Maria Romero

This is a common question that I get asked. Your sound journey attendance will depend on your personal goals and preferences. Some people may find that attending a sound bath once a month is enough to promote relaxation and reduce stress. Others may choose to attend more frequently, such as two or three times a month.

If you are dealing with a particular issue or challenge, such as chronic pain or anxiety, you may benefit from attending sound baths more frequently. Some people find that attending weekly or bi-weekly sessions can provide ongoing relief and support for their healing journey. Sound journey’s become part of people life, as people know and feel the difference in themselves
coming regularly.

The dynamic frequencies of sound and energy adjusts to each person’s vibration, bringing about deep clearings, activations, healing and balancing. Within 20 mins of feeling more calm and When you enter a theta brainwave state during a sound healing session, your body and mind shift from “doing” into “being.” This state (around 4–8 Hz) is the same frequency range experienced in deep meditation, REM sleep, and the moments just before drifting off or waking up. It’s where
profound healing and integration happen.

Here’s what happens in the body—especially the parasympathetic (rest-and-digest) nervous system:

As brainwaves slow from busy beta into alpha and theta, the parasympathetic nervous system switches on. This calms the body at a cellular level, as the body’s signal that it is safe, which is essential for true healing.

• Heart rate slows
• Blood pressure lowers
• Releases physical tension

• Breath deepens and becomes rhythmic
• Cortisol (stress hormone) decreases
• Vagus nerve becomes more active

During the session Maria will guide you in with your breath connecting you into the present moment. Each session unique and transformative experience. Your main focus is to relax and allow the healing sounds to wash over you. You’re be encouraged to focus on your breath, visualise & set intentions, or simply surrender to the sensations and vibrations. There’s no right or wrong way to experience a sound bowl session—just let yourself be present and open to the healing frequencies and listen to the harmonies of the crystal bowls.

Every individual’s experience during a sound bowl session is unique, but common sensations include deep relaxation, a sense of peace and tranquility, tingling sensations in the body, and heightened awareness of inner sensations. Some people may also experience emotional release or insights during the session. You can move and lay on your side if you have any injuries or soreness within your body, bolsters and chairs are available. Just be open to receive listen, and relax as you connect to your body and feel a sense of peace within.

During a sound bowl session, you’ll typically lie down in a comfortable position on a yoga mat, with a cosy blanket and pillow, closing your eyes, allowing Maria to guide you through the experience. Maria will play a variety of instruments such as singing bowls, gongs, chimes, and drums, creating a symphony of healing vibrations that envelop your entire being.

Sound Journeys typically last for 60 -70 mins, although it will feel like only 15 mins, your drift into a day dream state. The duration allows for ample time to fully immerse yourself in the healing vibrations and experience deep relaxation and rejuvenation. Children’s sound journey’s are slightly shorter in duration.

Yes, crystal sound bowl session are generally suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels. However, if you have specific health concerns or conditions, it’s always a good idea to consult with your healthcare provider before participating in a sound bowl session and let me know. Pregnant individuals or those with certain medical devices (such as pacemakers) may need to take additional precautions.

Don’t worry if you come to my sessions and can’t switch off. Being still is a practice, we are not taught to slow down. As humans, we’re conditioned to constantly do, to keep going, and we’re surrounded by everyday distractions. Pausing can even be seen as laziness, and many of us carry guilt around simply being still.

But when you come to a sound session, the only thing that truly matters is being present, feeling connected to yourself. You showed up, and that’s the beginning. You’re honouring yourself and making time for your own wellbeing, and that is brilliant.
Even if your mind is busy, you’re still receiving the healing frequencies from the moment I begin playing the bowls. These vibrations flow deep into your 70 trillion cells and the waters within your body, supporting harmony so your mind, body, and spirit can return to a beautiful, coherent state.

You will notice shifts afterwards, sometimes immediately, sometimes over the next couple of days. Clarity arrives, you become less reactive, you sleep more deeply, and stuck energy gently releases as the sound transmutes what no longer serves you.
Maria used to be the person who could never sit still. Maria was proud of being an “active relaxer,” always moving, thinking, doing. Maria was diagnosed with ADHD later in life, I know Im wired a little differently, fearless, full of energy, constantly buzzing like an “ants-in-your-pants” kind of girl. She probably annoyed the hell out of friends and family who thought I was nuts! Until she found sound.

Sound allowed Maria to drop into a deep state of awareness, where she could simply be and be still. The crystal bowls quietened my mind in a way nothing else could. Maria couldn’t think about her to-do list over the harmonies around her, the sound anchored Maria into the present moment. Looking back, Maris nervous system was exhausted, juggling 3 young children their many activities and social life, constantly firing, which had impacted on her adrenals. Living on autopilot and holding that “sleep when you’re dead” mindset was not healthy. Maria now lives from a place of awareness, pausing before reacting or speaking, (tries her most of the time).

Maria now does less, and self-care is my number one priority. Maria regularly crave sound sessions for her to receive, she love the way they drop me into that peaceful, deeply restorative space. Loves feeling the frequencies flow through my body. The only thing she doesn’t love is that the sessions feel like they last only 15 minutes! Totally understands why so many clients become addicted to sound sessions, we need feel peace, peace is our birthright!!

Yes I run a few training sessions a year. Based in Christchurch or Online. Small groups of maximum 3. Tailored individual mentoring sessions also available. Suitable for people that know and experience the profound effects of crystal sound bowl journey and have a desire to help people within their community.

Training Structure (13 hours total):

Part 1 – Practical Workshop (5 hrs)
Hands-on teaching in a small, supportive group environment. Learn to play, hold space, and start your journey with confidence.

Part 2 – Practice Sessions (3 hrs)
Three sessions with your own friends or family, giving you space to practice, reflect, and grow. You’ll receive feedback sheets to help track and improve your sessions.

Part 3 – Group Reflection (3 hr)
In person group meet up where you share your experience, challenges, wins and struggles, ask questions, deeper understanding, ethics and protecting your own energy as a sound practitioner. explore insights from your practice sessions.

Part 4 – One-on-One Assessment (2 hrs)
A personal assessment and reflection session followed by your certificate presentation. Ongoing support available in-person (Canterbury-based) or online. Guidance provided, for choosing and purchasing your own crystal bowls, you can also purchase directly through me at very reasonable prices. There are extra bowls to use on the day and some can be borrowed to practice on.

What’s Covered

• Mini Sound Session demonstration & intention setting for the journey on becoming a
confident sound facilitator.
• What is Sound? The science & theory behind it
• Setting up your space & protecting your bowls
• Valuable insights of what may or may not happen during a session

• Practical hands on learning of sequences
• Small intimate group of like minded souls
• Creating and holding safe, healing environments
• Frequencies, vibrations, and entrainment
• Introduction to crystal singing bowls & history
• Sound in the womb & how sound healing begins
• Who sound healing is for and all the many benefits it has within the mind, body
• Brainwave frequencies & how sound affects the mind
• Building confidence as a sound facilitator
• Promoting your sessions through social media
• Ethics (covering all the challenges you may run into when running sessions) and supporting you
• Heaps of hands on learning and practice with guidance
• In depth printed crystal sound bowl training manual.
• On going support