Dorothy Tannahill-Moran never expected a single class to change her life. Drawn to Sound Therapy without ever having experienced a Sound Bath, she soon discovered its profound healing potential. As a Certified Sound Therapist and founder of Aurras, Dorothy blends planetary frequencies and binaural beats to help clients move beyond stress into deeper states of balance and transformation. Her journey revealed not only the restorative effects of sound but also an unexpected intuitive gift—picking up information through the vibrations themselves. Guided by Dr. Hans Cousta’s research on planetary frequencies, she now creates intentional Sound Baths, private sessions, and recordings that deliver measurable shifts in mind, body, and soul. With Aurras and her Sound Apotheca, Dorothy is on a mission to make vibrational healing accessible to all, bringing vibrancy and joy through the frequencies of sound. Join Mystic Mac and read more.
When you enrolled to become certified as a Sound Therapist, you hadn’t yet experienced a Sound Bath or therapy yourself. How did going through the certification and then experiencing it personally shape your understanding and approach to this work?
At the time I signed up for my first sound therapist certification class, I hadn’t been to a sound bath or had sound therapy. The universe kept nudging me toward it, though I resisted because I didn’t want to lease a space for the work. One morning I woke up and decided to sign up simply for the joy of being immersed in vibrational sound for a week. (Following the universe never fails to deliver.)
Before class began, I sought personal experience by attending a sound bath and receiving treatments. When I arrived, I was the only one without a business plan — my classmates were practitioners adding to their offerings, while I was there purely for enjoyment. But after a week of giving and receiving sound therapy, I was transformed. It reset something in me on a cellular level. I walked in curious and walked out with a calling.
I still didn’t want — or need — a leased space, but I knew this work was too powerful to keep to myself. My mission became to bring sound healing wherever people are. I now travel with my bowls and instruments to clinics, businesses, homes, and public spaces, and I offer online experiences so those beyond my local area can benefit too.
Many people view sound primarily as entertainment or background noise. How do you explain to someone new to Vibrational Sound Therapy that sound can also be medicine for the body, mind, and soul?
Think about how your favorite song can bring back a memory, calm you, or move you to tears. That’s sound changing your emotional state — proof it’s more than background noise.
Now imagine making that principle precise. Every sound wave is vibration, and your body is made of vibration and frequency too — heartbeat, brainwaves, even cellular activity. When specific frequencies interact with your system, they can calm the nervous system, slow brainwaves for rest, and reduce pain perception. This isn’t mystical; it’s measurable. Brain imaging studies show sound synchronizing overactive brainwaves into calmer rhythms, like tuning an instrument. Many people describe a sound bath as the first time in years their body truly remembered how to rest.
When a bowl is placed on or near the body, you don’t just hear it — you feel it resonate through muscles and tissues. Clients describe it as an “internal massage” that releases physical and emotional tension. Because emotions are stored in the body, activating the cells with vibration gently releases them, creating a felt shift.
Medicine doesn’t always come as a pill. Just as light powers laser therapy or electricity stimulates nerves, sound is energy that supports healing. Vibrational Sound Therapy uses one of the oldest natural forces — sound — as medicine for body, mind, and soul. And with today’s technology, we can also deliver its benefits in audio form.
What type of services do you offer?
I offer both in-person and online sound healing, each with its own benefits.
In-person, I provide themed sound baths in Oregon and Kansas, and “The Frequency of Us,” a private sound bath for couples wanting to reconnect. Each session is personalized based on an intake, with pre- and post-rituals, a guided meditation, and a curated sound journey. I also bring this approach to groups — from hospital staff to business teams to families.
Online, I offer live and recorded sound baths plus access to a sound vault with targeted audios for specific issues like sleep or pain. Clients can choose “healing paths” based on their needs and access frequencies such as 528Hz or 432Hz, binaural beats, and bilateral music stimulation. I’ve also developed programs for stress reduction and sleep, combining frequencies, subliminals, and instruction with personal guidance.
Whether it’s a couple reconnecting after stress, a team resetting their nervous systems, or someone with insomnia finally resting deeply, my services are designed not just for relaxation but for lasting transformation.
Planetary frequencies, as developed by Dr. Hans Cousta, are central to your practice. Could you explain how these differ from more commonly known sound tools like binaural beats or crystal bowls?
The Tibetan bowls I use have been tested and certified for exact frequency. Based on Dr. Cousta’s work, once you know the frequency, you know its effect on mind and body. Most other tools — crystal bowls, gongs, even many Tibetan bowls — haven’t been tested, so their frequencies and outcomes are unknown. They may sound pleasant, but they can’t target specific results.
Binaural beats, meanwhile, require earbuds and audio devices to create brainwave shifts. They’re valuable, but they aren’t planetary frequencies. They are created which I have in the sound vault.
With planetary frequencies, I can work with precision instead of guesswork. If someone is overwhelmed, I can introduce grounding frequencies; if they’re depleted, uplifting ones. It’s like using a map for the nervous system instead of throwing darts in the dark.
When you intuitively pick up information from the sounds during treatments, how do you discern whether it’s your intuition guiding you, or the frequencies themselves revealing something?
It’s both, but the sound comes first. I never place a bowl directly on a client without first striking it nearby. As the vibration enters their energetic field, I listen and feel for changes. The interaction between the bowl and the person reveals where energy is stuck or active.
When I sense a change, my intuition engages to interpret what’s happening. Sometimes it’s a physical issue later confirmed by a doctor, other times it’s as simple as sore muscles from exercise.
For clients, this means the process isn’t random. The sound reveals where the body is holding, and my intuition translates it. Together, it becomes a dialogue between body, bowl, and practitioner — often leaving clients feeling deeply seen without a word spoken.
If someone is new to Vibrational Sound Therapy and perhaps a little intimidated, what simple step or practice would you suggest they try first to experience its benefits?
First, know that this is very gentle and safe. The worst that can happen is nothing.
A simple entry point is my website’s free recordings, just 5–10 minutes long. Choose a theme like emotional release, love, or stress relief — each creates a calming shift without overwhelm. Start small, then gradually add more time as you feel comfortable. I also offer a free downloadable meditation guide with easy steps to follow.
Even five minutes can be enough to feel the difference — a little more calm, a little more space in your chest. From there, the journey unfolds. The beauty of sound healing is that it meets you exactly where you are and gently invites you deeper.
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