BioAcoustic Mat

Vibroacoustic therapy (VAT) is a therapeutic approach that utilizes sound and vibration to promote relaxation, reduce stress, and improve overall well-being. It involves the use of specialized equipment that emits low-frequency vibrations and soothing music or sounds. These vibrations are transmitted through a mat, such as the BioAcoustic Mat from Richway, allowing the individual to experience a gentle massage-like sensation.

Vibro-Acoustic therapy is often accompanied by calming music that is specifically composed to harmonize with the frequencies of the vibrations. These frequencies have been discovered by therapists and medical professionals to be beneficial in treating various ailments and conditions. By utilizing sound or lights, they can stimulate the brain and induce specific states that aid in the healing process. 

The vibrations used in vibroacoustic therapy are believed to stimulate the body's natural relaxation response, promoting the release of endorphins and reducing muscle tension. This can be particularly beneficial for individuals experiencing chronic pain, anxiety, insomnia, or other stress-related conditions.

Brainwaves serve as the foundation for all thoughts and emotions, acting as electrical signals that enable communication among neurons. The condition of your brain and the course of your day are closely intertwined, with studies indicating that irregular brainwaves are linked to various emotional and neurological disorders. Our brainwaves exist in a limited number of states, each state evoking distinct sensations, ranging from profound meditative states to intense information processing.

VAT has been found to have a range of potential benefits, including improved sleep quality, reduced anxiety and depression symptoms, enhanced mood, and increased relaxation. It can also help to alleviate symptoms associated with conditions such as fibromyalgia, arthritis, and Parkinson's disease.

Vibroacoustic therapy is a non-invasive and safe treatment option that can be used alone or in conjunction with other therapeutic interventions. It is often utilized in wellness centers, spas, hospitals, and rehabilitation facilities. The soothing vibrations and sounds create a calming and immersive experience, helping individuals to achieve a state of deep relaxation and mental clarity.

 Brainwaves are the foundation of all thoughts and emotions, electrical pulses that facilitate communication between neurons. The state your brain is in and how you feel are tied together. Research shows that irregular brainwaves are linked to emotional and neurological distress. Vibroacoustic therapy works to bring your brainwaves into healthy states. Studies show that low-frequency sound pulsations and music that entrains brainwaves have improved health and can help anxiety, and sleep.

For a more in-depth look at vibroacoustic therapy and the applications of sound in healthcare, please see our blog post, Vibroacoustic Therapy: Changing Lives Through Sound and Vibration

How Does a BioAcoustic™ Mat Work?

By combining the power of differing sound frequencies and binaural beats with therapeutic entrainment music, Richway offers an effective solution for relaxation and stress relief as well as the only vibroacoustic mat of its kind available.

Therapeutic Sound Generation

The BioAcoustic Mat from Richway & Fuji Bio utilizes advanced sound generation technology to provide a unique and immersive experience. This innovative sound therapy mat combines the power of music therapy and vibrational healing to promote relaxation and overall well-being. The mat produces a wide range of soothing sounds, including nature sounds, musical tones, and binaural beats, which work together to create a harmonious environment for the mind and body. With customizable settings and a user-friendly interface, the BioAcoustic Mat allows individuals to tailor their sound experience to their preferences, helping them to achieve a state of deep relaxation, rejuvenation and mental well-being.

The BioAcoustic Mat™ has state-of-the-art low-frequency, powerful speakers and transducers that generate an acoustic massage on the cellular level. Lower frequencies (30-68 Hz) are used to massage larger muscles, while high frequencies (52-88 Hz) are generated to massage small muscles. The high-fidelity upper speakers bring another level of sound therapy while the bass low-frequency speaker has been shown to relax muscle tissue by stimulating auditory nerves. A one-of-a-kind experience, vibroacoustic relaxation is finally getting the recognition it deserves in the scientific community.

Entrainment

The applications of sounds from the mat are the result of a lot of research. They are specifically designed and developed sounds to synchronize with the therapeutic frequencies produced by the speakers and produce vibrations that activate the nerves in the spinal cord, brain stem, and limbic system that control emotional response with cellular stimulation. The vibrations also activate the auditory nerves embedded in your muscle tissue and, using the low frequencies produced by the bass system put them in a state of tranquility. All the while, neural activity is leveled out and balanced in what can be referred to as a cellular massage.

