Most human beings’ natural frequency is in line with nature at around 7.8 hertz. Some call sound therapy the 'lazy person’s meditation'. As I start to drift in and out of consciousness, I feel hands upon me, nimble and soft, exploring pressure points and stroking tired, unloved places. I feel weighted, as though my groin is sinking into the bed. It’s hard to tell what it is exactly…opera? Some sort of bossa nova? Bach? From out of nowhere a gong sounds, thick and heavy.

I close my eyes and music starts to drift around me. It’s like being in the school music room, except you’re in your bra and pants. In the gloaming of the room, I can see flutes, xylophones, a keyboard, small rattle-like things and dozens of tuning forks.

That’s something we connect with very early on.’Īs I step into her practice room a warm bed awaits me. And the first sound we respond to is the rhythm of our mother’s heartbeat. ‘When you’re in the womb, sound is the first sensation we receive. ‘We are designed to receive, create and heal with sounds,’ she says. To that end she has introduced a completely new take on the practice - the sonic massage, combining a luxurious, hands-on massage with an aural odyssey that includes everything from gong banging, tuning forks held close to the body and the occasional Mexican death whistle thrown in for good measure. Namely that it’s as effective as meditation at reducing stress and anxiety as well as boosting endorphins.Ĭherub used to call herself a ‘sound healer’ she tells me in her wonderfully broad, flat Northern tones. Yes, there’s a spiritual element (the use of crystal bowls and talk of bodily vibrations might make the cynics roll their eyes) but there’s also an increasing volume of science to support the health claims behind the practice. Sound healing occupies a space somewhere between reiki and meditation. And every other person seems to be fitting a sound bath into their already heaving wellness schedule. Spas and five-star hotels have started offering it alongside yoga lessons and massages. Gwyneth gave it headline space at her last Goop convention. Cherub is a teeny tiny fairy of a person, delicate and pretty with small, pale hands that perform magic on the hundreds of clients she has been treating since she started practising sound healing over a decade ago.Ī post shared by Cherub Sanson might have heard about sound therapy. Which is exactly why I was intrigued when I heard about Cheryl ‘Cherub’ Sanson, one of the world’s most respected sound artists operating out of a red brick building in London’s Maida Vale. My ears are ready to help take over some of that sensory overload. My ears however… now they are a different story. Anytime, anywhere, my eyes are working overtime. they feel assaulted by the sheer volume of ‘stuff’ to look at.

Fatigued to the point of no longer even fully digesting what’s in front of them: Netflix, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube…. Tired of staying open for longer every single year. Tired of scrolling through hundreds of pictures of strangers’ lives. Updated daily, M-F.I don’t know about you, but my eyes are tired. #ListenUp: New sounds from the underground: new House Music tracks, Techno tracks, Deep House tracks and an eclectic mix of new releases from the electronic music underground. OUER’s Stingray Nebula drops today on vinyl from Dirt Crew and digital from Traxsource. Xaver and Oliver’s five track Stingray Nebula EP drops today and it’s techno/jazz/deep delight, sometimes all three at the same time, in the same track, even in the same moment.Īmong the highlights are the stacked celestial arpeggios of the title track, the electronic soul of “Inside” and the luscious deep vibes of “Undine.” Listen here: Very cool in its own right, and also the namesake of the new EP on Dirt Crew Recordings from Berlin-based duo OUER. The Stingray Nebula is the youngest formation of its kind visible from Earth – a dying star illuminated its shroud of gas that looks a bit like the fish it was named after.

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