Musictherapy

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The vagus nerve is gaining increased attention as an antagonist to the often-overloaded sympathetic nervous system, which is reflected in evidence-based research results and numerous publications. The whole-body singing approach, generally referred to as "classical singing", is nevertheless rarely used. The reason for this may be that therapists and clients perceive their own sound quality as inadequate, often coupled with feelings of shame and fear of criticism. According to an anonymous online survey entitled: Singing-Speaking-Breathing (2020), in which almost 140 respondents from all age groups and professions across Germany took part, it became clear that very few of them were recommended singing therapy by their treating doctors in the event of illness, nor were they explicitly offered it by music therapists.

 

The vagusonar vocal approach, which is to be presented to a broad specialist audience at the EMTC 2025 in Hamburg, can build a powerful bridge here. Vagusonar-Therapy leads to an expressive, holistic body sound in an easily accessible way and in the shortest possible time, without making any vocal judgments. This form of vocal therapy is characterized by lowering the speaking and singing voice to below the diaphragm. In this way, the vagus nerve can be innervated in its entire length and width by means of resulting sound vibrations, and delayed exhalation can be trained. The result is holistically stabilizing effects (networks) that have a strength- and health-promoting effect on most of the relevant clinical pictures within modern forms of music therapy.
The vagusonar vocal approach has a trophotropic and ergotropic effect at the same time, allostasis leads to homeostasis – for therapist and client.