FAQs

Questions people ask before booking

If you have other questions, email me!

  • It's a specific sound practice with specific methods created by Eileen McKusick utilizing tuning forks. Some are struck and moved slowly through the space around your body while you typically lie down and receive; other forks are weighted and rest directly on the body, so you feel the vibration. I sometimes bring in gongs or other instruments depending on what your body calls for.

    Most people describe it as a very deep rest, something like a long meditation they didn't have to work at. It's a self-care practice rather than medical treatment.

  • A few situations where I'd want to talk before booking rather than after:

    • Pregnancy

    • Active cancer, or any acute or serious illness

    • A pacemaker or other electrical medical implant

    • A concussion or head injury in the last six months

    • A history of seizures

    • Recent broken bones, or metal implants, rods or screws

    None of these are automatic no's, and in several cases there's a gentler way to work. But the method's own guidance advises caution with them, and I'd rather adjust what I do than find out halfway through. Email me and we'll sort it out.

    You'll fill in a short intake form before your first session that asks about all of this.

  • Usually a slow settling, close to the feeling just before sleep. You'll hear the forks clearly, and you may notice warmth, heaviness, or a sense of drifting. Some people sleep through most of it. Others feel very little in the room and more of a shift over the next day or two. All of that is normal.

  • Most people feel lighter, calmer, and clearer, and want a quiet evening - I recommend a good self date night!

    Some people feel tired, emotional, or a bit headachy for a day or two afterward. It's not common and it passes, but I'd rather you knew it was possible than be surprised by it. Drink more water than usual, and get outside if you can. If anything lingers longer than a couple of days, tell me.

  • A good number of my clients only ever book remotely and describe the same experience (and sometimes even more intense!) as the people on my table. You lie down at home at the agreed time, I work with the forks, while we are on the phone together. Distance genuinely isn't a barrier. If you'd rather be in the room, I'm in Mills River, about 5 minutes from the Asheville airport.

  • Anything you can lie down comfortably in. You stay fully clothed and only take your shoes off. Loose layers work best, since people tend to cool down as they relax. Bring water. Nothing else needed.

  • Start with one and see if the work is a good fit for you. It is recommended to start with a series of three and go from there, depending on your needs and have sessions as needed. Plenty of people come once or twice a year and that's enough for them.

  • Yes, both at half an hour. A parent stays in the room for a child's session. Pet sessions are almost always remote, because animals hear a great deal more than we do and forks up close are usually too much for them.

  • You buy it, download it, and it's yours to keep and play as often as you like. Headphones make a real difference. Most people get more out of it as a routine, several times a week for a few weeks, rather than something you reach for only in a challenging moment.