What is a one-on-one sound therapy session like?

When you arrive, we'll get you set up so you're comfortable for the 60-minute private sound therapy session. During the session, you will lie down with bowls placed around you and on your body. You will feel not only the sound waves but also the vibrations of the bowls directly on your body. At the end, there will be a quick integration and debrief of some of the findings from the session.

How do I prepare for my sound therapy session?

No need to bring anything. Wear comfortable clothing without metal fastenings or anything tight. If possible, keep the rest of your day open and give yourself time to integrate. If you can, avoid alcohol and heavy meals beforehand.

Is sound therapy safe for me?

Sound therapy is generally safe for most people. If you are pregnant, have a pacemaker, epilepsy, or are in your first trimester, please let me know beforehand so we can adjust the session.

Do I need any experience with meditation or sound therapy?

No experience necessary. Whether it's your first time or you've done this before, the session is guided by me, so there's nothing you need to prepare or know in advance.

What if I fall asleep or can't relax during the session?

Both are completely normal. Many clients drift in and out of sleep, and the bowls and vibrations still do their work either way. You don't need to try to relax or clear your mind. Just lying there and letting the sound happen is enough.

How will I feel after receiving sound therapy?

Results are very individual, but most feel relaxed and lighter, some experience mental clarity, and some report feeling energised. Most experience a deep sleep that night, and some have vivid dreams. On rare occasions, people may feel extremely tired afterward, usually because they haven't had enough water.

What can I do to support myself after sound therapy?

Drink plenty of water, at least 1.5 L. The vibrations from the singing bowls may loosen toxins in the body, similar to after a massage. Support your body's detox with hydration, light and healthy meals, and rest if you can, while avoiding alcohol and heavy, salty foods.

How many sessions do I need?

This depends on what you're looking for. Some clients come for a single session to reset, others come regularly as part of an ongoing self-care practice. Some feel immediate benefits, while others need 2 or 3 sessions before they're able to go deep and experience the therapy in full. I can help you figure out what makes sense after your first session.

What is your cancellation policy?

Rescheduling and cancellations are accepted without any fees up to 8 days before your session. Within 7 days of your session, rescheduling or cancelling will incur a fee of ¥3,000 plus Stripe fees. Within 3 days of your session, the full session price will be charged for both rescheduling and cancellations.

Do you provide support after the session?

There is a follow-up email with a feedback form where you can add comments or questions, should you have any. I also provide a session report on how the bowls sounded and where you may have areas of tension. If you feel you could use support integrating those findings into your daily life, I offer coaching as well as sound therapy and coaching packages for ongoing holistic support.

What is a group sound bath like?

You'll be lying down on a mat or Japanese tatami flooring alongside other participants. Tibetan singing bowls and other healing instruments will be played during the sound bath. There may be times when bowls are placed on the body, so you not only feel the sound waves but also the vibrations on the body.

What should I bring to a sound bath?

Depending on the event, you may need to bring a mat or blanket to lie on. We recommend bringing anything that helps you relax and feel more comfortable, like a pillow or eye mask. Heated eye masks and a limited number of eye pillows will be available. Wear comfortable clothing without metal fastenings or anything tight. Venues vary, so check the event details in Luma for specifics.

Do I need any experience with sound baths or meditation?

No experience necessary. Whether it's your first time or you've done this before, you can simply lie back and let the sound do the work. There is no right or wrong way to experience a sound bath :)

What if I fall asleep or can't relax during the session?

Both are completely normal. Many participants drift in and out of sleep, and the sound still does its work either way. You don't need to try to relax or clear your mind. Just being there and bathing in the sound waves is enough.

Is it okay if I need to move or leave during the session?

Yes. If you need to adjust your position, use the restroom, or step out, feel free to do so quietly. We ask that you be mindful of others around you.

How will I feel after a sound bath?

Results are very individual, but most feel relaxed and lighter, some experience mental clarity, and some report feeling energised. Many experience a deep sleep that night.

What can I do to support myself after a sound bath?

