I’ve been teaching yoga for more than twenty years, much of that time in San Francisco and the Bay Area.

My path to sound began over a decade ago at a yoga teacher training in Los Angeles, when a Himalayan singing bowl was placed on my body for the first time. Feeling sound that way intrigued me, but sound baths weren’t well known then, and training was nonexistent. So, I set it aside and focused on yoga.

Years later, I discovered gongs by accident after hearing one in a Facebook Marketplace ad. A gong is primordial, visceral, moody: an instrument to be felt as much as heard, an entire symphony in one metal disc.

I began seeking out sound baths and collecting instruments from around the world. One gong grew to… several gongs. During sound baths, I could slide effortlessly into deep relaxation, something that had never come easily to me, even as a yoga teacher. I went on to train in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle, including with renowned gong and percussion artist Mike Tamburo.

What I noticed, though, was how few spaces were made for sound baths. Most are held in yoga studios, churches, or community centers, with participants lying on thin mats in rooms that work against the sound. Or they’re held outdoors, where sound drifts away on the breeze.

Sound baths are their own modality. They deserve their own spaces.

That’s why I created Sound Haven. My mom flew in from North Carolina to help transform a tired space into something entirely new. Every detail grew out of hours spent studying the science of sound and nervous system regulation, and in every category, I chose the highest quality items available.

Sound Haven is truly a labor of love, and my deepest hope is that you feel that intention every time you walk through the door.