The Silence Within - Sound Baths - South Wales

23/10/2026

I had the opportunity to take part in a sound research project with the National Waterfront Museum and the School of Engineering at Cardiff University.

It brought together two worlds that might not immediately seem connected: the experience of sound through instruments such as gongs and singing bowls, and the scientific study of sound itself.

As someone who works with sound every day, I find this intersection fascinating. We can feel the effects of sound, but there are also questions to explore about how sound behaves, how it moves through an environment, and how we experience it.

Working alongside people approaching sound from a research and engineering perspective offered a different way of looking at something I spend so much of my time immersed in.

It was a reminder that sound is more than something we hear. It's something we experience, physically and perceptually, and there's still plenty to explore about that relationship.

A fascinating project, and a real privilege to be involved ✨

20/10/2026

I was brought to tears last night after the feedback received from sound bathers Insole Court.

It couldn’t have come at a better time for me as I sat at the gongs thinking:

“This is crap, no-ones enjoying this.”
“People will stop coming.”
“You’ll need to get a (real) job.”
“I’ll miss doing this, as I love it so much.”

Crazy to think that even after 4 years of doing this that imposter syndrome can still kick in.

The positive feedback included:
“I feel uplifted.”
“That was really special.”
“Thank you for singing the mantra, it was beautiful.”
“I’ll be coming back as soon as I can.”

It was as if each one counteracted a negative thought I had earlier.

Thank you everyone for your support and kind words, you have no idea how much it means to me 💗

11/10/2026

November sound baths are now open for booking.

If you've been meaning to come along, perhaps now is a good time to find a date that works for you and get it in the diary.

There's no rush. We've still got a few weeks before November arrives, and **Early Bird tickets are available on the website now.**

Life has a way of filling up the space before we realise it's gone.

Sometimes it's worth making a little space for yourself, too.

An hour where nothing is expected of you. Where you can lie down, get comfortable, and simply allow the sounds to wash over you.

No experience needed. Just arrive exactly as you are.

**Find your November sound bath and book your Early Bird ticket here:**

https://www.thesilencewithin.co.uk/search

Sound baths in Cardiff, Swansea, Bridgend, Neath, Caerphilly, Pontypridd and Carmarthen. Gongs, singing bowls, and an hour where nothing is expected of you.

20/08/2026

What a view to end the evening with 💗

Thank you so much to everyone who joined me at Llanddarog Village Hall. It was such a lovely evening - I’ve gone ahead and added a date for September.

Saturday 12th September at 7pm.

It’s now live on the website, with Early Bird tickets available for £14.

I’d love to see you there.
Rob

https://www.thesilencewithin.co.uk/event-details-registration/llanddarog-village-hall-2026-09-12-19-00

14/08/2026

The storm before the calm…

Last night’s Sound Bath at Brangwyn Hall began with rather more of a storm than any of us were expecting.

Due to a mix-up with the rooms, the time before the session was, to put it mildly, a little chaotic. Equipment being moved, mats being laid out, people helping wherever they could, and me trying to somehow pull everything together in time.

And then… we began.

The doors closed, the room settled, the gongs started to sing, and somehow the chaos outside gave way to the most beautiful calm.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped, adapted and simply went with it. I really appreciated your patience and understanding 💗

Most importantly, though, if you were there last night and you feel that the disruption beforehand affected your experience of the Sound Bath in any way, please reach out to me through the website.

I’d genuinely like to invite you back and offer you a half-price ticket to the next Brangwyn Hall Sound Bath.

You came for an hour where nothing was expected of you. I want to make sure that’s what you received.

Thank you for weathering the storm with me. ❤️

11/08/2026

When two worlds collide… ❤️

Today I held my first shamanic session in over a year.

And it felt beautiful to discover that the work I was returning to wasn’t quite the same work I had stepped away from.

Today, shamanic practice and sound met one another ✨

Some of the instruments that have become such an important part of my sound baths found their way into the space, weaving themselves naturally into the journey.

I want to say thank you to the beautiful woman who trusted me to hold space for her today 💗

I feel incredibly blessed and deeply honoured that she trusted me to walk alongside her for a little while on her sacred journey back home to her heart ❤️

And somehow, it felt like coming home for me too. 🙏💛✨

08/08/2026

I think sometimes people imagine that because I hold sound baths, I must have this whole “resting” thing figured out.

That I’m naturally calm. That I can simply stop, switch off and settle whenever I choose.

I really can’t.

I know that feeling I sometimes see in people at the beginning of a sound bath all too well.
The restlessness. The agitation.
The body lying still while something inside is saying, Come on. We should be doing something more productive.

I have that voice too.

Sometimes I find it incredibly difficult to stop doing.
There’s always another email, another job, another idea, another thing that could be sorted out.
And even when I deliberately stop, part of me can still be quietly reminding me of everything I should be doing instead.
I feel a pull in my abdomen - an ache, a pang 😩

I have to make rest a deliberate act.
Almost like a tiny ceremony.
And one of my favourites is cacao 💗

I make myself a cup, take it to the garden and sit. No laptop. No job to complete. Nothing I’m trying to achieve.

Sometimes it’s only ten minutes.

And for those ten minutes, my only job is to drink the cacao, look at the garden and allow myself to be there.

I’m sharing this because if you ever come to one of my sound baths and find yourself struggling to settle, please don’t look towards the front of the room and imagine there’s someone sitting there who has somehow mastered all of this.

He hasn’t- far from it.

There’s just another human being who knows what it feels like to have a busy mind, a restless body and that nagging little voice saying, “Come on, you should be doing something now.”

And who is still learning, that I don’t always have to be doing something in order to be worthy of this life.

Sometimes I’m allowed to just sit in the garden, drink my cacao and be present to life ✨

07/08/2026

Thank you beautiful sound bathers 💗

06/08/2026

Such a beautiful sound bath last night at Bronleigh House. The space we use is perfect for a sound bath, quite, calm and still ✨

As I was packing away last night I was asked by 2 sound bathers:

"What is that music that you played for us?"
"Share the playlist......"

I don't have a playlist as such, but here are 5 of my most played songs either at home or at the start and end of sound bath 💛

Mother Divine 108 Sacred Names | Craig Pruess - Topic
https://youtu.be/uOuIgTSyVIk?si=y-wQYrvClSf_WB1O

Pachamama | Beautiful Chorus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4QZ_aUs69s

Heart Sutra | Gaia Sanskrit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KsQLFmmfKU

Prana Apana Sushumna Hari Meditation | Meditative Mind
https://youtu.be/zU8wzllYdz4?si=X4H3L_EJ2QIP6N1j

Gajumaru (Acoustic) | YAIMA Music
https://youtu.be/3AaDqQD_K40?si=E9IikDHxPdBQcYfz

And a bonus, this is a special one that is very dear to my heart.
A meditation that is worth your full attention, so lay down somewhere quiet and treat yourself to 8:23 of Ram Dass & Jon Hopkins.
https://youtu.be/3G4kCi_ldr8?si=wO9ZRT8D6yZW5Cgo

Enjoy the magic beautiful sound bathers 💗

https://www.thesilencewithin.co.uk/

05/08/2026

A few sound bathers mentioned that they’re tempted to take a sneaky peek from under their eye masks during a sound bath to see what I’m up to 😁

So, here’s a little glimpse ✨

Every instrument has its own unique voice, and each one is played with a different intention - I thought it might be nice to share a small part of the experience from the garden 🌸🌺🌻🌼