Ever since a kid, I’ve been fascinated by sounds and had a big passion for music.
I used to make strange sounds with my mouth and sing for myself making up the lyrics and music on the go. In my teenage years I started playing the guitar and got into rock and metal. During that phase of my life music helped me through my first depressive episodes, it helped me to connect with and understand my feelings and release them through the music.
At university I joined the DJ team for volunteering work at the student club, and this opened me up to the world of electronic music. After my 3rd year at university, I decided to study abroad for one exchange semester. I picked Melbourne, Australia, a place I knew very little of at the time, but I felt a soul calling to choose it. In Melbourne I continued to DJ, discovering a new music scene and new music genres. I ended up staying for much longer in Melbourne than I had planned originally, and DJing became my main focus for 5+ years. Through DJing, I got to understand how music brings us together as a collective, and that these moments of deep connection with others surrounded by uplifting rhythms and inspiring sounds and vibrations can such have a profound and beneficial effect on us as spiritual, vibrational beings.
My first few years in Melbourne inspired me so much, while I was growing as a DJ and eventually as a music producer as well, I had met a lot of people and also gained an understanding of the music scene from a few different perspectives – as the DJ, promoter, event organiser, music blogger as well as consumer. It was all so exciting, and I put so much time and effort into all these areas, but unfortunately not enough into my own health and wellbeing.
While I had experienced some great success within the music industry, I also suffered from a lot of stress, anxiety, eating disorders, depression and hormonal issues. My relationship at the time was very destructive and abusive, and I was missing my family a lot and I felt very lonely at times. Eventually I had a wake up call, I couldn’t continue living this way – even though I had no clue on how to move forward, I had to take the leap and finally trust that inner voice that I had come to push away and ignore. I ended the relationship and got a stable part time job that kept me secure financially, which allowed me to put more focus on my own health challenges. Not even a year later, I met my soulmate Luke, who’s unconditional love healed me on so many levels. Our relationship has truly been a blessing in my life, and he’s been a great support for me through my career change and personal transformation.
After a few years of DJing, I started listening to binaural beats and isochronic tones, to help me fall asleep, stay calm and relaxed. This was my first personal experiences of sound healing, using pure frequencies to make myself feel better. I got more and more interested in the effects of sound on our health and wellbeing, and I wanted to be able to work with sounds in a more direct and purposeful way. It was during our extended travelling journey in 2019 that I realised I needed to study this, and after some research online I found Sound Healing Academy. After the first Foundation Course workshop, I was totally hooked! This was what my heart has been yearning for, a way to combine frequencies and healing into one modality.
Sound and music bring us not just closer to each other, but also to ourselves and to Source. Whenever I feel out of balance, I’ve always turned to sounds and music too sooth and aid in helping me to shift into a better state of being. I am now a qualified Sound Healing Practitioner and I’m so excited to share this incredible gift to the world!
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