Feeling Sound Dark Peak, Glossop (2026)

26/03/2026

Playful learning: The neuroscience secret no one's telling you of why rest actually works... [Binaural beats fans take note, grab your headphones.]

Who else is counting down the days to the Easter break?!

Phewee I don't know about you but I'm ready for a rest. Why is it this time of year seems to be the hardest slog of all?

Anyway I'm going to let you into a secret... of how I've kept going these last couple of weeks...

Last month I was struggling with focus, lacking clarity and frankly feeling low in energy. (The endless grey, cold, wet days didn't help either).

So I tapped into both my sound therapy knowledge and audio guru magic to whip up a trial solution.

I sat down to record a 30 minute sleep recording with delta binaural beats to use during my lunch break.

It begins with donging the Himalayan singing bowls - the pulsing offers our bodies a 'computer reset'. Then the bowls settle in to long and low sounds - lingering around the 174 Hz mark, a solfeggio frequency said to help reduce pain and tension.

Spoiler alert...it works.

How? By making rest a priority during our day, even a few moments to close the eyes, allows our brain activity to slow, and our parasympathetic nervous system to be activated.

It's the signal our mind, body and hormones are waiting for to say: ah, now I can unwind.

When we use sound to rest or meditate, we lean into something called 'audio entrainment'; the brain resonates at specific frequencies to correspond to beneficial mental states, right from deep relaxation to heightened awareness. Ooh er.

Did you know just 15 minutes of time spent eyes closed, in a dream-like theta brainwave state can replenish potassium and sodium stories in the brain, helping combat fatigue and strengthen concentration?

Last week I shared this new track via my newsletter (hit me up if you'd like to be added btw). And woah, people LOVED it.

So now, I'm sharing it with you too: https://soundcloud.com/feelingsounddarkpeak/sleepscape-with-delta-wave

Friendly tip: Get the best pair of headphones you have in the house or office (cos that's the way binaural beats work), find a safe place to close down the eyes and a comfortable posture - and just let yourselfffffff zzzzzzzzzzz

Please note: Don't be a plonka and listen to this when you're driving. And, if you have a history of seizures or epilepsy it's best to skip this track and try one of my others instead.

Photo: A genuine photo I took a couple of years ago walking along Woodhead Road. Unfortunately I can't think of a clever answer to the potential joke opener of 'why did the snail cross the road?'

26/03/2026

Who will you bring to one of our special sonic spa sessions? ☺️

Private sound baths now available in Old Glossop & Whaley Bridge.

Email hello@feelingsound.co to find out how we can build an intimate bespoke experience especially for you, your friends and family to connect, and unwind.

These are the special moments we’ll enjoy and remember with our favourite people 💚

16/03/2026

🐌 Feeling stuck or disconnected? Lethargic or sluggish? Looking to move forward in life instead of treading water? This one’s for you 👇

In April, I’m joining forces with the brilliant Sally Eccleston for an evening of Somatics and Sound Immersion — and honestly, the science behind why these two things work so beautifully together gets my inner nerd going. 🤓

Here’s the thing. Research shows that stress and tension don’t just live in our minds — they’re stored in our bodies.
In our tissues, our posture, even our breathing patterns.

Somatic movement works by helping you listen from the inside — slow, intuitive, no performing, no stretching, no achieving. Just gently sensing beneath where you’ve been holding tension.

It’s somewhere between dancing and yoga..

And that’s exactly where sound comes in.

Through a process called audio entrainment, live sound guides your brainwaves to help you slow down into more restorative Alpha and Theta states, shown to significantly reduce self-reported feelings of tension, anxiety, and pain.

How?
Your parasympathetic nervous system kicks in. Cortisol drops.
The body finally gets the message it’s been waiting for all day — it’s safe to let go now.

What makes this evening extra special is the soundscape Sally and I are building together.

Expect the unexpected — with the lights low, underfloor heating and 180 degree views of the Peak District as our backdrop…we’ll be weaving electronic textures with classical and traditional instruments over a guided two hour session.

