What Is Sound Bathing?

Immersing yourself in sound has some surprisingly strong health benefits

- Amber Bramble, Gabriella Del Grande

Gwyneth Paltrow’s a fan and so are Charlize Theron and Robert Downey Jr – Kim Kardashian even held one for guests at her baby shower for her son Psalm, now 11 months, last year. But just what is sound bathing, and why is Hollywood’s A-list rushing to try it?

“Sound bathing is a practice where a teacher uses different instruments (usually a combination of singing bowls, tuning forks, gongs and shamanic drumming) to create sound waves that emit vibrations that you can hear and feel,” explains Luke McLeod, meditation instructor and founder of Soul Alive (soulalive.com.au). “These vibrations raise the frequency within your body, which relaxes you and calms the mind.”