IMPROVE YOUR SLEEP
PLAY DIDGERIDOO!
Sleeping disorders such as sleep apnea is an issue faced by many people around the globe. Affected people often suffer from breathing pauses during sleep, which is classically treated by wearing a breathing mask at night. A relatively unknown and unconventional way to find relief and sleep better is to play the Didgeridoo.
About the Didgeridoo
The Didgeridoo is a wind instrument with a long tradition. It can only produce one basic tone, which sounds earthy and rich in overtones. To elicit the Didgeridoo’s rhythmic and tonal variety, it requires a combination of mouth movements, breathing technique and voice effects.
Learn circular breathing
The technique of circular breathing is used heavily by wind players including the didgeridoo. It enables the play to hold and sustain notes for a long time impossible to hold without proper execution. This can also be very beneficial to people struggling with obstructive sleep disorders. It raises conscious attention by the player towards the breathing mechanism, trains many muscles in the throat and pharynx, strengthens connective tissues, stimulates their blood circulation and reduces excess fat in the throat and tongue.
Watch the video below, Tayfun Schulzke plays the didgeridoo without taking off. So, he breathes while playing and uses exactly that technique.
Confirmed by studies
A well-documented Swiss study published in 2005 assessed the question whether playing the didgeridoo may ease symptoms of such disorders. And the results were quite promising.
By learning techniques like circular breathing in playing the didgeridoo and practice for as little as 20 minutes per day five days a week can reduce the apnoea-hypopnoea-index by up to 48 % the study stated. The severity of the sleep apnea has eased from medium levels to an overall low level. According to the questionnaire filled out by the subjects the didgeridoo has also increased the subject’s quality of sleep significantly, why they suffered from less daytime sleepiness than before study began.1
Explore our Meinl Sonic Energy Didgeridoos
Meinl Sonic Energy has seven different Didgeridoos in its range. Except for one Bamboo Didgeridoo, these are all made of mahogany wood.
Due to their compact shape and design, the dismountable Meinl Sonic Energy Sliced Pro Didgeridoos, the Meinl Sonic Energy S-shaped Pro Didgeridoos as well as the Meinl Sonic Energy Z-shaped Pro Didgeridoos are perfectly suited as a constant companion. They accompany you everywhere: In the backpack while cycling as well in your luggage while traveling.
Depending on preference and desired tuning (C, D or E), you can choose between natural finishes and variants painted with colorful dots.
Source:
1Cf. „Hilft Didgeridoo spielen gegen Schlafapnoe?“; extracted: https://schlafapnoe.de/hilft-didgeridoo-spielen-gegen-schlafapnoe/; last viewed 27.07.2021 at 09:57.
Meinl Sonic Energy is a collection of instruments that supports our connection to experience the body, mind and energy, as One. Many practitioners and guides within the health and wellness industry use these instruments therapeutically for stress management, anxiety relief, insomnia, depression, addictive recovery, pain management, etc. They are unique expressions of the vibrations we encounter on a daily basis and when listened to closely, seem to have a language all their own. They invite us to appreciate the definition of all things we find harmonious in our life and through this support, our journey begins toward new peace and restoration. Our collection of beautifully crafted creations makes self-discovery through sound a simple, profound practice.
IMPROVE YOUR SLEEP
PLAY DIDGERIDOO!
Sleeping disorders such as sleep apnea is an issue faced by many people around the globe. Affected people often suffer from breathing pauses during sleep, which is classically treated by wearing a breathing mask at night. A relatively unknown and unconventional way to find relief and sleep better is to play the Didgeridoo.
About the Didgeridoo
The Didgeridoo is a wind instrument with a long tradition. It can only produce one basic tone, which sounds earthy and rich in overtones. To elicit the Didgeridoo’s rhythmic and tonal variety, it requires a combination of mouth movements, breathing technique and voice effects.
Learn circular breathing
The technique of circular breathing is used heavily by wind players including the didgeridoo. It enables the play to hold and sustain notes for a long time impossible to hold without proper execution. This can also be very beneficial to people struggling with obstructive sleep disorders. It raises conscious attention by the player towards the breathing mechanism, trains many muscles in the throat and pharynx, strengthens connective tissues, stimulates their blood circulation and reduces excess fat in the throat and tongue.
Watch the video below, Tayfun Schulzke plays the didgeridoo without taking off. So, he breathes while playing and uses exactly that technique.
Confirmed by studies
A well-documented Swiss study published in 2005 assessed the question whether playing the didgeridoo may ease symptoms of such disorders. And the results were quite promising.
By learning techniques like circular breathing in playing the didgeridoo and practice for as little as 20 minutes per day five days a week can reduce the apnoea-hypopnoea-index by up to 48% the study stated. The severity of the sleep apnea has eased from medium levels to an overall low level. According to the questionnaire filled out by the subjects the didgeridoo has also increased the subject’s quality of sleep significantly, why they suffered from less daytime sleepiness than before study began.1
Explore our Meinl Sonic Energy Didgeridoos
Meinl Sonic Energy has seven different Didgeridoos in its range. Except for one Bamboo Didgeridoo, these are all made of mahogany wood.
Due to their compact shape and design, the dismountable Meinl Sonic Energy Sliced Pro Didgeridoos, the Meinl Sonic Energy S-shaped Pro Didgeridoos as well as the Meinl Sonic Energy Z-shaped Pro Didgeridoos are perfectly suited as a constant companion. They accompany you everywhere: In the backpack while cycling as well in your luggage while traveling.
Depending on preference and desired tuning (C, D or E), you can choose between natural finishes and variants painted with colorful dots.
Source:
1Cf. „Hilft Didgeridoo spielen gegen Schlafapnoe?“; extracted: https://schlafapnoe.de/hilft-didgeridoo-spielen-gegen-schlafapnoe/; last viewed 27.07.2021 at 09:57.
Meinl Sonic Energy is a collection of instruments that supports our connection to experience the body, mind and energy, as One. Many practitioners and guides within the health and wellness industry use these instruments therapeutically for stress management, anxiety relief, insomnia, depression, addictive recovery, pain management, etc. They are unique expressions of the vibrations we encounter on a daily basis and when listened to closely, seem to have a language all their own. They invite us to appreciate the definition of all things we find harmonious in our life and through this support, our journey begins toward new peace and restoration. Our collection of beautifully crafted creations makes self-discovery through sound a simple, profound practice.
