Sound Bath with Shamanic Drum - Monte Alma, Sardinia
- Apr 3
- 2 min read
This session was recorded on Monte Alma, in northern Sardinia.
An open landscape, exposed to wind and light.Wide space. No boundaries.
The Place
There is a different quality to elevated places.
The air feels lighter.Sound travels further.
Nothing is contained.
Each tone moves outward, carried by the open space around it.
Two Elements
This session combines crystal singing bowls with a shamanic drum.
Two very different forms of sound.
The bowls create a wide and continuous field.
Sustained tones, spreading slowly through the space.
The drum is different.
Short. Direct. Physical.
It doesn’t expand in the same way.
It lands.
The Role of the Drum
The drum in this session is played by Monica Serra.
Her rhythm is steady and minimal.
Not leading. Not performing.
Just present.
The rhythm of the drum is simple and repetitive.
This is not accidental.
Repetition has a specific effect on the body.
It gives the mind less to hold on to.
Less variation.Less distraction.
At a certain point, you stop following the rhythm.
And start settling into it.
The pulse becomes something physical.
Not something you hear,but something you feel.
Grounding Through Rhythm
While the bowls open the space,the drum brings it back.
It introduces a sense of direction.
A steady reference point.
In many traditions, this kind of rhythm is used to support grounding.
Not by forcing it,but by giving the body something constant to return to.
Watch the Session
Between Space and Pulse
There is a movement between two states.
Expansion and focus.Distance and contact.
The bowls create space.
The drum gives it weight.
You don’t need to choose between them.
You move between both.
Listening
Best experienced with headphones.
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