Why AUM
Why train at AUM Sound Healing Center
Founder-led
You learn directly from the people who opened AUM in 2020. Years of running daily sessions, holding retreats and training facilitators across Asia and Europe.
Hands-on every day
You practice inside a working sound healing center, not a rented classroom. Real guests, real sessions, real feedback. Skill builds by doing, every single day of the training.
Largest collection on Phangan
Gongs, Tibetan singing bowls, crystal bowls, frame drums, koshi chimes, monochord — all under one roof. You work with instruments most facilitators only see in photos.
Small cohorts
Twelve students maximum. Real attention from the lead teacher, real time at every instrument and real space for questions that matter to your practice.
Programs
Three paths into the practice
Program A · Foundation
Sound Healing TTC (4 days)
22 000 THB · 4 days · max 12 students
Our flagship Sound Healing Teacher Training. Four days across two modules — Tibetan singing bowls, then gongs — that turn a serious practitioner into a session-ready facilitator. You leave with a real repertoire and the confidence to hold your first group.
What you’ll learn
- Gong technique — striking patterns, build-and-release dynamics, sustaining a wave
- Tibetan bowl sequencing — pairing tones, layering rhythms, holding a steady ground note
- Group session structure — opening, peak, integration, closing
- Holding space — voice, presence, breath, reading the room
- Contraindications — pregnancy, pacemakers, psychiatric medication, recent surgery
- Business setup notes — pricing, marketing, ethics, insurance basics
Schedule format
4-day intensive or weekend immersion. Cohorts run quarterly.
Includes
Open practice time on the instruments, all instruments provided, take-home written sequences, alumni network access and a certificate of completion.
Program B · Deepening
Weekend Sound Healing Immersion (2 days)
A two-day deepening for facilitators who already have a meditation or yoga practice. You move past basic technique into sequencing, layering and the energetic mechanics of a longer journey.
Cohort format. Longer practice blocks. Full access to the AUM instrument collection including the large temple gongs and crystal bowls. Integration circles between blocks so the material lands in the body, not only the notebook.
Price on request · Held by enrollment
Program C · Mentorship
Private Mentorship (custom)
One-on-one with the founding teachers of AUM. Six months of structured mentorship for facilitators who are actively building their own practice — studio, retreat program or therapy room.
Monthly review sessions, recorded feedback on your real sessions, custom sequencing assignments, business and ethics coaching, and a final certification review. Limited to a handful of mentees per year.
Price on request · Application only
“Become a healer. Acquire skill and knowledge of utilising healing vibrations of gongs and singing bowls for physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing.”
Curriculum
Instruments you’ll learn to play
Gongs
Gong is one of the eldest instruments and has been through ages revered due to its ability to broaden the mind. You learn sizing, mallet selection, striking patterns and how to build and release a full gong wave.
Tibetan Singing Bowls
Singing bowls sounds which are low in frequency are really helpful for inducing deep relaxation response in the body and effect the mood positively. You learn pairing, placement and water-bowl variants.
Crystal Bowls
Pure quartz bowls produce sustained tones that resonate with the body’s subtle field. Their clean overtones quiet inner chatter and open space for stillness. You learn note pairing and overtone control.
Voice & Chant
AUM chanting tradition as the spine of every session. You learn to anchor a group with voice alone — mantra, drone, simple toning — and how to weave chant in and out of instrument work.
Drums & Percussion
Frame drum, ocean drum, shaker, rattle. Rhythm anchoring, shamanic patterns and the somatic role of pulse. How to use percussion to land a group back in the body at the close of a journey.
The space
Where the training happens
Fit check
Who this training is — and isn’t — for
✓ Made for
- Meditation teachers expanding their toolkit
- Massage therapists adding sound to their bodywork
- Retreat leaders building original programming
- Serious facilitators committed to a real craft
- Spiritual practitioners with depth and discipline
✗ Not for
- People looking for a sound healing weekend retreat experience — book a retreat instead
- People allergic to discipline, repetition and practice hours
- People uninterested in the human nervous system
- People expecting certification without examination
Outcomes
What you take home
- A grounded teaching method, not a one-style script
- Repertoire of 6 sound healing sequences you can teach the next day
- Contraindication awareness — pregnancy, pacemakers, psychiatric
- Business setup notes — pricing, marketing, ethics, client intake
- Lifetime alumni access to AUM facilitators for questions and feedback
- Invitation to continuing education events at AUM Koh Phangan
- Optional 90-minute observation slot in a real AUM session
- Certificate of completion from AUM Sound Healing Center
How to apply
Three steps to your seat
Step 1
Reach out
DM @AUM_CENTER on Telegram or send a message through this site. Tell us briefly where you are in your practice today.
Next cohort dates posted on our Telegram channel. Cohorts run quarterly.
Frequently asked
Do I need to know sound healing already?+
No prior sound healing experience is required for the 4-day TTC. A regular meditation, yoga or bodywork practice helps you absorb material faster, but it is not a hard prerequisite. The Weekend Immersion does assume an existing contemplative practice.
Will I be certified after the four days?+
You receive a certificate of completion from AUM Sound Healing Center. Sound healing is not a state-regulated profession in Thailand, so no government license exists anywhere in the world. What matters is the actual skill you walk out with, and that is what we test.
Can I teach right away?+
Yes — within a defined scope. After the TTC most students can hold a simple 60-minute group session with bowls and one gong. Larger gong baths and one-on-one therapeutic work usually require either the Weekend Immersion or the Private Mentorship.
What is the difference between TTC and Immersion?+
TTC is a four-day foundation that builds your first repertoire. The Weekend Immersion goes deeper — longer practice blocks, more advanced sequencing, work with the full instrument collection, and integration sessions with the cohort.
Are accommodation and food included?+
Training tuition is separate from accommodation. We can recommend partner guesthouses and bungalows within a 5-minute walk of AUM at every price point. Most students stay nearby and eat at the local cafes.
What if I miss a session?+
Because cohorts are small and the material builds session on session, attendance is required. If you miss a single block we can usually arrange a make-up with the lead teacher. Missing more than one block normally means rolling into the next cohort.
Can I bring my own instrument?+
Yes, and we encourage it for the Mentorship track. For the TTC and Immersion all instruments are provided. If you already own a gong or bowls, bring them and we will tune your technique to your own kit.