Drink plenty of water afterwards. The vibrations from the singing bowls may loosen toxins in the body, similar to after a massage. Hydration will gently support the detox. Give yourself some time to integrate before jumping back into a busy schedule if you can.

What is a coaching session like?

Sessions are conversational and tailored to what you're working through, whether that's stress, burnout, or navigating a big transition. We'll look at what's going on for you, identify patterns, and work on practical tools you can bring into your daily life.

What makes your coaching different from others?

My coaching style often integrates some level of somatic or emotional intelligence work. With an international background spanning three continents, multiple cultures, four languages, and four very different careers over two decades, my lived experience may be helpful for coaching topics around life transitions. I am also a burnout survivor with lived experience of adjustment disorder, and I recently reinvented myself in the wellness space.

What are your coaching credentials?

I have completed the NeuroLeadership Institute's Brain-Based Coaching Certification.

How do I prepare for my coaching session?

Most coachees come to see me with a challenge or goal in mind. It would help to discuss the coaching topic during the consultation call so we can map out a coaching plan together.

What is the difference between coaching, mentorship, and therapy?

Coaching is forward-focused and centres on building practical tools, awareness, and strategies for your life and work. Mentorship is when the mentor offers guidance and advice based on their own experience and expertise. Both are distinct from therapy, which addresses mental health treatment and cannot be substituted by coaching or mentorship. If that's what you need, Zensō partners with Mindbridge for therapy and counselling services.

What can I expect to work on?

This depends on what you bring to each session. Common areas include burnout, misaligned career, finding purpose, stress and nervous system regulation, work-life boundaries, communication, and building sustainable habits that support life transitions and your wellbeing long term.

How many sessions do I need?

This varies by person and goal. My standard packages include 6 sessions over 3-6 months. We can discuss what makes sense for you after the consultation call.

What can I do to support myself between sessions?

I'll often share small practices or reflections to try between sessions. These are meant to build gradually, so give yourself space to try them without pressure to get it perfect.

Do you provide support outside of sessions?

Yes. I'm available by email or LINE between sessions if something comes up or you have a question. For ongoing, deeper support, I also offer sound therapy and coaching packages that combine both approaches for a holistic, somatic approach to wellbeing.

1:1 Sound Therapy in Tokyo

ZENSŌ SERVICES

Each session is a deeply personal experience using Tibetan singing bowls, with time and care dedicated to your comfort and needs. Whether you’re navigating stress, poor sleep, emotional fatigue, or a demanding period in your life, the session offers space to pause and rest. Bowls are placed on and around your body, allowing you to experience both their sound and gentle vibration.

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What it is: A personalised, one-on-one sound therapy session with Tibetan singing bowls, offering space for rest, relaxation, and reflection.

Session length: 60 min

Format: In-person at the Jiyugaoka salon or Yoyogi-Hachiman tatami room in Tokyo

Focus: Relaxation, body awareness, and time to reconnect with yourself.

Pricing: ¥16,000 per session (first time for locals = ¥13,000)

Payment: via Stripe (credit card)

Package plans available for continued support, or bundled with coaching. Contact to learn more.

How to book a session

Book a free consultation to discuss what you would like support with
Set the date, time, and location with Nanako
Pay via a Stripe link to secure the session

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"The session released tension I'd been carrying and left me genuinely relaxed for the rest of the day. I also slept peacefully for the first time in weeks. You have to try it once to understand what I mean."

Joe Baz
CEO
"Nanako is the perfect person to introduce you to sound bath as a therapy. As a practitioner she is kind and knowledgeable. I was able to experience the benefits immediately. I found my session restorative and deeply calming."

Christina Michael
Founder Spacious Transitions
"I wore my Whoop fitness band during and after the session, and the data was eye-opening. My sleep that night was unusually restorative and my recovery score the next day jumped to its highest in 30 days. I woke up feeling recharged and ready to go."

Daniel Z.
"The reverberating bowls allowed me to clear my mind easily and focus on calming my inner being. I left my session feeling refreshed and saw the world anew as a place filled with possibilities."

