Sounds Heal Podcast: Sound Healing & Wellness
Sounds Heal Podcast with Natalie Brown explores sound healing, sound therapy, and sound meditation for health and wellness. Through in-depth interviews and conversations, it examines how sound and music influence wellbeing, nervous system regulation, and human experience. Each episode features educators, composers, instrument makers, inventors, physicists, researchers, and sound practitioners working across sound healing, sound therapy, and acoustic science. Topics include sound baths, relaxation techniques, meditation, stress relief music, frequency-based sound practices, and the science and philosophy of listening.
Episodes
Sound Healing News: The Rise of Sound in 2026
Across the first half of 2026, sound is increasingly moving across culture, science, and media, expanding from niche wellness practices into mainstream cultural programming, clinical research, and neuroscience. In this episode of Sound Healing News, Natalie Brown explores how sound baths, vibroacoustic therapy, and immersive sound experiences are appearing in concert halls, botanical gardens, heal
Bear Love on Deep Listening, Sound Healing, and Vibrational Awareness
Bear Love is an internationally respected gong practitioner, educator, instrument innovator, and the founder of B Love Sacred Sound. Based in the mountains of West Wales, he is best known for developing the B Love Flumies®, innovative friction mallets that have expanded the sonic possibilities of the gong by revealing rich harmonic textures, sustained tones, and previously unexplored sonic landsca
Sound Healing with Monica Mullen: Deep Listening and Conscious Practice
After her first strike of a singing bowl in 2019, Monica Mullen has been driven by a “magnetic pull” in her soul to Follow the Sound. She has devoted her life to learning, practicing, and teaching, studying under many prominent sound luminaries. Her practice integrates aspects of Vibrational Radiesthesia and Spirit Science, allowing her to use sound as a tool for spiritual growth and finding inner
BioAcoustic Biology & Sound Healing with Sharry Edwards: Voice Frequency Analysis for Wellness
Sharry Edwards, M.Ed., is a pioneer in BioAcoustic Biology, a field she developed through decades of research into how the human voice relates to patterns in the body and its applications in sound healing and wellness.
She created Voice Spectral Analysis and Vocal Profiling—systems that explore how vocal frequency patterns may reflect internal states such as stress, imbalance, and overall physiolo
Sound Healing with Celtic Tradition: Carmel Diviney on Land, Lineage & Vibration
Carmel Diviney is the founder of the Celtic School of Sound Healing, where she teaches an approach to sound, voice, and vibrational practice rooted in Celtic spiritual traditions, land-based wisdom, and contemporary sound work.
Her work is informed by a lifelong exploration of music, voice, and spiritual practice, alongside a deep connection to Celtic heritage and the living landscape. These influ
Sounds Heal Podcast with Tom Kenyon and Natalie Brown
Tom Kenyon is a sound practitioner, musician, author, and psychotherapist whose work explores the intersection of sound, consciousness, and human neurophysiology. He holds a master’s degree in psychological counseling and spent over a decade in private clinical practice before shifting his focus toward psychoacoustics and the effects of sound on the nervous system and perception. In 1983, he found
Sounds Heal Podcast with Don Reed Simmons & Natalie Brown
Don Reed Simmons is a mystic, shamanic practitioner, meditation teacher, and pioneer in the modern sound therapy movement whose life’s work explores how vibration awakens kindness, compassion, and peace.
Raised on a farm in small-town Mississippi, Don’s earliest memories are rooted in sound: the mooing of cows at dawn, the wind moving through trees, the subtle hum of the natural world. It was soun
Sounds Heal Podcast with Born I and Natalie Brown
Based in Washington, DC, Born I creates at the intersection of hip-hop and mindfulness, blending lyricism, spirituality, and cultural storytelling into a body of work that’s both innovative and deeply human. His influences span Wu-Tang Clan, Ka, André 3000, Alice Coltrane, and Buddhist teachers like Thích Nhất Hạnh, and his music has garnered over 20 million streams worldwide.
