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Vibroacoustic Therapy (VAT)

Feel the Healing Power of Sound and Vibration

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Imagine the sound of healing moving through your body.

Vibroacoustic therapy combines sound waves and vibrations to help your body release tension, balance energy, and feel deeply grounded. This is a sensory experience that moves beyond words, helping you feel calm, centered, and restored on every level.

🌀 What is Vibroacoustic Therapy?

 

Experience the Sound of Healing Moving Through Your Body


Vibroacoustic Therapy (VAT) is a unique healing modality that combines sound waves and vibrations to help your body release tension, balance energy, and feel deeply grounded. This sensory experience moves beyond words, allowing you to feel calm, centered, and restored on every level—mind, body, and soul. VAT sessions are perfect for anyone needing to feel more present and at ease in their body, whether you’re dealing with stress, chronic pain, or emotional overwhelm.

🌱 How Does VAT Work?​

 

When you lie on the VAT mat, gentle sound waves and vibrations flow through your body, promoting relaxation, healing, and alignment. These frequencies interact with your nervous system, helping you to release tension, reduce stress, and restore balance.

During your session, you’ll feel the vibrations moving through your body, soothing your muscles, calming your mind, and bringing you back to a state of peace.

Vibroacoustic Therapy mat

💜 Benefits of Vibroacoustic Therapy

 

Clients report feeling:

  • Deep relaxation and stress relief

  • Improved emotional balance

  • Reduced tension and physical pain

  • Heightened mental clarity

  • A sense of grounding and peace

 

VAT is especially beneficial for those dealing with:

  • Chronic stress or anxiety

  • Emotional overwhelm

  • Chronic pain or tension

  • Sleep issues

  • Nervous system dysregulation

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Vibroacoustic Therapy

What to Expect During a Session

 

Your VAT session is tailored to meet your unique needs.

 

Here’s what you can expect:

  1. We’ll start with a brief consultation to understand your goals and intentions.

  2. You’ll lie down on the vibroacoustic therapy mat, fully clothed, and get comfortable.

  3. Sound waves and vibrations will flow through the mat, creating a deeply soothing, grounding experience.

  4. I’ll be present to guide and support you throughout the session, ensuring your comfort.

 

You’ll leave feeling relaxed, restored, and reconnected with your inner balance.

🎧Why Choose VAT at Soulspirational?

 

At Soulspirational Wellness Studio, our VAT sessions are designed to be gentle, supportive, and deeply personal. I combine sound healing with my experience in energy work and intuitive guidance to help you feel safe, seen, and whole.

This isn’t just about relaxation—it’s about helping you feel stronger and more grounded, no matter what life throws your way.

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✨Is VAT Right for You?

 

VAT is perfect if you’re looking for:

  • A way to relax deeply

  • Relief from physical and emotional tension

  • A non-invasive, holistic approach to healing

  • Tools to restore balance and clarity

Who should avoid VAT?

  • Individuals with Pacemakers

  • People with very low blood pressure

  • People with a DVT

  • Bleeding disorder

  • Recent surgery

  • Pregnancy

  • Acute inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis

  • Individuals who have had a recent psychotic episode

Vibroacoustic Therapy (VAT) Session Options

 

🌀First Session — $100 | 1 Hour

 

Your first experience is all about you. This 1-hour session includes:

  • 30 minutes of Vibroacoustic Therapy, where you’ll feel the powerful combination of sound and vibration working together to promote relaxation and balance.

  • Pre- and post-session consultations to understand your needs and reflect on your experience.

How to Book: Use the link below and select “Vibroacoustic Therapy, First Session” to schedule your appointment.

🌀Single Sessions (After First Session) — $75 | 30 Minutes

 

Continue your wellness journey with focused 30-minute sessions that provide all the same benefits in a shorter time frame. These sessions are ideal for ongoing support and regular self-care.

🌀Save with VAT Packages!

 

For ongoing support, our packages provide a cost-effective way to continue your healing journey:

  • 3-Session Package: $195

  • 5-Session Package: $300

  • 10-Session Package: $600

 

These packages offer a convenient and affordable way to stay committed to your well-being, ensuring you receive the consistent care needed for lasting results.

As a certified Vibroacoustic Therapist and a member of Sound Healers Association (SHA), I love this holistic approach to healing and relaxation that combines the benefits of sound and vibration to promote physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

 

Choosing a certified Vibroacoustic Therapy (VAT) practitioner ensures that you receive safe and effective therapy from a professionally trained expert, maximizing the therapeutic benefits and ensuring your well-being.

VAT Certification

With his permission, here are Steve's words from Facebook, sharing his experience.

See Steve's reaction to his first experience on the VAT mat. 

I’m sharing a video of my first experience with a Vibroacoustic Therapy (VAT) mat on the Reiki table at Soulspirational Wellness Center. The VAT mat, along with headphones playing binaural beats, as well as a projector playing a video on the ceiling, gave a full sensory experience…but the VAT mat itself brought me fully into the body.

I felt like I became the salt/sand on the table in those viral videos where a guy pours salt/sand on a table and then runs tools along the rim to cause vibrations, that cause the salt/sand to form sacred geometry patterns. My body just became one and shifted around, and it was divine.

There are several different frequencies that can be chosen, including some that produce a “rolling” effect on the mat, to where it feels like a rolling massage is happening up and down your body.

Sound and frequencies are something that draw me in, and this was an experience that left me feeling melting. Seriously.

If you’re local to the area, reach out to Tish Niedzwiecki at Soulspirational to find out how you can experience it too!

MORE ON SOUND HEALING?

