Become a Certified Sound Healer!
Are you ready to unlock the transformative power of sound healing and embark on a journey of self discovery? Welcome to the Behind the Lids Sound Healer Certification Training – a one-of-a-kind experience with six healers who will share their knowledge, wisdom, and experience to prepare you to step into your new sound healing practice.
Discover the Magic of Sound Healing
Sound has been revered for centuries as a powerful tool for healing and transformation. From the mesmerizing vibrations of singing bowls to the soothing melodies of the human voice, sound has the ability to penetrate deep into our beings, promoting relaxation, rejuvenation, and alignment. In the Behind the Lids Sound Healer Certification Training, you'll delve into the art of sound healing, connect with your own healing power, and explore your next steps as a sound healer.
Training Details
DATES / TIMES
Friday, April 25th (5:30-9pm)
Saturday, April 26th (9am-3:30pm)
Sunday, April 27th (9am-12noon)
LOCATION: Behind the Lids (1733 Monrovia Unit L Costa Mesa, CA)
EARLY BIRD PRICE: $897 (Expires March 31, 2025)
REGULAR PRICE: $1,100
PAYMENT PLAN & QUESTIONS: If you need a flexible payment plan, contact David Trotter at jdavidtrotter@gmail.com or 949.335.2925.
What People Are Saying
FROM ANGELA - “Taking the Sound Healing certification program was a profound journey for me. I learned how to play a variety of instruments and how to coordinate their sounds together. Taking this course helped me to re-discover parts of myself that had long been buried. This Sound Healing course helped me facilitate ways to develop my personal sound healing skills so that I could share them with others. My path as a sound healer has only just begun and this course gave me the confidence I needed to develop it.”
FROM GAIL - ”Thank you so much for the wonderful Sound Healing Certification Class. I truly enjoyed every minute of it. It was so enjoyable to have different styles represented and stretched me out of my comfort zone.”
FROM JOSEPH - “The program was beautifully planned, and the venue felt compassionate and loving. The crystal bowl training was fun and relaxed, and I enjoyed learning the techniques of playing the gongs. Brandon and Natalie are truly an awesome team! I loved the deep meditation along with the instruments led by Rod, and I felt totally present in body and mind. The activation under the pyramid was moving and heartfelt. Thank you for an awesome experience!”
What You’ll Experience & Learn
BRANDON THOMPSON & NATALIE DICKENS
Cosmic Love Collective Sound Bath
Experience the power of a Cosmic Love Collective dueling sound journey with Brandon and Natalie.
The Magic of Space Holding
Grasp the importance of setting an intention for the sound healing experience.
Discover how to open a sacred space to create a safe energetic container for people to receive and explore the world within and around them.
Engage in dropping people into a relaxed state - to be present, open, and ready to receive.
Understand how to nurture people energetically while they are open so they can safely explore within.
Learn the importance of showing up centered and energetically aware.
Explore how to bring them back into their bodies through movement and breath.
Conclude by closing the sacred space with an offering of a prayer or moment of spiritual guidance.
Crystal Bowl Training & Exploration
Understand the history and basics of sound bowls.
Learn about the importance of the rejuvenating Theta and Delta brainwave states.
Understand the difference between frequencies and how different musical notes awaken and activate different chakras.
Learn how to arrange the bowls and choose between various mallets.
Discover bowl combinations that harmonize well together.
Address the flow and pace of the sound healing experience (opening, journey, closing).
Embrace becoming a vessel for the bowls to play through you.
Explore the bowls with various mallets to experience the power of vibration.
BILLY PINKERTON
Gong Immersion & Exploration
Understanding the ancient roots and modern applications of gong sound healing.
Exploring different gongs, materials, and their unique vibrational qualities.
Playing techniques including mallet strokes, striking points, and rhythm variations for deep resonance.
Cultivating an intuitive connection with the gong and the participants.
Hands-on experience in creating immersive gong sound journeys.
Helping participants process and embody the healing effects.
