Piano Sound Bath: Love, remembered through Disney

Sunday Piano Sound Bath - Disney Love

Join Joan and Paula for live piano and sound healing, just before the festive season takes over. The busiest time of year is the easiest time to forget ourselves. Come and slow down with us, as we play through a few different chapters of love through Disney music: romantic love, love for family and friends, and the love we sometimes forget to give ourselves.

There is no wrong way to be here. Sit, lie down, sway, dance or wander. You don't have to do anything, except BE present. Bring someone you love, or come on your own. As the piano plays, layers of voices, crystal bowls, drums and other instruments, rise and fall around you. 

***Next January, Joan is joining Habitat for Humanity’s Global Village program to help build houses in rural Nepal. All profits from this event will go towards funding her volunteering. If you would like to further support her, you can add a donation to the order! Every dollar counts.***

What to expect

This is a 75-minute sound bath with guided meditation.

No experience with meditation or sound healing required. 

Common benefits people report

Many sound bath providers describe benefits such as:

• Reduced stress and anxiety

• A calmer and more regulated nervous system

• Deep physical and mental relaxation

• Improved sense of calm

• Better sleep

• Mental clarity and mindfulness

• A feeling of emotional release or wellbeing

Science behind sound healing

When we are experiencing stress, sickness, physical or emotional challenges, we can feel out of sync. Vibrations and frequencies will help tune the body back to balance.

Our human bodies are made up of roughly 60-70% water, and sound travels about four times faster through water than through air. The vibrations and frequencies from instruments don't just reach your ears, they move through your whole body much more effectively than you hear.

As the sound moves through your body, your brain will be shifted from the busy Beta state (active thinking) to calmer Alpha or Theta states (subconscious and deep rest). The body and mind synchronise with these frequencies to release tension and restore balances. 

What to bring

• A yoga mat; 

• A blanket;

• A pillow or cushion; 

• Anything else that helps you get comfortable for 75 mins. 

• An eye mask and a water bottle are lovely too. Wear soft, warm clothing, your body temperature drops when you’re still.

Practical Details

• Address: Pat Brunton Room - Crows Nest Community Centre

• Arrivals: 5-min walk from St Leonard’s train station and Crows Nest metro station. Parking available in nearby parking lots.

• Time: Doors open 10:15am. Please arrive during this window to settle in, find your spot and get comfortable.

• Latecomers: Doors shut at 10:30am sharp once the meditation begins. Out of respect for the group and the stillness of the space, latecomers can’t be admitted after this point so please give yourself plenty of time to arrive.

Sound Bath Contraindications 

Sound healing is gentle and suitable for most people, however it is complementary to medical care, not a replacement for it. 

Please check with your doctor before attending and let us know on arrival if:

• You’re pregnant, especially if you’re in the first trimester; 

• Have epilepsy;

• Have a pacemaker;

• Severe depression and anxiety.

Sound healer - Joan @soundbyjoan

Joan is a sound and reiki healing practitioner. Coming from a corporate background, Joan understands how chaotic life can be, the tension that lives in your shoulders, the mind that won’t switch off, the body aches that never goes away. Stumbled upon sound healing in Bali, she has found the secret code to bring balance and peace back into a chaotic life, She holds space gently and brings her light to you.

Pianist - Paula @pianopillow

Paula is a Sydney-based musician and graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. She gave her debut performance at Sydney Town Hall playing the Grieg Piano Concerto at age 13. She holds both AMusA and LMusA diplomas and has performed extensively throughout Australia, China and Austria. She is the founder of Piano Pillow, an immersive concert series exploring rest, wellbeing and new ways of experiencing live music. Her wider musical practice spans classical piano, jazz, singing and arranging.