This fascinating panel discussion was recorded at the International Sound Therapy Association conference in Sarasota, Florida, September 2024. Panelists and leaders in the field—Joshua Leeds, Sara Auster, Ben Carroll, Mike Tamburo, and Mandara Cromwell—explore the evolving landscape of sound therapy, from the latest research and advancements to the growing need for collaboration between holistic practices and scientific research. The panel delves into the balance between structured education and training, as well as the intuitive aspects of sound therapy. They also address key ethical considerations, offering valuable insights into how the field can grow responsibly and sustainably. The conversation wraps up with a thought-provoking audience question, following an engaging panel discussion that explores the future of sound therapy and its role in the broader healing community. This episode is a must-listen-watch for anyone interested in the intersection of sound, healing, and research, and it offers valuable perspectives from leading experts in the field. Recorded by MakSchu Productions https://www.makschu.com/
Learn more about the International Sound Therapy Association at http://www.istasounds.org Joshua Leeds https://www.joshualeeds.com/ Sara Auster https://saraauster.com/ Ben Carroll https://www.soundheals.us/ Mike Tamburo https://soundseternal.com/ Mandara Cromwell https://cymatechnologies.com/ Natalie Brown, host of Sounds Heal Podcast: http://www.soundshealstudio.com http://www.facebook.com/soundshealstudio http://www.instagram.com/nataliebrownsoundsheal http://www.youtube.com/soundshealstudio Music by Natalie Brown, Hope & Heart http://www.youtu.be/hZPx6zJX6yA This episode is sponsored by The Om Shoppe. The OM Shoppe & Spa offers a vast array of Sound Healing and Vibrational Medicine tools for serious professionals and for those ready to make sound and vibration part of their ongoing lifestyle. More and more we are coming to understand that our individual wellness is a direct reflection of our personal vibration. How we care for ourselves, our physical bodies, our minds and our spirits. The OM Shoppe is ready to help you today in a variety of ways. They offer the countries largest showroom of Quartz Crystal Singing bowls, sound healing instruments and vibrational medicine tools. If you are ready to uplevel your sound healing practice The OM Shoppe is a great place to get guidance and direction. They are available to consult with you directly by phone or you can shop online. They really enjoy getting to know their clients and customers one on one to better help recommend the right sound healing tools in the right tones for you. Call them today or visit them at http://www.theomshoppe.com. If you are ever near Sarasota, Florida, do consider stopping in and visiting with them or enjoy a luxury spa treatment such as sound healing, energy work, massage, vibroacoustics or hypnotherapy. They truly offer a full holistic experience for practitioners and those seeking healing through natural means.

Tune in to a special episode of Sounds Heal Podcast, hosted by Natalie Brown. In this bonus episode, we dive into the latest headlines in sound healing and sound therapy. Discover new research on humming and its connection to the vagus nerve, explore an exciting new course, and get ready for a panel discussion episode coming this December! Music Theory for Sound Healers course: https://musictheoryforsoundhealers.thinkific.com/courses/music-theory-for-sound-healers?ref=c44dc9 Articles referred to in episode: Telegraph article: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/wellbeing/mental-health/sound-healing-does-it-work-and-what-is-the-science/ Elle article: https://www.elle.com/beauty/health-fitness/a61597532/sava-sound-therapy-pod-healing-explained/ Mint article: https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/ideas/sound-healing-new-mindful-wellness-and-lifestyle-trend-in-a-noisy-world-11731644618526.html Humming research: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37193427/ Natalie Brown, host of Sounds Heal Podcast: http://www.soundshealstudio.com http://www.facebook.com/soundshealstudio http://www.instagram.com/nataliebrownsoundsheal http://www.youtube.com/soundshealstudio Music by Natalie Brown