Merriam-Webster defines entitlement as "the adjustment or moderation of one behavior either to synchronize or be in rhythm with another behavior."

We've all caught ourselves tapping our feet to the music, unaware that we were doing so. In physics, less energy is needed when one system falls in line with another. The human brain is a super complex system and its largest task is to send and receive signals. When there are too many signals, the brain becomes "overloaded" and we become stressed. These signals are rhythmic by nature even if we can't hear them. However, when the brain becomes entrained with music and those signals fall in line with the music, we become relaxed, just like we are when we catch ourselves tapping our feet. Neural activity is synchronized to the music and in doing so, coaxed back into a natural, healthy, balanced state.

The BioAcoustic Mat’s music produces specific frequencies that encourage our mind into states of therapeutic rhythm. The tracks you receive with the BioAcoustic Mat put your brain activity into those rhythms by limiting the number of sounds it hears per second and by producing a slightly different pitch in each ear. The result is our minds becoming entrained with the music's rhythm and spending less energy, thus becoming relaxed, refreshed, rejuvenated, or energized, depending on the track that's playing. This is called entrancing music.

Specially Designed Music Tracks

Vibroacoustic therapy is typically accompanied by comforting music. If done right, the music works with the frequencies of the vibrations. The sounds, vibrations, and music chosen for vibroacoustic therapy do not happen by circumstance, but as a matter of scientific research, and have been proven to treat different health issues, and they all work together to bring your mind into specific states of healing, creating therapeutic effects.

The BioAcoustic Mat from Richway is designed to have a positive impact on brain waves, specifically theta, beta, alpha, and delta wavelengths. Theta brainwaves are associated with deep relaxation and meditation, and the BioAcoustic™ helps to induce a calming sense of tranquility, promoting the production of theta waves. Beta waves are related to concentration and alertness, and the mat can help enhance focus and mental clarity by stimulating beta wave activity. Alpha brainwaves are linked to relaxation and creativity, and the mat encourages alpha wave production, promoting a sense of relaxation and creative thinking. Finally, deep sleep delta brainwaves are associated with healing and rest, and the mat aids in promoting delta wave activity, facilitating a restful and rejuvenating sleep experience.

The BioAcoustic™ Mat comes with 12 therapeutic music tracks that fall into four categories: Relax, Stress-Relief, Energize, and Sleep. These beautiful music pieces were composed by Dr. Lee Bartel, a vibroacoustic sound expert, and were produced in the Delta, Gamma, Theta, Alpha, or Beta wavelengths.

Can I Use My Own Music?

The simple answer is YES!  You can plug an external music source into the BioAcoustic Mat via a 3.5mm cable provided with the mat.  You can plug the cable into the left side of the controller into the "External Audio Input".  You'll find a 3.5mm headphone jack or audio output jack (also called a “mini” or 1/8" jack) on phones, computers, tablets, portable music players, and plenty of other devices so that you can play exactly what you want while using the BIoAcoustic Mat.

The Man Behind the BioAcoustic Mat's Music : Dr. Lee R. Bartel

Director of the Canadian Music Education Research Centre
Professor at the University of Toronto, College of Music

Dr. Lee R. Bartel is a Professor Emeritus of Music and former Associate Dean for research at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Music, as well as Director of Music and Health Research Collaboratory. Dr. Bartel has a passion for the applications of music for aging and rehabilitation. He is renowned for his research and design of music for health purposes and for being a vibroacoustic expert. His primary interest is currently in Rhythmic Sensory Stimulation (RSS) research with applications for several types of pain. Bartel also focuses on the applications of music in health conditions of aging and rehabilitation.

Lee Bartel is the world's foremost authority on vibroacoustic therapy has produced research that demonstrates how scientifically developed sounds relax and renew the body naturally.

Within the Canadian Music Education Research Centre, Dr. Bartel is the Coordinator of the Music, Mind, and Brain Special Research Interest Group. He is also the Coordinator of the Music Therapy and Health Special Research Interest Group. He has also served on the Accreditation Review Board for the Canadian Association of Music Therapy and was involved in significant studies with the Centre for Health Promotion, University of Toronto. He also supervised doctoral and post-doctoral research at Bloorview Kid's Rehab, Lyndhurst Hospital, and Baycrest Hospital.

