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Alzheimer’s Awareness Month – BAST Alumni Gary’s journey with a client
September 17, 2021Latest Posts
September is Alzheimer’s Awareness month and aims to raise awareness and challenge the stigma surrounding the disease. Lots of research has been undertaken about how sound and music can help to relieve behavioural and emotional symptom...
A sense of place means so many different things to each of us, but most commonly it is a term used to describe the relationship we have to where we live and to those that live with us and around us. In this article I’d like to take thi...
The borders between land and water, mountain and sky and forest and plain have long been considered to hold special meaning and have been honoured with offerings, shrines and temples for millennia. As we emerge from lock-down we find ou...
After our very successful sleep and anxiety courses in 2020, we are truly delighted to bring to you our brand new course on Insight Timer, How singing can boost your immune system. With the Covid-19 pandemic taking its toll on many of u...
Of Sound, Mind and Body: Exploring the mind, body connection for deep healing with sound.
March 16, 2021Latest Posts
As a holistic therapist I always consider the mind, body and emotions when I’m working with a client. A lot of healing (or ‘wholing as I prefer to call it) can be done through reflective practice and releasing resistant thoughts but ...
Today is the winter solstice – the shortest day. Roughly translated solstice means ‘sun standing still’. It is a time when the sun appears to pause before reversing the direction of its seasonal path across the sky. The winter s...
We are delighted to present a new course developed for Insight Timer - Sleep Soundly In 5 Days. Insomnia is a growing problem that many associate with. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), ‘insufficient sleep is a public ...
Introducing the 2021 prospectus, a new course and our big announcement…online courses!Those of you on our mailing list will already have received our 2021 prospectus and we’re excited to be sharing it to the public! New Distance Learning...
Our research over the last 25 years has showed that our music and sound therapy techniques really help people with wide range of stress related conditions including chronic pain, insomnia and anxiety. With this in mind, we were thrilled ...
The British Academy of Sound Therapy is celebrating it’s 20th birthday this year, we aren’t sure where the time has gone! We were hoping to celebrate with a sonic boom, however Covid-19 has put a rain-check on any celebrations for no...
We were asked by technology experts at FOREO to understand whether singing can be good for your skin and if so, how? We’ve known about the benefits of singing for health and wellbeing for decades – this is something we teach our students...
Due to the COVID-19 situation the theoretical parts of our professional diploma courses were held in virtual classrooms. The Professional Diploma in Group Sound Art Therapy students were asked to create a soundscape piece and were give...
At The British Academy of Sound Therapy (BAST), we use different kinds of soundscape for a range of different therapeutic outcomes. But what is a Soundscape and what is the therapeutic benefits of performing or interacting with one?What ...
Feeling anxious, on edge or low is common right now. Coronavirus lockdown isn’t easy and everyone is coping differently. It’s an unprecedented time and keeping safe and well has never been so important. Uplifting your mood state can boos...
And we need you. Project Global Sound is back! Having been established in 2011 in order to promote health, wellbeing and unity across the globe through sound, the resounding success has meant we are doing it all over again. This year has...
When You’re Feeling Down, Get Down! Sound & Music to Boost Your Mood
February 2, 2017Latest Posts, #TimetoTalk, Group Sound Therapy, Health Benefits, latest, mental health, mood, Music, music therapy, sound therapy, Therapeutic Sound, Wellbeing
“…music occupies more areas of our brain than language does – humans are a musical species” Oliver Sacks Sound is such a powerful vehicle for eliciting and communicating human emotion. In this post I will talk about how, as a ...
A Q&A with Sound Therapy leader Lyz Cooper
September 26, 2016Latest Posts, chickens, chronic fatigue, creativity, Drums, Gong, Health, Holistic Therapy, illness, medicine, Music, sonic, sound therapy, Wellbeing
Sound Therapy Affects Consciousness
March 1, 2016Events, Latest Posts, altered states of consciousness, consciousness, music and consciousness, sound bath, sound healing, sound therapy, sound therapy research, Therapeutic SoundHow a simple session with a specific therapeutic sound sequence can reduce pain, improve emotional well-being, calm and clear the mind and a whole host of other positive benefits. BAST now has data to support the effectiveness of...
Lyz Cooper MA, MSc, FICNM Introduction This article intends to provide some insight into musical expectancy and how we, at The British Academy of Sound Therapy (BAST), use it to help improve health and well-being. I will also give some t...
The Origin of Language and the Power of the Voice
March 22, 2016Events, Latest Posts, altered states of consciousness, early language, music and consciousness, origins of language, sound healing, sound therapy, sound therapy research, Therapeutic Sound, voice healing, vowel sounds and healing
Find out how and why the way our language evolved over millennia has resulted in our voices being so beneficial for improving health and well being....
BAST helps Morrisons in search of ‘the cheeriest voice in Britain’
November 23, 2015Events, Cheeriest voice, Christmas, holidaysWe all know how stressful Christmas shopping could be. This is why Morrisons is trying to make this year’s holiday season a little bit more cheerful for us all. In collaboration with Lyz Cooper, founder of The British Academy of Sound...