Jeralyn Glass is an internationally acclaimed singer and pioneering figure in Sound Healing, renowned for her groundbreaking work with Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls. A former Broadway performer, Jeralyn has graced opera and concert stages worldwide before turning her focus to holistic healing and music medicine. She blends classical music, meditation, and high-vibrational sound to create transformative experiences that facilitate personal healing. As the founder of Crystal Cadence, she offers a sanctuary for sound healing in Los Angeles, housing one of the world's largest collections of singing bowls and providing personalized Crystal Alchemy bowl sets. In addition to her hands-on healing and performance work, Jeralyn is the creator of The Sacred Science of Sound®, an educational platform that explores quantum science, vibrational medicine, and crystal alchemy. She also leads Crystal Alchemy Sound Healing Trainings and offers Transformational Voice Coaching. Having shared the stage with luminaries like Marianne Williamson, Dr. Joe Dispenza, and Dr. Bruce Lipton, Jeralyn's influence spans both the music and wellness industries. Her work includes a Crystal Sound Healing Oracle Deck, available through Hay House, Source the App and her new book Sacred Vibrations: The Transformative Power of Crystalline Sound and Music. https://www.jeralynglass.com/ http://www.crystalcadence.com Sounds Heal Podcast episode with Jeralyn, January 31, 2023: https://youtu.be/_1y5acAbTfI Natalie Brown, host of Sounds Heal Podcast: http://www.soundshealstudio.com http://www.facebook.com/soundshealstudio http://www.instagram.com/nataliebrownsoundsheal http://www.youtube.com/soundshealstudio Music by Natalie Brown, Hope & Heart http://www.youtu.be/hZPx6zJX6yA This episode is sponsored by The Om Shoppe. The OM Shoppe & Spa offers a vast array of Sound Healing and Vibrational Medicine tools for serious professionals and for those ready to make sound and vibration part of their ongoing lifestyle. More and more we are coming to understand that our individual wellness is a direct reflection of our personal vibration. How we care for ourselves, our physical bodies, our minds and our spirits. The OM Shoppe is ready to help you today in a variety of ways. They offer the countries largest showroom of Quartz Crystal Singing bowls, sound healing instruments and vibrational medicine tools. If you are ready to uplevel your sound healing practice The OM Shoppe is a great place to get guidance and direction. They are available to consult with you directly by phone or you can shop online. They really enjoy getting to know their clients and customers one on one to better help recommend the right sound healing tools in the right tones for you. Call them today or visit them at http://www.theomshoppe.com. If you are ever near Sarasota, Florida, do consider stopping in and visiting with them or enjoy a luxury spa treatment such as sound healing, energy work, massage, vibroacoustics or hypnotherapy. They truly offer a full holistic experience for practitioners and those seeking healing through natural means.

With Gar Den Boi (Tyler Manning) and the The Sound Medicine Collective (Adrienne White and Luke Andresen). They have paired up to create a rich in person experience as well as a forthcoming album. Chakra Garden is a transformative two-hour journey through electronic tracks from the upcoming Frequency Medicine Album, designed to illuminate the seven major energy centers in your body. With a blend of movement, chanting, and sacred sound healing practices, this experience invites deep meditation and realignment with peace. Created by Detroit music producer Gar Den Boi, this sonic odyssey features a rich tapestry of bass, solfeggio tones, and live orchestral elements. In live performances, he enhances these tracks with piano, flute, and guitar, often collaborating with talented instrumentalists on cello, viola, voice and other instruments. Guided by Adrienne and Luke of The Sound Medicine Collective, participants engage in yogic movement, meditation, and chanting, culminating in a restorative session enveloped in the healing vibrations of gongs, crystal bowls, and more. With Adrienne's extensive yoga background and Luke's holistic health expertise, their sessions promise a full-spectrum intention-setting adventure from root to crown. Join us as we explore the power of vibration and intention and movement. https://www.instagram.com/soundmedicinecollective/ https://www.instagram.com/gardenboi.sound/ https://www.instagram.com/adriyogamuse/ https://www.instagram.com/sinew.life/ https://soundcloud.com/gardenboi Adrienne White is the founder of Yoga Muse- Custom Yoga, Karma Yoga Fest, and co- owner of The Collective. She is an Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (ERYT-500) with Yoga Alliance. She is also a YCEP (Continuing Education Provider) through Yoga Alliance, and certifies students in: 200-hr YTT, 300-hr YTT, Yoga Nidra, Restorative Yoga, Stand Up Paddle Board Yoga, Yin Yoga, Trauma Informed Yoga, and Aerial Yoga. Adrienne also provides personal coaching through yogic philosophy and practice, meditation, and fasting protocols. No matter what she is teaching, true radiant health, vitality, and beautiful movement is emphasized during practice- paired always with conscious breath and meditation. Luke Andresen is a Seabee veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan turned holistic health coach. His affinity for minimal intervention and natural lifestyle, free of pharmaceuticals and modern crutches, has put him on this path. He has sustained