Author: Billie Topa Tate
Sound Healing Technique’s for the Feet
A Tuning Fork Technique for the Feet
Sound is an intricate part of our world. While you probably already provide soothing music or background sounds during your massage sessions, incorporating sound therapy, such as tuning fork therapy, into your sessions can add a serene, spa-like element to a massage and leave your clients feeling even more relaxed and rejuvenated.
My first experience with sound:
I have been fascinated with sound since I was a little girl. I recall my first experience regarding sound, during a quiet school morning. I rushed into my second-grade classroom and observed a blind man very intently using a tuning fork to tune our classroom piano. As I watched how he took an old, broken-down piano and turned it into a wonderful-sounding instrument, an interesting thought came into my mind: If he could fine-tune an old piano using sound, I was sure sound could fine-tune our bodies. Many practitioners use the power of these vibrations to create custom tuning fork techniques.
Sound and healing practices:
I am Native American, and as in many indigenous cultures, sound and nature are often incorporated into healing practices. The combination of my being Mescalero Apache and a massage therapist and instructor has given me the opportunity to develop wonderful techniques that utilize the healing properties of sound.
I have developed training courses for massage therapists and bodyworkers involving sound therapy using tuning forks. Basic training is required; check your state and local laws to be sure you meet the requirements before offering any sound therapy technique.
A tuning fork session for feet:
Sound therapy with tuning forks is very relaxing for clients and allows you to provide an easy, practitioner-friendly therapy to specific areas of the client’s body. In a tuning fork session I designed for the feet, I focus on the sound of om, which is at frequency 136.1 hertz; I have found this sound to be successfully relaxing for my clients.
I start by using warm, moist towels to wrap the client’s feet for a few minutes, to relax the feet. I cover one foot and massage the other foot, using a slow, sweeping stroke. I strike a tuning fork on a rubber striker, and using light pressure, place the tuning fork on the ball of the foot. I continue on the tips of the toes, starting with the big toe and working my way to the baby toe, striking the fork on the striker before applying it to each toe tip. Then, after striking the fork again, using light pressure, I finish the routine by placing the tuning fork on several points of the heel of the foot, working from the left of the heel to the right of the heel. I then cover that foot and begin on the other foot.
Getting trained in tuning fork therapy is one way to add a simple, unique offering to your menu of spa services.
About the Author
Billie Topa Tate is founder of the MSI Healing Wellness Center (msi-healing.com) in Evanston, Illinois, and an eighth-degree reiki master. She teaches at hospitals, cancer centers and universities. MSI is a National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork-approved continuing education provider, teaching tuning fork training for the spine, face and feet, as well as other techniques.
Tuning Fork Basic Training with Romona Loniewski November 20, 2016
Would you like to become a Meditation Teacher?
Our Meditation Teacher Certification program is an exciting new home study program combined with 5 “one on one” sessions with Billie Topa Tate. The one on one sessions can be done over the phone or in person as this training is available world wide to all those seeking to step into this wonderful teacher training.
Enjoy a video from Billie Topa Tate, Founder of MSI Healing INC and Mescalero Apache on our Meditation Teaching Program:
If everyone in the world meditated, the world would be a different and wonderful place. This certification can be combined with yoga, and other healing platforms to promote a much needed practice for the general public. The course will assist you in working with group meditations, stimulating new communities, promoting your work and also provide a constant stream of income by teaching private students and classroom students the practice of meditation.
We would love to certify you to step into this wonderful career of teaching meditation.
By the end of the Meditation Certification Program you will learn:
- Practical Values of Meditation
- Various Techniques of Meditation
- The Three Basic Stages
- Meditation and Our Life’s Journey Principles
- Strategy and Meditation Tools
- Universal Concepts for Meditation
- The “Do’s and Don’ts” of facilitating a Meditation group
- Advanced Meditation Course and Teacher Lessons
- Working with Students in a group setting
- Methods of Spiritual Enfoldment
- Discussion and instruction for your students
- Short breath models for meditation instruction for group settings mantra or sound meditation
- Steps to Launching your Meditation Teaching Platform
- Marketing and Promotional to help reach your students and general public.
