What Is a Corporate Sound Bath? A Guide for Event Planners
Updated September 29, 2026
A corporate sound bath is a 60-minute live sound session for a team, held at your office, offsite or conference venue. Your team rests, seated in chairs or lying on mats, while crystal and bronze bowls, a gong and chimes are played live. Carried Sound brings it to teams of 5–40 in the Kansas City metro, from $650.
No AV, no experience and no special room needed. You provide the space and the people. I bring everything else.
What happens during a corporate sound bath?
Your team settles in, I open with a short yoga-style intro, and live sound fills most of the hour. A slow yoga-style outro brings everyone back. Here's how the session runs:
- Setup (30 minutes before start). I arrive, set up the instruments and arrange the room. You don't need a sound system or screen.
- Intro. People take their chairs or mats. I lead a short yoga-style intro to help everyone arrive and get comfortable. Eyes open or closed is each person's choice.
- Live sound. For most of the hour, I play quartz crystal singing bowls, Tibetan and bronze bowls, a Chau gong, Koshi chimes, a wave drum and a tongue drum. The sound moves from soft to fuller and back again.
- Outro. The sound quiets. A short yoga-style outro guides people back to the room, so no one jumps straight from rest to their inbox.
Want a longer guided practice? A 30-minute add-on covers yoga, chair yoga, breathwork or meditation (see pricing below).
The crystal bowls are tuned to 432Hz, a tuning many listeners find softer. If you're curious, here's why the bowls are tuned to 432Hz.
Does everyone have to lie down?
No. You choose a seated version or a lying-down version when you book. The seated version works in almost any room, and nobody changes clothes or gets on the floor.
| Detail | Seated version | Lying-down version |
|---|---|---|
| How people rest | In their chairs, no mats | On mats on the floor |
| Space needed | Any room with chairs | Clear floor space for each person |
| Good fit for | Conference breaks, mid-workday sessions, office attire | Offsites, retreats, end-of-day sessions |
| Mats | Not needed | Guests bring their own, or add the mat and blanket kit |
I adapt each session mostly through setup. In a conference room, I place the instruments at the front and turn the chairs to face them in a loose arc, with a clear path to the door. For a lying-down session, mats go in rows or a half-circle with heads toward the instruments. The gong always stays a few feet back from the nearest guest. If the room's lights can dim, we dim them.
What does the planner need to provide?
You need a quiet room, access 30 minutes before start and a final headcount. That's the whole list.
- A room that can stay quiet for an hour. A door that closes helps. So does a note on it.
- Setup access. I need the room 30 minutes before the session starts.
- Chairs or floor space, depending on the version you choose.
- A headcount. Price is set by team size (see the table below).
- A heads-up to your team. Share what to expect at your first sound bath so first-timers know what they're walking into.
On the business side, I invoice through Stripe and send a W-9 on request. Travel is included within 20 miles of Overland Park, Kansas. Beyond that, travel is $0.76 per mile, round trip.
A note you can send your team
Send your team a short message a few days before. Copy this and adjust the details:
On [date] at [time], we're hosting a 60-minute sound bath in [room]. You'll rest [in your chair / on a mat] while live bowls, a gong and chimes are played. No experience needed, and there's nothing to do but listen. Wear whatever is comfortable. If you have epilepsy, are pregnant, have a pacemaker or implanted device, are very sensitive to sound, or have concerns related to trauma, please check with your healthcare provider first and let me know.
Sending it early does two things. First-timers arrive knowing what to expect. And anyone who needs to check with a provider has time to do it.
How much does a corporate sound bath cost?
A corporate sound bath from Carried Sound costs $650 for 5–10 people, $900 for 11–20 people and $1,200 for 21–40 people. Larger groups, multi-session days and quarterly programs are quoted. These are the current rates for a corporate sound bath Kansas City booking.
| Team size | Price |
|---|---|
| 5–10 people | $650 |
| 11–20 people | $900 |
| 21–40 people | $1,200 |
| 40+, multi-session or quarterly programs | Quote |
Every session includes 60 minutes of live sound with a short yoga-style intro and outro, all instruments, setup and pack-out. Travel within 20 miles of Overland Park is included.
Optional add-ons
| Add-on | Price |
|---|---|
| 30-minute practice: yoga, chair yoga, breathwork or meditation | $150 |
| Mat and blanket kit | $8 per guest, or $120 flat for up to 20 |
| Travel beyond 20 miles of Overland Park | $0.76 per mile, round trip |
Example: A team of 15 booking the lying-down version with the mat and blanket kit pays $900 for the session plus $120 for the kit, or $1,020 total. If the venue is within 20 miles of Overland Park, there's no travel charge.
When you compare quotes, check what's included. Instruments, setup, pack-out and local travel are part of every Carried Sound price. You won't see separate line items for them.
How far ahead should you book?
Book 4–6 weeks ahead. That gives you time to confirm the room, choose a version and let your team know.
Here's how booking works:
- Request a quote with your date, team size, location and seated or lying-down preference.
- Pay the 50% deposit to hold your date. I send it as a Stripe invoice.
- Pay the balance 48 hours before the session.
The deposit is non-refundable within 14 days of the session. Plans change, so every booking includes one free reschedule.
Why do teams book a sound bath?
Most teams book it as a shared hour of rest that asks nothing of anyone. There's no skill to learn, no fitness level and no talking. People just sit or lie down and listen.
That makes it easy to include everyone. As a corporate wellness sound bath, it fits into:
- A wellness week or benefits kickoff
- An intern or new-hire program
- An offsite or retreat afternoon
- A break between long conference sessions
- An end-of-quarter or year-end team reset
For example, I led a sound bath for the interns at i.c.stars, a technology training and placement program in Kansas City.
It also works across a mixed team. People who would skip a yoga class or a fitness challenge can still take part, because there's nothing to perform. The seated version means no one has to get on the floor in front of coworkers.
A sound bath isn't the right fit for every event. It's a quiet, inward hour, not a team-building game. If your goal is conversation or collaboration, plan that for another part of the day. One option is to schedule it at the end of an offsite, after the working sessions are done.
Many people leave feeling calmer. Some fall asleep, and that's fine. You may also see this called corporate sound healing. At Carried Sound, it's offered as a guided hour of rest. It isn't medical or mental health treatment, and it doesn't replace either.
Sessions are led by Joann Schermerhorn, an ISTA Certified Therapeutic Sound Practitioner and a Sound Healing Arts Facilitator and Educator (200 hours, The Sound Medicine Academy). You can meet your sound practitioner and see her full training.
Who should check with a doctor first?
Anyone with epilepsy, a pregnancy, a pacemaker or other implanted device, severe sound sensitivity or a history of trauma should check with their healthcare provider and tell Joann before booking. Please share this with your team before the session.
The seated version and a spot near the door can help anyone who wants an easy exit. Anyone can step out at any time.
For a quote, full details and available dates, see sound baths for teams.
