My personal journey to Sound...

A story of music, loss, intuition, and coming home to myself.

Hi, and thank you for taking the time to read this blog entry.

My sound journey has, in many ways, been with me my whole life. I grew up in a musical family, surrounded by rhythm, melody, and the joy of shared sound. But one moment stands out vividly as the first true awakening of my deep connection with sound.

I was 18, on my very first overseas trip, travelling through Ubud in Bali. Back then it was still a small village nestled in the jungle. One evening, while wandering along a quiet path, I heard the most extraordinary, shimmering sounds drifting through the warm air. I followed them and eventually found myself at the Banjar, where the local gamelan orchestra was practising.

The music was unlike anything I had ever heard - layered, hypnotic, pulsating with life. I sat down, completely mesmerised. Without realising it, I dropped into a kind of natural meditation. Time seemed to dissolve. It was my first true experience of entering a deep state of presence through sound. Looking back, I think that moment planted a seed that would blossom many years later.

But the part of my story I want to share today begins in 2010, after my mum passed away from cancer.

I felt lost and was grieving.The last weeks I spent by her side opened me deeply to my spirituality. We had long, precious conversations about life. One day, I asked her: If there was one thing you could have changed in your life, what would it be?

Her answer was clear. She wished she’d focused more on self-care, relaxation, and letting go of the unnecessary stress that shaped so much of her life. Her words struck something inside me—they reflected exactly what was missing in my own life.

After the funeral, I returned to Margaret River on the other side of the world and began a regular meditation practice, something I had heard could support emotional wellbeing. One day, while meditating at Redgate Beach, a single, unexpected message came to me out of the silence: “Klangschale - Singing Bowl”

I didn’t really know what to do with it. But the word stayed with me, and after a few days I felt curious enough to start researching. Back then, Singing Bowls and Sound Offerings were not trendy - very few people used them. The first thing that appeared on Google was the Peter Hess Institut in Germany. I started reading and was immediately intrigued. Something about it felt unmistakably right, and before long I had signed up for all levels of the training - the first ever Sound Massage training offered in Western Australia.

Long story short: I became one of the first certified Peter Hess® Sound Massage Practitioners in Australia.

The training was life-changing. It supported everything my mum had wished for me: deep physical and mental relaxation, a sense of inner peace, a gentle reconnection with myself, and the ability to let go - especially of the grief of losing her. In many ways, it felt like a circle had closed.

Inspired by my own experience, I began offering Sound Massage to family and friends. The joy and passion I felt created a ripple effect through my community.Today, I look back at many incredible years and thousands of people I’ve had the honour to treat. The connections I’ve made - across Australia and around the world - have become what I lovingly call my Sound Family.

Sound truly is the golden thread that connects us all.

In early 2021, I was asked to take over the management of the Peter Hess® Academy Australia. It has been one of the greatest privileges of my life to support, guide, and grow our beautiful community here in Margaret River, Western Australia.

Thank you for being part of this journey. 🙏🏼

From my heart to yours, Ute