multiple, severe, injuries over his life and learned to treat all of them naturally and now he works with all sorts of cool people who wish to do the same! His passion is all things strength-training, fasting, and yoga. His work with yoga has made him a more useful person to those around him, balanced his thoughts, and aligned his body mind spirit. The Gar Den Boi sound is inspired by years of yoga and meditation while working in an electronic music landscape. A project steered by Tyler Manning, who fuses a love for all instruments & electronic music production to meld organic play with the healing power of low end frequencies. He uses DJ sets as a vehicle for introspective growth, and can often be found holding space in his “Instrument Garden” Studio workshops & installations. Natalie Brown, host of Sounds Heal Podcast: http://www.soundshealstudio.com http://www.facebook.com/soundshealstudio http://www.instagram.com/nataliebrownsoundsheal http://www.youtube.com/soundshealstudio Music by Natalie Brown, Hope & Heart http://www.youtu.be/hZPx6zJX6yA This episode is sponsored by The Om Shoppe. The OM Shoppe & Spa offers a vast array of Sound Healing and Vibrational Medicine tools for serious professionals and for those ready to make sound and vibration part of their ongoing lifestyle. Call them today or visit them at http://www.theomshoppe.com.

Tony Nec was born and grew up in Malawi, a small country in southeast Africa, in 1957. As a teenager, he attended a school in England run by Catholic monks where he first experienced the power of Gregorian chant. While at university in the 1970s, he was inspired by Tibetan monks to participate in a structured meditation program, involving visualisation, mantra chanting and silence. In the mid-1980s he participated in various workshops and personal development courses, including mountaineering with the Outward Bound Trust and shiatsu with Elaine Liectie in Glasgow, Scotland. Between 1988 and 1981 he studied for a Diploma in Shiatsu and Oriental Medicine in Bristol, England with Keith Philips. He also holds a Certificate in Meta-Coaching from the International Society of Neuro-Semantics led by Michael Hall and a Diploma in Sacred Sound Therapy from the Colour of Sound Institute (now called The Sound Healing Academy) with Rachael Burnett. He has been involved with the Integral movement since 1995, following the work of Jean Gebser, Ken Wilber, Marilyn Schlitz and Jorge Ferrer, among others. He studied Integral Transformative Practice with George Leonard at the Esalen Institute, Big Sur, California and Theory U with Otto Scharmer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston. Tony also studied intensively over 5 years with Rob Preece, a psychotherapist, artist, Buddhist meditation teacher and author, based in Devon, England. In 2011 Tony co-founded Wise and Thrive , an international company based in England and is the Principal of The Sound Healing Academy and co-director of The Sound Therapy Shop. The Sound Healing Academy (SHA) is an international educational project, teaching Integral Sound Healing. It delivers self-care and professional practitioner training globally, both online and in-person. Tony lives with his wife and business partner, Jane Satchwell, on a small organic farm in Cornwall, England. https://www.academyofsoundhealing.com/ https://istasounds.org/events-conferences/ Natalie Brown: http://www.soundshealstudio.com http://www.facebook.com/soundshealstudio http://www.instagram.com/nataliebrownsoundsheal http://www.youtube.com/soundshealstudio Music by Natalie Brown, Hope & Heart http://www.youtu.be/hZPx6zJX6yA This episode is sponsored by The Om Shoppe. The OM Shoppe & Spa offers a vast array of Sound Healing and Vibrational Medicine tools for serious professionals and for those ready to make sound and vibration part of their ongoing lifestyle. More and more we are coming to understand that our individual wellness is a direct reflection of our personal vibration. How we care for ourselves, our physical bodies, our minds and our spirits. The OM Shoppe is ready to help you today in a variety of ways. They offer the countries largest showroom of Quartz Crystal Singing bowls, sound healing instruments and vibrational medicine tools. If you are ready to uplevel your sound healing practice The OM Shoppe is a great place to get guidance and direction. They are available to consult with you directly by phone or you can shop online. They really enjoy getting to know their clients and customers one on one to better help recommend the right sound healing tools in the right tones for you. Call them today or visit them at http://www.theomshoppe.com. If you are ever near Sarasota, Florida, do consider stopping in and visiting with them or enjoy a luxury spa treatment such as sound healing, energy work, massage, vibroacoustics or hypnotherapy. They truly offer a full holistic experience for practitioners and those seeking healing through natural means.

