Sound healing sessions that finally give your nerves permission to rest — using crystal singing bowls and shamanic practices to release what you've been carrying and restore your natural balance.
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Therapeutic sound experiences for deep healing and restoration
Sound healing works on a cellular level, creating shifts in your nervous system, energy field, and overall sense of wellbeing — whether you're seeking deep relaxation, emotional release, or spiritual connection.
Your body is tired, but your mind won't stop. Sleep doesn't refresh you. Relaxation feels impossible. Sound healing creates the conditions for your nervous system to finally downshift into deep rest — the kind your body desperately needs but can't access on its own.
Tension in your shoulders, tightness in your chest, a knot in your stomach that never goes away. You know you're holding stress physically, but talk therapy and exercise aren't enough. Sound works directly with your body's tissues and energy field to release what's been stuck.
Some things can't be talked through or thought through. Sound healing accesses parts of your being that language can't reach — creating shifts in your energy, emotions, and consciousness that feel both profound and gentle.
You want to experience something beyond the everyday — to connect with your inner wisdom, access altered states of consciousness, or simply feel held by something larger than yourself. Sound creates sacred space for these experiences to unfold naturally.
Sound healing isn't just spiritual practice — it's backed by neuroscience, physics, and a growing body of research on how vibration affects the human body.
Sound vibrations directly influence your brainwave states. The sustained tones of singing bowls create what's called "frequency following response" — your brainwaves naturally synchronize with the sound frequencies, guiding you from beta (active, alert) into alpha (relaxed), theta (meditative), or even delta (deep restorative) states.
This isn't relaxation you have to work for — your nervous system naturally entrains to the sound, allowing your body to shift into parasympathetic mode (rest and digest) without conscious effort.
Everything in your body vibrates — your cells, tissues, organs all have their own resonant frequencies. When these frequencies become disrupted (through stress, illness, or trauma), disease and discomfort follow.
Sound healing works on the principle of entrainment: healthy frequencies from singing bowls can help restore your body's natural harmonic patterns. The vibrations literally ripple through your body's water content (you're about 70% water), reaching every cell and creating opportunities for release, reorganization, and healing.
Research has documented that sound healing can:
Every sound healing session is a unique journey, but here's the general structure and what you can expect:
No experience necessary: You don't need to "do" anything during a sound healing session. Just lie down, breathe, and allow the sound to work with your body and energy field. Your only job is to receive.
After 8 years of dedicated study and apprenticeship in Andean Cosmology, I bring a deep understanding of healing work that goes beyond technique — honoring the spiritual and energetic dimensions of wellbeing.
After years of dedicated study, respectful apprenticeship, and ongoing relationship with Andean traditions, I humbly accepted the intitiation of Paco through the Karpay Lineage. This shamanic perspective adds depth, intention, and spiritual dimension to sound healing work.
Profound healing and nervous system restoration — accessible and professionally delivered.
$150
60-90 minute private session including crystal singing bowls, shamanic practices, and personalized healing work tailored to your specific needs.
Starting at $250
60-75 minute group experience perfect for yoga studios, wellness centers, corporate wellness programs, or private gatherings. Pricing varies based on location and group size.
Package pricing available for multiple sessions. Sliding scale options for those experiencing financial hardship — healing should be accessible. Note: These sessions are not available on weekends.
I'm Melanie Stark — a sound healer, musician, and shamanic practitioner dedicated to creating spaces where deep healing can unfold.
My journey into sound healing comes from personal experience with its transformative power. After years of working with music as performance and education, I discovered sound as medicine — a way to support healing that goes beyond words and reaches the places where we hold our deepest wounds and wisdom.
For the past 8 years, I've studied Andean Cosmology, learning to work with icaros (healing songs), energy, and ceremonial practice. This training has deepened my understanding of how sound works on spiritual and energetic levels, and taught me to hold space for profound transformation with skill and reverence.
I bring both professional training and lived experience to this work — as a neurodivergent person, I understand what it means to need healing modalities that honor different nervous systems and ways of being. Every session is trauma-informed, individually tailored, and held with deep respect for your unique journey.
Your body knows how to heal. Sometimes it just needs the right conditions — the right vibrations, the right space, the right support — to remember how.
BOOK YOUR SESSION NOWQuestions? Email me at Melanie@MelanieStark.com
I'd be happy to discuss what you're seeking and how sound healing might support your journey.