How to Create a Unique Soundscape
Sound layering by combining gongs, bowls, chimes, and other instruments for depth and texture.
Trusting inner guidance to craft a transformative auditory experience.
Choosing sounds that align with intention and energetic goals.
Understanding the rise and fall of sound to create an emotional journey.
Using pauses effectively to deepen the healing experience.
Designing soundscapes for specific intentions (e.g., relaxation, activation, release).
Structuring sessions for personal, group, or ceremonial settings.
Primordial Sound Bath
Experience a deeper-toned soundscape that can be mysterious and reminiscent of ancient times.
Gongs, didgeridoo, bird whistles, chakapas, frog rasps, and rattles create a primordial sound experience that is intriguing and relaxing.
ROD SUDBECK
Connecting The Mind And Body Through Sound
Experience mindful movement that gently introduces the mind/body connection and assists with digestion, attention, and focus.
Gain an understanding of how the mind, body, and sound can work together to foster a meaningful experience for any audience.
Learn how to create a warm and inviting atmosphere where people feel safe and supported to discover themselves on a deep level, while raising their frequency with sensations of bliss and self awareness.
Experience awareness of breath, body scanning, and sound, which is essential to understanding our audience and ourselves. We will deepen the experience through guided meditation combined with sound.
Learn through a hands-on session with solo and collaborative opportunities to guide a mindful experience that empowers you and inspires others.
DAVID TROTTER & MANDY ADAMS
Clarifying Your “Why” as a Sound Healer
Experience a guided meditation to imagine your dream sound healing practice.
Explore the deeper reasons behind your passion for sound healing.
Reflect on personal experiences and motivations that drive your practice.
Uncover how your unique journey can shape your vision for your sound healing business.
Envision the type of clients you want to work with and the impact you aim to create.
Picture the environment, atmosphere, and emotions you want to evoke through your sound healing sessions.
Discovering What Makes You Unique as a Sound Healer
Identify your distinct story, skills, and strengths that set you apart in the realm of sound healing.
Recognize the qualities that come naturally to you and contribute to your unique approach.
Uncover how these innate abilities can form the foundation of your personalized sound healing offerings.
Embrace your authentic voice and storytelling ability as tools to resonate with clients who resonate with your narrative.
Explore how you can integrate other modalities or collaborators to enhance the sound healing experience.
Generate ideas for novel approaches that resonate with both your background and the needs of your clients.
Understand how to collaborate with studio owners and bring your unique value to the table.
Setting Intentions and Planning Next Steps
Clarify your short-term and long-term objectives for your sound healing practice.
Break down your goals into actionable steps, considering marketing, service development, and branding.
Develop a timeline for each task, ensuring a clear sequence of actions leading to the launch of your sound healing practice.
Incorporate flexibility in your plan to adapt to unexpected challenges and opportunities.
Recognize the importance of caring for yourself along the way.
Why Choose Behind the Lids?
At Behind the Lids, we are passionate about providing a one-of-a-kind training program that goes beyond the basics and creates space for you to learn from healers who are committed to their craft. With a community of fellow seekers and mentors to support you every step of the way, you'll find a safe and nurturing space to explore your potential as a sound healer.
About Our Healers / Facilitators
BRANDON THOMPSON & NATALIE DICKENS created Cosmic Love Collective from a call upon our hearts for service into love. Over the years, we have expanded our capacity to be vessels of love in different modalities of healing and transformation. It is our heart's desire to create magical spaces where people can come and feel comfortable, supported, loved and guided into expanded states of relaxation, truth, love and surrender. We offer a variety of healing modalities including breathwork, sound, reiki, and medicine cermonies. As trauma informed certified breathwork facilitators, we create an intention and navigate into the body to help move and release energies that no longer serve our greatest good. As sound bath facilitators, we will serenade your energetic field with vibrations that guide you into a journey of relaxation and revelation. As a Reiki Master and energy healer, Brandon will utilize his breath, toning, sound bowls and shamanic tools to help move, clear and replenish energetic fields within a session. It is our honor to serve you on your journey inward. www.cosmiclovecollective.com - @cosmiclove_collective
BILLY PINKERTON’s journey into Sound, Breathwork, and Yoga has been one of deep transformation, guiding him toward a profound connection with his body and the cultivation of inner peace. What began as a meditation practice soon became a way of life, shaping his path as a healer and teacher. Since stepping onto the yoga mat in 2013, Billy has evolved into an experienced instructor, teaching vinyasa, gentle, and restorative yoga since 2017. His teaching spans a variety of settings, from yoga studios and corporate spaces to immersive retreat experiences. Each year, he leads a transformative sound, breathwork, and yoga retreat at the renowned Menla Center in New York.
