The Magic of Sound: A Journey into Stillness

In yoga, we often speak about movement and breath. But there is another doorway into stillness: sound.

Over the years of teaching yoga in Barnet, I’ve explored many ways to guide students toward presence. One of the most powerful and surprising tools has been vibration, the simple, ancient magic of sound.

I remember the first time I brought my Tibetan singing bowl to a children’s yoga class. Their fascination was immediate. One child excitedly told me her mum had one in the kitchen (though I couldn’t help wondering whether she was thinking of a mortar)

We took turns trying to make the bowl sing, learning how to hold it, how to listen, how to find the right contact. It requires technique, but more than that, it requires attention.

Teaching yoga to children gives me space to experiment. After everyone had a turn, we played a listening game: I struck the bowl and let it resonate while the children walked slowly around the room. They could only sit down once they could no longer hear the sound.

It always surprises me how naturally children drop into mindfulness when guided through sound. There is no resistance, only curiosity.

We also played another game: seated in a circle, we carefully passed a chime to one another in complete silence, making sure it didn’t ring. It required deep concentration and very gentle hands.

During relaxation, each child felt the vibration of the singing bowl placed gently on their back in child’s pose. The room would soften. Something would shift.

With adults, I sometimes sense more hesitation when introducing sound. Somewhere along the way, we lose our sense of play and discovery. We become observers rather than participants.

Yet sound has been used for healing and transformation for thousands of years. In yogic tradition, often referred to as Nada Yoga, the yoga of sound, vibration is understood as a powerful tool to calm the nervous system, restore balance, and access deeper states of awareness.

Yoga is not only something we understand intellectually. It is something we experience.

My teaching comes from 24 years of practice, from living yoga, not just studying it. I have witnessed how movement, breath, and sound can regulate the body and quiet the mind. Sound baths offer a different entry point: less effort, more receiving.

In a world that asks us to constantly do, sound invites us to listen.

If this speaks to you, I warmly invite you to join one of my upcoming Sound Bath sessions in Barnet. These gatherings are an opportunity to rest deeply, reset your nervous system, and experience firsthand the subtle yet profound effect of sound healing.

You can find upcoming dates on my Events page.

I look forward to welcoming you into the quiet.