Vibroacoustic Therapy at Very Well

Imagine being able to dial up whatever state of mind you wish – whatever you need in the moment or, with more frequent use, to retrain your mind over time.

Vibroacoustic therapy is a healing sound bath like you’ve never experienced! The unique bed penetrates your mind and body with sound waves specially engineered to generate specific physical and emotional responses. Whether you want to feel calmer, more peaceful, more focused, more energetic, more expansive, more grounded, the warm glow of love, creatively or “divinely” inspired, connected with your life purpose, like more of a problem-solver, or dozens of other mindsets. Vibroacoustic sessions can also help you reduce stress, pain, and physical discomfort.

From the manufacturer of our device: “[This] is like a home gym for your heart. [The bed] uses vibroacoustic technology to deliver low-frequency vibrations throughout your body that quickly release you out of stress response and into a place of deep relaxation and receptivity. We combine this with spatial sound using headphones to bring your awareness swiftly into the present moment, and proven healing practices… facilitated by our expert guides, amplify your experience.”

(Click here to browse our entire catalog of session options. These will be updated over time.)

What’s it like?

Vibroacoustic therapy at Very Well is available as a quick “boost” (of 9 to 15 minutes, depending on the session you choose) or a longer “journey” (coming later this year).

The appointment begins with your selection of the state of mind you’d like to generate from our comprehensive list of options. You will then lie back on our unique sound bed, wearing comfortable headphones. And then the magic happens!

As specially formulated harmonics (melodies, tones, or natural sounds) fill your ears, comfortable vibrations wash over your body. Depending on the program, these will be targeted to specific zones that generate the generate the results you desire.

Since the bed vibrates to accompany the frequency you’re hearing, it is easy to lose yourself in the sound, perhaps like you are the embodiment of the healing resonance. The sensation is indescribable.

These vibroacoustic sessions are great as additions to your other wellness appointments or as standalone mini-vacations from your day. Imagine ducking out at lunch hour and returning to work refreshed, energized, and ready to tackle the next challenge. Or popping in on your way home to shed the stress of the office, returning home to your family in what feels like a whole new body.

After your session, you may relax quietly in our lounge to “take it all in,” or you may choose to pour yourself a cup of complementary tea, pull out your notebook, and begin journaling your impressions... or brainstorming ideas for a project.

How does it work?

It has been demonstrated in many studies that both sound and vibration can have profound effects on your health and wellness. The vibroacoustic experience at Very Well borrows from and combines several traditions and branches of scientific knowledge. Some of these are:

Solfeggio frequencies – These are a series of sound patterns believed to possess properties that promote specific health results, depending upon the frequency. These have been used in various cultures since ancient times and may be connected to the vibrational theories outlined in quantum physics.

Binaural beats – When you hear two tones, one in each ear, that are slightly different in frequency, your brain processes a beat at the difference of the frequencies. This may be an auditory illusion, but as binaural beats have been studied for decades for their health benefits, the effect may be quite tangible.

Chakra vibration – In some traditions, chakras are considered powerful energy points in the body. These correspond to major bundles of nerves and organs. Vibrating these locations at specific frequencies may generate profound results.

From the manufacturer: These vibroacoustic sessions “integrate many different healing frequencies, from binaural beats and isochronic tones for inducing desired brainwave states, to target waves such as Solfeggio tone harmonics that assist in balancing the energies of your body and mind. Music-based sessions are tuned to 432 Hz in alignment with the natural harmonics of the Earth’s electromagnetic field.” [Note: this frequency resonates with the 7.8 Hz Schumann Resonance, the electromagnetic “heartbeat” of the Earth, which is a program option on the Very Well PEMF therapy bed.] “The bed itself primarily vibrates at deeper bass frequencies (~150 Hz and below), while the full range of audible sound comes through the headphones. This interplay between hearing and feeling opens up a whole new dimension of immersive sound healing, where you are literally inside of the waves.”

Medical and accessibility notes

From the manufacturer: “Vibroacoustic therapy influences the body by passing pure low frequency sine wave vibrations between 30 and 120 Hz into the body. The Food and Drug Administration has approved vibroacoustic therapy for increasing circulation, pain relief, and increasing mobility. Vibroacoustic therapy is being evaluated to treat a number of conditions, including fibromyalgia, cerebral palsy, and Alzheimer’s disease. Vibroacoustic therapy may not be recommended for some conditions. Please consult with your medical professional.”

Also, please note that the sound bed meant to be compact for easy storage, and it is therefore low to the ground (12 inches high) and narrow (24 inches wide). Please feel comfortable in contacting us if you have concerns about your accessibility to the device, and we will do our best to work with you and address your concerns.

What if you are hearing impaired?

From the manufacturer: This bed “will provide substantial healing benefits even to someone who is hearing impaired. There are two main elements to immersive SoundHealing provided by the bed: 1) spatial sound, and 2) spatial vibration. The spatial sound (what [passes] through your headphones) will of course be affected. Yet the spatial vibration (what you FEEL throughout your body through low-frequency vibration) will be just as powerful – helping your mind and body drop out of the stress response, enter a deep meditative state, and return to natural harmony. From our research, we [discovered that] we have the capacity to “hear” vibration through every cell of our bodies, not just our ears. So since [the bed] plays journeys to the entire body, [hearing-impaired people] will retain much of their healing benefits… The vibration [alone] has already been proven through vibroacoustic therapy to be highly effective in helping improve both physical and emotional well-being.”

Note: Vibroacoustic Therapy sessions may be purchased individually, and they are also discounted in all of our memberships. Click here to compare all of our monthly memberships.