Inner Bloom

Welcome to Inner Bloom, Sound Therapy Maria is an experienced Psychotherapist and Sound Practitioner.

She specialises in combining sound therapy with her skills and knowledge gained through working in the mental health profession as an existential and contemporary psychodynamic psychotherapist. In 2020, Maria became the first distributor of Crystal Tones® Singing Bowls in East Kent. She has since established inner bloom Sound Temple which specialises in bespoke sound therapy treatments, courses, bowl consultations, workshops and raising awareness of the profound healing available through working with the Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls. Maria has worked within the NHS, private and charity sectors with both adults and children as a psychotherapist. Her experience in this field has taught her that the body and mind are in union. Every trauma, negative belief and emotion is held within the body. The Alchemy Crystal Singing Bowls are a fantastic tool to enable you to be your own healer by helping you to connect with your body, exploring where trauma is held and helping you to align with your true essence. Through her unique practice, Maria aspires to facilitate a safe space for everyone, to enable healing and transformation to take place. She uses a combination of sound therapy and psychotherapy to help you develop and grow your inner awareness of yourself and soul journey. You are very welcome to experience her deeply transformative treatments or ceremonies by attending a private one to one session, or through her collaborative workshops and group events.

03/02/2026

When you listen to sound, your body isn’t “imagining” relaxation—it’s responding physiologically.

Sound waves travel through the ears and into the nervous system, influencing brainwave activity.

This can support a shift from alert, effort-based states into slower rhythms associated with rest, repair, and integration.

Vibration also stimulates the vagus nerve—a key pathway for calming the stress response.

Muscles soften.

Breathing slows.

The body receives signals of safety without needing words or effort.

This is why sound can feel supportive even when your mind is busy.

Your body knows how to listen.

If you’d like to experience this gently, we've created a free 10-minute restorative sound bath.

Comment or DM “SOUND” to receive it.

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29/01/2026

Comment or DM SOUND to receive our free 10-minute restorative sound bath and let your nervous system soften gently 🌿

Sound works on your body in ways words often can’t.

It communicates safety, encourages softening, and helps your nervous system relax.

You don’t need long sessions to feel the benefit — sometimes 10 minutes is enough 💛

26/01/2026

Sometimes your body is ready to rest, but your mind isn’t convinced it’s safe.

This isn’t a flaw — it’s your nervous system doing its job.

Even small pauses signal safety. A few minutes of slowing down, grounding, or listening to gentle sound can retrain your body to soften.

💛 If your system needs a gentle reset, comment or DM “SOUND” to receive our free 10-minute restorative sound bath.

23/01/2026

When we talk about boundaries, the emotional response they trigger—guilt, anxiety, tension—is often mistaken as a “mistake” or failure. But that’s not the case. Your nervous system is responding from patterns learned long ago.

Many of us grew up in environments where saying no or expressing our own needs felt unsafe. Perhaps love, attention, or approval depended on compliance. Over time, your nervous system encoded this: Yes = safe. No = risk.

Now, even as an adult, when you assert a boundary, your body reacts as if you’re back in that risky situation. That tightness in your chest, the flutter in your stomach, or the rush of guilt—it’s not the truth of the present moment. It’s memory, signaling: “I’ve been here before, pay attention”.

Boundaries aren’t rejection—they’re teaching your nervous system something new: connection doesn’t require self-abandonment. You can say no and still be loved, respected, and safe.

Here's an actionable practice:

✨ Check in with your body first – Before asserting a boundary, notice where the alarm shows up. Tight chest? Racing heart? Shallow breath? Label it as “old pattern activation,” not a warning of danger.

✨ Start small – Set micro-boundaries in low-stakes situations. Example: declining an extra task, or saying you need a 5-minute pause in a conversation.

✨ Breathe into the alarm – As you practice saying no, use slow, deep breaths to signal safety to your nervous system.

✨ Affirm your right to safety – Remind yourself: “I have the right to my needs, and connection can exist without me sacrificing myself”.

The goal isn’t perfection; it’s practice. Over time, your nervous system learns that boundaries = safety, not threat. And that’s where real freedom begins 💛

22/01/2026

If your system needs something simple and supportive, comment SOUND to receive a free 10-minute sound session ✨

Sound healing works without asking you to focus, analyse, or do anything “right”.

It meets your body where it is- even when you’re depleted.

This is why sound can be especially supportive when you’re tired, burnt out, or emotionally full.

No performance.

No fixing.

Just gentle regulation.

We created this sound bath exactly for you 💛

20/01/2026

For free access to our 10-minute sound bath, aimed at offering gentle healing, comment or DM the word “SOUND” ✨

Healing isn’t how articulate you sound.

It isn’t how calm you appear.

It isn’t how much insight you can explain.

Real healing often looks quiet.

Messy.

Unimpressive.

It happens in moments no one sees —

when you pause instead of push,

when you rest without justifying,

when you choose yourself gently.

You don’t need to prove your healing.

Your nervous system knows when something has shifted 💛

13/01/2026

As we move into the new year, we wanted to offer something gentle.

No pressure.

No fixing.

No goals to reach.

Just a pause.

We’ve created a free 10-minute deeply restorative sound bath as a gift- especially for tired nervous systems that don’t have capacity for long practices right now.

