Sound Healing Tips & Tricks to Begin Your Journey

Sound healing is an ancient and powerful practice that uses vibration and frequency to promote deep relaxation, emotional balance, and overall well-being. It’s increasingly used today to support mental health, reduce stress, and encourage healing across physical, emotional, and energetic levels.

Whether you’re just beginning or looking to deepen your practice, here are some accessible techniques to explore from home.

Use Singing Bowls to Promote Relaxation

Singing bowls produce soothing tones that help calm the nervous system and promote inner peace. Simply place the bowl on a firm surface, strike it with a mallet, and allow the resonance to fill the space.

Even a few minutes of listening or playing can reduce stress and shift your state of mind.

Practice Chanting to Balance the Mind and Body

Chanting mantras or tones activates the energy centres (chakras) and harmonises your internal rhythm. Repeating sounds like "OM" or your chosen mantra daily can increase mental clarity, emotional balance, and spiritual alignment.

Explore Binaural Beats for Deep Relaxation

Binaural beats work by playing slightly different frequencies in each ear to entrain your brain into calming states. Many use them for meditation, focus, or better sleep. They're an effective way to experience the therapeutic effects of sound with minimal setup.

Tune Into the Healing Power of Nature Sounds

Sounds from nature—rainfall, ocean waves, or bird calls—can activate the parasympathetic nervous system and reduce anxiety. You can access nature soundtracks online, or better still, spend quiet time in nature and listen with intention.

Attend a Sound Healing Class or Workshop

Experiencing live sound therapy allows you to feel the resonance of instruments like gongs, bowls, and tuning forks firsthand. Whether online or in-person, workshops help you explore this modality safely, and often provide deeper personal insight.

Begin Your Professional Sound Therapy Journey

If you're ready to study this modality more deeply, the ASHA Sound Therapy Practitioner Training offers a trauma-informed, comprehensive pathway to become a certified sound therapist.

This 12-month program includes structured modules, live Zooms, case studies, and professional guidance to prepare you for ethical practice in Australia and beyond.

Learn how to support clients using the power of vibration and frequency in a grounded, trauma-aware way—and join a respected community of sound therapy practitioners.

Start your sound healing journey today with ASHA’s nationally respected training.