Your Gut Is ListeningSound meditations for the gut and breath with crystal singing bowls
A three-part live sound meditation series for the gut with crystal singing bowls tuned to 432 Hz, following the October 2026 moon from waning, to new, to full.
“Your gut takes in more than food. It takes in the world, every voice, every mood, every bit of noise.”
In October 2026, after a summer away, I came back with a three-part series for the gut, timed to the moon. I talk about the gut as a second brain: it has its own nervous system, and it often knows before the mind does. In Chinese medicine, autumn belongs to the metal element, the lungs and the large intestine, a season for letting go.
Your gut takes in more than food. It takes in moods, harsh words and the news cycle, and a lot of it was never yours to digest. These sessions sort what is yours from what isn’t.
In Tune Your Second Brain, under a waning moon, hum one long note and feel your breath slow. Rest your hands on your belly, breathe in for five and out for seven, and notice the static it holds: every deadline, headline and ping. Tell it, “I see you. Thank you.” Let it melt down a golden cord, then rest in the stillness after the hum.
In Harmonize Your Inner Rhythms, on the eve of the new moon, shape your hands into a conch shell, because a shell is a receiver and so is your gut. Let your belly rise and fall like the tides. Ask of each sensation, “Is this mine?” and let whatever isn’t ride out on the outgoing tide.
The Grace Note rounded out the series live at the full moon on October 26, 2026. Take this reset with you: a hand on the belly, one breath, one question, one hum.
The Sessions
The Your Gut Is Listening sessions, in order
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About Your Gut Is Listening
How does sound affect the gut?
The research is young, and honest answers start there. What we know: the gut and brain are in constant two-way conversation, and digestion slows when the body is on alert and resumes when it feels safe. Slow breathing and calming music help many people feel safer, and studies of relaxing music during medical procedures show lower anxiety and lower reported discomfort. Humming adds its own effect: one study found that humming raised nitric oxide levels in the nose roughly fifteenfold compared with quiet breathing. Charleene uses breath, humming and the low tones of the bowls as an invitation for the belly to soften. It is a practice for rest and listening, not a treatment.
What does Charleene mean by the second brain?
The gut has its own network of nerves, often called the second brain. Charleene tells the story of an 1899 experiment by Bayliss and Starling in which the gut kept working after its nerves to the brain were cut, and invites listeners to treat the belly as a place worth listening to.
Do I need to hum?
Only if you want to. Charleene invites one long hum in both sessions, as low as feels comfortable. You can also simply listen and breathe.
Is this a treatment for digestive problems?
No. These are guided meditations with live music. Charleene teaches breathing, humming and attention to the belly as ways to rest and listen inward. For any digestive or health concern, talk with a qualified professional.
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