
Christine
M. Grimm M.F.A., is a sound
therapist who understands music as a healing art. She has recorded
a CD called Tune Your Voice - Tune Your
Life, which is the name of her method for balancing the body-mind-soul
using voice analysis (see below). She offers private sessions
for sound therapy, sound healing (with tuning forks), and the
speaking/singing voice.
Christine M. Grimm completed her training as a sound therapist
at the Sound Therapy Center of L.A. in August of 2001, following
studies with Elaine Thompson (Sharry Edward’s Signature
Sound/England) beginning in 1997. She also trained with Cheri
Clampett and Arturo Peal in Therapeutic Yoga, which she uses as
the basis of her classes and private sound-healing sessions. In
2004, she studied the use of sound, color, and touch for healing
with Fabien Maman at the Tama-Do Academy. In 2006, she explored
the use of tuning forks with sound expert Dr. John Beaulieu and
uses them to help restore a balance of frequencies within the
body, mind, and soul.
Christine earned her Master of Fine Arts from the UCLA Theater
Arts Department and a B.A. in English (Minor in Music) from CLU
in Thousand Oaks. She is also a singer/songwriter.
Recordings:
*Love, Loss, and Transcendence: Seven Original Songs
(2003)
*Tune Your Voice - Tune Your Life (2003). Sound
Therapy - see Sound Therapy CD
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| What
is Sound Therapy? |
SOUND
THERAPY is a holistic method for balancing the body, mind, and
soul - as well as improving the speaking and singing voice.
In contrast to music therapy, sound therapy uses individual components
such as tones without rhythms.
The first step is a diagnostic analysis with a chromatic tuner,
which graphs the notes of the speaking voice. According to L.A.
sound therapist Wayne Perry: "The voice accurately reflects
the brainwave patterns, which reflect all activity of the physical
body. Research has shown that a frequency missing in the brainwave
will also be missing in the speaking voice." Once the weak
and/or excessive notes have been identified, sound exercises
such as toning and releasing notes can be used to balance the
voice. Even just listening to the weak tones strengthens them
in the voice. (Christine's Tune Your Voice - Tune Your Life
CD can be used for this purpose.)
Christine's
group classes are based on the three principles of relax (breath/massage/
therapeutic yoga/guided meditation), release (sounding/percussion
play), and regenerate (toning with the Tune Your Voice - Tune
Your Life CD/dancing with colored scarves).
Singers
and speakers can also benefit from vocal attunement, which
improves the sense of pitch. Christine incorporates breath and
voice work for those who would like to balance their voices.
She also uses this approach as the basis for voice lessons.
"Sound is a major contributing factor to our present states
of health and consciousness. The difference between the random
sounds of daily life and the focused use of sacred sound is
that the latter produces harmony rather than dissonance. When
we learn to produce and direct specific healing sounds through
our energy centers (chakras) into the physical body, balance
occurs. Our entire energy system is strengthened. We have greater
health on all levels, and we can disrupt negative qualities
and patterns as they arise within our physical and subtle bodies.
It all begins with understanding eight basic principles of healing
sound:
Resonance, rhythm, melody, harmony, pitch, timbre, accumulative
and detectable effects, and sound as energy." (from The
Healer's Manual by Ted Andrews)
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| Classes,
Workshops & Events with Christiné |
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Tune Your Life with
Sound
Lectures, Workshops & Events with
Sound Therapist Christine M. Grimm, MFA
Please
join me for the many upcoming opportunities to learn
about music and sound healing:
The
current series of Sound Healing Workshops (2pm) and
Sound Healing through the Chakras Workshops (4pm) in
Montecito are every Saturday until 3/6 (except 2/27).
Next series of seven workshops will probably start on
April 17. Contact me at 805-698-3580 or Christine@TuneYourVoice.com
for more information. $15 per workshop. By advance registration
only.
Once
again, I'm producing the FREE opening Durango
Songwriter Expo showcase on Wednesday, 2/24/2010 at
SOhO in Santa Barbara. Dinner reservations
are recommended. We're extending it from 6-10pm so you
can hear performances by songwriters from all over the
country who are attending the Expo at the Marriott in
Buellton from 2/25-27/2010. Don’t miss the Hit
Songwriter Concert at the Marriott on 2/27/2010!
I
am offering a one-day Sound Healing Workshop
at Camp Ocean Pines together with Steffan
Heydon (sound healer from San Luis Obispo who will play
his crystals bowls, didgeridoos, and Native American
flutes) in Cambria from 9am-6pm on Saturday,
3/20. The fee of $89 includes lunch. Min. of
10, max. of 30 people.
Register at www.campoceanpines.org
I've reduced my rate for private sessions to
$80/hour in person or via Skype,
so distance is not a limitation. The complete set of
RA Soul /Chakra Type CDs, ranging from A=421.6 to 426.4
plus 432 (Phi), is now available for $20 each or $180
for the complete set of 10 CDs. My new RA Tunings
for the Note of "A" CD also has 440
(standard) and 432 (Phi) so you can compare and tune
with this note. You can listen to samples on
the Audio page at www.tuneyourvoice.com
to determine your Soul/Chakra type.
My
website now also offers the *Biosonics
tuning forks* at prices lower than the
Biosonics website. While exhibiting at the Music Therapy
Association Conference last month, I saw many people
have healing experiences with the tuning forks during
the short sessions that I offered there. You can get
the Room Tuner (C# in A=432, Phi or physical structures)
for just $40 plus shipping.
Love
& Blessings,
Christine
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Please
see www.TuneYourVoice.com
for other classes and events
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| Sound
Therapy Sessions and Voice Lessons |
INDIVIDUAL
SOUND THERAPY SESSIONS. The initial sound therapy session
results in an individual program based on diagnostic voice
analysis, which graphs the notes of the voice. This work can
also be supported by methods such as sound healing with body
toning and tuning forks, breathwork, color therapy, Bach flowers,
gemstone therapy, and therapeutic yoga. Individual sessions
are advisable for receiving the full benefits of sound therapy
and/or improving the speaking voice.
Subsequent
sessons are useful as support in practice of sound therapy methods
or as sound healing sessions with therapeutic yoga. After working
with the exercises for 2 - 3 months, a follow-up voice analysis
is recommended.
SOUND
THERAPY SESSIONS - Cost of initial session is $140 for 1.5
hours or $180 for 2 hours with tuning-fork work (price includes
Tune Your Voice CD). Subsequent sessions cost $80/hour.
PRIVATE VOICE LESSONS FOR ADULTS & CHILDREN - Improve
your speaking voice or learn to sing using the voice-analysis
method and breathwork! Cost of $80/hour in the Santa Barbara area.
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| Sound
Therapy CD |

