I cant tell you how much I enjoy providing these sound bath experiences! 💓

I cant tell you how much I enjoy providing these sound bath experiences! 💓

Simply being a witness to how you enter the room and then how you leave afterwards is so fulfilling!

This Thursday, June 13th is your next sound bath opportunity over at Bar Method Atlanta-East Cobb and I have a little surprise gift for the guests of THIS sound bath. 🎁

::::HINT:::: it’s NOT an eye mask, you can drink out of it, and it has a message on it!

Boo! Ok, it’s a mug! Haha! 😂
All guests at Thursdays sound bath will receive one! See you soon!

<3 Danielle

Private sound bath sessions: It’s all about that 1 on 1 focused attention, and intention to amplify the experience and connect with your goals in a deeper way.

Private sound bath sessions: It’s all about that 1 on 1 focused attention, and intention to amplify the experience and connect with your goals in a deeper way.

Thank you The Center for Love and Light Atl and Jamie Butler for letting me borrow your office today! Your space gave me the idea to put crystals in the walls of my space!! 🥰

You can book a private session, too with the link below. 💕 See you soon!

<3 Danielle

Gather.

Gather.

Close your eyes.
Take a deep breath in... and out...

As you sit, become aware of your physical body. How your hair rests on your neck...The weight of your phone in your hands as you read this... with your next inhale, Imagine your body getting smaller... and smaller... shrinking to the smallest point you can imagine. Stay here for just a moment.

Now, imagine expanding. Getting bigger. And bigger. So much so that you become bigger than your car.. bigger than the place you live, skyscrapers... even bigger still until you are bigger than the planet. Stay here for just a moment.

Expansiveness. Personal Power. Love. It is all inside of you. Take a deep breath in... and out... That is the Divine Within.

Now imagine yourself coming back to your original size. Smaller and smaller until you feel the weight of your phone in your hands, how your hair rests on your neck... feeling that connection to your body.

We have all chosen this incarnation to experience in a physical form and this physical form is what we have called human. Open your eyes. You are the Divine.

This Sunday afternoon, May 12 we will gather for a mini retreat right here in Atlanta and connect to that source of strength within. I will be joined by Sonido Sound Studio, Shana Nunnelly and Mara Rosaria to create an experience through tarot, earth meditation, Qi gong, and sound sound healing to connect to the Divine with in. We are looking forward to taking you on this journey.

<3 Danielle

Get out of your own way!

Get out of your own way!

Taking a moment to feel what it meant to me to present at the Georgia Public Health Association Conference today... but to also relate it back to you.
I submitted my presentation in October of last year. I did it as a way for me to visualize and go through the actions and feelings of what it would be like to submit, give the talk, and make my approach of someday getting sound therapy into hospitals. I researched the format, watched countless tutorials, pulled together my case studies, and put it all together in this package called an Abstract. I never thought I would actually get chosen. 😳

From the outside, you don’t get to see all the work and all the people who came together for me to do this 30min presentation. The 7 years in the industry. The 4 years of working to create sustainable sound therapy programs specific for corporate clients and therapy centers. The time teaching and mentoring up-incoming Sound Therapist. The programs I have invested in to help propel me forward. The time other people put in to support my moments of doubt, or time to help create the programs or experiences you have with me. (So many people to list!) Everything. All of it.. prepared me for today. And pushed me over the edge to something greater!

The same goes for you. Where are you getting in the way of your own evolution? You are feeling “on the edge” of something greater for a reason. You have been preparing for this change (in whatever area of your life it is) for a while. Get out of your own way, NOW! That’s when things really start to get interesting. 💕 .

<3 Danielle

Sometimes you need a reminder of why you do what you do... my day at Kate's Club came at just the right time.

Sometimes you need a reminder of why you do what you do... my day at Kate’s Club came at just the right time. So many of the kids came up after to individually thank me for how relaxed or calm they felt.

Deep breath.
Keep going.
You are doing great work.