Andrew Neuman
"Nanako creates such a safe, attentive space where release and relaxation feel natural. I walked in with tension around my shoulders and a lingering 3 day headache. I walked out lighter, relaxed, pain-free, and with better posture."

Monika Sadkiewicz

Sound Therapy - Frequently Asked Questions

We’ll begin with a brief check-in and help you get comfortable. During the session, you’ll lie down while Tibetan singing bowls are played around you and, with your agreement, placed on your body. You’ll hear the sounds and feel the vibrations of the bowls. At the end, there will be time to return gently, share anything you noticed, and ask questions.
Wear loose, comfortable clothing, ideally without buttons, zippers, belts, or metal details around your abdomen and chest. Have a light meal beforehand, drink water regularly throughout the day, and leave some quiet time afterwards if you can.
Please complete your intake form between one week and one day before your appointment.
Read the full preparation guide.
Please let me know before booking if you are pregnant, have an implanted medical device such as a pacemaker, have a history of seizures, have recently had surgery or an injury, or experience sound sensitivities or difficulty lying down.
We’ll discuss whether the session is appropriate and what adjustments may be needed. Depending on your circumstances, you may need advice from your healthcare professional before attending.
Sound therapy is offered as a complementary wellbeing experience and does not replace medical or mental health care.
No experience necessary. Whether it's your first time or you've done this before, the session is guided by me, so there's nothing you need to prepare or know in advance.
You don’t need to try to relax or clear your mind. You may feel deeply restful, drift in and out of sleep, or remain aware of your thoughts and surroundings. There is no particular experience you need to have. If anything feels uncomfortable, you can let me know and we can adjust or pause.
Experiences vary. Some clients describe feeling relaxed, lighter, or clearer afterwards; others feel tired or more energised. You may also notice very little change, and that is okay. Leave yourself some breathing room afterwards and take time to feel fully alert before continuing with your day.
Give yourself time to return to your day at a comfortable pace. Drink water regularly, eat as you normally would, and rest if you feel you need to. A quiet walk or a few notes in your journal can offer space to reflect on the experience.
There’s no need to force a particular response or make sense of everything straight away.
This depends on what you're looking for. Some clients come for a single session to reset, others come regularly as part of an ongoing self-care practice. Some feel immediate benefits, while others find 2 or 3 sessions helpful to fully open up to the experience.
I can help you figure out what makes sense after your first session. For ongoing support, we can explore a sound therapy package or a combination of sound therapy and coaching, tailored to your individual needs.
Rescheduling and cancellations are accepted without any fees up to 8 days before your session.
Within 7 days of your session, rescheduling or cancelling will incur a fee of ¥3,000 plus Stripe fees.
Within 3 days of your session, the full session price will be charged for both rescheduling and cancellations.
After your session, I’ll send a follow-up email with a feedback form where you can share comments or questions. I also provide a session report with observations from the session and reflections for you to consider. These observations are not a medical assessment or diagnosis.
If you’d like support exploring what came up and making changes in daily life, coaching and combined sound therapy and coaching packages are also available.

Group Sound Baths

At Zensō, we offer one-of-a-kind sound experiences, often collaborating with professional Japanese musicians who use traditional instruments such as Shakuhachi bamboo flute and Taiko drums. Restore your nervous system and relax while experiencing a sound journey that you can't experience anywhere else.

What it is: Relaxing group experience with Tibetan Bowls and other healing instruments

Schedule: follow Zensō on Luma for upcoming events

Benefits: collective energy healing, relaxation, improved focus and sleep

Pricing: varies per event

Find our list of upcoming sound bath events on our Luma calendar and book directly in Luma.
Contact us with your request and we can deliver a bespoke sound experience tailored to your needs.
Nanako offers corporate sound baths and other leadership experiences as the Director of Wellbeing at Rocklit. Contact Rocklit for more info.

Join an upcoming sound bath

"Creative, reliable, and genuinely passionate about what they do."

