12 Week Group Sound Therapy for people affected by Drugs & Alcohol

SOUND MIRROR runs a weekly sound therapy group for national health and social care charity Change Grow Live in Walthamstow.

Aims 

• Provide a weekly routine for relaxation and space to connect with peers

• Encourage better body-mind connection through a combination of sound bath, mindfulness visualisation, simple breathwork, and guided meditation 

• Encourage self-awareness through relaxation to facilitate co- and self-regulation and self-empowerment

• Create space to simply 'be,' regardless of mood, and take the pressure off talking therapy/12-step meetings

• Encourage reclaiming agency by fostering comfort in sitting with emotions without feeling compelled to react

• Provide an optional mindfulness takeaway exercise for continuity between sessions and beyond

Session structure

Sessions are 1 hour with weekly visualisation meditation themes around self-awareness changing. The same structural elements encourage routine and familiarity. Sessions take place with participants sitting and lying on yoga mats with eye pillows, all provided. Chairs are available for those less able to lie down.

Session overview:

• Check-in body scan “snapshot” and grounding 

• Breathwork and mindfulness visualisation on a different theme each week

• Sound bath with gong, Himalayan & quartz singing bowls, percussion and soundscape

• Guided meditation and reflection time

• Optional takeaway thought exercise or journal prompt

• Closing breathwork, intention setting and check-out scan

• Research questionnaire and opportunity to share experiences 

RESEARCH

This is also being run as a research study to measure the effects of sound therapy for those in addiction recovery. The findings will be published later in 2024.

If you're interested to find out more about the research findings or have contributions or interest in publishing, please go to the contacts page to get in touch.