<3 Danielle

1 on 1(Sound Healers, too!)

1 on 1
(Sound Healers, too!)

I had a max of 3-4 private clients a month. Now I have a space to invite you all into!

While my group sound bath sessions are amazing for self care and relieving stress, here is why 1 on 1 sessions are more Helpful, Productive, and Cost Effective for personal goals and intentions.

1 Goal Specific: We do an assessment, create a plan, and work the plan. I use specific instruments and techniques that are specific to your goals and intentions for our time together.

Physical pain? Stress? Navigating emotions? Trying to figure out your next move? Looking for inspiration or to connect more spiritually? Different goals, different instruments + techniques.

2 Accountability: I check in, give homework, and make suggestions based on your goals. I stand beside you on the journey you’re on.

3 Meet milestones sooner: you not only save time, you are saving money! Think about it... how much are spending on aspirin? How often are you in pain or tired? How often are you NOT doing the things you want to do or that make you happy? Nothing changes unless SOMETHING changes.

Sound Healers: Book a private session, bring your sound healing questions, and/or instruments and I will show you other sound healing techniques to support you in your facilitation. Our time together will be whatever it needs to be. 💓🙏🏽💓

Right now I have an introductory offer for sessions booked in May and June. If you end up LOVING your session, I will extend the offer into my package rates. Book as many as you would like for this rate with sessions in May and June. 🥰

The cool thing, is that you can even book for small groups at this introductory rate (up to 4!) 🦸🏽‍♀️👨🏻‍🚀🦹🏼‍♀️🧛🏼‍♂️

You deserve to feel good in your body. You deserve to feel confident and secure. You deserve to live a life you love! Sign up and let me facilitate a 1 on 1 session designed specifically for you. ❤️

<3 Danielle

Divine.

Divine.

Mothers Day is just around the corner. What are your plans? I am collaborating some pretty awesome women (Shana Nunnelly, Angelica-A Gurel and Mara Rosaria )to bring you a mini retreat so we can celebrate the Divine within.

Side note, you do not have to be a mom, and frankly, you do not have to be a woman to come to this. The Divine lives within each and every one of us. Through ceremony, we will breathe, move, and connect to that source.

You will also get a chance to see my new office! The Center sits on a beautiful nature preserve! Which we will explore in one of the meditations. ❤️ Sign up today. Link in Bio for Sunday, May 12th.

Next up! 
Relax in Sound Sound Bath at Westside Yoga Atlanta on Sunday, April 28th!

Relax in Sound Sound Bath at The Center for Love and Light Atlanta on Wednesday, May 8th!

Its all coming up so fast! Secure your ticket, and we will See you soon!.

<3 Danielle

Deep breathe in through the nose for 5 counts... Out through the mouth for 5 counts...

Deep breathe in through the nose for 5 counts... Out through the mouth for 5 counts...

Relax in Sound, this Thursday at Bar Method ATL in East Cobb. We dim the lights, set the mood, and wrap you in a cozy blanket of sound.

<3 Danielle

10 Tips for Sleepless Nights

A couple of weeks ago, I started to notice that my sleep patterns were all over the place.  Tossing and turning.  Waking up at random hours during the night. Having to use the bathroom at 2am!

::::SIGH::::

I am very aware of my body so I was able to take action assessing and correcting it pretty quickly. I know I’m not alone in the occasional sleepless nights.  And I know for some, it can go on for months!

45% percent of Americans say that poor or insufficient sleep affected their daily activities at least once in the past seven days. (study from the National Sleep Foundation’s inaugural Sleep Health Index™)

Having trouble sleeping can have a wide-range of negative effects on your health. It inhibits your ability to focus, can be the cause of mood swings, and can affect long-term risk of medical conditions such as obesity and heart disease. (to name only a few!)

There are medical sleep aids that may work quickly to help you drift off, but they can have awful side effects and aren't good to use long term.

