Truffle ceremony with sound healing or singing bowls: where can you do that?
In Amsterdam, you can do that with Stars Frequencies: Rosa guides truffle ceremonies in which sound healing with live singing bowls is always included. It isn't an extra you choose on top. It's simply how Rosa works, whether you come in a group, on your own, as a duo or with your own small group.
Stars Frequencies guides truffle ceremonies in Amsterdam, in a small group of at most 8 people (€295 per person, the most popular option) or privately (€495). Coming as two, you pay €891 together; with three people it's €1,287 and with four €1,683. You can read all about the day itself on the page about the truffle ceremony in Amsterdam, and every amount is listed on the prices page.
Every ceremony starts with a free 30-minute intro call. Rosa asks about your health and any medication you take, and you get to ask everything you want to know about the day. Only when it feels right for both of you do you pick a date.
A ceremony is not a substitute for medical or psychological help. Read more about safety
What sound healing actually is
Sound healing means listening to sound played close to you, usually on singing bowls. A singing bowl gives a long, sustained tone full of overtones. You hear it, but you also feel it: in your chest, through the floor, in the room around you.
Rosa plays the bowls live, in the same room where you're lying down. She chooses the moment, the tone and the volume based on what's happening in the group right then. That's what makes it different from a recording: the sound moves with the day. For more background, see what is sound healing.
Sound healing isn't a promise that something in you will change. It's a way to slow down and bring your attention back to your body. What people notice varies a lot: one person goes quiet, another sees images or feels emotions come up, someone else nearly drifts off to sleep.
Why sound matters so much during a truffle ceremony
During a ceremony, your usual anchors fade into the background for a while: the clock, your plans, the to-do list in your head. Music and sound offer a different kind of structure. They take you along, open something up, go deeper, and then bring you back.
Research on guided sessions suggests that music helps shape how people experience them. A 2018 study from Imperial College London found that participants often described the music as an important part of their experience. That's no guarantee of any particular outcome, but it is a good reason to choose the music with care.
From opening to landing
A ceremony has an arc, and the sound follows it. At the start it's soft and inviting: meditation and singing bowls to help you arrive, in your body and in the room. As the experience deepens, the music can become fuller. Towards the end it turns warm, slow and grounding again, so you can come back gently.
- Opening: meditation and singing bowls, to settle into your body.
- Deepening: music that leaves room for whatever comes up.
- Landing: soft, warm sound to bring you back to the here and now.
Live singing bowls and music: what participants describe
In Rosa's ceremonies, music is never just background noise. It's chosen for the process, not for entertainment. On top of that, Rosa plays live singing bowls at the moments when it fits. Many participants say this combination is what helped them relax.
“I was nervous beforehand, but Rosa's calm was contagious. The sound healing combined with the ceremony was a sacred experience.”
“The music fit what I was experiencing really well.”
These are experiences, not promises. How the sound lands for you, you'll only know once you're lying there. You can read more stories on the experiences page.
For people who live in their heads: letting go is not a condition
Many of the people who come to Rosa run their lives from their heads. They plan, keep an overview, stay in charge. They want to feel again, but they're afraid of losing control. For them, sound is often the easiest way in, because you don't have to do anything except listen.
Letting go is not a condition. It is a result. You don't need to arrive relaxed, or know in advance what you want to feel. The meditation and the singing bowls give your mind something to follow. From that calm, letting go often happens by itself, at your own pace.
Rosa stays in the room for the whole ceremony. If things get heavy for a moment, she comes and sits beside you. You're never left to handle a difficult moment on your own.
What if the music or the sound doesn't sit right with you?
That can happen, and it's fine. Sometimes a tone brings up irritation, or a piece of music feels like too much. You can treat that as information: something is moving in you, and it's allowed to be there.
You don't have to keep it to yourself. Tell Rosa, or give her a sign. Together you'll find what helps: shifting position, a bit more distance from the bowls, or simply breathing and waiting it out. Often the feeling changes on its own as the music moves on.
How to prepare for a ceremony with sound
About half of the participants are doing it for the first time. No experience needed, not with meditation and not with singing bowls either. What does help: a quiet evening beforehand, comfortable clothes and an open question to bring with you.
The amount isn't something you need to work out yourself: we tune the amount to you together in the intro call. All the practical tips for the days before are on the preparation page.