A few things. The truth is anyone can pick up a set of singing bowls and start playing. It’s one of my favorite things about them. What that means, however, is you may not realize the difference in a player’s sound until you hear someone else who has been training for a long time.

I spent seven intense years formally studying music with many teachers who had their own successful careers behind them.

Then I moved to Los Angeles, one of the most competitive music cities in the world and worked among some of the most talented musicians in the world for nineteen years.

I spent years recording albums as well as doing studio work for other musicians. You cannot do any of this successfully without a sensitively trained ear. A lot of money is riding on you getting things right the first time, so you better know what you’re doing.

Having a sensitive ear means I hear the most subtle sounds and make a conscious effort to create lines and shapes that ease your nervous system, NOT add more stress to it.

Someone with less experience doesn’t notice that annoying wobble that never goes away. Maybe you don’t notice it either. But when you hear someone with more experience play, you notice you feel better.

Another important thing is my knowledge of music theory. Why does this matter? Because music theory is mathematical. And sound healing is based on frequencies, which are measurements.

In order to heal frequency imbalances, it helps to have an ability to quickly choose musical intervals that will bring your being into balance in an efficient manner.

Many sound healers, with no knowledge of music theory, simply rely on intuition and hope for the best.

I rely on intuition as well. But intuition will only get me so far. Once I get a sense of what the problem is, then I use logistical knowledge to strategically create a healing experience that actually works.

I became interested in sound healing, as it is formerly called, in 2008, but my overall training for it began much earlier than that.

While sound healing becomes more mainstream today, it was extremely fringe back then.

There weren’t many formal training programs available to become certified. So I did the next best thing.

I located a sound healer, 1.5 hours away, who had trained under Jonathan Goldman, one of the pioneers of sound healing, and I worked privately with her for several sessions.

I also took advantage of workshops on the rare occasion they became available. One such workshop was conducted by Wayne Perry, another pioneer.

Along with several online courses, I studied energy work as part of my massage therapy certification program from 2004-2005 in Los Angeles, as well as at the Tao Institute in Ponte Vedra, FL, from 1998-2000.

Using what formal sound healing training I have had, coupled with my education in energy work as well as music and music theory, I have been able to create my own style of sound healing over the last twenty three years.

We always start with a chat. As an empathic intuitive, I gain a lot of information by sitting with you and listening to you share your story.

Once I have a good idea about your general concern, I will have you lie down on your back, either on a mat on the floor or a massage table (depending on your body’s ability).

You will be covered with a blanket and your eyes will also be covered.

My studio is cozy, with high ceiling and wood floors, which makes it an excellent container for sound.

I will utilize a number of instruments such as singing bowls, gong, native flute, harps, harmonium, kalimba, native drum, as well as my voice.

The instruments will be chosen based on your energy needs and what will help your body the most.

The goal is for you to feel radically better than when you arrived.

I will provide everything, but if you prefer to use your own blanket or eye pillow, please do.

Wear loose clothes you can relax in. It’s normal for the body to cool as the session goes on, so wear socks and bring long sleeves just in case you need them.

While I am not a trained aromatherapist, and therefore do not use scent as part of my healing practice, I do utilize scented candles, essential oils, and flowers in order to create a soothing and healing environment.

Between 75-90 minutes.

This gives us plenty of time to discuss the issues at hand, provide an hour for the sound healing session, and a little time to verbally process whatever comes up.

The goal of the whole session is to create and close a healing cycle, ideally transposing the original issue into another key signature so that you leave feeling fresh again.

$150

I accept cash, Venmo, or Zelle

Yes! I love conducting group sound baths, however, these must be done at other locations. My studio will only cater to two clients maximum at a time.

Always different!

Each sound bath I conduct starts with a theme, or general intention. The sounds are chosen to help manifest that intention.

An example might be a session to strengthen vulnerability. I might choose to do a lot of singing with intervals that heighten the heart, sacral, root, and throat chakras.

On the other hand, a session focused on healing childhood trauma might use a lot of gong alongside soft lullaby style singing and singing bowls playing notes that stimulate the root, solar plexus, heart, throat, and crown chakras.

Each session is different, but the consistent standards include a steady flow of sound from beginning to end and an intuitive connection between myself and the participants.

Yes I do. At the moment, I don’t have any scheduled, but online sound baths should be up and running again soon.

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