A flow state is a mental state of total absorption in an activity or process. In a flow state you are not distracted by self judgement  or past references or comparisons. A flow state is an experience of the perceptual present, the now.

Of all the possible variables that can connote or qualify music as ‘healing’ frequency would seem to be the easiest to grasp. Since there is so much music out there, a way of sorting it would seem logical.

As we wound our way past stone walls and isolated columns, we found, tucked in the far Northwestern corner, a mysterious structure, an ancient sound temple archeologists call the Thymele.

No patient entered the healing sanctuary at Epidaurus without first experiencing a profound emotional reset, catharsis. This somatic shift was precipitated by the narrative power of legend, mythology, and story. It was underscored by music, words and images entering the psyche more deeply when wrapped in the harmonic power of tone and melody. It is hard for the modern mind to conceive of how powerful and all encompassing this divine theater was.

The Ancient Greek healing rites around the Asklepius movement are purported to have healed people in a hypnagogic dream state. Ritual and music were used to open the consciousness to this state of lucid dreaming.

Ancient Greeks cultures had a deep understanding of sound, its sacredness and how the dimensions of spaces could be used to enhance the psycho-spiritual effects of voice and music.