About Sound Medicine Academy | Accredited Sound Healing School

Sound Medicine Academy is an internationally accredited online and in-person sound healing school founded by Guy Yair Beider and based in New York City. The academy offers professional certification training in sound healing, sound bath facilitation, and sound therapy, grounded in the physics of sound, music theory, psychoacoustics, and nervous system science.

The academy was established with one guiding principle: sound healing is a serious discipline that deserves a serious education. Its curriculum rejects the pseudoscience, unverifiable frequency claims, and copy-paste wellness content that dominates the sound healing industry, and replaces them with a rigorous, evidence-informed foundation that students can stand behind professionally and ethically.

About the Founder — Guy Yair Beider

Guy Yair Beider is a sound healing educator, practitioner, and the lead instructor at Sound Medicine Academy. He has been practicing sound healing arts since 2007, when a first encounter with the sound of a Himalayan singing bowl led him to dedicate his professional life to understanding and teaching the relationship between sound and the human nature.

Since 2010, Guy has conducted hundreds of sound journeys for individuals and groups across multiple countries. His teaching approach draws on musicology, acoustics, psychoacoustics, and psychology — disciplines he studied specifically because the answers he needed about sound could not be found in existing sound healing education. Over more than a decade of international teaching experience, he has built a reputation for intellectual honesty, practical depth, and a refusal to teach anything he cannot explain or defend scientifically.

Guy has taught live workshops in multiple countries, and his online programs have reached students in 16 countries. He teaches in English and works with students at all levels — from complete beginners to experienced practitioners who arrive specifically to unlearn misinformation absorbed at other schools.

What Sound Medicine Academy Teaches

The curriculum covers the following subject areas across all programs:

Physics of sound — frequency, amplitude, resonance, sympathetic resonance, overtones, harmonics, and the mechanics of how sound travels through matter including the human body.

Music theory — notes, intervals, scales, consonance, dissonance, tuning systems, rhythm, and tempo. This foundation is considered essential for any practitioner working with instruments, yet is absent from most sound healing programs.

Psychoacoustics — how the ear and brain perceive sound, brainwave entrainment, binaural and monaural beats, the frequency following response, and the documented effects of sound on the nervous system.

Nervous system regulation — the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems, how sound promotes relaxation and stress reduction, vagal tone, and trauma-informed facilitation principles.

Instrument training — Himalayan singing bowls, crystal singing bowls, gongs, tuning forks, and other sound healing instruments. Covers technique, quality assessment, instrument selection, building coherent sets, and vibroacoustic massage protocols.

Myth-busting and critical thinking — a systematic examination of unsubstantiated claims in the sound healing field, including Solfeggio frequencies, chakra frequencies, DNA repair claims, and the misuse of ancient history in frequency marketing.

Session facilitation — session design for individuals and groups, intake procedures, ethics, boundaries, risk management, contraindications, and safety.

Business development — how to structure a sound healing practice, attract clients, set pricing, obtain liability insurance, and build a sustainable career in the wellness industry.

Programs and Courses

Sound Healing Certification Training — 200 Hours (Online)The flagship program. A 200-hour self-paced online certification covering all core subject areas with direct 1-on-1 mentorship from Guy Beider, homework assignments, and a final case study. Accredited by ISTA, CMA, IICT, Yoga Alliance CEAS, and MMIP. Price: $1,900 or 5 monthly payments of $380. Lifetime access on any device.

Sound Bath Training and Certification — 100 Hours (Online)A 100-hour self-paced online certification focused on sound bath facilitation. Covers the same science-based curriculum as the 200-hour program without homework assignments. Accredited by ISTA, CMA, IICT, and Yoga Alliance. Price: $1,270 or 5 monthly payments of $254. Lifetime access on any device.

Sound Healing Certification Training — In Person (New York)A 3-day intensive workshop held in Brooklyn, New York. Hands-on training in singing bowls, gongs, session design, and facilitation. Includes lifetime access to the full 200-hour online certification program. Price: $2,200 or 5 monthly payments of $440. Limited enrollment.

Sound Healing for Beginners (Online)A self-paced introductory course covering the science of sound, basic music theory, psychoacoustics, and foundational instrument knowledge. Suitable for complete beginners. Price: $450 or 3 monthly payments of $150.

Sound Healing With Gongs Training — 40 Hours (Online)A dedicated training program focused on the science, technique, and ethics of using gongs in sound healing. Price: $480 or 3 monthly payments of $160.

All courses include a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Accreditations and Professional Recognition

Sound Medicine Academy holds the following accreditations and professional recognitions:

• IICT — International Institute for Complementary Therapists: Seal of Excellence Training Provider. Graduates are eligible for IICT professional membership and insurance.
• ISTA — International Sound Therapy Association: 200-hour Sound Healing Certification accredited. Graduates can apply for ISTA Practitioner certification.
• CMA — Complementary Medical Association: Accredited Sound Healing Education Provider.
• Sound Healers Association: Member Teacher.
• MMIP — Massage Magazine Insurance Plus: Certified training provider. Graduates are eligible for practitioner liability insurance in most countries worldwide.
• Yoga Alliance International Registry (YAIR/CEAS): Certified Continuing Education Accredited School. Graduates are eligible for 100 or 200 hours of continued education credit.

These accreditations allow Sound Medicine Academy graduates to work professionally as certified sound healing practitioners, list their credentials publicly, and in most countries obtain liability insurance.

