Having been aware of and curious about sound and gong baths for decades, it wasn’t until a few years ago that I actually experienced one first-hand. At the time, I had been wondering about the link between my making process and the music I listen to in the studio, the motifs and shapes that came up in my artwork and whether there was a direct connection- how they feed into one another. I’ve known music/sound is integral to my process, but a question around whether it directs the kinds of work I make was unresolved. I was curious to know.

The answers to these wonderings made themselves evident during my first Gong bath. It was a profound experience where I saw lots of shapes and colours, and the deep visceral response in my body had a massive impact on me. Given that my work is centred on the body and the visceral experience that healing sound has on the body, there was a wonderful drawing together of the different facets and interests of my art practice. But I also had loads more questions and a desire to know more around the how of it, so I decided to learn.

That learning journey expanded and having experienced the profound benefits of healing Sound first hand, I became a certified practitioner, which in turn impacted the workshops and facilitation work I do, providing a grounded and therapeutic, trauma-informed approach to working with (young).