In need of a vacation? Why not go to Punta Cana?

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...Mixed in with the snorkeling, wind-surfing, deep-sea diving and other waterfront activities typical of beachfront hotels everywhere, the upscale community of Punta Cana Resort & Club in the Dominican Republic offers weekly activities of a more holistic kind.

The week I visited, the scheduled activity was Crystal Bowl Sound Healing. Available to groups of eight to 10, it’s an optional spa activity that’s actually included in the price of a stay.

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The Crystal Bowl Sound Healing session takes place inside the spa’s spacious candlelit couples suite.

Thailand-born and train­ed therapist Noom Paw­een­nuch Soisongsee, who studied with a master sound healer in her homeland, begins the class by distributing mats and asking us to find a comfortable place on the floor.

She explains that sound generated by the chakra-tuned “singing” crystal and silver bowls can have a powerful healing effect as the vibrations resonate through the body.

We begin sitting in a yoga pose with eyes closed as Noom takes us through a series of breathing exercises.

Once relaxed, we watch as she performs a ritual of cleansing and energizing the bowls — three are made of crystal and the fourth is a cherished silver bowl given to her by the “master.” While lying in our relaxed poses we listen to her playing the bowls and singing mantras in Sanskrit. -SNIP-

http://www.metronews.ca/vancouver/live/article/183713

I don't think I'd feel too relaxed after a morning of that.