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.
26/03/2026
If resting makes you uneasy, it’s often because your nervous system learned that staying active meant staying safe.
Slowing down can feel unfamiliar — even uncomfortable.
This doesn’t mean rest isn’t right for you.
It means your body needs gentle practice with safety.
Small pauses, repeated over time, teach the nervous system that stopping doesn’t mean danger.
Rest becomes easier when the body learns it’s safe to soften.
If you want a gentle way to practice rest, comment or DM SOUND to receive a free 10-minute restorative sound bath 🌿
25/03/2026
After stressful days, your body often stays in alert mode.
Even when the day is over, the nervous system can remain activated.
Sound offers a simple way to signal safety to the body.
Steady tones and vibration help shift the system toward rest and regulation.
You don’t have to analyse the stress.
You don’t have to push yourself to relax.
You can simply listen — and let your body do the work.
Comment or DM SOUND to receive a free 10-minute restorative sound bath you can use anytime your nervous system needs a reset 🌿
19/03/2026
Fertility isn’t just a physical process; the nervous system plays a big role.
Sound healing can:
-Reduce stress and tension
-Support circulation and hormonal balance
-Encourage deep nervous system regulation
-Create a space of ease for the body to function optimally
It’s gentle, non-invasive, and works alongside medical treatment.
If you’re curious about fertility-focused sound support, comment or DM “FERTILITY” to learn more about our sessions 🌿
16/03/2026
Many high-achievers avoid therapy because they’re “managing”
You show up, perform, and achieve but internally, you may feel wired, exhausted, or alone.
Therapy isn’t about fixing failure.
It’s about expanding capacity, learning co-regulation, and reducing the invisible load you carry.
You don’t have to hit burnout to deserve support.
If this resonates, comment or DM “GROW” for information on our online psychotherapy sessions 🌿
12/03/2026
Crying, yawning, or sighing isn’t random. These are signals from your nervous system:
-It’s letting go
-It’s regulating
-It’s creating space for safety
You don’t need to “fix” it.
You don’t need to analyse it.
Simply notice, receive, and softly allow it to move through you.
If you’d like guided support for these moments, comment or DM “SOUND” for the free 10-minute restorative sound bath 🌿
MindfulLivingJourney WellnessThroughSound
09/03/2026
Safety isn’t a thought.. it’s a repeated, physical experience.
Small daily practices tell your body:
It’s okay to soften. You don’t have to be on alert.
Examples of daily practices you can try:
✨ Slow, deep breaths in moments of tension
✨ Grounding your feet into the floor
✨ Pausing before responding to requests
✨ Drinking a glass of water mindfully
These little cues accumulate.
Your body learns safety slowly, one small shift at a time.
If you’d like a gentle daily anchor, comment or DM “SOUND” for the free 10-minute restorative sound bath 🌿
06/03/2026
We often try to solve things while dysregulated.
We want clarity.
Closure.
Answers.
But the nervous system cannot resolve what it doesn’t feel safe enough to hold.
Regulation comes first.
Safety first.
Then understanding.
When your body softens, your perspective shifts naturally.
You don’t force insight — it emerges.
Healing isn’t about analysing harder.
It’s about creating enough safety for resolution to unfold.
💛 For gentle nervous system support, comment or DM “SOUND” for the free 10-minute sound bath.
💛 For deeper therapeutic work, comment or DM “GROW” for information on online psychotherapy sessions.
MindfulLivingJourney WellnessThroughSound
03/03/2026
Many people believe they have to relive everything in order to heal.
But processing isn’t about re-experiencing pain at full intensity.
It’s about allowing the body to integrate what happened… safely, gradually, and within your capacity.
You can process with regulation.
You can process with support.
You can process without overwhelming yourself.
Healing is not exposure for the sake of exposure.
It’s integration at a pace your nervous system can tolerate.
If you’re ready for deeper, supported healing, comment or DM “GROW” for information about our online psychotherapy sessions 🤍
27/02/2026
Sometimes when safety increases, emotions rise.
When the nervous system begins to downshift, it may finally allow feelings that were previously held back.
This can feel confusing —
“I thought I was doing better. Why does this feel heavier?”
You’re not regressing.
You’re integrating.
Feeling more doesn’t mean you’re getting worse.
It often means your system trusts you enough to process.
Healing moves in waves — and you don’t have to move through them alone.
If you’d like support during this season, comment or DM “GROW” for information about our online psychotherapy sessions 🌿
MindfulLivingJourney WellnessThroughSound
23/02/2026
If your reactions feel big…
If your body tightens quickly…
If you struggle to “just let it go”…
That isn’t drama.
That’s protection.
Your nervous system’s job is to anticipate threat and keep you safe.
If it learned that certain situations required heightened awareness, it will respond accordingly — even if the present moment looks calm.
This isn’t a personality flaw.
It’s intelligence shaped by experience.
The goal isn’t to suppress the reaction.
It’s to slowly show your system that safety is possible now.
This is your gentle reminder that you're okay 💛
MindfulLivingJourney WellnessThroughSound
20/02/2026
Vibration moves through the body faster than thought.
Low, steady frequencies can stimulate the vagus nerve — a key pathway for calming the stress response.
This tells the body:
You’re supported.
You don’t have to brace.
You can soften here.
This is why sound can feel grounding even when emotions are high or the mind is busy.
Your body knows how to listen 💛
If you’d like to experience this, we’re offering a free 10-minute restorative sound bath.
Comment or DM “SOUND” and we’ll send it to you ✨
MindfulLivingJourney WellnessThroughSound
17/02/2026
If your body stays alert even when life is calm, it’s not because you’re ungrateful or broken.
Your nervous system doesn’t respond to logic — it responds to history.
If staying vigilant once kept you safe, your body may continue to scan for threat long after the danger has passed.
This can look like tension, shallow breathing, racing thoughts, or a constant sense of readiness — even in good seasons.
Safety isn’t a thought.
It’s a sensation.
And the body learns it slowly, through repetition and support.
If your system is tired of staying on guard, sound can be a gentle way to begin.
We’ve created a free 10-minute sound bath for nervous system support.
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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.