Here are some helpful tips on how to break the cycle of your sleepless nights.  These are not overnight fixes, however, it could be impactful for some of you, especially as we nose dive in to the Holiday Season where time seems to speed up on us!   

1. Sound Healing

Of course Sound Healing would be my #1 tool to fall asleep!  But that’s not all Sound Healing can help you do.  It can also support in bigger sleep issues like insomnia.

Sound Healing Music has a direct effect on the parasympathetic nervous system, which helps your body relax and prepare for sleep. It also has the power to slow your heart rate and breathing, lower your blood pressure, and may trigger your muscles to relax. In as little as 3 sound healing sessions, it has been shown that sound healing can support the body in lasting sleep from insomnia. 

I have sound healing sound bath tracks for sale HERE.  You will want the 30minute track and listen to it before bed minimum 3 nights in a row.  You should then start to notice the shifts in your sleep patterns.

(and yes, I am still working on the SoundEmbrace Sound Healing App. We are on track for a December release! YAY! Stay tuned!)

2. The 4-7-8 Breath.

I know, I know… you are already breathing. The 4-7-8 breathing exercise takes some practicing to perfect, however! Once you’ve mastered it, it will become more and more effective.  It may even support you in dealing with anxiety and stress.

Here is how you do it:

Place the tip of your tongue against the ridge of tissue just behind your upper front teeth and keep it there through the entire exercise.

You will be exhaling through your mouth around your tongue; try pursing your lips slightly if this seems awkward.

This is followed by the five-step procedure listed below:
+ Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound.
+ Close your mouth and inhale quietly through your nose to a mental count of four.
+Hold your breath for a count of seven.
+Exhale completely through your mouth, making a whoosh sound to a count of eight.
+This is one breath. Now inhale again and repeat the cycle three more times for a total of four breaths.

The most important part of this process is holding your breath for eight seconds. This is because keeping the breath in will allow oxygen to fill your lungs and then circulate throughout the body. This is what produces a relaxing effect in the body.

Now… Here is a video in case you were like me and sat WTF?!? After reading all that.

3. Yes, Water.

Now, you probably understand how a lack of hydration may affect you during your daily activities.  But going to bed even mildly dehydrated can disrupt your sleep.

“Dehydration causes your mouth and nasal passages to become dry, setting you up for sleep-disruptive snoring and a parched throat and hoarseness in the morning.

A lack of pre-bed fluids can also lead to nocturnal leg cramps that may keep you awake. In addition to the frustration of fragmented sleep, being dehydrated during night can compromise your alertness, energy, and cognitive performance the following day.”

Thanks National Sleep Foundation!

4. Mind Dump.

Break out your journal and get all your stress, worry, and thoughts out of your head.

If you have a busy mind before bed, a good mind dump may support you in “laying your thoughts to rest”.   See what I did there?

5.Move that body!

Did you really think you would get out of working out?  A regular exercise routine can improve your sleep quality. According to Sleep Doctor “ Exercise can contribute to more sound and restful sleep. Physical activity increases time spent in deep sleep, the most physically restorative sleep phase. Deep sleep helps to boost immune function, support cardiac health, and control stress and anxiety.”

So… there!

6. Limit activities in bed. 

I’m not talking about the activities the bed is made for like sleeping, or playing naked twister!

Things like studying, watching tv, or balancing your checkbook can increase alertness and make it difficult to fall asleep.

7. Wake up at the same time each day. 

Let the training begin! It’s so easy to sleep in.  I KNOW!  I LOVE sleep. However, if you are find yourself tossing and turning getting up at the same time every day it will start to train your body to wake up at a consistent time.

One thing that helped me get back on track was scheduling a workout class for 6am. Paying for the class ahead of time kept me accountable. After all, I didn’t want to loose any money!  And some how, that was way ore helpful than being ok looking sleep!   

8. Eliminate alcohol and stimulants.

I knew you wouldn’t like this one… sorry, not sorry!

