I recently had a healing experience in pure sound at the gorgeous SoSPA at the Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills
Sound Baths with Jamie Ford was the most unreal, amazing, relaxing, transcendent experience I’ve had in years.
WHAT: Using frequencies from Planetary Gongs and Quartz Crystal singing bowls, the listener “bathes” in sound, taking a musical journey that is both meditative and deeply relaxing for a completely healing experience. The gongs are tuned to the orbital properties of the planets, sun and moon, providing listeners with the sounds of the cosmos. Sound Bath is meant to encompass wellness for mind, body and spirit, and guests reportedly leave feeling more relaxed, peaceful and “in-tune” than when they arrived.
And it did, and then some. I left my hour session a convert. I decided, ok, this is what I want to do on my next birthday! Take all my friends to her studio for a private session.
Why a Sound Bath?
A Sound Bath with Jamie is a group sound healing experience in which she plays 3-15 planetary gongs and 5-12 quartz crystal singing bowls in a unique and intuitive manner. The instruments she plays are of the highest quality, each hand tuned to perfection and represent the best in the sound healing field. This experience is designed to guide listeners on a journey of self discovery and inner exploration. The sounds promote healing on all levels, deep relaxation and peace, expansion of consciousness, and open the body’s entire energetic system.
What do I do during a Sound Bath?
During a Sound Bath participants either lie on the floor or sit in a chair and just relax and listen. Most people close their eyes and go on an inward journey. Generally, a deep state of relaxation is achieved and some people will fall asleep. A Sound Bath may also be used as a meditation. In this case participants focus their awareness on the sounds, guiding their attention back whenever they notice the mind has wandered away. Dress in comfortable clothing and prepare for a new experience. Also, please bring a mat and/or blanket so you are comfortable lying on the floor.
Jamie has been passionate about sound and movement since she was very young. She grew up competing nationally in gymnastics. Floor was her favorite event due to the combination of music, dance, and flying through the air (also known as tumbling!). Her interest in the healing arts started when she was a teenager – she began working with her dreams and read every book she could on dreams, psychic abilities, and energy healing. Jamie heard a gong for the first time in a yoga class in 2000. The teacher played a gong during savasana and she was in love! She went to classes just to hear the gong. At that time Jamie was working as a Biologist living a much different style of life. That yoga class with the gong affected her deeply and eventually moved her on a new path..one of healing and sound. In 2005 Jamie entered the healing arts field through massage. She soon added sound healing in the form of tuning forks into her sessions. She found sound deepened the effects of the massage and helped clients enter into a state of relaxation much quicker than without it. In 2006 she met Kat Lyons, and began to study sound more intensely. Soon after Jamie bought her first gong and crystal bowl and has been playing for her clients and groups ever since.
Jamie has studied many modalities since she first entered the healing arts field and incorporates all that she has learned and is still learning into her sessions and trainings. Her training highlights include:
- Sound Healing
- Egyptian Mysteries
- Reiki (Jamie is a Holy Fire Karuna® and Usui Reiki Master)
- Clairvoyant Healing Training
- Channeling
- Spectrochrome Therapy (color healing)
- Crystal Healing
- Acupuncture (just the basics, did not finish the program)
- Acupressure
- Massage
- Other energy healing techniques
- Meditation
Jamie plays Meinl and Paiste gongs, most of which are tuned to the orbital properties of the planets. The sounds of the planets, sun, and moon fill the air creating a cosmic symphony in each improvisational concert. She has recently begun adding other frequencies to the mix such as the Flower of Life Gong and Wu Xing Meinl Gongs. She is a retailer for Meinl, Paiste, and other amazing gongs and sound healing instruments, and sells these gongs out of The Sound Space, her Los Angeles sound studio.
Jamie also offers private Healing Sessions and Sound Baths at her Sound Space, located in Eagle Rock, CA. Distance sessions are also available. Book a private session with Jamie today!
Guests at Body By Simone DVD Launch party enjoyed Live Beaming juice after their class taught by Under Armour Ambassador Simone de la Rue. 