introduction to bone conduction and would like a free demo, contact me and test it out yourself.
Until next month….