As a dedicated Sound Practitioner, Billy integrates a range of healing instruments—including the didgeridoo, gong, handpan, and crystal bowls—into his sessions, using sound to facilitate deep relaxation and heightened awareness. The synergy of breathwork and sound has become his signature practice, helping individuals ease into meditation and connect more fully with themselves. Breathwork has been a cornerstone of Billy’s practice since the beginning, leading him into the depths of Pranayama, Kundalini Yoga, and advanced breath techniques. His experience as a didgeridoo player has reinforced the profound impact of breath control, deepening his understanding of its healing potential. With a strong foundation in meditation, Billy has spent extended periods practicing in natural settings and has studied under authorized Buddhist meditation teacher Cayce Howe. His practice has also taken him to esteemed meditation centers such as Karme Choling and The Land of Medicine Buddha, where he has further honed his mindfulness and contemplative techniques.
Passionate about weaving together Sound, Breathwork, and Yoga, Billy’s mission is to create a powerful, individualized experience for his students—one that fosters personal growth, deep relaxation, and a profound sense of inner harmony. Whether guiding a sound bath beneath the vast desert sky of Moab, Utah, or leading a beachside meditation at sunset, Billy’s work is an invitation to reconnect, release, and realign with the present moment. www.billypinkerton.com - @deep_space_yoga
ROD SUDBECK has a practice rooted in Vipassana (Insight) and Mindfulness Meditation traditions, with particular areas of study in translation and cultivating joy. He finds profound honor in bringing these techniques to people in his local community and far corners of the globe. Rod shares the practice in a way that's easy to understand and useful in everyday life. He gets authentic and transparent, with doses of humor one might not expect from someone practicing a tradition of discipline. Rod also enjoys working one-on-one in his private practice, helping people awaken, reduce stress, manage chronic pain, and turn anxiety into certainty. Rod holds free weekly online sessions and is available for large audiences, small groups, corporate events, and family sessions. Rod's other interests include surfing and all things water. He loves playing percussive instruments and translating world music. He recently celebrated his 25th year in real estate, which he brings a mindful approach to. Rod's involvement in humanitarian aid for over 15 years impacts the development of clean water, free wheelchairs, food, and solar lamps in developing environments. He loves to bring groups on "Purpose Trips," where he combines humanitarian aid with adventures in surfing. He's a father to 10 and 12-year-old boys, who are also seasoned in children's Vipassana Meditation. As a family, they bring meditation to life in a fun and creative way that others find easy to adapt to their daily routines. www.wellnbeing.org - @well.n.being
DAVID TROTTER & MANDY ADAMS are passionate about helping you step into your power and manifest the life you desire by curating events, training programs and retreats. Mandy Adams is the owner of Behind the Lids as well as a Certified Breathwork and Guided Meditation Facilitator. David Trotter is a Transformation Coach passionate about helping people rise above their greatest challenges in life and business. He is a former pastor who has produced and directed four award-winning feature films on important social issues including orphans in India, trafficking in the United States, and the intersection of faith and sexual preference. He is a Certified Breathwork and Guided Meditation Facilitator as well as the author of a dozen books including Superconscious Conversations and Empowered to Rise. David and Mandy are the publishers of Awakened Magazine. www.awakenedmagazine.com - @awakenedmagazine