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Sound Baths have exploded in popularity, but so have the complaints.

In this episode, I'm addressing an important conversation happening in the wellness space: why more and more people are reporting negative experiences in sound baths.

From headaches and anxiety to feeling overstimulated or even unsafe, the feedback is real. And as practitioners, we have to be willing to listen.

This episode is not about dismissing sound healing as a modality. It's about elevating the standard.

I break down:

• Why overstimulation is happening more frequently

• How loud playing and high-pitched tones can dysregulate the nervous system

• The impact of post-COVID nervous system changes

• Why trauma-informed training is no longer optional

• How to create safety, regulation, and true rest-and-digest states in your sessions

Most people walking into our spaces are already operating in fight, flight, freeze, or fawn. If we don't understand what actually regulates the nervous system, we risk adding to the overwhelm instead of helping repair it.

Sound is powerful. But power without understanding can cause harm.

If you are a sound practitioner, or considering becoming one, this episode will invite you to look deeper at how you're facilitating your sessions.

Are you creating regulation?
Or are you unintentionally creating stimulation?

The future of sound healing depends on practitioners who understand the nervous system, practice with intention, and prioritize safety over performance.

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We are living in a time where old systems, long-standing programming, and traditional sources of authority are being questioned and dismantled. The people and institutions we once looked to for guidance are revealing their limitations, and in many cases, their misuse of power.

In this episode, Niajae explores why becoming self-governing is essential in today's world, and how nervous system regulation is the foundation of inner authority and personal sovereignty.

Becoming self-governing does not mean rejecting teachers, community, or support. It means learning how to regulate the nervous system, reconnect with the body, and make choices from clarity instead of fear, conditioning, or trauma responses.

This conversation looks at how societal, generational, and religious programming shape identity and behavior, and how an unregulated nervous system can keep us dependent on external validation and authority. Through sound therapy and somatic practices, we can begin to repair the nervous system and restore trust in our own inner wisdom.

As old paradigms fall away, we are being invited into a new model of healing, one rooted in embodiment, emotional intelligence, and self-responsibility.

This episode is an invitation to return home to your body and remember that the answers you seek have always been within you.


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In this episode of the Sound Therapy Network Podcast, Niajae breaks down the different types of burnout and why so many people don't realize they're operating in chronic stress.
Drawing from her new book, The Burnout Epidemic, she explores nervous system, physical, emotional, and mental burnout, and explains how productivity culture can mask the warning signs.

This episode highlights why burnout is not a personal failure and why nervous system repair is essential for restoring vitality and long-term well-being.

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