The Sound of the Heart • Retreat Monferrato (TO), Italy

Advanced Sound Healing Training
Sound Awakening

Start: Thursday, December 11, 2025
Residential continuation: December 12–14, 2025

Choose your path

One-Day Intensive
(Dec 11)

foundational, experiential, complete in itself

Full Training Path
(Dec 11 + Dec 12–14)

immersive residential + online theory

Access rule: Attending Thursday, December 11 is mandatory to join the residential module on December 12–14.

What this training is about

Inspired by Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey, Sound Awakening blends sound, movement, breathwork, and embodied practices to guide participants from grounded listening to expanded awareness and integration.

  • Advanced protocols for emotional centering and nervous system regulation
  • Sound bath techniques with bowls, gong, and elemental instruments
  • Group facilitation frameworks in a safe, supportive setting

How it works

You can enter the training in two ways. Both start with the One-Day Intensive (Dec 11); from there you either conclude your experience, or continue with the Residential Module (Dec 12–14) plus online theory.

Option 1:
One-Day Intensive (Foundational)

Thursday, December 11, 2025 • 9:00–19:00
Retreat Monferrato (TO)

A concentrated, experiential introduction to Sound Awakening designed for helping – professionals (psychologists, psychotherapists, counselors, holistic practitioners) and for anyone feeling called to explore the transformative power of sound.

You will learn

  • Sound Healing foundations: the sound bath and core techniques
  • Five Elements: acoustic qualities and instruments
  • Gong: harmonic richness & entrainment
  • Binaural beats and hemispheric balancing with bowls
  • The Hero’s Journey framework applied to Sound Awakening

Outcome

  • Solid fundamentals you can start integrating into personal or professional practice
  • Eligibility to continue with the Residential Module (Dec 12–14)

Option 2:
Full Training Path (Immersive)

December 11–14, 2025
Retreat Monferrato (TO) + 5 online theory sessions

Continue beyond the intensive into three immersive residential days of advanced practice (Dec 12–14). This track deepens technique and facilitation skills and adds five online theoretical modules for integration.

Goals

  • Consolidate Dec 11 skills and move into advanced applications
  • Design and lead individual & group sessions with confidence
  • Expand tools: gongs, voice as emotional release, breathwork, bodywork, energetic movement
  • Ethics and communication for authentic, respectful facilitation

Online theory modules include

  • Ecstatic techniques: from ancient rites to contemporary ecstatic dance
  • Cacao Ceremony: history, meaning, contemporary practice
  • Plant medicines: cross-cultural perspectives on transformation
  • Psychedelic-assisted therapy: opportunities, limits, integration
  • The role of music in therapeutic and ceremonial contexts

Certificate

A Certificate of Attendance is issued upon completion.

Who it’s for

Professionals in the helping fields seeking to integrate sound, music, and movement; and individuals ready to unlock creative potential within a safe, guided process.

Learning outcomes (both paths)

Enhanced presence, sensitivity, and listening

Practical sound protocols for regulation and support

Personal growth through a clear narrative map
(Hero’s Journey)

Foundations (Option 1) or full facilitation frameworks (Option 2)

Practical details

Venue:
Retreat Monferrato
Monferrato (AT), Italy

Dec 11:
9:00–19:00
(One-Day Intensive)

Dec 12–14:
Residential days
(Full Training Path)

Accommodation:
On-site or nearby
(details provided after application)

Spots:
Limited.
Admission in order of application.

FAQ

No. Dec 11 is mandatory to access Dec 12–14.

Yes. You can complete your journey with Dec 11 only.

No prior sound training required; familiarity with body-mind practices is helpful.

Yes, at the end of the selected path.

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