SOUND JOURNEY

"We often think we have to choose between a 'spiritual' experience and a 'scientific' one. I don't believe in that divide. My Sound Journeys are built on a simple 'both/and': It is both a deeply personal, restorative experience and a measurable biological event. I’m not here to 'heal' you or offer a shortcut to enlightenment. I’m here to use sound to help your body shift out of high-alert and into its' natural state of repair. When your nervous system feels safe, your mind follows, and allows your body to rest and restore, via its natural parasympathetic process. It’s not magic—it’s just how we’re built. Come for the quiet, stay for the biology."

-- Gene Jimenez, CTSP

Event ticket LINKS will be posted here when purchasing is available:

2026

📆 • July 18, 6:30-8PM, the Sanctuary Wellness Center, Tustin (tickets now available!)

📆 • August 5, 6:30PM -Temecula Salt Cave, Temecula

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*Safety / Disclaimer: traditional wellness support; not a substitute for medical care or diagnosis *

• Anxiety Support
• Emotional Trauma Support
• Sleep Deprivation Support
• Stress Related Tension Support
• Vagus Nerve & Parasympathetic Support
• Nervous System Support
• Grief Integration
• Group, Teams, Reunion, Ceremony
• Corporate Wellness Integration
• One-on-One Therapeutic Sessions

What type of music do you play?

I don’t play music in the traditional sense. I use natural and Indigenous instruments to create coherent resonance, rhythm, and frequency that support the body’s ability to settle into rest, reset, and recovery.

Is this like a crystal bowl sound bath?

Not exactly. While all intentional sound work can be valuable, my Sound Journeys are more grounded and science-informed. I use a wide range of natural and Indigenous instruments to create broader frequencies, textures, and vibrations that crystal bowls can't create alone.

Why come in person? Can’t I just listen at home?

You can, and home practice is helpful. But streamed music is also compressed and cannot recreate the physical vibration of live sound. In person, the body receives the full resonance of the instruments in real time — like the difference between watching the ocean on your laptop, and actually standing in it.

-G

Contrary to what we were taught in history class, ancient Indigenous peoples weren’t “in the jungle around a campfire” playing drums for entertainment. They were in ceremony—sacred, purposeful ritual that supported the body’s recovery. In today’s language, these sound practices helped regulate the autonomic nervous system, guiding people out of stress and into the parasympathetic “rest-and-digest” state—where repair can happen (Cleveland Clinic). Indigenous instruments weren’t random noise; rhythm and frequency supported people through injury, grief, conflict, post partum and return to balance. Modern research shows music and sound can influence stress physiology and autonomic regulation, often tracked through heart rate variability (NCCIH). Our ancestors understood a kind of “medicine” no pill can truly bottle.