Dr. Bartel designed the internationally best-selling Music for Your Health series from Solitude’s label, as well as Somerset Entertainment’s SonicAid series. His Gold and Platinum albums have been nominated for several Juno Awards. Today, Dr. Bartel’s contributions include 16 books, as well as multiple academic papers and publications.

Dr. Bartel is responsible for the tracks that come with the BioAcoustic Mat.  Your entire reality will shift as you lie on the mat and hear his beautiful brainwave music with low-frequency bass and hi-frequency speakers giving your brain's neural network a deep massage as its deep vibrations bring healing energy on a never-before felt level.

The BIoAcoustic Mat is Designed to Pair with an Amethyst Biomat

When you use the BioAcoustic Mat with the world-renowned Amethyst Biomat, there is a synergistic effect we call BioTrinity Care™ (vibration, entrainment, and infrared heat). Richway has designed the BioAcoustic Mat so that the Biomat fits on top of it (the Biomat Professional and Biomat Single, the same sizes available in the BioAcoustic Mat). Enjoy the sound frequencies as they relax the body, the entraining music as it calms the mind, and when you add the infrared heat of the Amethyst Biomat, there is no collaborative therapy like it in the world! Richway is the FIRST to combine infrared and vibroacoustic therapies. Any type of therapy is more easily absorbed into the body and mind when you are in a relaxed state. So when you are using both the Biomat and the BioAcoustic Mat at the same time, both are using the other to give you maximum healing, relaxation, and serenity! The BioAcoustic Mat comes in Professional and Single sizes that are made to interlock with their same-size Amethyst Biomat!

THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF VIBROACOUSTIC THERAPY

The Richway BioAcoustic Mat™ also provides vibrational relaxation for your skin, muscles, and joints. The vibroacoustic waves from the mat help soothe you in two ways.

Relaxation, Stress Relief, and Lowered Anxiety

Vibroacoustic therapy is a non-invasive treatment that utilizes low-frequency vibrations to promote relaxation, stress relief, and lowered anxiety. By combining sound and gentle vibrations, this therapy stimulates the body's sensory system, inducing a deep state of relaxation. The vibrations penetrate the body, releasing tension and promoting a sense of calmness. This therapy has been found to decrease the production of stress hormones, reduce muscle tension, and alleviate symptoms of anxiety. It provides a soothing and therapeutic experience, allowing individuals to unwind, recharge, and find inner peace.

And the BioAcoustic Mat comes with four music soundtracks, designed by Dr. Lee Bartel, one of which focuses on Stress Relief and another on Relaxation.

Better Sleep

Sleep quality has been shown to help improve with vibroacoustic therapy. By stimulating the body's sensory receptors, this therapy promotes relaxation and reduces stress, leading to a calmer state of mind conducive to sleep. The gentle vibrations also help to release tension in muscles, easing physical discomfort that can interfere with sleep. Overall, vibroacoustic therapy offers a natural and effective approach to improving sleep patterns and promoting a restful night's sleep.

 And the BioAcoustic Mat comes with four music soundtracks, designed by Dr. Lee Bartel, one of which focuses on Sleep.

Mental Focus and Clarity

Vibroacoustic therapy utilizes low-frequency vibrations and sound to stimulate the body and mind, promoting mental focus and clarity. The gentle vibrations and soothing sounds help to relax the mind and reduce stress, allowing individuals to achieve a state of deep relaxation and heightened awareness. This therapy has been shown to enhance cognitive function, improve concentration, and increase mental clarity, ultimately leading to improved productivity and performance in various mental tasks.

Pain Relief

The vibrations penetrate deep into the muscles, joints, and tissues, increasing blood circulation and releasing endorphins, which are natural painkillers. This therapy has shown promising results in managing chronic pain conditions such as fibromyalgia, arthritis, and migraines. It offers a safe and drug-free alternative for individuals seeking relief from pain.

Want more information on vibroacoustic therapy?  Check out our blog post: Vibroacoustic Therapy: Changing Lives Through Sound and Vibration