Ashana is one of the premiere healing music artists and New Age vocalists of our time, weaving together soaring, angelic vocals and the celestial sound of alchemy crystal singing bowls. This exquisitely crafted sonic tapestry has been hailed by listeners all over the world as “breathtaking” and “a gift from heaven.” Ashana's best selling music from “All Is Forgiven”, “Jewels of Silence”, “Beloved”, “The Infinite Heart”, “River of Light”, “Celestial Sleep”, and “The Illuminated Path”, have been downloaded and streamed by millions of fans around the world. A life-long student of yoga and mantra from many of the world’s spiritual traditions, Ashana has led two online group meditations touching the lives of more than 20,000 people in 50 countries. As a renowned master crystal bowl artist, teacher, and sound healer, Ashana is an expert in the field of sound healing with crystal bowls, training students from all over the world in the art of applying crystalline sound to therapeutic and artistic healing modalities in her Crystal Bowl Mastery program. Ashana lives near Sedona, Arizona with her husband, Native Hawaiian Healer, James Kawainui. https://www.soundofashana.com/ Free Gift from Ashana: Meditation on the Golden Light of Healing The award-winning Golden Light of Healing Guided Meditation by ASHANA is used daily by listeners all over the world to easily and gently shift from ... Stress to Serenity, Pain to Relaxation and Receptivity to Spiritual Awakening. "Finding the Zone and getting in state has never been easier.The tangible world falls away. My experience is being pure consciousness. Feeling the harmonics lifting me and repairing, as if all the rough edges were smoothed away and I am left with a softness polished by the energy of sound." - Adrienne Curtis, Energy Healer, USA Bring the Golden Light of Healing into your body, mind and spirit and receive the grace of celestial inspired healing sound. LINK: https://soundofashana.lpages.co/podcast-glhgift/ Natalie Brown: http://www.soundshealstudio.com http://www.facebook.com/soundshealstudio http://www.instagram.com/nataliebrownsoundsheal http://www.youtube.com/soundshealstudio Music by Natalie Brown, Hope & Heart http://www.youtu.be/hZPx6zJX6yA This episode is sponsored by The Om Shoppe. The OM Shoppe & Spa offers a vast array of Sound Healing and Vibrational Medicine tools for serious professionals and for those ready to make sound and vibration part of their ongoing lifestyle. More and more we are coming to understand that our individual wellness is a direct reflection of our personal vibration. How we care for ourselves, our physical bodies, our minds and our spirits. The OM Shoppe is ready to help you today in a variety of ways. They offer the countries largest showroom of Quartz Crystal Singing bowls, sound healing instruments and vibrational medicine tools. If you are ready to uplevel your sound healing practice The OM Shoppe is a great place to get guidance and direction. They are available to consult with you directly by phone or you can shop online. They really enjoy getting to know their clients and customers one on one to better help recommend the right sound healing tools in the right tones for you. Call them today or visit them at http://www.theomshoppe.com. If you are ever near Sarasota, Florida, do consider stopping in and visiting with them or enjoy a luxury spa treatment such as sound healing, energy work, massage, vibroacoustics or hypnotherapy. They truly offer a full holistic experience for practitioners and those seeking healing through natural means.