—Former Customer
"Nanako helped soothe us with not just her calming voice, but also her masterful playing of the singing bowls. I felt immediately lighter after the sound bath and slept like a baby afterwards."

Lee
CEO of Pulsar Innovations
"During the sound bath, I could access the depths of my subconscious that I usually cannot reach. By remembering my childhood self and realizing the roots of my anger and negative emotions, those feelings dissipated and I felt like I could move forward."

Natsue
"Sound bathes are not something I have much knowledge of, so I came into this unsure what to expect. Having said that, I have long liked the sounds of shakuhachi and singing bowls. Not only did this session satisfy my craving to hear these instruments played live in harmony but helped me feel incredibly relaxed and gave me some time to focus on myself. I will definitely come again."

Ben Beech
Creative
"I had a very stressful day coming and I found myself relaxing and responding positively to the tones played. The next day, I woke up feeling calm and engaged with everything I had to do. The day unfolded and I received everything with less emotion than I know I would have normally felt."

Katie Adler

Sound Baths - Frequently Asked Questions

You'll be lying down on a mat or Japanese tatami flooring alongside other participants. Tibetan singing bowls and other healing instruments will be played during the sound bath. There may be times when bowls are placed on the body, so you not only feel the sound waves but also the vibrations on the body.
Depending on the event, you may need to bring a mat or blanket to lie on. We recommend bringing anything that helps you relax and feel more comfortable, like a pillow or eye mask. Heated eye masks and a limited number of eye pillows will be available. Wear comfortable clothing without metal fastenings or anything tight. Venues vary, so check the event details in Luma for specifics.
No experience necessary. Whether it's your first time or you've done this before, you can simply lie back and let the sound do the work. There is no right or wrong way to experience a sound bath :)
Both are completely normal. Many participants drift in and out of sleep, and the sound still does its work either way. You don't need to try to relax or clear your mind. Just being there and bathing in the sound waves is enough.
Yes. If you need to adjust your position, use the restroom, or step out, feel free to do so quietly. We ask that you be mindful of others around you.
Results are very individual, but most feel relaxed and lighter, some experience mental clarity, and some report feeling energised. Many experience a deep sleep that night.
Drink plenty of water afterwards. The vibrations from the singing bowls may loosen toxins in the body, similar to after a massage. Hydration will gently support the detox. Give yourself some time to integrate before jumping back into a busy schedule if you can.

Life/Career/Wellness Coaching

Coaching with Nanako often begins where a sound therapy session leaves off. When something surfaces — an emotion, a pattern, a realisation — coaching helps you integrate it into daily life.

What it is: for high-performing professionals who are ready to slow down, break through the patterns holding them back, and build a life that feels aligned. Grounded in Brain-Based Coaching methodology and shaped by lived experience of burnout, reinvention, and starting over across cultures and continents.

Format: online (Google Meet) with chat and email support. In-person sessions can be made available, please inquire.

Benefits:

Shift the behavioural patterns holding you back
Overcome fears and build lasting confidence
Develop tools for stress management and burnout prevention

Pricing: please inquire

Coaching is offered as a package over 3 to 6 months — contact to learn more.

Book a free consultation to discuss what you would like support with
Choose the package and plan that suits your needs and schedule
Sign the agreement and pay via a Stripe link to secure the package

How to book a session

Book the online consultation today

"Nanako’s coaching was a really supportive and insightful process that helped me gain clarity and confidence in myself. Rather than giving me answers, she helped guide me to my own understanding which made the outcome feel much more meaningful and empowering. "

Kiri
"We went deep into where I wanted my future to head, not just where I was right now, and worked through practical steps to get there. Not only did both my mind and body feel lighter, but I came out of it genuinely feeling hopeful about my future, and I'm so grateful for that."

