Sound bath guides from Carried Sound
Plain-language sound bath guides written by Joann Schermerhorn, an ISTA Certified Therapeutic Sound Practitioner in Kansas City. Each one answers a single question people ask before their first session.
(Short reads. Best enjoyed lying down, obviously.)
Start here
What to expect at your first sound bath
What happens from the moment you arrive to the moment you sit up.
Read the guide BasicsWhat is a sound bath, really?
A plain definition, without the hype.
Read the guide Kansas CityBeginner's guide to sound baths in KC
Where and how to try your first sound bath around Kansas City.
Read the guide PracticeYoga nidra and sound baths
What yoga nidra is and why it pairs well with live bowls.
Read the guide Instruments432Hz vs 440Hz
What the tuning difference is, and what the research does and doesn't show.
Read the guide WorkplacesCorporate sound baths in Kansas City
How teams use a sound bath for wellness weeks, offsites and conferences.
Read the guide For practitionersThe spa voice
Notes for practitioners on how you speak to a room.
Read the guideTry one on a Wednesday
$25, 5:30 pm at Very Well KC. No experience needed.
(Reading about sound baths is nice. Lying in one is nicer.)
432Hz vs 440Hz: What the Research Says About Tuning
432Hz and 440Hz are two reference pitches for the note A. Here's what the small studies on 432Hz found, what they don't prove, and why the crystal bowls at Carried Sound are tuned to 432Hz.