Born I’s most recent
Sounds Heal Podcast with Jay Hollingshed and Natalie Brown
Jay Hollingshed, known as "Papa Sage," owns Quantum Mind Body Medicine, a pioneering holistic practice where he works as an International Energy Healer and Spiritual Coach. Jay orchestrates therapeutic healing journeys that release emotional trauma from the mind, spirit, and body using only energy, frequency, and vibration. His work involves no pills, side effects, or multiple therapy sessions. He
Sounds Heal Podcast with Annie Ridgway and Natalie Brown
Annie Ridgway is a seasoned sound healing practitioner, musician, and singer-songwriter whose work weaves together sound, voice, and intention. For over two decades, she has been guiding individuals and groups through workshops and experiences centred on singing, sound, and embodied awareness, both in Australia and internationally.
From 2012 to 2016, Annie was invited to work as a Sound Healing Vi
Listener Questions with Natalie Brown
This bonus episode of the Sounds Heal Podcast is a special listener questions edition, released in celebration of the podcast’s 7 year anniversary. I’m diving into questions you’ve sent in around biofield clearing, the physiology of sound healing, how sound supports the nervous system, and the balance between training, certifications, and intuitive ability. We also touch on what’s currently inspir
Sounds Heal Podcast with John Minks & Natalie Brown
John Minks is a gifted musician with over 15 years of exploring and studying the healing power of sound. John’s first experience with sound healing was in Amsterdam in 2006. Since then, his tone quest has taken him from the Brazilian rainforest to the islands of Hawai’i and beyond. He began his study of the didgeridoo while in the jungles of Brazil in 2007. John has also studied guitar for the pas
Sounds Heal Podcast with Kirsten Agresta Copely & Natalie Brown
Kirsten Agresta Copely is a two-time GRAMMY®-nominated, international award-winning harpist and composer based in New York City whose career spans the worlds of classical, contemporary, and popular music. Her latest album, Kuruvinda, is nominated for Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album at the 2026 GRAMMY® Awards, following the success of her 2023 GRAMMY®-nominated release Aquamarine. With more t
Sounds Heal Podcast with Becca Laurito, The Meta Musician & Natalie Brown
Becca Laurito, The Meta Musician, is a classically trained percussionist and sound-healing mentor. She holds degrees from Northwestern University, Temple University, and DePaul University, and has performed with renowned orchestras including the Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, National Symphony, and served as Principal Percussionist of the Hawai‘i Symphony Orchestra from 2017 to 20
The Evolution and Future of Sound Healing: A Panel Discussion
The Evolution and Future of Sound Healing: A Panel Discussion
With guests Lana Ryder, Rian McGonigal, Rich Goodhart. Hosted by Natalie Brown.
Lana Ryder has been sharing the healing power of sound, voice, and music for fifty years, beginning with her use of voice as a healing instrument in music ministry. After 25 years in the allopathic medical field, she transitioned full-time into holistic pra
Sounds Heal Podcast with Richard Cooke & Natalie Brown
Richard Cooke is a Grammy Award–winning musician, instrument designer, and innovator, best known as the founder of Freenotes Company (1991). Early in his musical life, he played flute and explored improvisation and intuitive approaches to sound, which shaped his belief that anyone can make beautiful music. A pivotal moment came during a retreat with Paul Winter’s consort, which inspired him to foc
Sound Healing News: Latest Reserach & Findings
In this bonus episode, Natalie Brown explores some of the most compelling recent research in sound healing. From tuning forks and Tibetan singing bowls to frequency-specific interventions and cellular-level vibration, these studies highlight the scientific insights behind sound, frequency, and vibration for mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
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Sounds Heal Podcast with Kimberly Joy Iolana Rieli & Natalie Brown
Kimberly Joy Iolana Rieli (Ee-oh-lah-nah Ri-Lee) is a singer, sound healer, and holistic voice practitioner. Founder of Singing For Your Soul, she has helped thousands of people use their voices for deep healing. Her approach is based on feeling safe being seen and heard, and impacts all aspects of life: relationships, work, and health.
With 20 years of experience, Kimberly helps her clients use t
Sounds Heal Podcast with Gareth Laffely, Laura Turian & Natalie Brown
Gareth Laffely is a licensed sound healing practitioner with the Sound Healing Academy. He grew up just north of Nashville, Tennessee, and now lives in central Maine. Descended from the Mi’kmaq Native American people, Gareth has a passion for using traditional instruments from his culture to make a positive impact in the lives of those around him.
