
Earn a fully accredited sound therapy certification with a personalized certificate from Virtue Academy, designed for personal or professional learning with no prior knowledge required and simplified concepts.
Explore how sound therapy uses vibration to shift brainwave states from beta toward calming alpha and delta, reducing anxiety and stress while boosting concentration, memory, sleep, and overall well-being.
Explore how sound is a physical vibration in air, how listener activity and attitude affect perception, and the three core features—intensity, frequency, and duration—measured in decibels.
Examine how sound perception begins with basilar membrane motion in the inner ear and travels to the brain, linking physics, psychology, and music’s mood-shaping power.
Explore the fundamentals of music theory—harmony, melody, rhythm, chords, tempo by BPM, and the musical alphabet from A to G, including semitones and octaves.
Explore how sound therapy uses sound itself—voice, body percussion, and instruments—to tailor calming or stimulating effects for each client, guided by tempo and pitch.
This step-by-step sound healing approach guides clinicians to assess client needs, set objectives with care teams, tailor music by tempo and bpm, and reevaluate weekly for 30 minutes daily therapy.
Agree in group sessions on a common objective and instrument; choose available instruments and adapt to participation level, using drums, body percussion, or clap to anchor rhythm and stay present.
Strike and move the Tibetan singing bowl’s striker along the rim to produce calming sounds that calm the mind, ease stress, and support sleep and pain management through mindful breathing.
Explore kundalini energy from root to crown, balance the seven chakras, and learn awakening methods including meditation, crystal therapy, color therapy, aromatherapy, mudras, music therapy, and reflexology.
Balance the root chakra through sound therapy to ground the body, boost physical energy, and secure safety and security, using Western notes or Indian ragas for meditation.
Explore sacral chakra healing through sound therapy to balance sexuality and emotions, using orange tone and music from Indian ragas or Western notes. Encourage self-expression through goals and hobbies.
Explore the solar plexus chakra, its links to digestion and glands, and how imbalances affect confidence and behavior; use music therapy and Indian ragas to balance it.
Discover how the heart chakra balances love, forgiveness, and compassion through sound therapy, using western and indian notes or ragas to balance emotions and support healing.
Explore throat chakra healing through sound therapy to balance communication and self-expression, using Western notes or Indian ragas to support neck, thyroid, and emotional balance.
Explore the AusNet chakra (third eye) and its link to intuition, inclusion, and reasoning, and balance it with sound therapy using Western and Indian notes or ragas.
Balance the crown chakra through sound therapy by aligning thoughts and selflessness with meditation and mindfulness, supported by music therapy and the use of Indian ragas or Western notes.
Tibetan singing bowls emit vibrations and a deep tone to promote relaxation, sound therapy, meditation, and overall well-being, with cautions for headaches and epilepsy.
Explore crystal singing bowls for sound therapy, comparing their mineral composition, delicacy, and application methods to traditional Tibetan singing bowls.
Learn about the essential components of a drum set for sound therapy, including bass drum, snare, toms, cymbals, hi-hats, and sticks, and how to tailor setups for clients.
Explore the shamanic drum for sound therapy and sound healing, rooted in indigenous rituals and spiritual healing, using drum rhythms and tempo to calm or energize participants.
Discover handpans for sound therapy and sound healing; they feature seven to eight notes across major, natural minor, and harmonic minor scales, offering calm and uplifting mood.
Learn how the gong, an eastern percussion instrument, is used in sound therapy and sound healing, with warming taps, off-center strikes, and gradual volume for soothing guided meditations.
Discover wind chimes as suspended percussion instruments used in sound therapy and sound healing. Experience well-tuned notes that calm the body, mind, and soul and spread positive energy.
Explore how the Balinese bell purifies spaces and invites positive energy in ceremonies, with shape and metal determining tone and loudness, and a start of 30 seconds to a minute.
Shakers and rattles are interchangeable resonant containers with beads or contents used in sound therapy, alone or with other instruments; test weight, balance, and movement range to choose a shaker.
The Sansula kalimba offers a tuned, accessible tool for both therapists and clients in sound therapy and sound healing; players can intuitively strike notes, fostering present-moment awareness and stress release.
Learn how the flute, a woodwind instrument that produces sound from air, promotes love, tenderness, and bonding in sound therapy and healing sessions.
Learn how the didgeridoo produces a continuous, low-pitched sound through circular breathing, storing air in the cheeks to sustain play, used in meditation, music therapy, and sound healing.
Explore the jaw harp, also known as the Duke's harp, a tongue-driven instrument played in the mouth to produce a single pitch by shaping harmonics for meditation and sound therapy.
