India, July 11 -- India's claim to leadership in music therapy is civilisational. The foundations of its sound-based healing can be traced to texts dating back over several millennia. Music therapy has roots in Vedic traditions, Ayurveda and classical music. References appearing in the Vedas (especially the Samaveda) and texts such as the Natyashastra explore music's emotional and aesthetic impact.

Nada yoga (yoga of sound) is embedded in the Rig Veda. It understands the human body as fundamentally vibrational and uses precisely calibrated sound frequencies to harmonise the body's energy systems. Raga chikitsa (healing through ragas) is a comprehensive therapeutic system rooted in Ayurveda. Each raga, by its precise combination of swaras...