Gareth began his relationship with the Sound Hea
Sounds Heal Podcast with Shannon Brown & Natalie Brown
Shannon Brown is a visionary mentor, medicine woman, and sacred sound practitioner with over 25 years of international experience guiding personal and collective transformation. As an opera-trained vocalist with a background in documentary film, visual arts, education, and healing, she bridges the worlds of ceremony and strategy with uncommon clarity and compassion.
Rooted in sound healing, shaman
Sounds Heal Podcast with Jonny Lipford & Natalie Brown
Jonny Lipford is an award‑winning flutist, composer, and educator who has specialized in Native American and world flutes for over two decades. He has amassed dozens of accolades for his work, having written over 200 original songs, released 18 commercial albums, and toured nationally, appearing for audiences of up to 14,000 people.
Not only is Jonny a gifted musician, but he is also an accomplish
Julia Williamson & Maddy Monacelli: Sing to Thrive!
Julia and Maddy offer the Sing to Thrive Method—a mother-daughter collaboration that blends music, meditation, voice science, and energetic healing to help people find freedom, purpose, and joy through their voice.
https://singtothrive.com/
Free monthly global mantra meditation: https://singtothrive.com/global/
Julia Williamson
Julia is the visionary founder of Sing to Thrive, with over 30 years
Sound Healing News: Trends, Tips, Research & Innovation
In this special bonus episode of Sound Healing News, host Natalie Brown dives into the expanding world of sound healing—from global market trends and industry insights to the latest research and inspiring stories from the field. Discover the numbers behind the movement, explore key trends and get practical tips for growing your sound healing practice. We also highlight recent clinical research on
Sounds Heal Podcast with Laila Brady Walzer and Natalie Brown
Laila Brady Walzer has spent decades exploring music, sound, and healing, transforming her own life through Sufi-based healing, Qur’anic recitation, and Divine Love. A Muqaddim Mirrabi-Rouhi in the Shadhuliyya Sufi tariqa, she blends deep spiritual wisdom with musical mastery.
She holds degrees in Music, Sociolinguistics (Swarthmore College), and a Master of Divinity (University of Sufism). Laila
Sounds Heal Podcast with Christine Stevens and Natalie Brown
Christine Stevens is author of Music Medicine, The Healing Drum Kit and The Art and Heart of Drum Circles. The founder of UpBeat Drum Circles, she has appeared on NBC, PBS, KTLA, Discovery Health, Living Better TV, and is a faculty for The Shift Network. She has trained facilitators from more than twenty-five countries including Iraq, China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Europe. Christine has worked with
Yuval Ron: Healing Sounds of the Abrahamic Faiths
Yuval Ron is an award-winning composer, world music performer, and pioneer in healing music. Blending science and spirituality, he has worked with neuroscientists, healers, and spiritual traditions, including Sufism, Kabbalah, and Ayurveda. As the founder of the Yuval Ron Ensemble, he has performed worldwide, using music to foster peace and interfaith understanding. Through Metta Mindfulness Music
Sounds Heal Podcast with John Stuart Reid & Natalie Brown
John Stuart Reid is an acoustic-physics researcher and scientist dedicated to exploring and educating the world on the science of visible sound, known as cymatics or "Faraday Waves." With a career spanning five decades, he is widely recognized as a global authority in this field. Reid is the inventor of the CymaScope, an instrument that makes sound visible by imprinting it onto a water membrane, r
The Business of Sound Healing: Authenticity, Growth & Community
The Business of Sound Healing: Authenticity, Growth & Community
Susy Markoe Schieffelin & Stephanie Weber on Building a Soul-Aligned Practice, hosted by Natalie Brown
Susy Markoe Schieffelin of The Copper Vessel is a Los Angeles-based sound healer, spiritual teacher, entrepreneur, wife, mother, and inspirational speaker who has led sound baths and trainings viewed or attended by millions of peopl
Sounds Heal Podcast with Priyanka Patel & Natalie Brown
As a Sound Practitioner, Priyanka's overarching aim is to foster equilibrium and serenity in the lives of those she works with. She views healing as a personal journey; rather than professing to be a healer, she offers a comprehensive toolkit, techniques, and a nurturing environment suffused with sounds. This allows individuals to accept themselves completely in the present moment with heightened
Sounds Heal Podcast with Dr. John Beaulieu & Natalie Brown
Dr. John Beaulieu, N.D., Ph.D., is a composer, musician, psychologist, and naturopathic physician who explores multiple mediums of creative expression as part of his broader study of consciousness, healing, and spiritual understanding. He is the founder of BioSonic Enterprises, Ltd., dedicated to "tuning the world." His work encompasses the development of tuning forks as musical instruments—precis
Sound Healing News with Natalie Brown & Monique Mead
In this bonus episode, we are joined by Monique Mead, whose work with students at Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and the community initiative Mega Surround Sound Bath has been featured in recent headlines.
