At Sakhmet's Care, we use the healing vibrations of crystal bowls, gongs, and chimes to melt away stress, balance your energy, and restore inner peace. Join our themed group sessions or book a private experience tailored just for you. Sound bath meditation is a practice that uses sound waves to promote relaxation, healing, and mindfulness. It often involves instruments like gongs, Tibetan singing bowls, and crystal bowls to create unique sounds. The experience aims to provide an immersive environment that allows participants to relax and experience therapeutic benefits. 

During each session, you’ll be guided into relaxation while gentle tones from gongs, crystal bowls, chimes, and other instruments wash over you. These harmonious frequencies help:

Quiet the mind and reduce stress
Release built-up tension in the body
Restore natural balance and inner peace
Support meditation, clarity, and deep rest

No prior experience is needed — simply lie back, close your eyes, and allow the sound waves to carry you into a state of calm and renewal.

Each session is held in a safe, nurturing space, making it perfect for anyone seeking relaxation, energetic alignment, or a deeper connection to themselves.

Specific Benefits of Sound Healing Sessions

Sound bath meditation uses intentional sound vibrations to guide the mind and body into a relaxed state. While experiences can vary from person to person, many practitioners report a range of tangible and subjective benefits.

Physical and physiological benefits

• Relaxation response and reduced stress hormones: Exposure to soothing frequencies can lower cortisol and adrenaline, promoting a calmer autonomic balance.
• Improved sleep quality: Deep relaxation prior to or during a session can help regulate sleep patterns for some individuals.
• Muscle and joint ease: Gentle vibration and focused breathing during a session may reduce muscle tension and stiffness.
• Altered brainwave activity: The immersive soundscape can encourage slower brainwaves (e.g., alpha and theta states) associated with relaxation and sensation of rest.

Mental and emotional benefits

• Enhanced mindfulness and present-moment awareness: The continuous sound helps anchor attention, reducing rumination.
• Emotional release and catharsis: Some participants experience shifts in mood or emotional processing during or after a session.
• Mental clarity and creativity: A calmer mind can improve focus, decision-making, and creative thinking after a session.
• Reduced anxiety and improved mood: Regular practice can contribute to a more balanced emotional baseline for some people.

Energetic and subjective experiences

• Body awareness and grounding: The felt vibrations and resonance can increase a sense of embodiment and connection to the body.
• Deep rest without sleep: Many describe a state of profound rest that isn’t quite sleep but deeply restorative.
• Spiritual or transcendent experiences: For some, the immersive soundscape fosters a sense of connection, wonder, or inner insight.

Potential long-term or cumulative benefits

• Consistency aids coping strategies: Regular sessions can become a supportive tool for stress management and self-care.
• Improved parasympathetic dominance: Over time, repeated relaxation helps the body maintain a more resilient stress response.
• Greater self-awareness: Ongoing practice may deepen awareness of thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations.

Things to consider

• Individual variability: Benefits often depend on personal settings, intention, and the environment.
• Placebo and expectancy effects: Belief in the practice can influence perceived outcomes.
• Complementary approach: Sound baths are typically most effective when combined with other healthy habits (movement, hydration, sleep hygiene).

Quick practical tips to maximize benefits

• Start with a few minutes of slow, diaphragmatic breathing before the sound bath.
• Sit or lie in a comfortable, stable position; use eye coverings if helpful.
• Allow judgments about the experience to pass; simply observe sensations and sounds.
• Stay hydrated and avoid heavy meals immediately before the session.

Counterindications

Pregnancy: Especially in the first trimester, as the vibrations could potentially affect the developing fetus.

Epilepsy: Sound baths may trigger seizures in individuals with epilepsy due to the repetitive rhythms and certain frequencies used.

Severe mental health conditions: People with severe mental health conditions, such as schizophrenia, might find the experience disorienting or distressing.

Pacemakers or other electronic implants: The electromagnetic fields generated by certain instruments may potentially interfere with these devices.

Recent surgery or injuries: The vibrations might affect healing tissues or exacerbate certain conditions.

Hearing conditions: Individuals with tinnitus or hyperacusis might find the sound frequencies uncomfortable or painful.

Low tolerance to sensory input: Some people might find the experience overwhelming or overstimulating.

If you have any medical conditions or concerns, it's always best to consult with a healthcare provider before participating in a sound bath.

Cancellation Policy

If you need to cancel your Sound Bath booking, please provide at least 36 hours’ notice before the event start time.

• Cancellations made less than 36 hours before the scheduled start time are non-refundable and non-transferable.

• If Sakhmet’s Care cancels a session for any reason, you will be offered the choice of a full refund or the option to transfer your booking to another available session.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.