Name and Country |
Does playing the didj have any effect on your mental and/or physical health? |
Please comment on the health effects of didj playing |
| Anonymous |
I cannot play didj |
I anticipate an incredible effect once I learn to play. |
| Terrill from USA |
It has a positive effect |
None that I have noticed so far but definitely help lung capacity |
| Anonymous |
It has a positive effect |
It's make my breathing more comfort and no more snoring. |
| Anonymous |
It has a positive effect |
Puts me in a better mood. |
| Robert Froton from USA |
It has a very positive effect |
Circular breathing helps focus and keeps your abdomen strong sound ties me to the earth and relaxes great meditation tool. |
| Gabriele Stoppa from Italy |
It has a very positive effect |
I feel that playing the Didj helps in relaxing increases concentration as well as breathing and last but not least it is incredibly FUNNY!! |
| Anonymous |
I cannot play didj |
Great! It probably slows your heart down. |
| Mike Stanley from USA |
It has a positive effect |
I used to be a rock star on the didge about a decade ago then had a severe bout of pneumonia that almost killed me and left me with only half a lung on my left side and diminished capacity on my right. I quit playing for a year or two after that but got back into didj playing to strengthen my lungs and it has done the trick. I will never have "rock star" lungs again but without the didge I have no doubt my health would suffer greatly. The didge has conditioned my lungs to function normally and I lead a perfectly healthy life now! |
| Chas Holman from USA |
It has a very positive effect |
I play all kinds of instruments. They always allow me to be who I am. It’s healthy to be yourself. |
| Jon from USA |
It has a positive effect |
Improved breathing control lung strength endurance. |
| Terry from United Kingdom |
I cannot play didj |
I believe it can help with sleep problems. |
| Barbara from USA |
I cannot play didj |
Don't know yet |
| Jamie from USA |
It has a very positive effect |
It help me mentally unwind and regain focus. |
| Connie from USA |
It has a very positive effect |
Positive mental health aspects well I think that playing music of any sort is good for you allowing you to focus learn and achieve a goal of being a good didj player. Positive health aspects are strengthening the muscles in the back of the throat reducing sleep apnoea. I would imagine that neck and chest muscles would be strengthened and increased lung capacity. |
| Ray from Australia |
It has a very positive effect |
I find when I play any of my didges after work I can relax easier. When I play with my group at The Melbourne Didgeridoo Circle it gives us all a closer relationship and a camaraderie that is satisfying to the soul. I can also go into a meditative state. Being an asthmatic it helps with my breathing. |
| Anonymous |
I cannot play didj |
I believe that listening to didj playing has a beneficial effect on my health as the vibration resonates deep within me. |
| Jason Cook from USA |
It has a positive effect |
It's relaxing to me to play. helps calm the nerves |
| Anonymous |
I cannot play didj |
I am sure it is similar to binaural beats |
| Anonymous |
It has a very positive effect |
Playing the didgeridoo lets me relax and lets all my stress and anxiety go away. It is a very relaxing and comforting instrument bother physically and mentally. |
| Anonymous |
I cannot play didj |
N/a |
| Daniel from Sweden |
It has a positive effect |
Possibly a bit frustrating because I did not take more time |
| Tomasz from Poland |
It has a positive effect |
Allows me to relax |
| Anonymous from USA |
It has a very positive effect |
Excellent for breathing |
| Anonymous |
It has a very positive effect |
My breath has very much improved regardless of my current medical condition my posture has improved significantly and my confidence has grown. |
| Oliver from Canada |
It has a very positive effect |
It just ground me to the earth connect me with nature put me into the zone |
| Anonymous from Australia |
It has a very positive effect |
Clear mind and at ease |
| Joel Dressel from USA |
It has a very positive effect |
The healthy mental effects from enjoying myself. The physical effects of exercising my lungs and learning to breathe. And my cheek and mouth muscles. The droning sound that just seems to heal both mentally and physically. |
| Robert from Canada |
It has a positive effect |
Has helped with my breathing. In time I hope it will help with my sleep apnoea |
| William Main from Australia |
It has a very positive effect |
It has made me become a very calm person I used to have allot of anger issues but now I'm hardly angry:) |
| Mark Sweeney from USA |
It has a positive effect |
Helps with y sleep apnoea |
| Steve McCarthy from Australia |
It has a very positive effect |
I suffer a lot of constant pain and chronic fatigue however I do find a lot of relief and an incredible relaxed feeling when sitting in on a drum and didj session with my mates. I feel learning and practice will greatly benefit my health. |
| Anonymous |
It has a positive effect |
I am relaxed and get rid of negative thoughts while playing and also fill up with positive energy |
| Anonymous from United Kingdom |
It has a positive effect |
Helpful for breathing and relaxation stress relief |
| Joshua from USA |
It has a positive effect |
Energizing and brings in lots of oxygen: playing strengthens the lungs and diaphragm which helps in a yoga practice the yoga helps the lungs expand fully which is a good compliment to the partial breaths taken in didgeridoo. easy sleep with open airways. |
| Colin from USA |
It has a very positive effect |
EXTREMELY positive effect nothing puts me into a calmer state than the sound of a didgeridoo. when others play it and direct it to soar spots on my back neck or anywhere on my body the healing effects are very noticeable |
