13/02/2026
We’re all vibration, yet every body resonates differently. Here’s some of the ways sound may move through your body and nervous system during a sound bath…
✨ The nervous system shifts...
Sound baths help move you out of fight-or-flight (sympathetic nervous system) and into rest-and-digest (parasympathetic).
- Slow, resonant sounds signal safety to the brain.
- Heart rate and blood pressure can drop.
- Muscles soften and tension releases.
This is why people often feel heavy, floaty, or deeply calm.
✨ Brainwaves slow down...
The rhythms and sustained tones can encourage the brain to move from:
Beta (busy, thinking, planning)
➡️ Alpha (calm, present)
➡️ Theta (deep meditation, dreamlike)
➡️ sometimes even Delta (very deep rest)
This is similar to the state just before sleep or during deep meditation - where healing, insight and emotional processing can happen.
✨ Breath naturally deepens...
As the body relaxes:
- Breathing slows and becomes fuller.
- Oxygen exchange improves.
- The diaphragm softens.
You’re no longer trying to relax - the body does it for you.
✨ The body responds to vibration...
Sound isn’t just heard - it’s felt.
- Vibrations travel through tissue, fascia and fluid.
- This can help release held tension and stagnation.
- Some people feel tingles, warmth, waves or gentle emotional release.
- Because we’re mostly water, the body is very responsive to vibration.
✨ Stress hormones reduce...
Deep relaxation can lower levels of cortisol and adrenaline while supporting feel-good chemicals like serotonin and oxytocin.
This is why people often leave feeling:
- emotionally lighter.
- more open.
- grounded and connected.
✨ A sense of connection returns...
When the mind quietens, the body remembers its natural rhythms. People often report:
- feeling more “in their body”
- a sense of safety or being held
- connection to nature, the earth, or something bigger than themselves.
This is regulation - not escape.
✨ After-effects (the integration phase)
It’s common to feel:
- deeply rested or sleepy.
- creatively inspired.
- emotionally tender or clear.
- more present for hours or days afterwards.
This is your nervous system integrating the experience.