- Roles and Responsibilities of a Meditation Teacher
- And much more
The last month of the Program includes intern and fieldwork experience to help achieve confidence with group meditation endeavors.
Your Instructor: One of the important aspects of receiving your Meditation Teacher Certification is …. “who certifies you?” Billie Topa Tate has a long history of teaching and service to the community and has a long standing teaching reputation with the general public. Your certification would help you connect with many people who have heard of her work as a Native American Teacher.
Billie has provided services for Rush Hospital, Northwestern University (teaching medical students, indigenous wellness, as well as, sacred breath, Reiki training and short burst meditations ) as well as The Cancer Center of American. This professional standing with the medical community combined with her field work and expertise further enhances the value of your Teacher Training. She is the developer of Oncology Reiki, The Reiki Phowa, Loving Kindness Meditation and so many other training courses. People also find it exciting to connect with Native Teachers who can add value to their training principles. After your certification, you will receive a beautiful certificate which you can display for your students to view as well as utilizing our Center and Billie Topa Tate as your resource and professional support.
When I miss meditation for one day, I notice, when I miss meditation for two days, my teacher notices, when I miss meditation for 3 days, the world notices.
3 Ways to Relieve Active Stress | Facebook Video with Billie Topa Tate
Many times we have within us a agitation which can cause us to have ” Active Stress”
In order to change our external universe, we much change our internal universe. We can do this by following some very simple steps to help us achieve a place of peace.
The first method I guide my students through is a breathing method following our breathing is a very effective way of getting the mind focused. this has many benefits, firstly, you can not change what you can not see, and focusing on the breath will allow for change to occur. this calms the nervous system, slows down the heart rate and clams the mind.
Watch my LIVE Facebook Video, where I outline the 3 Steps To Relieve Active Stress
Read on for Additional Steps:
Step 1 bring the attention to your breathing, observe the breath but don’t try to control your breathing, can you feel how your breathing is? is it intense or shallow ?
Step 2 Now start to deepen the breath by first expanding the heart area, then the ribs and last the belly area, then slowly exhale. the air should exit very calmly so there is not intensity to the breath. Do this again, in hale expanding the heart area, then the ribs and lastly the belly area,
Step 3 Go back to just relaxing the breath and see how the breath has changed
Step 4 Next I want you focus on things in your life that you are grateful for and to give thanks for.
Focus on all things that are positive in your life. think of anything that has been a great lesson to you, even if it has been difficult, think of any moment that has been of great value in your life, send love to all those around you, with your eyes close visualize them and say thank you to them for being on your journey. remember also to thank the people who have been great teachers to you and have shared valuable time and wisdom with you.
Step 5 Check your breath again and see how your breath has changed, observe how your mind has changed for the better. You will start to notice all active stress transform into a great sense of calmness, you will start to feel the Great Spirit in your heart once more. You will once again feel that life is wonderful remember everything in life is possible once you make it important enough, know that you have all that you need in this moment.
So there you have a wonderful technique that will help you throughout the day. Namaste
Billie Topa Tate’
Native American Healer, Reiki Master Teacher
Billie Topa Tate’ is the founder of MSI (Mystical Sciences Institute) an earth friendly educational institute located in Evanston, Illinois. Billie is Mescalero Apache and is dedicated to presenting the sacred principles, doctrines, and teachings of her Native Culture and many ancient wisdom systems from around the world, creating synthesis through harmony of many lineages.
Billie is a traditional Native American healer and teacher of Mescalero Apache descent, trained and educated by numerous family Elders and extended family members. She is a Reiki Master Teacher Eighth Degree and licensed therapeutic massage therapist. Billie is an approved provider of continuing education programs for Massage Therapists and Illinois Nurses. Has written and lecturer extensively for more than 18 years. She is internationally recognized as a wonderful teacher, healer and advocate of Earth Friendly endeavors. Billie maintains a successful practice at her MSI center in Evanston, and with the expressed permission from her Native culture.