Think gongs to DJ’ing to mournful solo violin. Real sound you can truly feel in your mind and body. 🎻🎛️

All of that, and then we finished with a crystal bowl sound bath to release and close - pure stillness after gentle curious movement to allow everything to settle… 😮‍💨

With Sally’s expert guidance alongside my live performance set, this is a proper treat to enjoy exploring new and playful ways to rest!

📅 Sunday 12th April 2026
🕓 4:15pm — 2 hours
📍 Chinley Community Centre
🎟️ £30 early bird / £37 standard — only 11 spots left

No prior experience needed. Just come as you are.

👉 Link to book — this one will go quickly!
https://shorturl.at/gu2Bu

15/03/2026

Every runner has a training plan. Almost none of them train their mind. 🏃‍♀️🌿

I know this, because with a triathlon and a few 10k races under my belt, I didn't make time to plan this in either.

It's that time of year — spring race entries are in, training blocks are underway, the miles are piling up. And the mental load quietly is too.

I live with a triathlete and marathon runner. I've watched, with great affection, the meticulous logging, the slightly obsessive relationship with a GPS watch... and the mental side of training getting the least attention of all.

It's something me, and my husband Matt have been working on secretly behind the scenes as he gears up to take on the London Marathon next month! A quiet and consistent practice to slowly build up mental stamina, alongside the physical training and nutrition plan.

Here's what the science says meditation actually does for athletes:
✔ Accelerates recovery
✔ Reduces cortisol by up to 30%
✔ Sharpens focus when it gets hard
✔ Improves sleep quality
✔ Lowers your stress baseline for good

And here's the cool thing, you don't need an hour. You just need a few minutes and a bit of consistency.

How? I hear you say! Fear not, I teach guided beginner meditation classes to help you find a personalised, flexible and adaptable practice that works for you and your training. No experience needed. Just book on, and turn up. 🌿

Sound baths & guided meditation in Glossop & the Peak District. Visit FeelingSound.co to book 🌙

14/03/2026

How wonderful to provide these sessions to other therapists and wellness facilitators! We all need to refill our cups too, thank you Sam & Miranda for joining our lunchtime session yesterday - your sessions are a battery refill for me too, sharing the love all round 💚👊🔋

12/03/2026

Need a last minute Mothers’ Day present? How about giving the gift of sound!

Our gift vouchers are always popular for Mothers’ Day, Fathers’ Day, Christmas and birthdays!

You can buy them a single session or one of our discounted multi-class passes to use towards a private session, or group meditation class or sound bath.

We do things differently here at Feeling Sound - we offer real life experiences, not more stuff! 💚

The vouchers are available to buy via feelingsound.co/services or drop us a DM and we can send the link to you directly.

Those of you in Glossop and surrounding areas can pick up one of these beautiful vouchers to give on Sunday, further afield we’ve probably missed the post by now, but send me a message and we might be able to see what we can do!

Big love to the mothers, grand mothers and all those of us who mother in many different ways! 🌸

11/03/2026

This Friday: an opportunity to unwind, soften & enjoy deep rest.

We’re gong free this week in our sound baths, and deliberately so.

Every so often I leave the gongs at home. And offer you a completely different sonic experience.

Why?
Because the gongs aren’t for everyone.

Here’s a little secret.
2/3 people tick ‘yes’ in my registration form for anxiety and depression.
And there’s nothing wrong with that. I would too.

But for some, the gongs can feel a little overstimulating - especially if they’re new to sound baths and have no idea what to expect.

Sometimes we just need a softer landing place.

When we sit with the quieter instruments like the Himalayan singing bowls and Crystal bowls we have more mental space to breathe, and in turn - our bodies respond.

The long and low playing techniques I use tap into the neuroscience of helping activate our parasympathetic nervous system, slowing our heart rate, reducing our blood pressure and allowing our brain to shift down a few gears into lower brain wave states such as alpha and theta.

