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DOI
10.24972/ijts.2012.31.2.111
Abstract
Khoomei is a Tuvan Siberian shamanic practice involving overtone throat singing. One hundred eighty-one Western participants completed questionnaires after attending Khoomei seminars, asking about the following: motivation of people to learn shamanic throat singing; self-perception at the levels of body, energy, and mind before-and-after the seminar; feelings and sensations from practicing throat singing; transpersonal experience during throat singing; experience of inner vibrations from listening to the singing; and general state and feelings after seminar. In general, most participants reported many benefits from attending the seminars, although a few reported mild negative effects (e.g., dizziness and sadness). Of particular interest are the many transpersonal experiences reported (e.g., freedom from body limits and extending mind limits).
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Recommended Citation
Matrenitsky, V., & Friedman, H. L. (2012). Matrenitsky, V., & Friedman, H. L. (2012). Transpersonal effects of exposure to shamanic use of Khoomei (Tuvan throat singing): Preliminary evaluations from training seminars [Research note]. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 31(2), 111–117.. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 31 (2). https://doi.org/10.24972/ijts.2012.31.2.111
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