Monique Mead is a violinist, educator, sound healing practitioner and entrepreneur dedicated to exploring the intersection of music and well-being.
Sounds Heal Podcast with Barry Goldstein and Natalie Brown
Barry Goldstein is a visionary composer, sound expert, and Grammy Award-winning producer with more than three decades of experience at the intersection of music and healing. Known for his groundbreaking work in "acousticeuticals," a term he coined to describe his innovative sound products, Barry harnesses the therapeutic power of music to improve well-being, reduce stress, and enhance productivity
Sounds Heal Podcast Discussion Panel: Exploring the Evolving Landscape of Sound Healing
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 p
Sound Healing News with Natalie Brown
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!
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Sounds Heal Podcast with Jeralyn Glass and 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 transform
Sounds Heal Podcast with Gar Den Boi, The Sound Medicine Collective & Natalie Brown
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 o
Sounds Heal Podcast with Tony Nec and Natalie Brown
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-1980
Sounds Heal Podcast with Ashana and Natalie Brown
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”
Sound Healing News with Natalie Brown
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 epis
Sounds Heal Podcast with Julie Afsahi, Jessica Cross and 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 learn
Sounds Heal Podcast with Michael Bettine and Natalie Brown
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 a
Sounds Heal Podcast with Joshua Leeds and Natalie Brown
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
Sound Healing News with Natalie Brown
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
Sounds Heal Podcast with Kayce Laine and Natalie Brown
Kayce Laine is a Certified Sound, Crystal and Reiki Practitioner based in Nashville, Tennessee. As a life-long musician with a degree in Music from The University of Virginia, she earned her certifications in Crystal and Usui Reiki Healing as well as a Diploma in Sound Healing with Crystal Bowls with the international Sound Healing Academy. She now serves as an Associate Teacher for the Sound Heal
Sounds Heal Podcast with Jay Taylor and Natalie Brown
Jay Taylor is a musician, sound healer, shamanic practitioner, community builder, and urban farmer. Jay has had the opportunity to lead Sound Voyages for large and small groups, collaborate with yoga instructors, and utilize sound as a container for guided meditations. He believes that everyone is doing their best at any given moment and that expanding our version of 'best' can be accomplished thr
Sounds Heal Podcast with Sara Auster and Natalie Brown
Sara Auster is a world-renowned sound therapist, meditation teacher, and author. She has spent the past decade introducing sound baths to diverse audiences and unique environments across the globe. Her transformative experiences and original teaching method have made her a leader in the health and wellness space, bringing deep listening and sound meditation to the mainstream. Named one of 50 Innov
Sounds Heal Podcast with Jonathan Goldman and Natalie Brown
Jonathan Goldman is an international authority and founding pioneer in the field of sound healing. His many publications include The 7 Secrets Of Sound Healing and the best-selling The Humming Effect (co-authored with his wife, Andi Goldman), which won the 2018 Gold Visionary Award for health books. A special 30th anniversary edition of his classic Healing Sounds was released in 2022. Jonathan is
Sounds Heal Podcast with Dr. Jeffrey Thompson and Natalie Brown
Dr. Thompson is the Founder/Director of the Center for Neuroacoustic Research in Carlsbad, California, a research center which is actualizing its vision of “Healing the Body*Heart*Mind and Spirit through the Scientific Application of Sound.” Dr. Thompson is considered the world’s premier sound healing researcher, brainwave entrainment expert, and high-tech personal transformation innovator, motiva
Sounds Heal Podcast with Peter May and Natalie Brown
Peter May received a Bachelor of Science in architecture from the University of Michigan in 1988. In 1990, he began consulting on, designing, and building passive solar and bioharmonic structures. He is a meditation teacher, triathlete, natural alchemist, fire manager, wilderness guide, and Grammy award winning producer and musician. He teaches Conservation Biology and Spirituality at Colorado Col
Sounds Heal Podcast with Mandara Cromwell and Natalie Brown
Mandara Cromwell, D.C.M. (Doctorate of Cymatic Medicine), is an American woman entrepreneur and inventor, who is the CEO and President of Cyma Technologies, the manufacturing company for her own inventions – the AMI Acoustic Meridian Intelligence devices. The AMI 750, an advanced sound technology device, was nominated for the Thomas Edison Award for Innovation in the Fields of Science and Medicine
Sounds Heal Podcast with Joey McCune and Natalie Brown
Joey McCune is a sound practitioner based in Tulum, Mexico.