Rest comes in many formats, sound baths come in different formats too.

My style of sound therapy is there to offer a slower, less stimulating approach to relaxation.

I’m deliberately choosing softer, more spacious playing techniques and using lower frequency based instruments to get us closer to that real state of relaxation.

It’s almost hard to find the right words to describe how that feels.

This week I’m also holding a beginners’ meditation session, exploring 3 different techniques to show you just how playful and creative meditative rest can be.

Together we find what rest feels like to you, and create a personalised practice that will fit in with your lifestyle.

Spaces are limited at these sessions and you’ll need to book in advance.

All the details are at FeelingSound.co or the link is in the bio/stories.

Times this week:
Friday 13th March
1:30pm soundbath (almost sold out)
6:15pm meditation
7:30pm sound bath
Location: Old Glossop Scout Hut

Still not sure? Listen to my free resources on the website blog for 3 min mini sound bath & meditation taster sessions 🧐

07/03/2026

Meditation didn't fix my life — but it changed how I live it. 🌿

I came to meditation exhausted, overwhelmed, and quietly struggling. There was no zen moment. No sudden switch.
But slowly — and steadily — it became the thing I could always come back to.

Now I help people just like you find a personalised, adaptable and flexible meditation practice that works for you. No experience needed.

Feeling stressed, on edge, or like you're running on empty? You're not alone.
And you don't need an hour a day or a silent retreat. You just need somewhere to begin.

✨ Swipe through for 5 honest things I wish someone had told me about meditation when I was starting out — including what the science actually says.

Let's explore what that meditation like to you, with sound baths & guided classes in Glossop & the Peak District.
Book a session and find out more at FeelingSound.Co/Services - next date is Friday 13th March 🌙

04/03/2026

About last Sunday: what an honour to offer something completely new on our schedule and it be so appreciated by our audience 🙏

If you know me in person, you’ll probably know I’m a bit bonkers and full of far too many ideas. Always spinning a few plates, with one eye looking ahead to keep ahead of the game.

I’ve felt for a while a disconnect between what I do with my sound therapy and meditation work, and reaching an audience that appreciates music but perhaps thinks sound baths are a bit too woo woo for them.

And yet, who wouldn’t need a few more tricks up their sleeve to cope with stress, anxiety and a noisy busy world?

So I opened up my weekend to incorporate Sunday Specials - a music first approach to helping people find new ways to rest using sound, music and meditation.

Over two events we wove live electronic music & a DJ in a creative and playful ways, immersed ourselves in new sounds such as gongs and monochord, and created a warm, welcoming and cosy cocoon in a safe space to learn, chat and relax with like-minded music lovers.

I got home at 10pm to this wonderful email:

“Thank you very much to you, Matt, and the musical lads for such a wonderful couple of sessions today.

It was deeply relaxing and restorative. I left feeling the benefits of being immersed in such a caring and talented environment, as a well as a renewed focus on the importance of mediation through music and movement.

Thank you for creating such a thoughtful and caring space. I’m looking forward to joining again on the 13th.”

🥲🥲🥲

So many thanks to & for helping hold a safe space 🙌

Fancy joining us in future?

Group sound bath dates are on FeelingSound.co/Services

Upcoming special events:
Sat 28th Mar - Day Break: walk, mandalas & sound bath with , New Mills

Sun 12th April - somatic movement and sonic immersion, live music set interacting with in Chinley. £30 early bird until 22nd March 🐣

Thurs 23rd April: Out soon, live Q&A with BBC music broadcaster & author, Glossop 🤐

Sun 10th May:
Intro to Field Recording, Crowden (Opens nxt wk)

Sun 17th May:
Sonic spa private experience day, Whaley Bridge

03/03/2026

We’re really excited about this event coming up in just a few weeks! We’re back joining forces with the legend that is Sally Eccleston to morph and merge sound and somatic movement! Be great to see you there, incredible venue too - the views
from the room are 180 degrees hills 🤩🔋🙏

