WHAT I BELIEVE IN & WHY I OFFER SOUND
I AM HERE TO SHARE AND CO-CREATE.
I might be hosting from the front of the room, but I’m still walking through life right alongside you—and learning lessons as I go. I’m doing this work because I want to share something I love, not because I think I know more than you do.
SOUND IS A DEEPLY HUMAN EXPERIENCE.
We’ve been gathering and listening to sound/music ever since there was a fire to sit around. Sound connects us to ourselves, to others, and to our memories. There’s a reason why you have a hype song. Or why movies come with tailor-made soundtracks. Or why that song reminds you of that time in your life.
SOUND MEDITATION IS TRANSFORMATIVE.
And not only for your nervous system. Sound affects our mood. Sound evokes a multitude of feelings. Sound entrains your brain, causing it to emit different frequencies. This makes sound an incredibly powerful tool for regulating your nervous system, breaking you out of thought loops, and getting you out of your head and into your body and the present moment.
WHAT IS SOUND MEDITATION?
A sound meditation (or sound bath) is an immersive deep-listening experience that uses different instruments and sonic expressions to guide listeners into a meditative state. You can think of it as following the sounds into meditation, and studies have shown that participants enter a meditative state much faster when listening to music than when meditating in silence; your brain waves synchronize with the slow, rhythmic frequencies of the instruments. While you're in a meditative state, your muscles release tension, and your heart rate and blood pressure lower, as does the stress hormone, cortisol. The benefits of sound meditation include improving the quality of your sleep, better emotional regulation, reducing stress, and improving your attention span . . . all things I've experienced personally.
I like to think of sound meditation as a bit of a cheat code into meditation. It lowers the barrier to entry by giving you something to focus on, rather than how very chock-full of my own thoughts silence can be.
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM ME
My sessions are grounding and transformative, and feel like a much-needed catch-up with your friends that lasts long into the night.
My intention is to create a space where you feel empowered to meet your whole self—the stuff you’re proud of, the stuff you’re working on, and the stuff you’ve been avoiding—because that’s what sound has done for me.
My guidance takes cues from pop culture, literature, philosophy, mythology, and history. I’m fascinated by the intersection of the stories we inherit, the stories we tell ourselves, and how they affect how we live our lives. And how they affect how we see ourselves.
I can’t wait to work with you.