What Is Sound Therapy?

Sound therapy is a restful experience where you are guided and held through a designed live soundscape. As you lie down or sit comfortably, instruments, tones and rhythms are gently played to give your mind and body somewhere to rest, encouraging deep relaxation.

It is a passive activity, meaning it requires nothing but your presence. No movements or poses to learn, no need to clear your mind. Simply show up and receive.

It is sometimes likened to meditation, and it can be a more accessible way to access meditative states for those who may struggle with silence or guidance with words.

There are many ways to experience sound therapy with us, including group sound baths, private sessions, hands-on treatments such as vibro-acoustic massage, and digital audio experiences.

How Will I Feel?

Sound therapy is an individual experience. You may feel deeply relaxed, emotional, spiritual or even mildly psychedelic. You might feel the vibrations, follow a particular sound or drift between awake and sleep.

Part of what we love about sound is how differently it reaches all of us. The same sounds can take you somewhere entirely different from the person beside you, or from your own experience last time. How you’re feeling that day and the space around you can also play a part in how you perceive it. The important thing to remember is there is nothing you need to try to make happen.

That can sound abstract until you’ve experienced it yourself. But that’s part of what we find special.

We guide with care, expertise and intention. We hold space for you, without prescribing exactly how you're going to feel.

How Does It Work?

Sound therapy uses sound with intention to encourage rest and relaxation. It gives your attention something to follow, helping the mind to shift perspective from fight or flight into rest and digest. A pulsing rhythm, a steady tone or a change in texture can draw you into deep listening and reconnect you with your senses.

The instruments we choose, how we play them, the pacing, volume and silence between sounds all matter. Our job as practitioners is to bring these together and compose a soundscape that gives you space to exhale and connect within.

We don’t subscribe to claims that particular frequencies heal specific traumas or body parts. It would be easier to tell you exactly what you’re going to feel, especially if you’re looking for support and answers. But the truth is that our responses to sound are varied and deeply individual and we believe it meets you where you are: sometimes that means emotions coming forward, a sense of release or simply the chance to properly rest.

The Science

Research into how sound affects our brain and body continues to grow. These slides introduce how sound and rhythm can influence brainwave activity, and how different brainwave patterns relate to our emotions, attention and state of consciousness.