Binaural Healing Sound Session
with Jo Lonna Foy

With Inner Light Integrative and Inclusive Healing/Jo Lonna Foy

And Brianna Chandler

Binaural beats are a perception of sound created by your brain. If you listen to two tones, each at a different frequency and each in a different ear, your brain creates an additional tone you can hear. This third tone is called a binaural beat and is a psychoacoustic phenomenon. You hear it at the frequency difference between the two tones. For example, if you listen to one tone at 300 hertz (Hz) and the other tone at 310 Hz, the binaural beat you hear is at 10 Hz. The binaural beat can be heard if the frequency of each tone in your ears is less than 1000 Hz and the difference between the two tones is less than 35 Hz.

When each ear hears a tone at a slightly different frequency, your brain tries to compensate by creating the perception of a third sound. This creation of a third sound is caused by the same part of the brain that helps you determine the location of a sound. To hear the binaural beat, you must have sound coming in each ear. If you take out one of your earbuds, you’ll no longer hear the binaural beat. When binaural beats are sustained over a period of time, they can synchronize with your brain waves (also known as entrainment). As a result, binaural beats can alter your brain wave activity as well as your levels of arousal (Sleep Foundation website).

With several human studies to back up the health claims, binaural beats appear to be a potential tool in the fight against anxiety, stress, and negative mental states. Research has found that listening daily to audio with binaural beats may have positive effects on: anxiety, memory, mood, creativity, attention and sleep. Learning to meditate isn’t always easy. Binaural beats won’t work for everyone, and they aren’t considered a cure for any particular condition. However, they might offer an auditory escape for those interested in relaxing, sleeping more peacefully, or entering a meditative state (Healthline website).

In this unique and engaging experience, Jo Lonna and Brianna will create Gamma, Beta, Alpha, Theta, and Delta wave states with alchemy singing bowls on either side of your ears. You can relax and focus on the sensations of each wave frequency to see how your system responds and enjoy the benefits of each binaural beat stage. We will also build understanding about how you can integrate these binaural beats in your everyday life through sound recordings for sleep, focus, meditation, and relaxation.

Jo Lonna Foy is the owner of Inner Light Integrative and Inclusive Healing. She is a full time mental health therapist (LCSW) in northern Utah and a Certified Sound Healer. She has been working with sound healing for over 2 years and loves to share the gifts of Crystal Tones alchemy singing bowls with others to facilitate healing and peaceful relaxation. 

Brianna Chandler is a 200 hour Certified Yoga Instructor and ASM Sound Bath Practitioner. Brianna loves to focus on Vinyasa style yoga classes, mindful flow practices, and restorative yoga sessions. She also integrates sound healing into her yoga teachings and loves sharing emphasis on the connection of body, breath, and mind within her sessions.