dreamfolk singer-songwriter, producer, sound healer
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 WHY SOUND HEALING?

Healing through sound has been used to increase wellness, to treat pain, restore the nervous system, and release trauma, amongst other ailments for centuries.

From ancient Greece and Egypt, to India and the Americas, sound has been instrumental in medicine, and Western science is starting to catch up and utilize the incredible benefits of sound in several medical fields. Music therapy is deeply rooted in neurology and psychology.

The practitioner uses elements of music (frequencies, tone, volume, rhythm, skill, emotion) to improve the health of the patient. Sound healing therapy improves emotional and social development, cognitive and motor functioning, and psychological health.

During deep sound bath meditation, slower frequencies are used, activating slower brainwave action, such as Alpha, Theta and Delta waves. This results in states of deep relaxation, flow states, improved meditation, high levels of creativity, lucid dreaming, and increase in memory, to name a few.

 
 

BRAIN WAVES AND FREQUENCY PATTERNS

  • Gamma waves: heightened perception, learning, cognitive processing, problem solving

  • Beta waves: awake, alert consciousness, thinking, excitement

  • Alpha waves: physically and mentally relaxed

  • Theta waves: creativity, insight, deep states, dreams, meditation, induced consciousness

  • Delta waves: dreamless sleep, loss of bodily awareness, repair

 
 
 
 

Lucia uses her voice (mantras, chants, channeled music), Tibetan and crystal singing bowls, her medicine drum, koshi bells, percussion instruments, kalimba, ukulele, guitar, synthesizers and other instruments to create an experience conducive for deep relaxation and journeying. Sometimes she uses her looping pedal to create compositions of the moment, and occasionally she invites other sound healers and musicians to co-create together.
The person receiving usually lays in a restorative pose, and meditative state to allow for the nervous system to get attuned and recalibrated. Alpha and Theta brain waves are activated, working on the subtle body, bringing harmony to body, mind, and soul.

When we restore balance through sound we get access to innate frequencies that help us heal in a deep way. Falling asleep is ok, so are tears, or any emotions that may come up; embracing the state triggered often leads to release and repair.

PRIVATE SOUND BATHS

Treating yourself or someone you love to a sound healing session is an act of self-care.

Like bodywork, acupuncture, or energy treatments a sound healing journey can remove blockages and stagnant energies, and re-calibrate body, mind, and soul back to a state of wellness balance, and harmony.

The frequencies of well-tempered sound can aid us in a profound way, as we journey through this world of instability, and volatility. Aural Vibration can remind us what we came here to do, and root us to the center of our being.

 
 
I have tried various energy workers before with good results, however Lucia’s sound healing session is more powerful and effective. I felt like I entered a trance like state from listening to the sound of her voice and the beautiful instruments she played. I could feel myself releasing old unwanted energy and replacing it with new supportive energy. Every cell of my body was vibrating in response to this sacred ceremony of self-care and nourishment for the soul. I felt transformed at the end of the session, like I could better manage the world around me and show up to the rest of the day / week as the best version of myself. For me, I could see this being a regular part of my self-care routine. Lucia is extremely talented and I feel very blessed to have met her
— Sarah H, My Wellness and Balance
You not only get to lie down in a really beautiful and serene place, and relax, and be still, and listen to vibrations that invite you to open, but wrapped around that it’s a sensitivity and attention to detail around the actual sounds created, and Lucia’s incredible voice. I’ve never participated in a sound bath as effective as the ones that she creates when she brings all these things together
— Gentry Underwood
The most magical musical experience I’ve ever had. Hands down. It was epic! A multi-layered journey of exquisite instruments and vocals, helping me journey into myself. Lucia is a gem. Work with her!
— Majo Molfino, Heroine podcast
As gifted as Lucia is, she is really a gift to us. I experienced a powerful sound bath with her and walked away on a cloud. Lucia exudes calm, patient energy and has a knack for honing in on how your body + spirit respond to sounds. It was an honor to work with her and I am on the look out for all of her events. If you happen across her work, jump at the opportunity!
— Amy L, Mill Valley
 

WITH OTHER HEALING DISCIPLINES

Lucia often collaborates with healers, bringing her sound journeys, voice, and songs to yoga classes, plant medicine ceremonies, breathwork sessions, body therapy and network chiropractics. The healing properties of sound have the power to enhance the benefits of many disciplines, amplifying their wisdom, restoring wellness and guiding us into new realms of consciousness.

 
 
Lucia’s music is pure heart nectar. She sings from the depths of her ancient soul and her voice transmits a rare beauty and refinement. Her music is not only crafted from decades of focused training and cultivation, but is most distinctly soul medicine
— Ali Maya, San Rafael
Lucia brings such a grounded magic and energy to her work in the healing arts ! It’s always been a very transformative experience collaborating with such a wonderful talent
— Guy D, The Sound Healing Symphony

Would you like to collaborate? Drop me a line

 

GROUP SOUND BATHS

Lucia offers sound baths for community gatherings, groups of friends and families, corporate events, and in collaboration with other sound healers and organizations at different locations around California, and the world.

I met Lucia within the last year at a women’s gathering. She sang for the group and it was amazing. This last week, I attended a co-ed workshop that she participated in. She provided the group with a sound bath at the end, finishing on a magical note. I have been to many sound baths before, where the practitioner used crystal bowls. Lucia’s was different, she used a loop machine, her voice and instruments. At first, I was skeptical as I hadn’t ever experienced this type of sound bath before but the vibrations of her voice on the loop machine helped me enter an extremely meditative state and was so much more personal than the sound baths I had experienced previously. To come out at the end, Lucia played the guitar and sang and it was such a gentle introduction back to reality and was extremely grounding. Her voice is peaceful, angelic and beautiful. Thank you, Lucia! What a special experience
— Martine M
Lucia’s soundbath is extremely magical. Her beautiful voice and singing, the sounds of various bowls, bells, and her healing energy, all of them surround my body and spirit while I am lying down listening and attuning. They transport my heart to a hidden and sacred temple of soul. It is simply beautiful. Highly recommend it!
— Ayumi N, Sausalito
 
 

Some SOUND HEALING BENEFITS include:

  • Activating the parasympathetic nervous system

  • Anxiety and stress reduction

  • Deep relaxation

  • Increase in creativity and "the flow state"

  • Memory, concentration, and general productivity

  • Increase in mental and emotional clarity

  • Promotes stillness, balance, and well-being

  • Increase in energy levels

  • Heightened awareness

  • Decrease in blood pressure and muscle tension

  • Decrease depression and physical pain

ARTICLES

Sound Therapy and the Vagus Nerve

Binaural Beats, and how do they work?

Brainwave Entrainment and Psychoacoustics