You don’t need hours to heal.

Sometimes a few minutes of safety is enough for the body to soften, settle, and breathe again.

This sound bath is here to meet you where you are- whether you feel hopeful, heavy, quiet, or somewhere in between.

If you’d like access,

comment or DM the word SOUND and we'll send it over 🤍

A small moment of rest, to begin the year gently 🌿

08/01/2026

Preparing for a sound session isn’t about doing more.

It’s about arriving gently.

Before a session, try:

– eating lightly or leaving space after meals

– wearing warm, comfortable clothing

– arriving a few minutes early to settle

– setting an intention without expectation

You don’t need to “get into the right state.”

Sound works with your nervous system as it is.

Preparation simply helps your body feel safe enough to receive ✨

30/12/2025

People-pleasing is often misunderstood.

Labelled as weakness.

Or manipulation.

From a nervous system perspective, it’s neither.

People-pleasing is a strategy — one your body learned because it worked.

At some point, keeping others happy helped you stay safe.

Harmony meant connection.

Connection meant survival.

So your nervous system learned to scan for others’ needs,

to soften your edges,

to say yes when no felt risky.

That doesn’t mean something is wrong with you.

It means your body is intelligent.

When we understand this, shame begins to loosen.

And in that space, something new becomes possible: choice.

You can care about others and care about yourself.

You can offer kindness without self-abandonment.

You can learn to pause instead of automatically accommodating.

✨ A small practice: ✨

Next time you feel the urge to say yes immediately, pause for one breath.

Feel your feet or the ground beneath you.

Ask quietly: “What do I need right now?”

You don’t have to act — just notice.

Then buy yourself time:

“Let me get back to you,”

or “I need a moment to think.”

That pause teaches your nervous system something important:

I am allowed to consider myself.

You don’t have to stop giving.

You’re simply learning that safety no longer requires self-erasure 🌿

29/12/2025

Being the strong one taught you resilience —

and sometimes, isolation.

You learned early how to read the room.

How to hold other people’s emotions.

How to stay composed, capable, and steady — even when you were tired, scared, or hurting.

You became the one others could rely on.

And slowly, without choosing it, you learned to push yourself aside.

Your nervous system adapted beautifully.

It learned to stay alert.

To anticipate needs.

To stay in control so nothing would fall apart.

That strength kept you going.

It protected you.

It helped you survive.

But healing isn’t about taking that strength away.

It’s about letting it rest.

It’s about learning that strength can coexist with softness.

That being capable doesn’t mean being unavailable to yourself.

That receiving care doesn’t make you weak — it teaches your body that you’re no longer alone.

This is your permission to soften.

To unclench.

To let someone else hold the weight, even briefly.

You don’t have to carry everything anymore.

Not because you can’t — but because you don’t have to.

Your body deserves ease.

Your mind deserves quiet.

Your heart deserves to be met, not managed.

And nothing about that takes away from how strong you are.

It simply allows you to be human too 🌿

26/12/2025

During a sound bath, your body isn’t trying to “zone out.”

It’s receiving information.

Sound is vibration, and vibration is processed not just by the ears, but by the nervous system and the body’s tissues. Low, steady frequencies stimulate the vagus nerve and gently influence brainwave activity — often guiding the brain from high-alert beta waves into slower alpha and theta states associated with rest, creativity, and repair.

As brainwaves slow, the nervous system receives a signal of safety.

Heart rate can decrease. Muscle tone softens. Stress hormones like cortisol begin to down-regulate. This supports a shift out of fight-or-flight and into parasympathetic “rest and digest” mode — without needing conscious effort.

Because sound doesn’t rely on language, it bypasses the thinking mind. The body can respond without needing to understand, analyse, or “do” anything. Over time, this non-verbal safety cue allows stored tension and protective holding patterns to gently release at the pace the nervous system can tolerate.

You don’t need to feel bliss, see colours, or have an emotional breakthrough for sound healing to work.

Often the most meaningful responses are subtle and physiological — a deeper breath, a softening jaw, a relaxed belly, a sense of being supported rather than held together.

Sound meets your body exactly where it is.

And that’s the medicine 💛

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Stamford

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http://www.innerbloom.uk/

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ikigai Sound Temple

Ikigai sound temple is located within ikigai Holistic yoga studio in the heart of Whitstable. We offer a range of Crystal Tones® alchemy crystal singing bowls for you to connect with and purchase.

Maria came into contact with the alchemy crystal singing bowls 10 years ago at a wellbeing show in London. After experiencing their unique ability to help support the body and mind facilitate a deep state of relaxation, she undertook practitioner training to be able to share this knowledge with others.

Maria is also a qualified psychotherapist. Combining her understanding of psychotherapy, psychology and the alchemy bowls, Maria’s approach is centred around calming the nervous system, whilst also helping you to reconnect with your physical body and become grounded in the here and now.

Sometimes we need tools to help us achieve a state of relaxation and it’s not always easy to keep a daily meditation practice even though we know the benefits are vast for our physical and mental wellbeing. This is why Maria believes the crystal singing bowls are so special, as they allow an alternative way to connect and tune in, to quiet the mind and truly listen to how we feel.