Somatic Sound Module 2 - Sound Healing Training

Where You Are Now

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.

What Gets Missed

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.

Why This Module Exists

Somatic Sound exists for practitioners who take that responsibility seriously.

Not to fix anyone. Not to control the process.

But to hold space so people can regulate, trust, and let go from the inside out.

When someone becomes overwhelmed, we don't push through. We hold space.

Leading The Room

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.

What You Learn

This module 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.

"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.

What Changed

Five weeks, in their own words.

If you're afraid of the worst case

She led the most stable session of her life, five weeks in.

Before I wanted to feel safer facilitating, and to prepare myself for the worst case.

Now I grounded myself consciously, felt a real shift in reading the room, and gave people more time to settle.

"This training is a game changer for anyone working with sound. It's packed with practical tips to implement immediately. I've gained so much more confidence in my somatic approach."

M.

If you've done a lot of training already

Students who had known her for years started opening up more.

Before I wanted deeper insight into trauma-aware space holding.

Now I take more time at the start, I'm transparent about what people will hear, and I guide with somatic cues.

"Despite having participated in numerous trainings before, this one stood out. I left with a genuine sense of deep safety in space holding, something that felt embodied, not just understood intellectually."

Elisa

If you've hit a plateau

She names a yawn out loud, and the whole room softens.

Before After years of offering soundbaths, I had started to feel disconnected from the practice.

Now I attune and name what I sense, and I regulate myself before anyone arrives.

"I can let go of the pressure of being responsible for everything, and just be with people where they are, without trying to fix them or the space."

Mehla

If naming what you see feels risky

She stopped being scared of her own words.

Before Using words felt scary. I held back from naming anything.

Now It seems less scary. Be present, be aware, keep it simple. All feelings are okay.

"Tension is just as important as relaxing. Without tension you can't release. Joy gave us a framework, so we have the tools to really make it our own practice."

Wendy

If you're not facilitating yet

He walked out with enough foundation to lead a group.

Before I wasn't aware of somatic language, or what it does to your body and mind.

Now I hear what people say, and what doesn't work and why. I feel much more confident to lead a group.

"I didn't realise how much small things make such a big difference. What you say and how you say it was a big eye opener. The extra lessons with Dr. Katie really gave me a good foundation."

Auke

If you want something you can use tomorrow

She swapped telling for inviting, and feelings for sensations.

Before I wanted to learn how to support people who have experienced trauma while facilitating a sound bath.

Now I changed my wording to inviting instead of telling, and I show up with the intention of flow instead of performance.

"I learned to be aware of the needs of all attendees, and how specific words can shift a person's state, giving them the opportunity to arrive in the present moment."

Michelle

Your Intuition

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.

Where This Came From

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 had 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.

If This Brings Up Doubt

That's not a sign to turn away. It's a sign you're taking this seriously.

What if I've already made mistakes?

You have. So have I. So has everyone who works with depth. This 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

Dr. Katie Overbury

Somatic Sound includes three live trauma sessions with Dr. Katie Overbury, on October 8, 15 and November 5.

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 sessions bring clinical precision into the embodied framework of Somatic Sound, strengthening your confidence, clarity, and ethical foundation.

"Bringing in the trauma expert upgraded it to another level. I would highly recommend it to every sound healer."
Alexandra, London

Graduates of the Sound Healing School with their certificates

Our graduates, certified and facilitating with real depth.

How It Runs

Somatic Sound is a live, contained training. Because this work needs to be held, not rushed.

Five weeks online with live guidance from Joy, plus three sessions with Dr. Katie Overbury. 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.

What's included

Five weeks of live online training, with replays available
Three live sessions with Dr. Katie Overbury (Oct 8, 15 & Nov 5)
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 work is paced slowly, so understanding can settle, not overwhelm.

Dates & Booking

Seven live sessions across five weeks.

All sessions run 19:00–20:30 (Amsterdam time). Replays are always available if you can't be there live.

Tue · Oct 6 19:00–20:30 Joy · Opening

Thu · Oct 8 19:00–20:30 Dr. Katie Overbury

Tue · Oct 13 19:00–20:30 Joy

Thu · Oct 15 19:00–20:30 Dr. Katie Overbury

Thu · Oct 22 19:00–20:30 Joy

Thu · Oct 29 19:00–20:30 Joy

Thu · Nov 5 19:00–20:30 Dr. Katie Overbury · Closing

Early Bird

€575

until September 21

Regular

€695

from September 22

Prefer to spread it? A payment plan is available: 2 × €295 at the early bird rate, or 2 × €355 after.

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Where This Sits

This is the module where you stop guessing about what's happening in the room.

Somatic Sound is the second of four modules, and it follows Embodied Voice on purpose.

First you build one instrument you can rely on without thinking. Then you learn to read the body in front of you: when someone is settling and releasing tension, when they're becoming activated, when they're disconnecting, and when they need less sound instead of more.

Once you can read the room, you can design for it. That's what the rest of the six months builds on.

"The information from Module 1, Embodied Voice, and now this module all come together and give me a safe toolkit to feel more grounded and present in my work with sound. I feel more confident, grounded and relaxed."
Janine

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.

The Full Pathway

Somatic Sound is Module 2 of the Embodied Sounds Advanced Mentorship.

Four modules over six months: Embodied Voice, Somatic Sound, Musical Intelligence, and Sound Session Design, with coaching and mentoring in between.

See the full Advanced Mentorship