Dear Friends,
One female cockroach can produce up to 300–400 offspring. A termite colony can reach millions and cause major structural damage in 3–6 months. What do you do immediately? You call pest control, right? Pest control works not just by killing the pest, but by understanding its pattern, access, and ecosystem.
What is the pest for the body today? Stress and Anxiety.
A couple of days back, I was sitting on my balcony. A father, aged 60–70 years, was consoling his daughter, who works in IT. She was complaining about her manager’s pressure, how she was unable to handle the targets, wanted to change her job, etc. The father was saying that changing jobs was not a permanent solution. Make work agreements clear, communicate properly, and avoid hasty decisions, he advised.
At the age of 15 – study pressure, rank pressure.
At the age of 23 – job selection pressure.
At the age of 25 – package pressure.
At the age of 28 – marriage selection pressure.
At the age of 30 – maintaining family expectations while managing company expectations is pressure.
At the age of 50–70 – new medical problems occur.
From the age of 70+ – leading life itself is pressure.
44% of employees globally experience daily workplace stress. Stress-related burnout costs employers over $300 billion annually.
Where does it lead? Again, to more stress.
The loop works like this:
Stress → Poor Sleep → Weakened Immunity → Low Energy & Mood → Increased Anxiety → More Stress.
In our days, if you visited any village, the entire community would sit at the Ramalayam or any temple or spiritual gathering place. Have you ever experienced a one-hour stay next to a temple bell? Temple bells produce long-resonating frequencies, often between 90–120 Hz, which align with the theta brainwave range (associated with deep meditation and relaxation). The reverberation can last up to 7 seconds and is said to activate all seven chakras in the body. The human body is ~70% water, and sound waves can create microscopic vibrations. They reduce muscular tension and calm the nervous system.
Thanks to the pressure, especially in IT and related industries, companies have started offering “Sound Bath Therapy” or “Music Bath Therapy” for wellness. All participants are immersed in sound waves produced by instruments like gongs, Tibetan singing bowls, tuning forks, chimes, or even the human voice. Unlike a music concert, it's not meant to be watched or danced to—it's meant to be absorbed. These therapists are charging a decent amount to give that experience.
In our ancient system—and even today—if you happen to be in a Krishna temple, devotees sing the Hare Krishna Mahamantra. They repeat this mantra with kartals (hand cymbals), mridanga drums, and often a collective voice, continuously for 1–2 hours or more. Repeating a mantra multiple times entrains your mind to a single frequency, reducing distraction, anxiety, and thought clutter. The effect is similar to deep meditation—but with sound as the anchor instead of silence.
Instruments like the veena, violin, or tanpura produce continuous, droning, or resonant notes. I am requesting a few of my relatives to get deep into this kind of work and bring a platform so that people can play and listen in isolation.
Indian wisdom has always been ahead of its time. We lost touch with it for a while and are now rediscovering the same truths in new forms—be it Ayurveda, yoga, chanting, or sustainable living itself.
Are you experiencing this syndrome?
Ravi Saripalle
