04/09/2026
{pt.2} Another big shift for me was dismantling the idea that higher vibes & constant positivity are prerequisites for healing. I had to get really honest about the stuff that feels *toxic* in wellness, because there’s ALOT! The generic ‘one size fits all’ approach in wellness mysticism…the constant pressure for people (myself included!) to be spiritually open all the time, to ‘raise your frequency’, & all the shame surrounding being anxious, angry, stressed, exhausted, numb, or dysregulated…& of course the spiritual bypassing where people are expected to act as if healing means you’re supposed to pretend to be ‘above’ your pain, or transcend it.
👉🏻*This is a load of 💩 & is NOT wellness!*👈🏼
People need spaces where they can show up exactly as they are without worrying if they’ll be treated like they’re doing healing wrong because they’re human. I stopped telling people that singing bowls will clear their negativity or erase their trauma. I stopped framing sound baths as some sort of ‘spiritual spa’, & started showing people how sound healing can actually help their nervous system feel a less overwhelmed…how it might even give them a few moments where their body isn’t constantly bracing. Instead of talking about ancient mystical lineages or secret codes, I talked about how humans have always used sound to grieve, to pray, to protest, to connect, to feel, to celebrate, & to survive. I deeply want people to feel like they *do not* need permission from a tradition or belief system they might not align with in order to have a relationship with sound…especially within the space I create/facilitate in my sound healing practice…because sound belongs to *everyone*, not to a niche wellness industry🫶🏻
