ASM Sound Bath Training

NEW ONLINE Training Dates

ASM Sound Bath Training 2024

January 21 (9-10:30 am ET) , 27, 28

March 9, 10

April 6, 7

All dates except 1/21/24 we will meet LIVE on zoom from 9am-5pm ET with a break from 12:30-1:30pm ET

The ASM (Auster Sound Method) Sound Bath Training with Sara Auster includes interactive learning, meditations, and extensive discussions about sound baths, sound therapy, and what it means to heal yourself and others through sound and listening. 

Discover, Develop, Deepen

ASM Level 1 - Discovering Sound & Full-body Listening

ASM Level 2 - Developing Awareness & Technique

ASM Level 3 - Deepening Expression & Working with Groups

The ASM Training is for you if you want to....

• Discover how to use sound as a healing tool

• Guide and facilitate one-on-one and group sound baths

• Connect with community and learn through shared experience

• Deepen your understanding of sound and its impact on your wellbeing

• Develop full-body listening skills

• Integrate mindfulness practices into your daily life

• Learn how to hold a safe and healing space for yourself and others

• Tune in to your intuition and discover your voice as a practitioner

You will be able to facilitate one-on-one and group guided sound experiences after this training and receive a certification in the Auster Sound Method. No instruments or previous experience required.*

ASM Sound Bath Training - ONLINE schedule

Additional Information

PHASE 1 - Discovering Sound & Full-body Listening

In this first weekend you will learn about full-body listening, which is the foundational tool of a sound bath experience. You will learn why and how sound and listening can be used to access, calm, clarity and healing in the mind and body. Partner exercises and group discussion within the class will be used to develop your understanding of your relationship to sound, connection to intuition, and insight to how you can integrate various sound practices into your life and work. 

PHASE 2 - Developing Awareness & Technique

As a continuation of the work started in ASM Phase 1, Phase 2 further refines your voice as a practitioner and development of technique. This class includes extensive discussion about the anatomy of hearing and listening, and the tools that can be used to facilitate a sound bath. Partner exercises and group discussion within the class will be used to help fine tune your awareness and ability to hold space for others with sound and guided listening practices. Discussions will also include an introduction to the tools used to facilitate an experience plus improvisation techniques and learning how to play using your intuition. 

PHASE 3 - Deepening Expression & Working with Groups

In ASM Phase 3, we expand the work from Phase 1 and 2 outward. The arch of a sound bath, the business of healing, and hosting and facilitating group sound bath experiences is the focus of Phase 3. You will learn how to adapt to facilitating groups of all kinds in all types of environments - from yoga and meditation spaces to schools, hospitals, boardrooms and beyond. Discussions and partner work will be used to explore how to prepare and  show up with clarity, and how to work with the energy of any group. Sara will answer deeper questions about the healing aspects of the work and situations that may arise while sharing sound with clients and groups. Sara will offer her in-depth approach to working with sound in groups, including how she sets up instruments and environment, as well as deeper application of instruments and other tools. 

Required reading before the training is SOUND BATH: Meditate, Heal and Connect through Listening. Participants will receive a free PDF of the book. The homework will be selected exercises taken from the book as well as additional questions you will receive once you register. We will review these in the homework meetings. Sound Bath is also available as an audiobook on all platforms.

Please prepare a comfortable and private space. Bring a notebook, something to write with, and an open and curious mind.

Contact info@saraauster.com with any questions.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

I have no musical training or meditation experience. Is this the right training for me?

We welcome people at all levels. Some people who have taken our training have never had any musical training or a consistent meditation practice and some have been playing and practicing for over 10 years. This training will meet you where you are at and support you in discovering your unique voice as a sound practitioner.

Do I need instruments for this training?

You do not need instruments for Phase 1. After Phase 1, you will have the opportunity to work one on one with Sara to purchase bowls, although this is not required. Instruments are recommended, but not required for Phase 2, and are suggested for Phase 3.

Will the sessions be recorded?

Due to the intimate and interactive nature of this training, recordings will not be available. In order to receive your certificate you must attend all of the live sessions via Zoom.

Do you have scholarships/payment plan options available?

Limited scholarships are available upon request. Please email info@saraauster.com to inquire.

*With the growing popularity of Sound Baths, it is important to for us to preserve the integrity of this work and make sure that anyone who offers this work is properly trained. In order to be able to offer the depth of this work in a responsible and highly skilled way, completion of all three levels of the training is essential.

**Cancellation Policy: 50% of payment is non-refundable. Account credit only on the remaining 50% if you cancel within two weeks of start of the program. This account credit will have an expiration date of 1 year. Cancellations made with less than two weeks notice or leaving the training while in progress will not receive a credit or refund. Purchase of your space indicates acceptance of this policy.