In meditation you direct your own attention; in sound healing the sound of singing bowls gives your mind something to follow, so you can rest without having to do it right. Stars Frequencies in Amsterdam uses both: meditation and sound healing are a fixed part of every truffle ceremony, in a group of up to 8 people (€295 per person) or private (€495). Sound healing vs meditation is not a contest, and for people who live in their heads, sound is often the easier way in.
Sound healing and meditation are often mentioned together, and they do overlap. Both invite you to slow down and notice what is there. The difference is in who does the work. In meditation you steer your attention yourself. In sound healing the sound does part of the steering for you.
| Sound healing | Meditation | |
|---|---|---|
| What you do | Lie or sit down and listen | Direct your attention and bring it back yourself |
| What guides you | The sound of singing bowls | Your breath, a word, a voice or silence |
| Experience needed | None | None to start; practice helps over time |
| Where | With someone who plays the bowls | Anywhere, also on your own |
| For a busy head | Often easier: the sound gives your mind something to follow | Can feel hard at first: thoughts keep pulling you away |
| Over time | A moment of rest that you receive | A skill that you build |
| At Stars Frequencies | A fixed part of every ceremony, and a workshop of its own | A fixed part of every ceremony |
Meditation asks you to do something that sounds simple: pay attention, notice when your mind wanders, and come back. For many people who think a lot, that is exactly where it gets difficult. You sit down, and within a minute you are planning, analysing or wondering whether you are doing it right.
That is not failure. It is what minds do. With practice, the coming back gets easier, and meditation becomes something you can take anywhere: on the train, before a difficult conversation, in bed at night. That is its strength. It is a skill that belongs to you, and nobody needs to be there for it.
The downside is that it takes patience. In the beginning it can feel like one more thing you have to get right, and for people who already measure themselves a lot, that can be the reason they stop.
In sound healing you lie down and listen. Singing bowls make long tones that rise and fade. You do not have to hold your attention in place, because the sound gives your mind something to follow. When a thought pulls you away, the next tone brings you back without effort.
That is why sound is often easier for people who live in their heads. You do not have to perform stillness. You are allowed to receive it. What participants describe varies: some feel calm, some feel sleepy, some notice emotions they had not noticed before. We make no health promises about sound healing, and it does not replace care when you need it.
You also do not need to believe anything for it. You can see a session as an experiment: lie down, listen, and notice what happens. Read more about what sound healing is.
You do not have to choose one forever. Many people use sound as a way in and meditation as something they keep doing at home. The two do not compete. They answer different needs on different days.
Meditation and sound healing are a fixed part of every truffle ceremony at Stars Frequencies, also private and duo ceremonies. They give your head something to follow and help your body come to rest. For people who are afraid of losing control, that matters. You do not have to let go before you are ready. Letting go is not a condition. It is a consequence.
A ceremony is a guided day of about 7 hours in Amsterdam, with a meal, in a small group of up to 8 people (€295 per person) or private (€495). Rosa is in the room the whole ceremony. It starts with a free intro call of 30 minutes, and you only pay once it is clear in that call that it fits. About half of the participants are doing it for the first time. No experience needed.
Rosa also gives sound healing workshops without truffles, for people who want to get to know the singing bowls on their own terms. Write to Rosa to ask whether a ceremony or a workshop in English is possible for you. If you are weighing a ceremony against talking support, read truffle ceremony or talking support.
A ceremony is not a replacement for medical or psychological care. Read more about safety
No, you do not need any experience. You lie or sit down and listen. There is nothing to get right, which is why sound healing is often easier for people who find meditation difficult.
Not entirely, and it does not need to. Sound healing gives you a moment of rest that you receive, while meditation is a skill you build and can use anywhere. Many people use both.
That differs from person to person. Your breathing may slow down, your muscles may soften, and you may feel sleepy or restless for a while. Some people notice emotions coming up. We do not make claims about brainwaves or health effects, and there is no right way to experience it.
There is no rule. Some people come once out of curiosity, others come back regularly because they like the rest it gives them. Notice what it does for you and decide from there.
Yes. Rosa gives sound healing workshops in which you get to know the singing bowls. Ask her about the next date and whether the workshop can be done in English.
Yes. You do not need to believe anything to lie down and listen. Many people who come are practical, sceptical thinkers. You can see it as an experiment: notice what happens, without having to explain it.
Yes. Meditation and sound healing are a fixed part of every truffle ceremony at Stars Frequencies, also private and duo ceremonies. There is no breathwork in the ceremonies.
In a free 30-minute intro call you talk with Rosa about where you are now and whether a ceremony fits. You only pay once it is clear in that call that it fits.