Called to be in deeper service, Joey and her husband, Mitch, moved to the jungle of Tulum to build a Sound Temple.
An innovator in spiritual tourism, she curates private sound healing experiences in her jungle setting. She paved the way for the therapeutic use of sound to become a next level offering in both her Sound Temple and Water T
Sounds Heal Podcast with Bodhi Starwater and Natalie Brown
After hearing Paul Horn play flute in the Taj Mahal, Bodhi Starwater knew, at 15, that the silver flute would be his lifelong companion. Over the years, he has added many other instruments to his collection, including exotic flutes from around the world, conch shell, charango, 12-string guitar, Tibetan bowls, feathers, harmonica, gong, drums, and rattles.
Bodhi's been working with sound meditation
Sounds Heal Podcast with Jeremy Arndt and Natalie Brown
Jeremy Arndt has been fusing the mindfulness-based practices of yoga and meditation with his music for over a decade. Since 2009, he has traveled the globe, with music as his guide, studying different musical traditions and finding a consistent thread of inspiration for his own music. His journeys have taken him to performance stages around the world, in 25 countries and on 5 continents. With near
Sounds Heal Podcast with Lisa Schuster and Natalie Brown
Lisa Schuster is a Munich-based Medical Doctor, Acupuncturist, Meditation Teacher, Mentor, Sound & Yoga Therapist.
Her work combines different holistic modalities and focuses on sound therapy to offer an integrative approach to healing. Lisa is known for her unique ability to support people in releasing unhealed traumas so that they can deeply relax and reconnect with their full potential.
Lisa
Sounds Heal Podcast with Erik Lawrence and Natalie Brown
Erik Lawrence has toured the world as a saxophonist, flutist and composer, sometimes with his own original groups and often in support of a wide variety of legendary artists, from The Band, Levon Helm, Bob Dylan and Elvis Costello to Chico Hamilton and Sonny Sharrock, from Tibetans Yungchen Lamo and Nawhang Khechog to poet Robert Pinsky, from David Amram to the Spin Doctors, My Morning Jacket, Rog
Sounds Heal Podcast with Michelle Pirret and Natalie Brown
Michelle Pirret is a musician and Sound Practitioner based in New York City. Her multidisciplinary life as a performing artist has roots in classical ballet, theater, jazz vocals and musical composition.
Michelle is a trailblazer in the world of luxury 5-star hotels, crafting wellness experiences that previously did not exist. She paved the way for the therapeutic use of sound to become a next le
Sounds Heal Podcast with Rick Plautz and Natalie Brown
Rick Plautz is an intuitive sound bath practitioner, incorporating crystal bowls, meditative music and vocal toning.
He is influenced by the use of isochronic tones, binaural beats and the voice for relaxation. He is a motion designer and creates mesmerizing visuals to accompany his sound meditations. Along with our discussion about his journey, philosophy, and the field of sound healing, you’ll e
Sounds Heal Podcast with Jeralyn Glass and Natalie Brown
Welcome to our 50th episode and also 4 year anniversary of Sounds Heal Podcast!
Enjoy this conversation and sound meditation with Jeralyn Glass.
Jeralyn Glass is an internationally known singer, professor, sound healing practitioner, and crystal singing bowl master alchemist.
We discuss her background as a Broadway and opera singer, to using sound for her own healing and growth after the loss of
Sounds Heal Podcast with Susy Schieffelin and Natalie Brown
Susy Markoe Schieffelin is an internationally recognized sound healer, yoga teacher, and mentor. After years struggling with anxiety, addiction, and depression, her life was transformed when she discovered the therapeutic benefits of sound healing, reiki, yoga, and meditation.