The TUNE YOUR VOICE - TUNE YOUR LIFE CD
CD has the chromatic 12 tones of the
scale sung by human voices in 4 octaves each. Each track lasts
5 minutes. In addition to active or passive (listening) sound
therapy, it can be used as a general "tune-up" for the
body-mind-soul or as vocal attunement for singers. Available at
Paradise
Found, www.TuneYourVoice.com,
or from Christine for $20 (ask about discounts for larger orders).
The
new, professionally reproduced CDs have arrived and cost $15.
They are available at Paradise
Found, or from Christiné. The 12 tracks contain the
12 chromatic tones sung in 4 octaves for active (toning/releasing)
or passive (listening) sound therapy. Also beneficial as pitch
training for singers!
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| Testimonials |

"Christine brings a sense of play, ease, and body
awareness to her teaching of singing.
She helped me strengthen and enjoy my voice more." Gail
Dennison, Co-Author of Brain Gym® (Ventura/CA)
"This
is a very powerful tool for personal development." Suki
Bergeron, Yoga Teacher (Maui/Hawaii)
"I
was dissatisfied with my speaking voice's high tones.
Christine's individual toning therapy sessions and group classes
are bringing healing and the pleasure of finding my voice again!"
Sherrie Morris (Santa Barbara/CA)
"Christine
is delightful and fun in her expert ability to open up
the energy channels in our bodies through her wonderful teaching."
Cynthia S. (Santa Barbara/CA)
"Christine's
lecture and demonstration of sound healing was powerful and uplifting.
She presented the information in a way that was clear, down-to-earth,
and easy to understand. Since it was interactive, everyone who
attended could feel for themselves the effects of vocal toning
in a group. I also found my individual voice-analysis session
to be very fascinating, particularly because of the way she could
link areas of my life with certain pitches in my voice.
On another occasion, I observed Christine's music-therapy work
with severely disabled children and saw how important it was for
them. It gave them an opportunity to express themselves through
music, which was very healing. I remember the little boy who cried
when the hour was over, but his face was all smiles the rest of
the time. I was very inspired by her work with this population."
Alison Swartzel, UCSB Graduate Student of Ethnomusicology (Ojai/CA)
"Our
Kindermusik teacher, Christine, is doing a wonderful job.
Although we have only been exploring music and dance with her
for a few months, it feels like she has been with us for much
longer. Our daughter has grown in physical ability, awareness
of sounds/music, repeats very well, sings, dances and is aware
of specific movements, and enjoys doing all of the above. We started
when our daughter Bianca was about 16 months old. Now, at 21 months,
she has grown a lot...obviously, some of this is just normal growth,
but there is no doubt that Bianca has learned more and developed
awareness in many areas (such as kinesthetic, musical, listening/speaking)
that she may not have otherwise, without the Kindermusik classes.
Christine goes beyond the books and music; through her
love of children, combined with a dancing ability and musical
ear, she is a kind, positive, creative role model for these young
people. All of the students in our class (adults and kids alike)
benefit from Christine. I appreciate having her as a teacher,
and feel lucky that my daughter, wife, and I have had the opportunity
to be with her on a weekly basis. We will continue to take
these wonderful classes, and will encourage other parents to do
so as well…" Sean R. (Ventura/CA)
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Description
of Sounding the Chakras |

Discover
the healing frequencies of sound, color, and touch as they harmonize
your chakras and bring them into balance with each other.
Using Archetypal Chakras by Arnold Bittlinger and the Chakra Energy
Cards by Walter Lubeck (both books translated from German by Christiné
M. Grimm), each class explores one of the 7 main energy centers
listed here with their Sanskrit name - location - note(s) - color:
Location, Dates and Times of next workshops to be announced
In this journey from the Root to the Crown,
you will:
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Use breath, toning, sounding, and visualization to harmonize the
energy centers
* Practice yoga exercises and affirmations for the specific chakras
* Balance complementary chakras with your hands
* Release energy blocks through vocal sounding and percussion
play
* Learn to work with tuning forks and body tuners
* Improve your speaking and your singing voice
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Choose an affirmation and set a chakra intention for each week
Here are some comments from participants
in a recent series:
"I
learned not only about the chakras, but also about music."
G.M.
"Christine is a playful, skilled, organized, and flexible
teacher who really listens to her students and creates a safe
environment for them to try out new things." S.M.
"I liked that the class involved a lot of hands-on experience
(especially with the tuning forks) and not much talk." S.G.
"The commitment to the series was good and helped me with
my personal growth as we focused on one chakra for the entire
week between classes." G.S.
"My self-confidence has grown so much over the past 7 weeks
and I can communicate better with others. This work with sound
is amazing." L.S.
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