| Riccardo from Italy |
It has a positive effect |
Calming the frantic life coming near the mind into a real dimension between mind and spirit |
| June from USA |
I cannot play didj |
I just ordered a "cheap" version online to learn to play but plan to order a real Australian instrument if it works out for me. |
| Anonymous |
It has a positive effect |
Lung streching.... it is supposed to heal snoring |
| Anonymous from USA |
It has a positive effect |
Playing didj has positive effects physically and mentally. I want my lungs to be the best they can be so I don't smoke. I also practice breathing exercises regularly. Playing is very relaxing and fun. I helps me de-stress mentally and when friends come over they enjoy listening! Playing didj promotes a general well being and positively influences listeners. |
| Larry from USA |
It has a very positive effect |
I love getting lost in the "making of sounds". There is no sheet music to follow - you just follow "yourself". This works out just fine because I know nothing about music but yet I can "create" music - unique sounds and rhythms that are very soothing sometimes almost haunting. I am anxiously looking forward to learning all I can! |
| Pamela Ruigh from USA |
It has a very positive effect |
I am 71 years old. The didge is helping me breathe better and hopefully lowering my heart rate. I am also looking forward to improved sleep. |
| Ossie from Australia |
It has a very positive effect |
Keeps my lungs clear and relaxes me |
| Steve Schofield from Australia |
It has a very positive effect |
For me didj playing is a spiritual practice. I am also a sax player and I find the didj is an excellent warm up routine for me. It loosens up my embouchure (the muscle groups used to support the reed in the sax mouthpiece). |
| David from Australia |
It has a very positive effect |
The reports are right - Learning circular breathing does improve your health but it will take some work on your part. I used to suffer from a asthma especially when the damp weather hung around but I haven't now for years. I think that circular breathing just teaches you to breath more efficiently. You can't do this all the time but it sets some rhythm improving cardio- vascular exercise without slugging it out on the asphalt. The Didj can't kill you but it might save you too. |
| Anonymous from USA |
It has a positive effect |
I'm learning to circular breathe. I have the basics down and am learning to incorporate it into rhythmic playing. I don't find much physical benefits from the didge(I'm already active and healthy) but I do find playing the didge is excellent for mental health. I can relax and play something that I’ve mastered for a meditative effect or I can push myself and try something new if I want a feeling of accomplishment(or frustration!) |
| Anonymous from USA |
I cannot play didj |
I am looking at purchasing one especially for the health benefits. |
| Marcelo Roque from Brazil |
It has a very positive effect |
Costumo jogar Didge contra o cora |
| Philippe from Switzerland |
It has a positive effect |
Relaxing Breath is most important |
| Carol from Australia |
I cannot play didj |
Great for your breathing & lung capacity |
| Katie from USA |
I cannot play didj |
Well after visiting this website I am looking forward to learning all about this magnificent instrument. I was looking for quartz crystal singing bowls and came across this instead. Obviously I had seen them before and heard them on TV but now I'm quite intrigued. I will be looking for more information and trying out the CDs for healing balancing and connection purposes. |
| Anonymous from Netherlands |
It has a very positive effect |
It calms the soul releases your worries and lets you travel with the sound it brings forth. There is no other instrument like it in the world. |
| Adam from USA |
It has a positive effect |
I am seeking to learn the didge because it is one of the few exercises I can do to alleviate my sleep apnoea What a cool way to treat a bothersome ailment! |
| Anonymous |
It has a very positive effect |
Helps me sleep |
| Rick from USA |
It has a positive effect |
Strength of lips and cheeks and lung capacity. |
| Anonymous |
It has a positive effect |
It's relaxing and it helps with better health lung capacity and better sleep in general. |
| Linda from USA |
It has a positive effect |
Soothing lowers blood pressure - great breath control. |
| Christopher from Australia |
It has a positive effect |
I feel more calm and relieved from stress as I play the didj and afterwards. I find it very therapeutic. |
| Michael from USA |
I cannot play didj |
I have heard that playing will help snoring because of the exercise to the palette however I do know from listening to them it has a meditative effect on me and that is a very healthy state to be in. |
| Marc from Canada |
It has a very positive effect |
I feel like I did hard exercise like jogging but without all the sore and tired limbs! |
| Cora from USA |
I cannot play didj |
I have never played the didj but now that I have discovered the didj I want to learn. I am sure it will have incredible positive health effects to me and the world. I am so happy I have discovered this site. |
| Andrew Sliwkowski from USA |
It has a very positive effect |
I can't tell you quite yet but based on experiments with different breathing exercises and teaching my kids to be aware of their breathing through balloons and blowing out matches.... those effects have been inspired through the ideas of didj. I will be able to tell you in time the health effects: when my son says "Dad let's go outside and play and I say race you" and more scientifically... My sleep doctor has provided me with an instrument from sleepimage.com that I use to measure my sleep quality every night. As a software performance engineer there are only 3 questions: 1. what to change (baseline)exhausted after sleeping 8 hours. 2. To what to change to (No Daytime Sleepiness Short Term Memory 3. How to cause the change MMA surgery is next on my list I am hoping the didj can cause the change:-) |
