Safe & Sound 50-Hour Sound Healing Training with Ricarda

Sound baths are captivating for their distinctive instruments and deeply calming atmosphere, but they are far more than a passing wellness trend. Sound has a measurable impact on both body and mind. For that reason, it is our responsibility as sound practitioners to use this tool safely, with a solid foundation of knowledge, and to communicate its effects with professionalism.

Sound work is often presented in formats that are strongly spiritual or esoteric. While that approach may be exactly right for some teachers and participants, it is highly individual and cannot be treated as a universal truth. Here, we take a different path: we learn to trust intuition while playing, connect with ourselves, and build a foundation for personal spirituality. At the same time, the focus remains clearly on the evidence-based mechanisms behind sound’s effects. In a time when reliable information matters more than ever, health facilitators should be able to explain clearly how these tools work, what they can genuinely offer, and where their limits lie. With this scientific grounding, you can then develop your own format in a way that reflects your personal style.

Picking up a mallet and producing a tone from a bowl is easy. A true sound bath, however, holds a much deeper dimension. This training therefore looks at the method holistically, explores its mechanisms, and examines the system we are influencing: the human being. That perspective not only gives you confidence in your own facilitation, but also creates an experience that participants will feel immediately.

By the end of the training, you will be able to design and lead your own sound offerings safely and with intention. You will learn how to select, play, and care for instruments properly. You will also gain a deeper understanding of participants as complex systems, allowing you to respond to them individually and create a cohesive experience by integrating additional tools for nervous system stimulation.

Instruments covered:

• Crystal singing bowls [in cooperation with Mayoka Crystal Singing Bowls – participants receive a 10% discount]
• Tibetan singing bowls
• Gong
• Monochord
• Tuning forks
• Crystal harp
• Melodic percussion [kalimba, tongue drum, Koshi]
• Other percussion [shaker stick, rain pillar, ocean drum]
• Voice

All instruments will be available for extensive hands-on practice during the retreat. Guest teachers may also introduce additional instruments.

Curriculum:

1. The history of sound
2. Sound and its physiological effects on the human body
3. Music theory for sound practitioners
4. Formats of sound work
5. Getting to know and playing the instruments
6. The human nervous system and its regulation
7. Additional methods to complement your sound work
8. Facilitating experiences – holding space and teaching
9. Midterm assessment

About Dr. Ricarda Silva Henao

As a PhD psychologist, certified fitness and relaxation trainer, and yoga teacher with more than 1,000 hours of training, I bring nearly 15 years of experience in adult education and course leadership. I combine this hands-on expertise with scientifically grounded, holistic approaches that are essential when working with people. My goal is to share this knowledge in a playful, sustainable way so it feels easy to understand and immediately useful.

Health and well-being are not only my profession, but also my greatest passion. I am endlessly fascinated by individual experience and connect deeply with my clients through empathy. Easing suffering and creating joy, whether through movement, attentive listening, or opening new perspectives, is profoundly meaningful to me. Music has accompanied my entire life; through my musical background, I have absolute pitch and an intuitive relationship to music. Since my 300-hour training in sound work, it has become one of my favorite tools for offering people a pause from doing and inviting them to rest in pure being.

In this training, I bring together years of experience, my unique strengths, and the work that truly comes from my heart. I cannot wait to take the first steps with you on your path toward becoming a holistic sound practitioner.