You know it, and I know it.  Caffeine can last for several hours. It doesn’t just affect you in getting to sleep, it can also cause you to get up several times at night.  Look my friend, this was a tough one for me, too.  I LOVE my one cup in the morning. But it’s only until you get back on the Zzzz’s at Club Pillow.  I know you can do this.

9. No Dinner Before Bed.

Eating a late dinner or snacking before going to bed can activate the digestive system and keep you up.

But since you already gave up the alcohol, this should be an easy one for you to adjust!

10. Ultimate Stress Buster!

This one… well, this one is really a post on it’s own.  But if you really sat down with this, it will change your life forever…

For this one, I am going to ask you to take a closer look into a few potential root causes.

+ Do you like your job?  Or do you want to be doing something else?
+ Are you happy in your relationship?  Or, are you needing to have an important conversation about something?
+ What are your friendships like?  Are you happy? Are you living in a constant state of stress and/or anxiety? 
+ What are some things you can do to evolve away from these stressful situations?  How can you empower yourself to sit down and have the difficult conversations? 

You deserve to live a life you love.

You deserve to have loving relationships.

Where in your life can you start taking back your power?
Where in your negative thoughts can you turn to gratitude?

I’d love to hear if this has been helpful, or if you have any tips on how to get to sleep, or what you did to overcome insomnia. Lay it out for me in the comments below.

<3
Danielle

Calm the mind already!

There are many forms of Sound Healing that can be used as a way to help release ourselves from our obsessive thinking.

When we sing to the songs on the radio, becoming ONE with Bae, or Brushin Your Should Off, we are in a sense, emulating those artists. However, laying down for a sound bath experience can be used as a tool to support in the letting go of the personas we pick up during our day, as well as the one we identify with... it helps you let go of thoughts, bring awareness back to Sound and truly find Stillness. .
A regular practice trains us to have the ability to let go. You can think of sound as the net that captures your thoughts into one place and the stillness diffuses its power over you and releases it. Going back to sound is an empowered action that supports us in the letting go of the things we obsess over. Like... if Kiki really does loves you. DUUUUUUDE! Come on! If you made sound to stillness a part of your everyday practice this THING with Kiki may not take as long to get over!

That goes for all of us. Having a Sound to Stillness Practice supports you in those times you get a blast of negative emotions like when you’re cut off in traffic, have a disagreement, go through a breakup, or someone writes your name wrong on your cup at Starbucks... it may take you 2 months to get over it rather than a year!

September is a special month. I am wrapping up my time facilitating in Philly and road tripping back to Atlanta tomorrow. Just in time to start a series of Sound Baths starting THIS Wednesday night.

These sound bath experiences can be used as a tool to conquer your obsessive mind chatter by training ourselves to let go and come back to a deeper, quieter place within.

<3
Danielle

You made it through Monday!

Well! You made it through Monday!

How was it for you? Mine was a work from bed kind of a day. I go through waves of feeling most productive working in different spaces. The past week I have been working from my bed, the week before, I was set up on my back porch, and the week before that, my co working space at Plywood People! You may be surprised at what comes up for you when you take a moment to slow down and listen to your body. Try for one day putting your awareness on the spaces you feel more productive, lighter, happier… If you are still feeling the Monday blues, take a listen to the video above. This will be helpful in relieving a little stress, and hopefully shift your perspective on Mondays. You got this! (and YES! This is a snippet of one of the tracks that will be on the app! Are you excited yet?!?)

Recording and Mixing Engineer Luke Campolieta  Mastering Martina Albano.

<3 Danielle

There is a time for being and a time for doing...

There is a time for being and a time for doing... We must allow time for both. 
If we are willing to go within and allow for stillness, profound healing can occur mentally, emotionally, and physically.

Surrender your burdens for just an hour, and take time to strength your mind, body, spirit connection at today’s sound bath.

Click Calendar above, We have a few spots available! Looking forward to seeing you and hugging it out!

<3 Danielle