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Slowing Down
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Headphones recommended.
Focus on your breath and let the low and powerful reverberations of crystal bowls wash over you. Studies have shown these humming sounds allow your brainwaves to slow and shift from an active to relaxed state - a perfect precursor to deep sleep. In order to get the most out of your listening experience, pioneering sound therapist Sara Auster recommends you dim the lights and lie down or sit in a comfortable position with an eye mask and a blanket, silence any alerts or notifications, and use earphones. These things allow you to completely unplug and connect with the present moment to intentionally prepare for sleep. Your body has permission to slow down and rest, to receive without the need to respond or react. Begin your experience by focusing on your breath, then allow yourself to drift into a spacious and dreamlike state. All you have to do is arrive with an open mind and listen.
Sara Auster is the leading voice in sound bath experiences and considered a master of the form. Sara has been featured in The New York Times, Vogue, TIME, and O, The Oprah Magazine, and she has facilitated large-scale, site-specific sound bath experiences at iconic venues around the world including the Museum of Modern Art, Madison Square Garden, Palais de Tokyo, and SummerStage in Central Park. Her live sound bath events are celebrated as transformative, therapeutic experiences for balance, relaxation, and well-being. We're thrilled to be able to bring this unique sound experience to the comfort of your own bedroom for the first time.
This title is part of The Audible Sleep Collection, exclusive audio experiences created to invite relaxation and sleep. New and free for members.
©2019 Audible Original (P)2020 Audible
Headphones recommended.
Focus on your breath and let the low and powerful reverberations of crystal bowls wash over you. Studies have shown these humming sounds allow your brainwaves to slow and shift from an active to relaxed state - a perfect precursor to deep sleep. In order to get the most out of your listening experience, pioneering sound therapist Sara Auster recommends you dim the lights and lie down or sit in a comfortable position with an eye mask and a blanket, silence any alerts or notifications, and use earphones. These things allow you to completely unplug and connect with the present moment to intentionally prepare for sleep. Your body has permission to slow down and rest, to receive without the need to respond or react. Begin your experience by focusing on your breath, then allow yourself to drift into a spacious and dreamlike state. All you have to do is arrive with an open mind and listen.
Sara Auster is the leading voice in sound bath experiences and considered a master of the form. Sara has been featured in The New York Times, Vogue, TIME, and O, The Oprah Magazine, and she has facilitated large-scale, site-specific sound bath experiences at iconic venues around the world including the Museum of Modern Art, Madison Square Garden, Palais de Tokyo, and SummerStage in Central Park. Her live sound bath events are celebrated as transformative, therapeutic experiences for balance, relaxation, and well-being. We're thrilled to be able to bring this unique sound experience to the comfort of your own bedroom for the first time.
This title is part of The Audible Sleep Collection, exclusive audio experiences created to invite relaxation and sleep. New and free for members.
©2019 Audible Original (P)2020 Audible
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Published May 14, 2020
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December 21, 2020
These sound baths are just OK. The sounds aren't terribly relaxing but the voice and sounds give me something to focus on that isn't too taxing.
February 12, 2021
more annoying buzzing than relaxing sound bath.
November 15, 2022
Short calm sound bath. I liked it.
April 9, 2025
This "Sound Bath" is genuinely disturbing and unnerving, like the humming of the monolith in "2001: A Space Odyssey." Dx
June 13, 2024
Guess it works
Overall 4 out of 5 stars
Performance 5 out of 5 stars
Story 5 out of 5 stars
Listened to this audio book after listening to another audio book which already calmed me down and this one further made me sleepy. So I guess this audio book can be helpful to make one sleepy.
Overall 4 out of 5 stars
Performance 5 out of 5 stars
Story 5 out of 5 stars
Listened to this audio book after listening to another audio book which already calmed me down and this one further made me sleepy. So I guess this audio book can be helpful to make one sleepy.
Displaying 1 - 5 of 5 reviews