Sound Healing, through various techniques and technologies, is the educated and conscious use of the energy of sound to reach identified goals and promote wellness in the human system – including the expansion of consciousness. Sound Healing is founded on the premise that all matter is vibrating at specific frequencies. Science has proven that sound, or vibration, has a strong impact upon substance. For example, the study of Cymatics has shown how sound creates geometric patterns in matter. Dr. Emoto has proven that sound changes the molecular structure of water. However, more importantly, sound changes consciousness. Many ancient civilizations and modern indigenous cultures have used sound to heal and access higher levels of consciousness for thousands of years.

Scientific Benefits for Anxiety Reduction:

  1. Stress Relief: VAT utilizes soothing vibrations to trigger the body's relaxation response, helping to alleviate stress and anxiety.

  2. Cortisol Regulation: VAT has been shown to regulate cortisol levels, the hormone responsible for the body's stress response, resulting in a calmer and more balanced state of mind.

  3. Heart Rate Variability: Engaging with VAT can lead to improved heart rate variability, a marker of resilience to stress and enhanced emotional regulation.

  4. Neurotransmitter Balance: VAT may assist in balancing neurotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine, contributing to improved mood and emotional well-being.

Scientific Benefits for Pain Management:

  1. Pain Reduction: Vibrations delivered during VAT sessions can stimulate the body's natural pain-relief mechanisms, offering relief from chronic pain conditions.

  2. Muscle Relaxation: The gentle vibrations help release muscle tension and promote relaxation, leading to decreased discomfort and pain.

  3. Enhanced Blood Circulation: VAT's rhythmic vibrations encourage blood flow, aiding in the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to tissues, facilitating healing.

  4. Nerve Stimulation: VAT's vibrations may stimulate sensory nerves, leading to the release of endorphins, the body's natural painkillers.

Benefits for Spiritual Practices:

  1. Mind-Body Connection: VAT promotes a heightened awareness of the mind-body connection, facilitating deeper introspection and mindfulness during spiritual practices.

  2. Enhanced Meditation: The soothing vibrations can create an optimal environment for meditation, helping practitioners reach a deeper state of focus and tranquility.

  3. Chakra Alignment: Many spiritual traditions believe in energy centers or chakras within the body. VAT's vibrations can aid in aligning and balancing these energies.

  4. Subtle Energy Flow: VAT's gentle vibrations may promote the flow of subtle energies throughout the body, aligning with various spiritual philosophies.

 

Vibroacoustic Therapy is a non-invasive approach that complements traditional medical treatments, enhancing your overall well-being.

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Vibroacoustic Therapy (VAT) Research

RESEARCH SHOWING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VIBROACOUSTIC THERAPY

Sample of scientific literature on the effects of Vibroacoustic therapy

Vibroacoustic sound therapy improves pain management and more.

Chris Boyd-Brewer, R. McCaffrey

Holistic Nursing Practice

2004 43 Citations

Semantic Scholar

Conclusions: Research demonstrates the effectiveness of vibroacoustic therapy. Implications for nurses include investigating the possibilities of vibroacoustic therapy in various nursing settings to promote patient well-being and improve the therapeutic environment.

 

 

Vibroacoustic treatment for chronic pain and mood disorders in a specialized healthcare setting

Elsa A. Campbell, Jouko Hynynen, E. Ala-Ruona

2017 11 Citations

Semantic Scholar

Conclusions: Patient responses have been recorded using Visual Analog Scales showing positive outcomes on several measures, including pain and mood.

 

 

Vibroacoustic Therapy: The Therapeutic Effect of Low Frequency Sound on Specific Physical Disorders and Disabilities

O. Skille, T. Wigram, L. Weekes

1989 25 Citations

Semantic Scholar

Conclusions: Low-frequency sound and music have been particularly effective in treating specific disorders.

EFFECTS OF VIBROACOUSTIC THERAPY IN CHRONIC MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

Randomized Control Trial

C. Ailioaie, L. Ailioaie

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Conclusions: Vibroacoustic therapy had positive effects in significantly reducing pain.

 

 

Influence of Vibroacoustic Therapy on Local Status and Rehabilitation of Post-TKR and Post-THR patients.

Randomized Control Trial

K. Kędzierska, M. Synder, P. Kozlowski

Ortopedia Traumatologia Rehabilitacja

2021 0 Citations

Semantic Scholar

Conclusions: Vibroacoustic therapy applied topically in post-TKR patients exerts a significant positive effect on reducing pain intensity.

 

Exploring the use of Vibroacoustic treatment for managing chronic pain and comorbid mood disorders: A mixed methods study

Randomized Control Trial

Elsa A. Campbell, Jouko Hynynen, Birgitta Burger, E. Ala-Ruona

Nordic Journal of Music Therapy

2019 5 Citations

Semantic Scholar

Conclusions: Vibroacoustic treatment is beneficial for pain and mood relief.

 

Vibroacoustic Therapy and Development of a New Device: A Pilot Study in the Health Resort Environment

Review

Eha Rüütel, Ivar Vinkel, Moonika Laanetu

Universal Journal of Public Health

2018 4 Citations

Semantic Scholar

Conclusions: Vibroacoustic therapy is suitable for health improvement-related purposes integrated with other health services.

 

Multidisciplinary Applications of Vibroacoustics – from Clinical Practice and Research to Future Directions

E. Ala-Ruona, Marko Punkanen

2017 5 Citations

Semantic Scholar

Conclusions: Vibroacoustic therapy has been used for over 30 years.

 

Clinical observation of the therapeutic effect of vibroacoustic therapy in relieving spasticity for children with cerebral palsy

Yin Xian-tao

2010 1 Citations

Semantic Scholar

Vibroacoustic therapy can relieve spasticity in children with cerebral palsy.

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Soulspirational Wellness Studio
147 College Street
Wadsworth, OH 44281
Email:  info@soulspirational.com
330-289-2141

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