Sound Healing News Alert! Tune into a special episode of Sounds Heal Podcast, hosted by Natalie Brown. In this bonus episode, we dive into the latest advancements in sound healing and sound therapy. Discover recent research updates, explore the NIH Sound Health Initiative, get insights into the new book Music and Mind (2024), and preview upcoming events. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this episode—please reach out and share your feedback! NIH Sound Health Initiative: https://www.nih.gov/sound-health Music and Mind: Harnessing the Arts for Health and Wellness: https://reneefleming.com/advocacy/music-and-the-mind/ ISTA Conference: https://istasounds.org/ Previous episode of Sound Healing News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I0UW3Z_pAc Natalie Brown: http://www.soundshealstudio.com http://www.facebook.com/soundshealstudio.com http://www.instagram.com/nataliebrownsoundsheal http://www.youtube.com/soundshealstudio Music by Natalie Brown

Julie Afsahi is a mother, gong therapist, yoga and mindfulness teacher, entrepreneur, and chronic illness warrior. Perpetually looking for ways to increase wellness and ease for all people, Julie co-founded and owns Soul Strong Yoga, a yoga and meditation studio and training center with an emphasis on accessibility. As a co-creator of Seasons for Sound, with a commitment to providing quality learning resources for others in the wellness space, Julie loves sharing her love for sound healing practices rooted in yogic and Buddhist philosophy. From al ong lineage of teachers, Julie has a Master’s in Teaching and has written professional development resources for tens of thousands of educators across a wide array of fields. Find out more about Julie and her mindfulness, meditation and yoga trainings on https://www.soulstrongyogatx.com/ Jessica Cross is a passionate sound practitioner, yoga teacher, and meditation teacher. She's a former corporate marketer and events producer for several Fortune 500 companies who found peace in the practices of sound, yoga, and meditation early in her career journey. Jessica later founded Sound for Stress, which offers rejuvenating sound baths, immersive retreats, and comprehensive sound training programs. She has hosted hundreds of sound baths in person and online, and she finds deep fulfillment in sharing the gift of sound with others. Jessica is also certified in Restorative Yoga and is obsessed with helping others find rest in our ever-evolving modern world. She co-authored Seasons of Sound in hopes of fostering a sense of well-being and harmony through the transformative power of sound throughout the seasons of our lives. Find out more about Jessica and shop the Sound for Stress instrument shop at https://soundforstress.com/ For more information on the book, Seasons of Sound, visit https://seasonsofsoundbook.com/ Natalie Brown: http://www.soundshealstudio.com http://www.facebook.com/soundshealstudio.com http://www.instagram.com/nataliebrownsoundsheal http://www.youtube.com/soundshealstudio Music by Natalie Brown, Hope & Heart http://www.youtu.be/hZPx6zJX6yA This episode is sponsored by The Om Shoppe. The OM Shoppe & Spa offers a vast array of Sound Healing and Vibrational Medicine tools for serious professionals and for those ready to make sound and vibration part of their ongoing lifestyle. More and more we are coming to understand that our individual wellness is a direct reflection of our personal vibration. How we care for ourselves, our physical bodies, our minds and our spirits. The OM Shoppe is ready to help you today in a variety of ways. They offer the countries largest showroom of Quartz Crystal Singing bowls, sound healing instruments and vibrational medicine tools. If you are ready to uplevel your sound healing practice The OM Shoppe is a great place to get guidance and direction. They are available to consult with you directly by phone or you can shop online. They really enjoy getting to know their clients and customers one on one to better help recommend the right sound healing tools in the right tones for you. Call them today or visit them at http://www.theomshoppe.com. If you are ever near Sarasota, Florida, do consider stopping in and visiting with them or enjoy a luxury spa treatment such as sound healing, energy work, massage, vibroacoustics or hypnotherapy. They truly offer a full holistic experience for practitioners and those seeking healing through natural means.

