ABSTRACT
In many religious and creation myths, the world began with sound, the primal sound, the Word, Nada Brama, the Big Bang. Sound, vibration, resonance, music permeate the universe. Every molecule vibrates, producing sound. From our first moments in the womb, life is sound and rhythm: your mother’s heartbeat, her speaking voice, the music she listens to. This ocean of sound and rhythm stays with us throughout life internally: heartbeat, pulses, circadian rhythm, breathing. Rhythm engages the body to respond, an event called entrainment. You hear lively rhythmic music and your body can’t resist tapping a toe, swaying, or jumping up to dance. We are rhythmic beings.
