The term “nervous breakdown” is no longer used—“mental-health crisis” is the nomenclature du jour—but I think I had one two years ago. My journey into the psychological night was precipitated by a ...

Sound is not just something we hear—it’s vibration, and vibration interacts directly with the human body at a cellular level.

Though you might roll your eyes at the mere mention of “good vibrations” it’s more than a coincidence that music, religious reverence and healing have been interconnected throughout history. The ...

It seems like there’s a new wellness trend popping up every day on TikTok and Instagram. A recent trend touts crystal singing bowls, some priced from $200-$500 a pop, but on the other side of the ...

I’d never really given much thought to the idea of sound therapy—that is, until I attended a wellness retreat at Maine’s Hidden Pond resort back in the summer. Seated at a table in a beautiful, ...

It is no secret that many of us are suffering from stress, anxiety and a general sense of malaise. Corporate America is trying to help its employees by offering a host of benefits including gym ...

Regardless of the genre, music plays a special role in the human experience by providing us with sounds that help define certain moments, feelings and occasions. Everyone seems to have a soundtrack to ...

Self-care might be more important now than ever before, but access to therapy, including touch therapy, isn’t always available or even desired during pandemic times. Over the past decade, one ...

In a time of worldwide stress and upheaval, many individuals are searching for an uncomplicated and effortless method of reducing their feelings of stress and tension. Recently, several studies have ...

Monique Mead is a Carnegie Mellon University professor and a sound practitioner at the Awareness and Wellness Center of Pittsburgh. She will train Pitt medical students to host on-campus sound baths ...