Sounds Heal Podcast: Sound Healing & Wellness

Craig Shankster is co-founder of Silence In Sound in Mid Wales, UK, where he and his wife, Jacquie, have spent more than four decades exploring the transformative potential of sound. Their work integrates Himalayan singing bowls, singing gongs, meditation, and contemplative listening practices to help people discover greater awareness, presence, and inner stillness. Drawing from decades of experie...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 prac...

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...

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. Natalie Brown, host of Sounds Heal Podcast: htt...

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...

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 Heali...

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...

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 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 o...

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...

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...