Sharon Carne

How Do You Calm The Monster In Your Mind?

Do you really know what is going on in your mind? When I started to notice what was going on in mine, I was appalled and dismayed. I felt that most of the time, I had a repetitive, belligerent child on my hands. Or I should say in my head. How did I... Read >

Whistle While You Work

We see more people than not these days with white cords dangling from their ears like spaghetti. We love our music, don't we? We dance to it. We sing along with it. We eat our meals accompanied by it. We drive to work with it. We study with it. We shop wi... Read >

Heavy Metal Music as Sound Therapy?

Whenever I present to groups about sound therapy or talk with people at trade fairs, I often get expressions of concern and questions about heavy metal music. These are valid concerns, so I decided to take a closer look. My closer look has provided some i... Read >

When You Don't Know How You Know

Sometimes you just know something and don't know how you know. We all have gut feelings and intuitive nudges. Each of us has our own special relationship with our gut feelings and our intuition. And that relationship centers on trust. How do you learn ... Read >

Sound and Autism

Whenever I experience something happening three times or more, I pay attention. In conversations recently at a Wellness Expo, where we were exhibitors, three different people asked if I knew of any programs, music or sound that would be helpful with child... Read >

Tuning Forks

My interest in tuning forks was sparked a few years ago by an experience with the Ohm forks from the Acutonics system. It was amazing to experience the beautiful low frequencies of those forks zip through my body. I was already familiar with the wonderful... Read >

Favorite Sounds

Like the song, "My Favorite Things," we can each easily make a list of our favorite things. Some of mine are my guitar, my singing bowl, my little water fountain in the living room. Most people can easily make a list of their favorite foods. Does choco... Read >

The Neighborhood Whiner

One of our neighbors has a crow's nest in her yard and we often wake up in the morning to a symphony of cawing. A few years ago, we noticed that one of the year's hatchlings had a rather unique voice. Instead of the clear, energetic "caw" of the regular c... Read >

Backyard Vibrations

One of the things I really like to do on a beautiful day, is to have my lunch outside on our deck. While I enjoy my lunch, it's wonderful to listen to the birds chirp and watch them splash around in the birdbath, listen to the little waterfall in the gard... Read >

The "Why" Generation

I have two sons who are full-fledged members of what is being called the "Y" Generation. Another name for them is "Indigo Children." For the past 20 to 25 years I have also attracted many of these young people as classical guitar students. They have been ... Read >

The Thunder of Leaves

They say in Calgary that if you don't like the weather out your front door, look out your back door. Well, it was one of those dynamic fall days. I was standing on my front porch, absorbing the golden beauty of the aspen trees around our house and enjo... Read >

A Bad Day

A story appeared in our local newspaper recently about a man facing charges in court for the deaths of 5 people in a car accident. In his defense, he blamed the accident on a bad day. We have all had bad days and this poor soul had one of the worst days a... Read >

Silence is NOT Golden When You Are Ill

It's winter in Calgary. Flu and cold season has kicked in. We have already had a month where the daily temperature has struggled to reach -20 Celsius. When you're outside it hurts to take a deep breath. Our exposure to fresh air is limited. We spend the m... Read >

Calming the Freight Train in the Mind

Do you find it difficult to meditate? Meditation is often defined as quieting or calming the mind. There are many ways to do this. And that is good news. An effective way of calming the mind is to create a very strong focus on one thing. Singing bowls ... Read >

Sound and Meditation

It is common knowledge that meditation is a major tool for handling symptoms of stress. Developing a meditation practice can lower blood pressure, boost the immune system, calm the emotions and mind and connect you deeply with your inner essence or spirit... Read >