Anonymous

Coaching - Frequently Asked Questions

Sessions are conversational and tailored to what you're working through, whether that's stress, burnout, or navigating a big transition. We'll look at what's going on for you, identify patterns, and work on practical tools you can bring into your daily life.
My coaching style often integrates some level of somatic or emotional intelligence work. With an international background spanning three continents, multiple cultures, four languages, and four very different careers over two decades, my lived experience may be helpful for coaching topics around life transitions. I am also a burnout survivor with lived experience of adjustment disorder, and I recently reinvented myself in the wellness space.
I have completed the NeuroLeadership Institute's Brain-Based Coaching Certification.
Most coachees come to see me with a challenge or goal in mind. It would help to discuss the coaching topic during the consultation call so we can map out a coaching plan together.
Coaching is forward-focused and centres on building practical tools, awareness, and strategies for your life and work. Mentorship is when the mentor offers guidance and advice based on their own experience and expertise. Both are distinct from therapy, which addresses mental health treatment and cannot be substituted by coaching or mentorship. If that's what you need, Zensō partners with Mindbridge for therapy and counselling services.
This depends on what you bring to each session. Common areas include burnout, misaligned career, finding purpose, stress and nervous system regulation, work-life boundaries, communication, and building sustainable habits that support life transitions and your wellbeing long term.
This varies by person and goal. My standard packages include 6 sessions over 3-6 months. We can discuss what makes sense for you after the consultation call.
I'll often share small practices or reflections to try between sessions. These are meant to build gradually, so give yourself space to try them without pressure to get it perfect.
Yes. I'm available by email or LINE between sessions if something comes up or you have a question. For ongoing, deeper support, I also offer sound therapy and coaching packages that combine both approaches for a holistic, somatic approach to wellbeing.

Make some space for yourself

Book a free consultation to discuss what you’re looking for, ask questions, and explore whether a private sound therapy session feels right for you.

Book a Free Consultation

1:1 Sound Therapy in Tokyo

How to book a session

"The session released tension I'd been carrying and left me genuinely relaxed for the rest of the day. I also slept peacefully for the first time in weeks. You have to try it once to understand what I mean."

"Nanako is the perfect person to introduce you to sound bath as a therapy. As a practitioner she is kind and knowledgeable. I was able to experience the benefits immediately. I found my session restorative and deeply calming."

"I wore my Whoop fitness band during and after the session, and the data was eye-opening. My sleep that night was unusually restorative and my recovery score the next day jumped to its highest in 30 days. I woke up feeling recharged and ready to go."

"The reverberating bowls allowed me to clear my mind easily and focus on calming my inner being. I left my session feeling refreshed and saw the world anew as a place filled with possibilities."

"Nanako creates such a safe, attentive space where release and relaxation feel natural. I walked in with tension around my shoulders and a lingering 3 day headache. I walked out lighter, relaxed, pain-free, and with better posture."

Sound Therapy - Frequently Asked Questions

Group Sound Baths

"Creative, reliable, and genuinely passionate about what they do."

"Nanako helped soothe us with not just her calming voice, but also her masterful playing of the singing bowls. I felt immediately lighter after the sound bath and slept like a baby afterwards."

"During the sound bath, I could access the depths of my subconscious that I usually cannot reach. By remembering my childhood self and realizing the roots of my anger and negative emotions, those feelings dissipated and I felt like I could move forward."

"I had a very stressful day coming and I found myself relaxing and responding positively to the tones played. The next day, I woke up feeling calm and engaged with everything I had to do. The day unfolded and I received everything with less emotion than I know I would have normally felt."

Sound Baths - Frequently Asked Questions

Life/Career/Wellness Coaching

How to book a session

"Nanako’s coaching was a really supportive and insightful process that helped me gain clarity and confidence in myself. Rather than giving me answers, she helped guide me to my own understanding which made the outcome feel much more meaningful and empowering. "

"We went deep into where I wanted my future to head, not just where I was right now, and worked through practical steps to get there. Not only did both my mind and body feel lighter, but I came out of it genuinely feeling hopeful about my future, and I'm so grateful for that."

Coaching - Frequently Asked Questions

Make some space for yourself

Zensō | Sound Therapy