The Loving Kindness Meditation – which is the first recording of prayers and ceremony done during the sun rise and sun set ceremony. This meditation is free and is done all around the world. It is also provided at MSI every Friday at 6:30pm just after a 10 minute native American drumming ceremony.
For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact our MSI office at 847-866-0505.
4 Easy Ways To Develop Psychic Hearing
Our abilities to hear and connect with our higher source are important in utilizing our energetic resources. The energetic resources of our intuition, our virtuous teachers in spirit and so many other empowering platforms assist us with our psychic intuition. Below are 4 wonderful tips from Billie’s Psychic Hearing Class coming up November 19th Sunday 10am-12noon
4 Tips To Enhance Your Psychic Hearing:
Our Native American heritage tells us that we can enhance our psychic hearing with the following techniques…
- Exploring. Seek a higher purpose that is very much needed in the world and dedicate your psychic hearing to helping this virtuous purpose. An example of this would be, dedicating your practice every day to the mindful efforts to be more compassionate to all animals on the planet.
- Connecting. Reach out in sacred intention to all our virtuous helpers to be by our side each day to provide their virtuous insights.
- Appreciating. Express gratitude to these virtuous insights and ask for more virtuous insights.
- Advancing. Take initiative on those virtuous insights.
This and many more advanced techniques will be shared at our wonderful psychic hearing class.
Psychic Hearing Class with Billie Topa Tate
Psychic Hearing Class coming up November 19th Sunday 10am-12noon
Native American Healer, Reiki Master Teacher
Billie Topa Tate’ is the founder of MSI (Mystical Sciences Institute) an earth friendly educational institute located in Evanston, Illinois. Billie is Mescalero Apache and is dedicated to presenting the sacred principles, doctrines, and teachings of her Native Culture and many ancient wisdom systems from around the world, creating synthesis through harmony of many lineages.
Billie is a traditional Native American healer and teacher of Mescalero Apache descent, trained and educated by numerous family Elders and extended family members. She is a Reiki Master Teacher Eighth Degree and licensed therapeutic massage therapist. Billie is an approved provider of continuing education programs for Massage Therapists and Illinois Nurses. Has written and lecturer extensively for more than 25 years. She is internationally recognized as a wonderful teacher, healer and advocate of Earth Friendly endeavors. Billie maintains a successful practice at her MSI center in Evanston, and with the expressed permission from her Native culture Billie shares many of the ancestral principles, healing systems and native wisdoms with her students and clients.
What does the Wesak Full Moon Mean?
The Wesak full moon is considered the most powerful full moon of the year. When doing mediation on the Wesak a down pouring of healing energy is given to all those whom are seeking it. It’s allows for one to have contentment, peace and joy. Using this divine healing energy that is cultivated in one’s body and spirit all that can be sent to healing Mother Earth. Wesak is celebrated to commemorate the birth, enlightenment and death of Lord Buddha because according to Buddhists, all the three events took place on the same lunar date.
How does Karma play a positive role in this Wesak Meditation?
While the down pouring of healing energy flows through you at this time you have the opportunity to bless Mother Earth. By doing this selfless act you are then blessed with contentment and peace within.
Wesak Ceremony is held each year. Spiritual initiates gather in the presence of the Enlightened Masters to receive the highest dispensations of the light from Buddha. Which is dispensed into the Earth’s body via the Wesak Valley in the Himalayas.
Want to know more about Wesak…
- Wesak Day is often referred to with other names in each country. Official names of Vesak Day are Vesākha, Vesak, Wesak, Waisak, Visakah Puja, Vaishaka, Buddha Purnima
- Vesak is celebrated to commemorate the birth, enlightenment and death of Lord Buddha because according to Buddhists, all the three events took place on the same lunar date.
- The Buddhist eat a vegetarian diet prior to the festival in order to cleanse and purify themselves.
Acts of Kindness during the Wesak
In India, Vesak Day is known as Buddha Purnima. On this day, Buddhists do not eat meat. This is considered an act of compassion towards animals. People are encouraged to perform other acts of kindness such as sharing food with the poor. Some people even set up road stalls providing free, clean drinking water.
Join us for Wesak Meditation and Ceremony on May 20th…
