Music as a gateway to the soul
Music has always been one of my gateways to the soul.
I’m not sure if it’s my ADHD or just how I’m wired, but music has always been the way I access something deeper. When words can’t quite reach it, music can.
It’s how I pray. It’s how I create. It’s how I soothe myself when the world – or my own mind – feels too loud.
As a mum, I notice it all the time. When I hum or sing to my children, something shifts. There’s a kind of holding that happens through the sound itself.
And when I wake in the night feeling anxious, I’ll often put music on and let it hold me in that same way.
Sound creates a container.
Over the years I’ve become more and more curious about this. I trained in bhakti yoga (kirtan devotional chanting), and it changed me. I remember when I first started chanting regularly – I just cried and cried. It was like I had finally touched a place of union and oneness that I had been hungry for but hadn’t known how to reach.
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If you’ve ever been to one of my workshops or retreats, you’ll know that music is always part of the space. I layer music, voice, movement, and ritual to clear energy, move emotion, and reconnect with the ancient soul.
Over time, music and voice have become one of the ways I access the soul – both in my own life and in the ceremonies and spaces I hold. As I’ve continued studying ancient traditions of sound and voice, I’ve come to see something else too.
Sound isn’t only about harmony. It’s also about dissonance.
Many ancient traditions understood that voice and sound were ways to release grief, rage, longing… emotions modern culture often suppresses. Practices like keening allowed those sounds to move through the body and through community.
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I’m actually travelling to Scotland soon to continue learning some of those ancient traditions with an elder there, which I’m really looking forward to.
Over the past few years I’ve also begun creating music for the ceremonies and retreats I lead. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would release music. But it has happened quite naturally.
And the funny thing is, because it’s such a devotional expression for me, I often upload the music and forget to tell anyone it’s there. So I thought I’d share a few of the tracks with you here in case they might support you too. Hit subscribe to be notified when a new track drops.
Shout out to my bestie Amy Firth who I’ve collaborated with over the years.
Inside my membership community The Sanctuary this week I’ll also be releasing a new Kali mantra. If you’re a member, keep an eye out, it’s a powerful one. There are also lots of other practices and chants such as Ma Hail Ma which you’ll love if you are a mystic who loves Mother Mary. If you fancy joining us, come on in here.
Love,
Rebecca xo
