Sound Healing Articles
Building a Crystal Singing Bowl Set Over Time
A crystal singing bowl set is not something you need to build all at once. The depth of sound work comes through relationship, through returning to the same tones over...
The Clear Resonance of Crystal Singing Bowls
Crystal singing bowls are a relatively new arrival in the long history of sound practice. While gongs, bells, and metal bowls have echoed through temples and ceremonies for centuries, crystal...
When the Drum Finds the Body
It often begins with a simple beat. You might be sitting outside — near trees, or water, or a quiet field where the sounds of the day move naturally around...
Inside the Sound of a Gong
A reflection on the experience of a gong bath At first, the room is quiet. People settle onto blankets or mats, adjusting pillows, letting the body find a comfortable position....
Bells & Chimes: The Sound That Calls Us Back
Most of us have known the sound of a bell long before we ever thought of it as an instrument. It might be the memory of wind chimes outside a...
The Living Tone of Metal Singing Bowls
There is something about the sound of a metal singing bowl that immediately changes the atmosphere of a room. The tone rises slowly, expanding outward in layers of vibration. Overtones...
Carrying the Sound: Reflections on Audio Equipment
When people first begin exploring sound work, their attention is naturally drawn to the instruments. A singing bowl is struck and the tone expands through the room. A drumbeat settles...
Listening Through the Body: Working with Tuning Forks
Most sound instruments are played into the room. A bowl rings outward. A drumbeat moves through the air. A gong fills the space with waves of vibration. Tuning forks are...
The Many Voices of the Rattle
Some of the first rattles most of us ever hear aren’t instruments at all. They’re the sounds of the natural world. Wind moving through dry grasses.Seed pods brushing together on...
Where Breath Becomes Sound: Reflections on Flute
A reflection on the flute, and the beginning of sound practice One of the things that still surprises me about sound practice is how little is actually needed to begin....
When Our Instruments Become Allies
The instruments we use in sound healing are not simply objects or tools to be activated. They are more like companions. Allies. Carriers of presence, memory, and intelligence. Each one...
