Sound Healing Practitioner - Natalie Brown - Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

About Natalie

Composer, educator, sound healer and multi-instrumentalist, Natalie Brown, has traveled the world performing, recording and teaching music.

She was trained classically, starting violin at age 4 and has taught high school orchestra for 14 years. She is the founder and operator of Sounds Heal Studio, providing one-on-one and group sound healing sessions and workshops as well as practitioner training through the International Sound Healing Academy. She completed Nada Yoga (Yoga of Sound) teacher training in Rishikesh, India. She also has training and certifications in Reiki, craniosacral therapy, Qigong and acupressure.

Natalie's podcast, Sounds Heal Podcast, explores using sound for health and wellness with interviews of top innovators & practitioners in the field. It has been recognized as the #3 music therapy/sound therapy podcast on the web.

Natalie’s goal is to share the benefits of sound healing and help others use sound for self-care, personal growth and to heal.

Education and Training

Advanced Level Certified Bio-Well Practitioner, 2022
200 Hour Qigong Certification with Shifu Michael Rindaldini, 2021.
Acoustic Ecology course, University of Iowa, with Professor Alex Braidwood, Summer 2020.
Dig Deeper: Exploring Sonic Wisdom with Mitch Nur, Thomas Orr Anderson and Mike Tamburo, Spring and Summer of 2020.
Throat Singing/Overtone Singing with Johnny Cope, 2020.
Professional Foundation Acupressure Diploma with Dr. Karen Wells, Accredited by Complementary Therapists Accredited Association, 2020
The Gong Summit, Masterclasses with Mitch Nur, Sheila Whittaker, Jens Zygar, Michael Bettine, Mike Tamburo, July 2019, Chester, CT.
Craniosacral Therapy training with Clinical Application, January 2019
Quantum Craniosacral Sound Healing with John Beaulieu, September 2018
Sound Therapy: Physics and Acoustics with Thomas Orr Anderson, June 2018
Usui Reiki Level 1 and Level 2, April 2018.
Nada Yoga Teacher Training, RYT 200, Nada Yoga School, Rishikesh, India, November-December 2017.
Nada (Sound) Yoga with Ann Dyer, 2017, certified with the North American Yoga Alliance.
Yoga of Sound with Russill Paul, Yogic Mystery School, July 2017.
Tuning Forks: Balancing Meridians course, Sound Healing Academy, teacher Tony Nec, 2017.
Level 2 Diploma in Sound Healing, Sound Healing Academy, teacher Tony Nec, July 2017. Multi-instrument qualification.
Level 1 Foundation Certificate in Sound Healing, Sound Healing Academy, teacher Tony Nec, April 2016.
Supreme Science Qigong Workshop, Dr. Dean Jacobs, December 2016.
Deeper Sound Healing Through Qigong with Master Mingtong Gu, scholarship winner, November 2015-February 2016, 12 week session.
Tai Chi (basic and form), Chi Kung training: TriYoga Cedar Rapids, 2008-2012
Music K-12, music educator’s license, Iowa.
Masters of Ethnology and Folklore, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, 2013.
Masters of Music Education, University of Northern Iowa, 2009.
Bachelors in Music, violin performance, University of Iowa, 2002.