San Francisco

The practitioner is a local sound healer based in Berkeley, California. They hold recurring Monday sound baths at West Berkeley Family Wellness Center. Their style combines guided rest with interactive elements, inviting participants to engage with sound through gentle questions or reflections. They trained in sound therapy and emphasize rest as a collective practice. Distinctively, they offer both passive listening and active workshop formats within the same session, encouraging participants to find their own relationship with sound vibrations. No website bio was available; this description is consistent with their event listings on Eventbrite.

Will Magid is a musician and sound bath practitioner based in the East Bay. He blends electronic beats with live brass, looping trumpet and trombone over gong and bowl textures. He performs as Balkan Bump, a Balkan-influenced project. His sound baths are collaborations, not solo sessions. He brings a performer's ear for dynamics and pacing. Trained in both music and meditation, he treats each session as an improvised composition.

Healing Journey De Tu Alma is a recurring sound bath organizer based in Berkeley. Sessions take place at 2718 Telegraph Ave #201, a bright studio space in the East Bay. The practitioner uses crystal singing bowls and leads sound baths paired with ceremonial cacao. Trained in sound healing and plant medicine facilitation, they bring a grounded, earthy presence to each gathering. Their style is quiet and intentional, allowing the bowls' tones and the cacao's gentle stimulation to work together. No performance; just listening, resting, and letting the vibrations settle.

Anna B. is a sound healer and Reiki practitioner trained in Usui Reiki. Joseph I. is a somatic release practitioner with a background in trauma-informed bodywork. Together, they combine sound, hands-on energy work, and guided movement release. Their sessions at Rae Studios in San Francisco use crystal bowls, gongs, and gentle Reiki touch. Both have studied under individual mentors and continue ongoing training. Their style is quiet and patient, prioritizing slow, supported unwinding.

The sound bath is hosted by the Episcopal Church of the Incarnation in San Francisco. The practitioner is a trained sound therapist who uses crystal singing bowls, gongs, and chimes. Sessions are held in the church's meditation room with dim lighting and mats. The practitioner has studied with the Sound Healing Academy and leads group sound baths monthly. No individual sessions are offered. The focus is on communal stillness, not performance.

This sound bath is led by a rotating roster of Bay Area sound healers curated by 1 Hotel San Francisco. Each practitioner brings their own training and style, ranging from Tibetan singing bowl techniques to gong meditation and vocal toning. The hotel selects for experience with group wellness events. Typical facilitators have completed sound healing certifications and maintain active private practices. Their common thread is a grounded, non-performative approach focused on creating a container for rest rather than spectacle.

The Sound Healing Project is a collective founded by musician and sound therapist Joshua Blakesley. Blakesley trained in sound therapy through the Himalayan Singing Bowl School and has studied under Don Conreaux, a pioneer of gong therapy. He plays crystal and metal singing bowls, gongs, chimes, and didgeridoo. The collective rotates between multiple facilitators, but all use a mix of voice, overtone singing, and hand-played instruments. Sessions are grounded, not ethereal — the emphasis is on vibration as physical sensation. The Living Church is a deconsecrated Gothic church in San Francisco’s Inner Richmond, with 40-foot ceilings, stained glass, and hardwood floors that amplify resonance.

Jennifer Barone leads sound baths in San Francisco's North Beach. She combines restorative yoga with gongs and Reiki-infused tuning forks. Her training spans yoga and energy work, blending movement with sound. She hosts a monthly series at 1 Jones Street, a venue shared with other sound practitioners. Special events have taken place at Grace Cathedral. Jennifer's sessions prioritize stillness and receptivity over performance.

Mind Body Sound Healing Collective operates across the Bay Area, from Berkeley to San Francisco. The team combines sound baths with neuroscience, mindfulness, and the Safe & Sound Protocol, a listening therapy that calms the nervous system. They also offer health coaching and corporate wellness programs. Each facilitator has individual training in music therapy or sound healing. Their approach is grounded in research, not trend. The collective has a 5.0 rating from five reviews on Google Maps.