The Science of Sound: Brainwaves & the Body
When you experience a sound bath, you’re not just lying down listening to pretty sounds, your whole physical and energetic system is receiving and responding.
The frequencies and rhythms used in therapeutic sound are designed to help your brain shift from Beta brainwaves, our “doing” state where we live most of the day, into slower, more restful states:
Alpha – relaxed focus, daydreaming, flow state
Theta – deep meditation, creativity, emotional processing, light sleep
Delta – deep sleep and restoration
As your brainwaves slow, your nervous system softens, shifting from fight or flight into a parasympathetic state of rest and digest.
This is where your body can begin to regulate, repair, and release.
The sound vibrations are interacting with your physical body (especially fluid systems) helping to release muscular tension, shift stagnant energy, and invite in more balance.
It’s not magic. It’s biology. But it feels like magic when you’ve been stuck in overdrive.
Who Is Sound Therapy For?
Sound therapy is for anyone who’s feeling the effects of a fast paced, noisy world and is ready for something softer.
You don’t need to be “spiritual” or good at relaxing, you just need to be open to lying down and letting sound do the work.
It’s especially supportive if you:
Feel burnt out, anxious, or constantly in “doing” mode
Struggle to switch off or fall asleep
Are holding stress, tension, tightness and restlessness in your body.
Are processing something emotional but can’t quite find the words
Just want a place to lie down, breathe, and be held in a safe, grounded space
There’s no right way to experience a soundbath — there’s just your way.
Who Sound Therapy Might Not Be For
While sound baths are safe for most people, there are situations where they may not be suitable. Please check with your healthcare provider before attending if you:
Are in the first trimester of pregnancy
Have epilepsy or a history of seizures triggered by sound
Have a pacemaker or other implanted medical device
Have a serious mental health condition such as schizophrenia or psychosis
Have tinnitus that could be aggravated by sound
If you’re unsure, get in touch before booking. In some cases, adjustments can be made so you can still enjoy the session comfortably.
What to Expect
The Practical Bit:
You’ll arrive, take off your shoes, and create a cosy nest with your mat, blanket, and whatever you need to feel comfortable. Once everyone’s settled, I guide you into presence and stillness using simple exercises and gentle words before moving into a carefully layered soundscape using instruments like Himalayan bowls, crystal bowls, gongs, drum, Native American flute, monolina, tuning forks, and chimes.
Sessions are usually around 90 minutes. We will take time to settle in, the sound immersion is approx 60 minutes and there is always space at the end to gently come back into your body, process and integrate.
The Emotional Bit:
Sound has a way of bypassing the busy mind and going straight to the parts of you that need attention, even if you’re not consciously aware of it. You might feel calm and deeply rested. You might feel emotion rise. You might fall asleep or experience images, colours, memories, sensations, a softening of your edges or even losing sense of time and space.
There’s no pressure to feel any certain way. All of it is welcome.
You are free to simply receive.
The best advice i’ve received at the start of a sound bath is “Expect nothing and be open to everything”
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