Soniarus Sounds

08/09/2026

08/09/2026

Practising what I offer. 🌿

A long walk with the dogs today.
I've been thinking a lot lately about how easy it is to look for the thing that's going to make us feel better, the treatment, the practice, the answer. But often I find it's much simpler.

Walking. Trees. Fresh air. Moving my body. Letting my thoughts wander without needing to do anything with them.

Sound is a huge part of how I come back to myself, but it isn't the only way. Sometimes it's noticing the rhythm of my feet, the dogs disappearing up the path, the wind through the trees, and giving myself enough space to hear what's actually going on underneath all the noise.

Not everything needs fixing. Sometimes we just need space to notice. I can feel Autumn arriving with it's own medicine of clearing and clarity. Here's a cute picture of Tache my own little bundle of medicine

🍃🍂🐾🧡

07/09/2026

So what actually is Sonic Bodywork? 🌿

I shared recently what Soniarus means (Welsh for resonant), so I thought I'd explain a little more about what I actually do in a 1:1 session.

For me, sound isn't only something we hear, it's something we can feel and experience through the body.

My sessions don't follow a set treatment. We start with you: how you're feeling, what's going on for you and, if you have one, an intention for the session.

From there I'm led by the instruments and how they interact with you. We might work entirely with sound, or a session might weave together gongs, singing bowls, therapeutic tuning forks, sonic contact, stillness, movement and Ayurvedic Yoga Massage.

Sometimes bodywork helps the body soften and settle enough to drop more deeply into the sound. There is also space to notice and make sense of whatever arises, physically, emotionally or mentally.

Sometimes it's deeply restful. Sometimes the work goes a little deeper. Sometimes you simply need somewhere to stop and receive.

No two sessions are the same because no two people arrive needing the same thing.

I'm really excited to be opening more opportunities to work with me privately in Pembrokeshire and Tonypandy, South Wales.

🌿 1:1 bookings opening this Friday.

Sound • Body • Resonance

30/08/2026

A little appreciation post for Nicholas Bailey , who somehow manages to take the chaotic collection of ideas that fall out of my head and turn them into actual, beautiful things. 😂🌿

From building our geodome frame from scratch using willow from Pembrokeshire, to creating hanging flowers wrapped in moss, helping me turn a patch of woodland into a tiny sanctuary, carrying approximately 700 instruments around, and then co-creating sound with me once it was all done.

I generally provide the enthusiasm and several last-minute “ooooh, what if we…” suggestions. He provides the actual artistic ability and figures out how on earth to make any of it happen. 😂

There’s something really special about creating a space together and then getting to create sound together inside it too.

Not entirely sure what I’d do without him. Probably be sitting in a pile of willow, moss and gongs insisting it was “nearly finished.” 🌿😂

Thank you, Nick. My favourite artist, builder, co-creator and occasional interpreter of whatever is going on inside my brain. ❤️

Our little sanctuary Between The Trees Festival 🌳✨

Thanks for having us Dakota Therapies

24/08/2026

23/08/2026

Apparently it's time for a little introduction… mostly because I am regularly emailed and called Sonia 😂🌿

So, for the record, there is no Sonia.

Soniarus is the Welsh word for resonant, and resonance sits at the heart of everything I offer through Soniarus Sounds.

For me, sound isn't only something we hear. It's something we feel. Vibration travels through the body, and my work explores that meeting point between sound, body, touch, rest and connection.

My 1:1 sessions can weave together sound healing, sonic bodywork, tuning forks, gongs, singing bowls and Ayurvedic Yoga Massage, creating something responsive to the individual rather than following the same treatment every time.

Alongside my 1:1 work, I offer group sound journeys and ceremonies, exploring sound as a way of connecting more deeply with ourselves, each other and the world around us.

So that's Soniarus Sounds.

I'm Danielle not Sonia's Sounds. 😂

Resonant by name. Resonant by nature. ✨

23/08/2026

Autumn offerings 🍂 Air, Sound, Community & Festival Sessions

Hello Sound Family As summer begins to soften into autumn, I wanted to share what’s coming up over the next few weeks: ceremonies, sound journeys, festival adventures, space for deeper 1:1 work, and a new piece of writing exploring community.

21/08/2026

🌿 EARTH • DESPACHO • SACRED RECIPROCITY 🌿

This evening we gathered in relationship with the element of Earth, slowing down, grounding, giving thanks and remembering what it means not only to receive from the Earth, but to give something back. 🌍

Everyone created their own beautiful mini mandala for despacho , a personal offering carrying gratitude, prayers and intentions.

Despacho comes from the Andean traditions of Peru and is rooted in sacred reciprocity, Ayni: the understanding that life exists through relationship and exchange. We receive from Pachamama, and we remember to offer our gratitude in return.

We worked intuitively with gifts of the Earth:

🌿 Mint : renewal & vitality
💜 Lavender : peace & restoration
🌿 Rosemary : remembrance & resilience
🌱 Oregano : strength & abundance
🍃 Raspberry leaf : nourishment & fruition
🍃 Bay : vision & intention
🌹 Rose petals : love & opening of the heart
🌸 Flowers : blooming, beauty & gratitude

We also shared freshly picked blackberries, raspberries and grapes, literally tasting the abundance of the Earth and this moment in the harvest season. 🍇

Rather than creating one collective despacho, everyone made their own personal mandala to take away. This gives each person autonomy over where, when and how they complete their offering, returning it through Earth by burying it, through fire, or through water, with their own prayer and intention.

There is something powerful about giving prayer a physical form, choosing each element consciously, creating beauty from it, and then letting it go.

And when working with practices such as despacho, good training and mentorship matter. These rituals have cultures, traditions and lineages behind them that deserve acknowledgement and respect. I am deeply grateful for good mentorship and for being taught to approach these practices with care, respect and awareness rather than simply borrowing what feels beautiful.

Tonight was about receiving, recognising, thanking and returning. 🌿

Earth has been our teacher.

Next month, we begin our relationship with the element of AIR. 🌬️

From roots… to breath. 🤍