| Carsten from United Kingdom |
It has a positive effect |
It helps to induce a state of trance in which I receive balancing harmonizing and mental healing. |
| Cynthia Chadwick from USA |
It has a very positive effect |
Transcendental almost fall asleep in a deep meditative state |
| Djeeh Gaulin from Canada |
It has a very positive effect |
I love to take time just to sit and breath so deeply with all those vibrations. I connect myself to the Mother and we enter together into the new world. The world that's about love and respect. |
| Anonymous |
I cannot play didj |
I can't play the didj right now but want to learn how |
| Jan from Netherlands |
It has a positive effect |
Het geeft in eerste instantie een ontspannend affect waardoor betere doorbloeding word bereikt. dit helpt afvoer afvalstoffen en toevoer bouwstoffen in het lichaam en in de geest |
| Anonymous |
It has a positive effect |
Calming |
| Anonymous from USA |
It has a positive effect |
It's mentally rewarding to learn how to play. Just started recently. |
| Yann from France |
It has a very positive effect |
Meditation most of all allow me to sleep well so the didgeridoo is a good way to end my days of work. It also made me stop smoking because blowing as you blow into a didge make you want to blow better so with clear pulmonary. And finally it make you curious and dreamy about the didgeridoo culture and then to the aboriginal culture. |
| Teresa from Canada |
It has a very positive effect |
I believe it can dissipate blocks and cure cancer...this is what I have heard |
| Ondrea from USA |
I cannot play didj |
It can be used with meditation as well as vibrational therapy. |
| Rune from Denmark |
It has a positive effect |
It has taught me much greater control and awareness of my breathing. Also (though not health related) as a tuba player in a brass band the didj has taught me a lot of new ways to play the tuba especially through circular and bounce breathing. |
| Art Loucks from USA |
It has a very positive effect |
Playing not only improves breathing and lung capacity for me but listening to didj recordings makes for a more relaxed mental state. |
| Michael from USA |
No effect |
I like listening to it...its on the new Xavier Rudd album and it makes me feel happy to hear it. Actually makes me want to surf which is a happy place for me. |
| Anonymous from USA |
It has a positive effect |
I'd like to know more. |
| David from Australia |
It has a very positive effect |
I have epilepsy condition it helps with oxygen 2 my brain decreasing anxiety n stress!8-) |
| Anonymous |
It has a positive effect |
Making any sort of music has a beneficial effect on state of mind and feelings of well-being. |
| Rich from USA |
I cannot play didj |
I'd love to learn how to play. |
| Kate from USA |
It has a positive effect |
It resonates in the soul which is just cool |
| Kenny Diveley from USA |
I cannot play didj |
Calming |
| Penny from USA |
It has a very positive effect |
Good lung volume and be able to develop breath control. More oxygen in the body helps all tissues and the reverberating sound must help you in the balance of your body |
| Christopher from USA |
I cannot play didj |
Would love to experience some |
| Miky from USA |
I cannot play didj |
I believe it would be very helpful. I have had cancer since 2010 and know everything on the earth vibrates at different frequencies. It is a healing power within itself. |
| Anonymous |
It has a positive effect |
It teaches you to control your breathing. |
| Anonymous |
It has a positive effect |
I feel very at peace. |
| Anonymous from USA |
It has a positive effect |
It's calming. |
| Anthony from USA |
I cannot play didj |
I think it would be very calming to the spirit which is why I am so interested. |
| Anonymous |
It has a positive effect |
I tried to play one once and found it fun to try. |
| Anonymous |
I cannot play didj |
I'd love to find out! |
| Bobbi from USA |
I cannot play didj |
Would be interesting to see if it did have a positive effect. I am assuming it would be calming |
| Anonymous |
I cannot play didj |
Can't relate to it..I have never played the didj |
| Anonymous |
No effect |
I think because it so primal and resonates a deep instinctual chord it has positive energy and thus transfers this energy into those around us. |
| Anonymous from USA |
It has a positive effect |
It's a great technique to help build your lungs. |
| Terri from USA |
I cannot play didj |
I would think that if I acquired the ability to play it would be very soothing and a stress reliever. As a result it would have positive health effects. |
| Walter from USA |
I cannot play didj |
Playing any kind of music is beneficial to the soul. |
| Anonymous from USA |
I cannot play didj |
I would like to try playing for many reasons but health wise to improve or eradicate snoring. |
| Amber Freeman from USA |
I cannot play didj |
I do wonder about the power of music and instrumentation. In my own experience with the guitar and violin it is extremely healing and meditational. I wonder how the didj would make myself and others feel. |
| Anonymous from USA |
It has a positive effect |
Relaxing. |
| Leisa Wooten from USA |
It has a very positive effect |
Comforts me. |
| Darryl from Canada |
It has a very positive effect |
I started to play because of research I did on sleep apnoea. I got so much more out of the didj than just breathing. I have a saying "The didj changed my life" After playing I feel very happy relaxed at ease. Always a smile on my face. |