With guest Michael Bettine, exploring his new books, ‘The Way of the Gong – Explorations and Observations in Sound’, and ‘Art As A Spiritual Practice’. Michael Bettine was born in Frankfurt, Germany. Besides being an active musician for over 50 years, he has also run drum shops, worked with musical instrument manufacturers, taught music and been a music journalist. He has contributed hundreds of articles to such magazines as: Modern Drummer, Down Beat, Rhythm, and many others. Since 2002, Michael has worked under the name, GONGTOPIA, presenting sound sessions and workshops, using gongs, singing bowls, bells and other percussion. Including his two new books, he is the author of ten books. Michael is also devoted to music education. Besides teaching privately, he has presented workshops on gongs at the prestigious Percussive Arts Society International Convention (PASIC) in 2005 & 2012; at the 1st Gong Summit in 2019 and the online Gong Summits in 2020 & 21, at Gong Camp in 2021–23, at ‘Focus on sound therapy’ in Italy in 2021–23, and at Gong Camp Europe 2024. He also maintains a long running YouTube™ educational channel. August 2019 interview with Michael Bettine: https://youtu.be/rg3fF-tg83k Michael Bettine links: https://gongtopia.com https://www.youtube.com/@Gongtopia https://www.patreon.com/GONGTOPIA Natalie Brown: http://www.soundshealstudio.com http://www.facebook.com/soundshealstudio.com http://www.instagram.com/nataliebrownsoundsheal http://www.youtube.com/soundshealstudio Music by Natalie Brown, Hope & Heart http://www.youtu.be/hZPx6zJX6yA This episode is sponsored by The Om Shoppe. The OM Shoppe & Spa offers a vast array of Sound Healing and Vibrational Medicine tools for serious professionals and for those ready to make sound and vibration part of their ongoing lifestyle. More and more we are coming to understand that our individual wellness is a direct reflection of our personal vibration. How we care for ourselves, our physical bodies, our minds and our spirits. The OM Shoppe is ready to help you today in a variety of ways. They offer the countries largest showroom of Quartz Crystal Singing bowls, sound healing instruments and vibrational medicine tools. If you are ready to uplevel your sound healing practice The OM Shoppe is a great place to get guidance and direction. They are available to consult with you directly by phone or you can shop online. They really enjoy getting to know their clients and customers one on one to better help recommend the right sound healing tools in the right tones for you. Call them today or visit them at http://www.theomshoppe.com. If you are ever near Sarasota, Florida, do consider stopping in and visiting with them or enjoy a luxury spa treatment such as sound healing, energy work, massage, vibroacoustics or hypnotherapy. They truly offer a full holistic experience for practitioners and those seeking healing through natural means.

Joshua Leeds is a sound researcher, music producer, and educator. He is one of few published authorities in the emerging field of psychoacoustics - the study of the effect of music and sound on the human nervous system, and bioacoustics - how human sound affects other living beings. He is the author of The Power of Sound, Sonic Alchemy, and Through A Dog's Ear. He is currently working on his next book, Soundwork on a Hot Rock. His application-specific soundtracks are used in homes, clinics, and classrooms around the world. He presents seminars, classes and presentations internationally. https://www.joshualeeds.com/ Photo credit: Jolene Monheim 2024 ISTA Wave Makers Conference https://istasounds.org/events-conferences Natalie Brown: http://www.soundshealstudio.com http://www.facebook.com/soundshealstudio.com http://www.instagram.com/nataliebrownsoundsheal http://www.youtube.com/soundshealstudio Music by Natalie Brown, Hope & Heart http://www.youtu.be/hZPx6zJX6yA This episode is sponsored by The Om Shoppe. The OM Shoppe & Spa offers a vast array of Sound Healing and Vibrational Medicine tools for serious professionals and for those ready to make sound and vibration part of their ongoing lifestyle. More and more we are coming to understand that our individual wellness is a direct reflection of our personal vibration. How we care for ourselves, our physical bodies, our minds and our spirits. The OM Shoppe is ready to help you today in a variety of ways. They offer the countries largest showroom of Quartz Crystal Singing bowls, sound healing instruments and vibrational medicine tools. If you are ready to uplevel your sound healing practice The OM Shoppe is a great place to get guidance and direction. They are available to consult with you directly by phone or you can shop online. They really enjoy getting to know their clients and customers one on one to better help recommend the right sound healing tools in the right tones for you. Call them today or visit them at http://www.theomshoppe.com. If you are ever near Sarasota, Florida, do consider stopping in and visiting with them or enjoy a luxury spa treatment such as sound healing, energy work, massage, vibroacoustics or hypnotherapy. They truly offer a full holistic experience for practitioners and those seeking healing through natural means.

Sound Healing News! Special episode of Sounds Heal Podcast, hosted by Natalie Brown. In this bonus episode, we explore developments in the sound healing and sound therapy fields. We explore recent sound healing research news, such as brainwave entrainment, sound therapy and neuroscience, sound healing and mental health. We delve into community sound healing initiatives, and upcoming events. Please touch base, I would love to hear what you think about this Sound Healing News episode!