I’m Mika Newton, your certified sound healing practitioner. I spent three decades successfully working my way up the corporate ladder taking on increasing roles and responsibilities. But the last year or so had been very difficult for me; I started feeling off emotionally and mentally. I was sad and frustrated all the time, and physically drained. Soon sleep became a struggle, I wasn’t hanging out with friends and family and nothing really brought me joy anymore. I was suffering from depression and anxiety. I understood that burnout was the catalyst and I knew I didn’t want to stay in that state, so I took a leave of absence and set off on my healing journey. I’m someone that understands the interconnectedness of mind, body and spirit so I knew I needed a holistic therapy approach. That’s when I developed a deeper interest in the healing arts as a companion to traditional therapy. Reiki, somatic healing, breath work… I studied and practiced some amazing ways to calm my anxiety and break free from the ‘fight or flight’ hamster wheel. The modality that I connected to the most was sound therapy.

Sound therapy is my go-to tool for quieting the mind and leading myself into meditation. It helps me reconnect with my body when I’m feeling out of sorts. It provides me immediate relief when I’m feeling triggered or anxious. And it creates space for a deeper connection with the Divine. It took time and it took work, but I now sleep much better than I had before and I feel like myself again and I’m grateful.

Sound has historically been used as a gateway to achieve higher states of consciousness, relieve stress, and even ease chronic pain in the body. Instruments like singing bowls, gongs and chimes are used in ancient and modern healing practices as a way to recalibrate the mind, body and spirit on a cellular level. My own personal journey has ignited a passion to share the restorative power of sound with as many people as possible. Most especially within the brown and black communities where holistic therapy approaches may not be as common.