Master a six-string guitar by holding it flat, strumming or picking while pressing frets, producing sound that travels acoustically or via a pickup and amplifier for sound therapy and healing.
Explore throat singing, or overtone singing, where a vocalist produces multiple pitches by reinforcing harmonies of the fundamental pitch. Hear how throat music can support relaxation, stress relief, and meditation.
Practice visualization to calm the mind by mentally playing a piece or instrument, breathing to relax, and envisioning a therapy setting with the music heard and rhythm guiding distress relief.
Explore ancient, cross-cultural sound baths in sound therapy that cleanse energy through vibrations and meditative listening, using live or recorded music for sessions ranging 15 to 60 minutes.
Apply sound therapy for children by selecting instruments, music, tone, rhythm cards, monitor crying rate, keep volume not loud, use calming music before triggers, trial and error to find effectiveness.
Apply principles of instrument selection and cautious music levels for animal sound therapy, recording their reactions; use soothing, low-volume music and a trial-and-error approach to identify effective tunes.
Play rhythmic sound to reach the plants, as vibrations promote growth. Expose plants to a soft sound for 30–60 minutes daily at home; for farming, run it day and night.
Identify the client's problems, set and prioritize objectives, and tailor sound or music to achieve the desired emotions, using baseline data, trial and error, and weekly re-evaluation.
Group clients by their objectives, use baseline data and vary sounds to guide emotion targeting, then reevaluate and adjust time and frequency, moving to private sessions when needed.
Practice spiritual life coaching to help clients find positivity, happiness, and spiritual solutions, while diving deeper into spiritual and earthly work through capacity building and continuous learning.
Explore professional, ethical, and legal issues in sound therapy, including presentation, health and safety, licensing, ethics codes, budgeting, marketing, client consent, and professional indemnity.
This IAOTH, UK accredited professional Certification in Sound Therapy will enable you help yourself and others. In this course, you will learn about using various sound healing / sound therapy / music therapy tools for healing the mind, body, soul, kundalini, and chakras. e.g. singing bowl, sound bath, shamanic drum, etc. You will also be able to use crystal energy for crystal healing through crystal singing bowls.
This concise programme is designed, keeping in mind that you may not have any prior knowledge about it, and you want to learn despite your busy schedule. So we have tried to avoid jargon as much as possible and simplified concepts and terminology for you.
In this course, you will learn:
Introduction to Sound Therapy and Sound Healing
The Science of Sound
Psychology of Sound Therapy and Sound Healing
Music Theory
Selecting an Instrument
Step-by-Step Sound Healing or Sound Therapy
Assembling a Set of Instruments
Introduction to Aura, Kundalini, and Chakras
Root Chakra Healing through Sound Therapy
Sacral Chakra Healing through Sound Therapy
Solar Plexus Chakra Healing through Sound Therapy
Heart Chakra Healing through Sound Therapy
Throat Chakra Healing through Sound Therapy
Third Eye Chakra Healing through Sound Therapy
Crown Chakra Healing through Sound Therapy
Tibetan Bowl for Sound Therapy and Sound Healing
Crystal Bowl for Sound Therapy and Sound Healing
Drums for Sound Therapy and Sound Healing
Shamanic Drum for Sound Therapy and Sound Healing
Handpans for Sound Therapy and Sound Healing
Gong for Sound Therapy and Sound Healing
Wind Chimes for Sound Therapy and Sound Healing
Balinese Bell for Sound Therapy and Sound Healing
Shakers and Rattles for Sound Therapy and Sound Healing
Sansula Kalimba for Sound Therapy and Sound Healing
Flute for Sound Therapy and Sound Healing
Didgeridoo for Sound Therapy and Sound Healing
Jaw Harp for Sound Therapy and Sound Healing
Guitar for Sound Therapy and Sound Healing
Throat Singing for Sound Therapy and Sound Healing
Playing through Visualization
Sound Bath
Sound Therapy for Children
Sound Therapy for Animals
Sound Therapy for Plants
Conducting Individual Sessions
Conducting Group Sessions
Spiritual Life Coaching
Professional, Ethical, and Legal Issues
How to Start a Consulting Business
Professional Growth Tips
It will also help you understand many other concepts in future e.g. Reiki, spiritual healing, quantum healing, use of tuning forks etc.
This programme is accredited, and this Udemy course is recognized for certification by Virtued Academy International, an autonomous institute, under the Virtued Society, incorporated under the act 21, 1860 of the Government of U.P., India. Validity & Utility of the training is conditionally in conformity with the Constitution of India, and the laws of the land under Article 19 1 G. Virtued Academy International provides continuing education for individuals interested in self-development and students should contact the IAOTH, UK for registration/ accreditation and relevant local authorities for the scope of practice.