Week 6 Physics: Good Vibrations?, resonance in my world, connections between Energy and Qi

Good Vibrations?
Are all vibrations good?
In the case of earthquakes causing bridges to collapse with resonant vibrations, or just earthquakes in general, I suppose we say No - earthquakes don't generally benefit humans.

But in general I think vibrations are pretty good! And often therapeutic. Some examples are: those massage chairs you find in a mall (I've seen this in the Midwest but not here I guess), my cat purring while resting on my stomach - so healing!, and one of my favorites: the incomparable bliss of listening to live music!!

I've had the opportunity to listen to throat singing, or overtone singing, over the years -- it's truly amazing to experience live (but it's still cool while listening to a CD).

The first time was in high school, Tibetan monks were passing through my city and were booked to give a concert at my school and also speak about the social-political upheaval in Tibet which caused them to have to flee their home. Their voices as they sang made me feel calm, grounded, and I could feel my bones.

My partner who I met several years ago learned overtone singing, so I heard him practice - I love it and our cat loves it, our cat actually kind of meows and chirps back.

In Siberia I heard some overtone singing and got to visit Tuva and listen to that style. Tuvan style is world-renowned, and like many traditions the sounds emulate nature, including water. The 'water style' seriously does sound like water flowing! It's relaxing but also mentally stimulating in a way, maybe because it's more high pitched.

Resonance in my world
When we talk about how something resonates with us (or not) I think we are talking about a shared experience (conscious or unconscious). I guess I have a story about not feeling resonance and then feeling resonance just in terms of my immediately, natural environment:

I remember visiting a psychic in the town where I grew up, she was supposed to be very good and even famous, and moved to Placerville of all places for ghost-hunting! (It's part of and around old Gold Rush towns, so there are supposedly a lot of Wild West ghosts lurking there!).

I felt very 'stuck' at the time and desperate to get some insight - I'd even go so far as to see a psychic, not something I usually do.

I set all my doubts aside and just listened to what she had to say. What I remember most is something I acted on: to relocate! The nature here wasn't serving me, she said. The vibrations weren't right. She said that I needed to be closer to the ocean.

Probably everyone could use some ocean air, but truthfully, I always loved the feeling near the ocean and I secretly hated the smell of pine trees during the summer (yes, just during the summer - weird, I know). The air felt stifling and I remember thinking of the atmosphere as 'oppressive'. I also couldn't stand the heat in the summers.

I had applied to Sacramento State and SF State University and partly based on what she told me, (also based on some other things), I made the move.

The nature around me is a lot more resonant than previously - and that makes me happy :)

In TCM this affects our health greatly! Some people would benefit living in the desert, but those prone to excess heat may not.

So is this about resonance? Do our best versions of ourselves come alive, our qi and shen amplify and sing when we are in the right place?

I would love to hear if living in the Bay Area feels resonant to you, and if you lived somewhere else if you noticed a big difference? In terms of nature, but of course also people, culture, etc.