People of Salt & Sound

Sound Therapy is a data-backed modality that leverages psychoacoustics and mechanical vibration to optimise human physiology and cognitive performance. 

How a 60 minute or 90 minute sound session impacts people on a biological level: 

• The rhythmic frequencies of crystal bowls and gongs utilise a process called acoustic entrainment to shift chaotic brain activity from high frequency beta waves (associated with stress and critical thinking) down into alpha and theta wave states.
• Theta states stimulate the brain's default mode network (DMN), unlocking high-level creative problem solving, lateral thinking, and innovative insight. 
• Nervous system down regulation and vagal tone- sound frequencies stimulate the vagus nerve, the main highway of the parasympathetic nervous system (PNS). This triggers an immediate drop in systemic cortisol (the stress hormone) and adrenaline, while regulating heart rate variability (HRV). 
• High HRV is the ultimate biological marker for executive stress resilience. A session within a workplace setting allows employees to return to work emotionally grounded , clear headed, and less reactive to high-pressure experiences. 
• Combatting presenteeism and burnout- chronic stress damages the prefrontal cortex, leading to "presenteeism" where individuals are physically present but cognitively disengaged due to exhaustion. Sound therapy provides deep cellular rest equivalent to several hours of deep sleep. 
• Impact individuals and workplace settings means that sound can drastically reduce cognitive fatigue, minimise human error, and mitigates long-term mental health absenteeism. 
• Sound supports measurable workplace outcomes by reducing stress biomarkers after targeted sonic interventions by 55%, immediate improvement in working memory, sustained attention spans, and auditory processing, enhanced cohesion by synchronising the physiological states (heart rate and breathing patterns) of individuals and teams sharing the experience.