After her own healing and recovery, she felt called to help others experience the power of these practices. She began trai
Sounds Heal Podcast with Ben Carroll and Natalie Brown
Ben Carroll is a gifted and intuitive sound worker. As a former full time touring musician and Universal Recording Artist with album sales reaching the hundreds of thousands, Ben has quite a unique background. As a perpetual student of metaphysics, consciousness, and the effect of sound & vibration on the body & mind, the transition from rock star to sound healer wasn't as far of a leap as one may
Sounds Heal Podcast with Dustin Selva and Natalie Brown
Dustin Selva is the creator of Elemental Flutes and creates one of a kind flutes using local and exotic woods. Dustin discovered the flutes after being drawn to travel the world and explore his own self-healing. When he worked with healing ceremonies in the Peruvian Amazon and sound healing ceremonies on the Hawaiian Islands, Dustin's passions of sound and spirit merged. His unique flute creations
Sounds Heal Podcast with John Yost and Natalie Brown
John Yost has studied with master drummers in Africa, Japan, and the US and has a degree in percussion and a certificate in a Leadership and Organization Change, both from Northeastern University in Illinois. With his company Rhythm Revolution, he has been leading rhythm-based events for more than 30 years. He is certified as a drum circle facilitator by the Drum Circle Facilitator’s Guild and Vil
Sounds Heal Podcast with Ross Barrable and Natalie Brown
Crystanium Gongs founder, Ross Barrable, has been building sound sculptures for more than 40 years. His journey into building sound sculptures and instruments began with his discovering the melody his folk harp produced as the wind strummed the strings when he was playing outdoors. This inspired him to learn how to listen to sound and harmonics. He has evolved his sonic art form to develop innovat
Sounds Heal Podcast with Jason Snell and Natalie Brown
Jason Snell is a multidisciplinary artist who performs electronic music with biosensors and builds generative art installations.
His performances use biofeedback loops to explore consciousness and the line between cause and effect. His installations explore the nature of authorship, requiring the presence of visitors to generate the art. These projects use live data from the body and mind to compo
Sounds Heal Podcast with Michael Reiley and Natalie Brown
“As far back as I can remember, music has been a vital part of my life. I always followed my own path, building a career as an independent musician and composer. Over the years, as my meditation practice deepened, I began to see how my musical and contemplative selves were intertwined.
Once I discovered the power of Deep Listening® (with Pauline Oliveros) and followed in the footsteps of my teache
Sounds Heal Podcast with Jim Doble and Natalie Brown
Jim Doble is a designer, instrument maker, sound healing practitioner, and owner of Elemental Design, a studio that handcrafts unique musical instruments for professionals, schools, science and children's museums, playgrounds, music therapy centers, sound healing practitioners and novices. Elemental Design creates instruments for sound therapy and healing, as well as large unique sound experiences
Sounds Heal Podcast with Grotta Sonora and Natalie Brown
Founded by Madhava Carrara and Margherita Cioffi, Grotta Sonora (“Sonorous Cave"), designs and constructs hand-crafted experimental musical instruments, drawing on their personal experimentation with sound, using different types of metals.
Madhava is a musician, percussionist and artisan who was brought up in an environment strongly influenced by Indian culture. He has been experimenting for years
Sounds Heal Podcast with Shawn Aceto and Natalie Brown
Shawn Aceto is a self-taught and independent gong maker. He creates dynamic gongs that offer a full spectrum of sounds. The inspiration for his work ranges from the esoteric, to science and ancient iconography. We discuss his path to gong creation, his gong making process, philosophy and insights on gong playing and our sound community.