Link to book is here: https://shorturl.at/90sjL
£30 early bird offer on until 22nd March 🚀

25/02/2026

MARCH EXPERIENCES: as spring arrives, the clocks go back and green shoots begin to bloom we’re continuining to unwind…

MOTHER’S DAY: Vouchers & private sonic spa packages for 2/family & friends now available.
Email hello@feelingsound.co

MEDITATION: 3 different techniques over a 45 mins session, suitable for beginners, with tips to take home into your own practice.
If you’ve tried to meditate before and found it frustrating - this is the class for you.
We engage all of the senses, demonstrating that meditation can be far more than sitting still with your eyes closed in silence.
Movement, touch, eyes open, following the sounds of the gong and other instruments - we do things differently here at Feeling Sound. Come and play for yourself.

SOUND BATHS:

HIMALAYAN SINGING BOWLS help settle our hearts, easing tension for better emotional regulation. Feeling sad, stuck, grieving or just off? Check in to a session with these beautiful bronze bowls.

GONG BATHS Our favourite gong is handmade in Germany by Rolf at .
The sounds of this wonderful instrument are powerful remedies for releasing physical tension - in the mind and body.
Migraines, headaches, pain, trouble sleeping?
Opt for a session with the gong, and - if you dare - pick a space as close as you can get to feel the vibrations throughout your body!

CRYSTAL BOWLS & MONOCHORD
The stillness and trance like nature of these instruments is a great remedy when people mention a busy mind, stress and anxiety to me.
These pure notes hold our attention to give our minds a break from the noise of our everyday lives.
The tricky bit is trying not to fall asleep from their lull…

When we calm our minds, our body’s respond.
It’s likely you’ll sleep deeper after just one session.

SPECIAL EVENTS:
Sun 1st March:
4pm Music & Meditation, weaving a live electronic music performance with guided meditation.
With guests & . Engineering provided by Simon of .
6:30pm Immersive Sound Bath - 60 min session with the full plethora of instruments in our toolkit. A proper Sunday buffet.

Sat 28th March Day Break for play & creativity with . Inc mandalas!

24/02/2026

This Sunday: Live electronic music set from Lo Five with guided meditation from Clare Savory, followed by an all encompassing sound bath filled with bowls, gongs, monochord and percussion…

These are brand new events blurring the boundaries between electronic, classical and traditional music.

We’re seeking new ways to rest and relax by leaning on cutting edge neuroscience techniques of sound therapy and meditation.

We’re qualified, experienced and insured to run these events. You’re in safe hands.

What to expect:
16:00-17:15 Music + Meditation:
Intro of suggested guidelines/posture/what to do when the mind wanders.
45 min live set with Lo Five, guide meditation suitable for beginners and advanced meditators, broken down into 4 different techniques and scenes over the course of the set. Time for mini breaks, sip of water, readjust your position.
Time to unwind and ground yourself before the next course.

18:30-19:45 Immersive sound bath
Introduction into posture, what to do if you’re struggling to settle or worried about falling asleep.
Lie or sit back, close your eyes if you’d like to, and allow your attention to rest on the sound of Himalayan singing bowl, gongs, Crystal bowls, Monochord and percussion.
We’ve an hour long session today, longer than our usual group experiences.
Some people enter a flow or dream-like state, others just simply feel well rested. You’ll be close enough to feel the vibrations of the instruments in your body, a sensation that allows you to experience music beyond words.

Bring your own mat, blanket and pillow if you wish, or we have a few to borrow if you get there early enough.

This is a really special event, in a brilliant location.

Bring a friend or partner, this is what quality time together means 🎁

Ambient warm up tunes will be provided by Antagonist UK 👏

All the early bird tickets have sold out for both events, so jump on quick to bagsy yours at FeelingSound.co/Services

This event is situated in a warm and cosy scout hut, nestled on the edge of the Peak District National Park.

Old Glossop is a great spot for a walk earlier in the day, and plenty of pubs and cafes nearby for a bite to eat between sessions 💚

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