by Charleene Closshey | Oct 18, 2026 | Sound & Spirit
Autumn is the year’s long exhale. The harvest is in, the light is shortening, and something in us knows it’s time to slow down and take stock. All year we’ve been taking things in: the wins, the losses, the conversations that kept us up at night. Now comes the slower...
by Charleene Closshey | Oct 14, 2026 | Sound Healing
Most of us come to the table with our minds in the last email, the text that just pinged, and mid-thought as we keep our lunch date hanging mid-sentence. Mealtime is riddled with distraction. Phones face up. Shoulders tense, next to our ears. Half our mind still in...
by Charleene Closshey | Oct 11, 2026 | Sound & the Body
Can a song make your chocolate taste sweeter? For more than a decade, chefs, food scientists, and a few wonderfully daring restaurants have been “seasoning” food with sound. High, tinkling notes for sweetness. Low, brassy tones for bitterness. Something sparkling for...
by Charleene Closshey | Oct 10, 2026 | Sound & the Body
Here is the most convincing evidence I’ve found that sound reaches your gut: it can make digestion worse. Researchers once sat twenty-one people in front of a gastric recorder and played them hospital noise and traffic noise. The normal electrical rhythm of their...
by Charleene Closshey | Oct 9, 2024 | Sound & the Brain
Meditation music has been shown to have various effects on the brain, from promoting relaxation to reducing stress and anxiety to increasing focus and concentration. Relaxing vibes help calm a nervous mind. But, does meditation music really change your...
