05/14/2026
Integrity - the quality of being honest, having strong moral principles, and consistently adhering to them - brings me to confront a popular post circulating about the WHO (World Health Organization) and Sound Healing. I too have liked the post myself; so don't feel ashamed if you have liked or shared the post.
I fact checked the post - while MANY of the claims in the post CAN BE scientifically proven, the actual document claiming to be created by the WHO in March of 2026 can not be verified and is unlikely to be true. That being said I am linking an article from the National Library of Medicine that speaks about "ancient" practices resurfacing and their benefits - including Sound Therapy.
I KNOW this might not be popular to debunk social media posts, BUT Integrity is a foundation of my person and I challenge EVERYONE to fact check for themselves, from trusted sources, especially when science is being applied to our ancient holistic practices. We (as a healing collective) don't need to give more ammunition to others working against us by perpetuating misinformation.
A note about Rooted Ember - Stacey has a degree in History with a focus on original and literary research. Stacey minored in Women's History with an original career goal of continuing her education through PHD in women's studies. Stacey's first post-degree job was as a librarian at ISU where she assisted professors at the Veterinary Medicine School FACT CHECK published scientific claims...
Eastern integrative medicine includes centuries-old practices and treatments which have quite recently garnered significant attention in Western society. Numerous traditional medicine techniques such as yoga, sound healing, Qigong, Tai Chi Chuan, ...
