Somatic Sound
Sound That the Body Can Trust
March 10 -31
2026
You already work with sound.
What you may not know yet, is how deeply it lands.
You guide sound sessions.
People lie down, close their eyes, open themselves.
And whether you intend it or not
their nervous system responds.
Not just to your intention or to the beauty of the sound.
But to timing. Volume. Language. Restraint.
And to how regulated you are while holding the space.
Depth is not something you “add” in sound healing.
It happens automatically.
The question is not if something opens.
The question is whether what opens can be held.
Most sound spaces focus on the music.
Not on how it lands.
Overwhelm is missed.
Freeze looks like stillness.
Intensity is mistaken for depth.
People leave thinking sound healing “isn’t for them.”
When what they experienced was simply too much, too fast, unsupported.
Somatic Sound exists for practitioners who take that responsibility seriously.
Not to fix anyone.
Not to control the process.
But to hold space with so people can regulate, trust, and let go from the inside out.
When someone becomes overwhelmed,
we don’t push through.
We hold space.
This is not about becoming softer.
It’s about becoming more aware.
Somatic Sound is not for people who are still learning how to play instruments.
Not for those focused on technique, repertoire, or performance.
And not for practitioners who believe intuition alone is enough
When working with sound we are working with the nervous system.
This work asks you to look honestly at what happens before, during and after playing sounds.
At how easily intensity is confused with depth.
At how often “beautiful” sound overrides what the body is actually signalling.
If your main focus is still the music,
this training will feel uncomfortable.
Because here, sound is not the centre.
The body is.
Trauma-aware doesn’t mean cautious.
It means you know how to lead the room
Many sound facilitators unintentionally create pressure.
Not through bad intent but through:
Using words that create stress
Instruments that build tension instead of releasing it
Combinations of sound that push the system into survival responses
Words meant to reassure, that actually ask people to go further than they can
Overwhelm doesn’t always look dramatic.
Often it looks like stillness.
If you don’t know what to look for, you miss it.
And if you miss it, you can’t hold it.
This training is for practitioners who want to stop guessing.
Who want to know:
- what not to do when the nervous system is activated
- when an instrument is supportive and when it’s too much
- how to recognise freeze, fight, or flight as they emerge
- how to stay regulated while someone else isn’t
We don’t just play sound.
We hold the space with sound.
Small choices.
Immediate impact.
A different word.
A shorter phrase.
One breath of silence instead of another tone.
Our students often say:
“I never realised how much effect a small change in wording could have.”
Because good intentions aren’t enough.
What matters is how sound is received in the body.
This work doesn’t replace your intuition.
It trains it.
By understanding how regulation, activation, and overwhelm show up in the body,
your intuition has something to orient to.
You’re no longer relying on feeling alone.
You’re listening to the system in front of you and to your own.
That’s when guiding becomes steadier.
Clearer.
Safer.
This training didn’t start from theory.
It started from what went wrong.
Somatic Sound exists because sound spaces kept crossing lines often without anyone realising it.
People came to me after sessions they been to saying that sound healing “wasn’t for them.”
Because what they felt was too much, too fast, and unsupported.
I didn’t accept that as “part of the work.”
So I trained with trauma psychologists.
Not to become a therapist but to understand what I was witnessing in sound spaces and how to respond without causing more harm.
Along the way, I had to unlearn my own habits.
Especially language.
Words I thought were gentle
were sometimes asking the body to go further than it could.
Learning that changed how I guide, permanently.
You don’t come here to be told you did everything right.
We’ve all made mistakes.
I have.
The difference is what you do with that knowledge.
Somatic Sound is for practitioners who would rather learn from those moments than repeat them quietly.
So you don’t have to make the same mistakes.
And neither do the people who come to you.
If this brings up doubt, that’s not a sign to turn away.
It’s a sign you’re taking this seriously.
You might be thinking:
What if I’ve already made mistakes?
You have.
So have I.
So has everyone who works with depth.
This training isn’t about blame.
It’s about learning how not to repeat what you didn’t yet know.
What if this makes me hesitant when I guide?
It won’t.
Understanding the nervous system doesn’t shut intuition down
it gives it something solid to work with.
Most practitioners find they become more responsive,
not more careful.
Because they finally know what they’re responding to.
What if I realise certain instruments or approaches don’t work the way I thought?
Then you gain choice.
You’ll know when an instrument supports regulation
and when it builds tension instead.
You won’t have to abandon your
work
you’ll refine it.
Additional Trauma-Focused Sessions with
Dr. Katie Overbury
Somatic Sound now includes two additional live trauma sessions with Dr. Katie Overbury.
Katie is a Clinical Psychologist and Somatic Facilitator, specialising in trauma and nervous system regulation. She has worked extensively with trauma recovery and brings both clinical depth and embodied understanding to this work.
She is also one of the teachers I trained with and someone I continue to learn from.
This is not therapy training.
It is trauma literacy for responsible facilitators.
Because when you guide sound into depth, you need to understand what depth can activate.
These additional sessions bring clinical precision into the embodied framework of Somatic Sound — strengthening your confidence, clarity, and ethical foundation.
Somatic Sound is a live, contained training.
Because this work needs to be held, not rushed.
This is a four-week online training with live guidance.
The group stays intentionally small to keep the space attentive, responsive, and grounded.
You’re not moving through material.
You’re integrating it while you guide.
four weeks of live online training (Replays available)
nervous system understanding through a somatic lens
trauma-aware facilitation principles for sound spaces
guidance on language, timing, and restraint
practical ways to stay regulated while holding others
This training supports how you guide sound sessions and how you relate to your own body while doing so
Because regulation always starts there.
Investment
€575
March 10 -31
Live sessions on Tuesdays 19.00 - 20.30 (CET)
2 extra live sessions with Dr Katie Overbury TBA
(Replays available)
Payment plans available. (3 - 6 months)
This work is paced slowly, so understanding can settle not overwhelm.
Join Somatic Sound
If you already work with sound
and feel the responsibility that comes with it,
If you want your sessions to feel
clear, held, and trustworthy in the body,
And if you’re ready to stop guessing and start guiding with precision
You’re welcome here.
Somatic Sound is also a core module of the Embodied Sounds Level 2 Practitioner Training.
You can join it as a standalone course.
If you continue, it becomes part of the full Level 2 path.
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