“To achieve harmony between music, design, & craftsmanship is
Sounds Heal Podcast with Peter Blum and Natalie Brown
Peter Blum has practiced and taught hypnosis to tens of thousands of people for more than 35 years. He has cofacilitated hypnosis and storytelling workshops with Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona (author of Coyote Medicine) and hypnosis and sound workshops with Creative Music Studio founder Dr. Karl Hans Berger. A lifelong musician, Peter has studied music and sound healing with Ustad Jamaluddin Bhartiya, Pa
Sounds Heal Podcast with Paul Cardall and Natalie Brown
Paul Cardall is a man born with only half a heart who is one of today’s most listened to pianists. His miracle story and music inspire many. Paul is an 11-time No. 1 Billboard recording artist with millions of fans in more than 160 nations. He had a heart transplant 11 years ago and his journey has given him a unique outlook on life. We discuss his hardships, triumphs and the transformative power
Sounds Heal Podcast with Fran Bak and Natalie Brown
Fran Bak discovered the power of the gongs through her own spiritual journey and her life has been transformed. She is now bringing Western gongs to Bhutan and she is the only tourist that has been given permission to enter Bhutan since before the pandemic. In this podcast, we learn more about Fran, her background, how the gong has been a mirror of her own inner journey as well as her mission in b
Sounds Heal Podcast with Mehtab Benton and Natalie Brown
Mehtab Benton began his yoga career in 1973 in San Rafael California where he used the techniques of Kundalini Yoga in the ashram’s drug rehabilitation program. As a Kundalini Yoga Lead teacher trainer, he has trained hundreds of Kundalini Yoga teachers across the United States. Mehtab received the Kundalini Yoga Teacher of the Year Award as well as the International Kundalini Yoga Teachers’ Assoc
Sounds Heal Podcast with Marla Leigh and Natalie Brown
Marla Leigh Goldstein is one of the few female professional frame drummers in the world today. She is a Grammy-nominated percussionist and flautist, and an internationally-recognized educator, performer and composer.
As a classically trained-musician, Marla began playing at the age of three and never stopped. With a BFA and MFA in Percussion from California Institute of Arts, she studied under t
Sounds Heal Podcast with Jens Zygar and Natalie Brown
Jens Zygar’s early experiences—living his first decade in Liberia, then moving to the North Sea coast of Germany to attend boarding school—have given him a multicultural perspective on musical language. He began his professional exploration of sound as a guitarist in the Hamburg-based new wave band Große Freiheit (Great Freedom). In the early 1980s, Swiss author and scientist Hans Cousto introduce
Sounds Heal Podcast with Frank DiCristina and Natalie Brown
Frank DiCristina is a certified Himalayan singing bowl master/teacher, gong master, Natural Crystal Way practitioner, Reiki / healing touch practitioner, dowser, as well as a certified building biologist / electromagnetic radiation specialist. Frank has been studying sound since the early 70s. He began working with singing bowls in 2002 and gongs in 2007. He has traveled to Nepal to study traditio
Sounds Heal Podcast with Michele Averard and Natalie Brown
Michele Averard, author of “Free your Voice, Heal your Life -13 Steps to Free your Healing Voice,” is a founding member and co-director of both the Spanish and International Associations of Sound Therapy. She is also an internationally recognized singer-songwriter. Since 1994 she has conducted courses, workshops and conferences on the healing power of sound and particularly the voice. She is co-ow
Sounds Heal Podcast with Nestor Kornblum and Natalie Brown
Since 1995, Nestor Kornblum has explored and practiced the ancient art of overtone singing, or vocal harmonics, as a healing modality. He is one of a handful of Westerners to master overtone chanting employed by Tibetan monks and Tuvan (Mongolian) singers, which enables him to sing up to four simultaneous notes, with a range of five octaves. In addition, he plays didgeridoo, monochord, tampura, je
Sounds Heal Podcast with Hildegard Westerkamp and Natalie Brown
German-born Hildegard Westerkamp studied flute and piano at the Conservatory of Music in Freiberg before emigrating to Canada in her early twenties. After completing her music studies at the University of British Columbia, she joined the World Soundscape Project at Simon Fraser University under the direction of R. Murray Schafer. Her involvement with this project not only prompted deep concerns ab
Sounds Heal Podcast with Simone Vitale and Natalie Brown
Recorded on Zoom, watch video on YouTube for best quality: https://youtu.be/vRqD5exqGGg
Simone Vitale is a sound therapy teacher and practitioner and a visionary musician. Since 2002, he's been deepening his understanding of the effects and healing potential of sound and music. He is now dedicating his work to promoting an ecology of sound in which kindness and mindfulness are the keys to a deeper
Sounds Heal Podcast with Rudi Bach and Natalie Brown
Two Year Anniversary of Sounds Heal Podcast! Thank you all so much for your support of the podcast. TWO episodes this month for the second anniversary of the podcast, the second this month is with Rudi Bach.
Rudi Bach performs and teaches sound meditation using a large collection of antique Himalayan Bowls. Working both privately and publicly, he plays for large groups and individuals, in numerous