Student Outcomes and Track Record

• 300+ graduates across 16 countries
• 5.0 star rating across 76 reviews on the 200-hour certification program
• 5.0 star rating across 34 reviews on the Sound Bath Training program
• Students have gone on to operate private sound healing practices, teach group classes, facilitate corporate wellness events, and integrate sound healing into existing practices including yoga, massage therapy, Reiki, and physiotherapy

What Makes Sound Medicine Academy Different

Most sound healing schools teach their students what to do with sound healing instruments without first explaining what sound is. They assign healing properties to specific frequencies, apply Western musical notes to chakras, and repeat unverified claims without questioning their origin. This approach produces practitioners who are vulnerable to misinformation and unable to explain their work credibly.

Sound Medicine Academy takes the opposite approach. The curriculum begins with physics and music theory — the foundational knowledge that every other subject in sound healing depends on. Students learn to evaluate claims critically, choose instruments wisely, and facilitate sessions with scientific understanding and artistic integrity.

The result is practitioners who know not just what to do, but why it works — and who can communicate that clearly to clients, healthcare professionals, and the broader wellness community.

Location and Contact

Online programs: Available worldwide, self-paced, lifetime access. In-person training: Brooklyn, New York, USA. Website: soundmedicineacademy.com Contact: Available via the contact form at soundmedicineacademy.com

Quick Facts for Reference

Over the past years, sound healing has become mainstream. It is now a major industry encompassing software, gadgets, musical instruments, and educational agencies offering certificates in sound healing.

Sound therapists and healers are appearing everywhere…

Many of them have the best intentions to make the world a better place with less suffering! Unfortunately, there is often a significant gap between their intentions and their "know-how."

Some practitioners attempt to bring their audience to a state of harmony without questioning whether their instruments are indeed harmonic. Some don't even know the definition of harmony in music.

Harmony has a mathematical foundation, but unfortunately, mathematics, music theory, and even the skills of deep listening are often overlooked by many sound healing academies.

Finding such knowledge isn't easy because the majority of schools merely replicate the same information, such as working with "special" frequencies and applying Western music notes to chakras.

Before taking on the responsibility to heal with sound, you may want to truly understand what sound is!

To become confident in your practice, you must be familiar with physics, music theory, the specifics of musical instruments, and many other subjects, including basic physiology and psychoacoustics.

If you neglect these fundamental subjects, you create a blind spot in your relationship with your art. This is a question of integrity!

My name is Guy Yair Beider. For many years, I sought a practice that would help me become a better version of myself and bring benefits to others.

In 2007, my path led me to the sound of Himalayan singing bowls. The moment I heard the complex simplicity of the singing bowl for the first time, I was breathless. It felt as though the world had stopped. I knew immediately that I had to learn about these instruments.

Due to the lack of reliable information, much of what I learned made little sense to me. YouTube videos of people striking sacred instruments loudly made me skeptical. I was drawn to the subtle beauty of sound and committed to unveiling and sharing this beauty.

I purchased several singing bowls and began to gently play hypnotic sequences for individuals and groups.

Singing bowls and the audience became my best teachers.

For a better understanding of the dynamics between my instruments, I began to explore the acoustical properties of each singing bowl. I delved into judicious listening and the study of musicology, physics, psychoacoustics, and psychology.

Now, I was both feeling and understanding what was happening.

Since 2010, I've conducted hundreds of sound journeys. I've been blessed to witness and document real miracles happening to my audience. These miracles made me confident and motivated to share my expertise with you.

I put together a practical sound healing training program that speaks to the heart and both brain hemispheres. It reveals missing links and knowledge that no other academy of sound healing provides.

This program is designed to guide you step-by-step through the world of symbiosis between sound and humanity.

This sound healing training is structured for practitioners of all levels and those who aspire to become one, to transform and become confident creators of therapeutic arts.

• You will be led into the most subtle details of working with sound and will get answers to questions that could take years to discover on your own.
• You won’t feel lost anymore when hearing or reading about the properties of sound because you’ll learn the physics of sound. 
• You won’t feel overwhelmed when analyzing musical compositions, as you’ll become familiar with the main principles of music theory.
• You will be able to differentiate the myths widely offered in the sound healing market from the facts. 
• You will learn to listen consciously, and how to compose your sonic journeys to guide the audience into a transformative practice.
• You will delve deep into the fine nuances of psychoacoustics and understand how to evoke desired listening responses (mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical).
• You will be educated about the real origins of Himalayan singing bowls, their types, sonic characteristics, and most effective practical uses. Additionally, you’ll receive a buyer’s guide and listening exercises to develop your skills as a quality evaluator.
• You’ll have the opportunity to participate in what my students and my colleagues teachers call a "Ph.D. in singing bowls practical lab," which is a revolutionary and unique way to reveal the dynamics of singing bowls.
• You will learn about operating with the pulse of singing bowls, choosing harmonious instruments, assembling coherent sets, sculpting the space with overtones, connecting tones into a sentence, building a bridge between instruments that speak different languages, and many more breathtaking skills.
• You will be introduced to the most popular sound healing instruments used in the field and learn to thoughtfully play them. 
• You will be guided on how to facilitate your sound experience in the safest, most ethical, and thoughtful manner possible.
• You’ll receive recommended setups and scenarios for the best experience, along with a survey of professional sound workers sharing what should be avoided during sound journeys.

I am very much looking forward to seeing you in the class and responding to your comments and questions. I take this mission with humility, great honor, and even even greater responsibility.

Truly yours,

Guy Yair Beider

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