The Art of the Sound Bath is more than a training on how to play crystal bowls — it’s a powerful immersion in vibrational awareness, energetic embodiment, and sound facilitation. This training is a hybrid (in person and online) course held over a 3 month period. Blending sound science with energetic understanding and business, this course guides you through the essential components of offering sound baths — and awakening your intuitive ability to tune into energy through pranayama, meditation, and mindful presence.

Yes, you’ll learn to play the instruments and facilitate transformative sound baths.

But you’ll also study and embody the deeper energetics behind sound, how your breath shifts frequency, how meditation sharpens your inner ear, and how sound becomes medicine when played from an aligned state. And then the business side to get started professionaly facilitating sound experiences.

You don’t just become someone who plays sound baths.

You become a more lucid version of yourself — and you bring that into every experience you create.

BENEFITS OF THIS PROGRAM

• Deepen your personal energetic awareness and clarity through pranayama

• Learn to facilitate intuitive, resonant soundbaths with presence

• Develop a strong foundation in frequency, rhythm, and emotion

• Build confidence in your voice, breath, and energy field

• Create a sustainable plan to share your work and get paid

• Become part of a supportive community of sound and wellness practitioners

• Fundamentals of business and marketing to start your business with confidence

• Foundations of music theory to seemlessly play beautiful soundbaths

• Walk away with more than a skill—you leave with a frequency

  
  

WHAT MAKES THIS COURSE DIFFERENT

This training is unique in its immersive depth, professional approach, and long-term support. While many people identify with the term sound healer, in this program we emphasize the role of Sound Therapist—a title that reflects both the artistry and responsibility of holding space with skill, integrity, and confidence. You will spend three days in the resort town of Palm Springs, CA (just two hours from Los Angeles and San Diego) in profound, hands-on learning and practice. What makes this course different is that the training doesn’t stop when you leave the room. Over the following three months, you’ll be part of a supportive cohort, guided through practice, feedback, and discovery.

In addition to learning to facilitate soundbaths, you’ll explore fundamental music theory, the energetics of pranayama and meditation, and how these elements directly influence the frequencies you create. You’ll also gain practical business tools—from setting up insurance to marketing and professional presence—so you can step forward as a confident, well-prepared sound therapist. Graduates receive a Yoga Alliance Continuing Education certificate from an accredited school, and for yoga teachers, this course alone exceeds your continuing education requirements for two years.

This course is led by Lisa Botts, reiki master, kundalini yoga teacher and sound therapist with 14 months of intensive training with sound scientists, Peruvian shamans, Grammy award winning music producers and engineers. You'll learn from her in depth education, years of facilitation experience, and thousands of soundbaths played. Prior to founding The Sukha Life in 2019, Lisa spent 20 years in corporate marketing and education. Throughout the program, you’ll also be supported by professional music teachers and business mentors, ensuring a well-rounded foundation that balances artistry, energetics, and real-world application.

COURSE STRUCTURE + CONTENT

PRE-COURSE PREPARATION (ONLINE | 1–1.5 HOURS)

10/9/25 @ 6pm

*Held two weeks before the in-person immersion.

• Welcome & Individual Intros

• Introduction to the Method

• Course Outline & Flow

• Setting Personal & Professional Intentions

• Ordering Instruments (Lisa will support you in ordering your crystal bowls)

• Creating Sacred Space at Home for Practice

  
  

IN-PERSON IMMERSION (3 DAYS | 5 HOURS INSTRUCTION + 1 HOUR LUNCH/DAY)

10/24/25 @ 10-4 PM

DAY 1: VIBRATION + YOU

• Sound Science: How Sound Affects the Body & Brain

• Listening vs. Hearing

• The Energetic Impact of Sound

• Embodied Vibration through Pranayama

• Crystal Bowl Fundamentals + Hands-On Playing

• Music Foundations for Crystal Bowls

• Caring for your Crystal Bowls

10/25/25 @ 10-4 PM

DAY 2: STRUCTURE + FLOW

• Energetics of Frequency + the Nervous System

• Anatomy of a Soundbath (Opening, Flow, Crescendo, Close)

• Learn music scale, notes, how to put notes together and how to create your soundbath flow 

• Playing Sequences + Transitions

• Facilitating in Service vs. Performance

• Practice: Building Presence & Trust

• The Body + Pranayama

• Gong fundamentals + Hands-on Playing

10/26/25 @ 10-4 PM

DAY 3: PRACTICE + PURPOSE

• Volume, Resonance, and Listening to the Room

• The Importance of Silence

• Developing Your Sound Signature

• Practice: Building Presence & Trust

• Pranayama as Energy

• Feedback & Reflections

ONGOING MENTORSHIP + PRACTICE (ONLINE | 3 MONTHS)

2 ONLINE GROUP SESSIONS/MONTH (1–1.5 HRS EACH)

ONLINE CLASS DATES ARE:

• 11/4/25

• 11/25/25

• 12/2/25

• 12/16/25

• 1/6/26

• 1/20/26

*Recording available if you can’t make it in person.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

• Share Your Sound Experiences & Feedback

• Clearing + Integrating Your Energy as a Practitioner

• Advanced Energetics: Emotional Frequencies, Intuition, Holding Space

• Developing Your Sequences, Transitions, and Intros/Closures

• What to Do When Someone Has an Anxious or Emotional Response

• Adding New Instruments: Integration & Intuition

• Getting Started with Paid Sessions

• Business 101: Insurance, Marketing, Websites, Professional Presence

YOUR COMMITMENTS

• Practice Sound 5 hours/week (can include playing, vocalizing, listening, breathwork)

• Facilitate 2 Soundbaths per month with reflection + feedback

• Attend group sessions + track your progress

• Final Integration Assignment (for certificate of completion): Share a 5-minute recording of a short sound sequence, or written description of your unique sound philosophy.

Included

• Workbook, Yoga Alliance CEU certificate (for RYT) / or non-CEU certifcate

PLEASE NOTE:

To fully participate in this immersive training, you will need:

• A minimum of 3 crystal singing bowls, stryker and appropriate carrying case(s) –

  • This is essential for hands-on practice and integration. You’ll be working with your own set throughout the training.

  • Lisa can help you choose your bowls and have them delivered to the studio in time for the course start—or shipped directly to you. This is a necessary investment to practice and play soundbaths.