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Comment: Certainly notable, but this draft needs a tone fix. Nighfidelity (talk) 16:47, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
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The Sound Healing Symphony is a sound bath concert series founded in San Francisco, California, by Guy Douglas and Simona Marie Asinovski of Sound Meditation Presents. It was first held in 2016 at Grace Cathedral and has since been presented in other cities. [1]
History
[edit]The series began in 2016 at San Francisco's Grace Cathedral. It has subsequently been held at venues in other cities, including St. Bartholomew's Church in New York City, The Portland Art Museum, The San Diego Air & Space Museum and St. Mark's Cathedral in Seattle. SFGATE and other outlets noted that the events gathered over 1,000 people.[2] [3][4][5][6]
Format and Concept
[edit]During events, participants lay down on yoga mats and blankets and engage in meditation. Led by Guy Douglas, musicians play on instruments including gongs, crystal singing bowls, harp, cello, didgeridoo, monochord, vibraphone, Native American Flute, Tibetan bowls and chimes.[7]
Reception
[edit]The Sound Healing Symphony has been covered by local and national media outlets:
- In 2018, Business Insider reported that "1,300 people… sprawl across the floor of Grace Cathedral" for a 90-minute session with "gongs, crystal bowls, a harp, and a didgeridoo". Asinovski was quoted as saying meditation is "very challenging" and "fundamentally hard to be still". [8]
- The ensemble appeared on NBC's Today Show in a segment about sound therapy.[9][10]
- In April 2017, KPIX CBS News Bay Area reported on the sound bath events, noting that sessions at both the Conservatory of Flowers and Grace Cathedral were sold out. Douglas described the tones as "designed to take people out of your mind". [11]
- SF Yoga Magazine wrote that the Sound Healing Symphony drew large crowds for group meditation sessions.[12]
- SFGATE's 2017 report noted long lines outside the venue, and described the event as "insanely popular".[13]
Journalistic coverage has often discussed the events within a broader trend of sound baths and sound meditation practices in urban wellness culture. [14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "We Tried a San Francisco Sound Meditation". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ↑ "I tried the insanely popular SF sound meditation". SFGATE. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ↑ "Sound Healing Symphony". St Barts. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ↑ "Sound Healing Symphony @ST.MARKS Cathedral". St Marks. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ↑ "Sold Out: The Sound Healing Symphony at the Portland Art Museum". Sound Meditation Presents. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
Primary source published by the event organizer; cited for the uncontroversial factual claim that the event took place.
- ↑ "The Sound Healing Symphony Takes Off at the Air & Space Museum". There San Diego. Retrieved 2026-01-30.
- ↑ "I tried the insanely popular SF sound meditation". SFGATE. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ↑ "We Tried a San Francisco Sound Meditation". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ↑ "TODAY team tries sound therapy". YouTube. 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ↑ "The Sound Healing Symphony on TODAY Show". YouTube. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ↑ "Squelching Stress With 'Sound Bath' at Conservatory of Flowers". KPIX CBS News Bay Area. 2017-04-09. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ↑ "The Sound Healing Symphony is drawing thousands of people together". SF Yoga Magazine. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ↑ "I tried the insanely popular SF sound meditation". SFGATE. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
- ↑ "We Tried a San Francisco Sound Meditation". Business Insider. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
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