Live on Zoom · Sun 18 Oct
Sound Solution LIVE
You know Sound Solution as a course you work through alone. On October 18th you go through it with me, in real time, with questions answered as they come up.
No equipment. No app. No musical training.
This is not a new program
Same method. Different experience entirely.
Sound Solution is the thing most people start with, and almost everyone has only ever done it alone. Headphones on, in your own house, pressing play on your own schedule.
That works. It is most of the value, honestly. But there is a version of it where I am in the room.
On October 18th we go through the whole system together, start to finish, in one sitting. I teach a practice, you do it with me, and I answer whatever comes up in the chat as we go. There is a full Q&A at the end.
Nobody is on camera unless they want to be. Nobody is watching you.
One session, live
Sunday, October 18th
Zoom link arrives in your confirmation email · one click to join
The full system, in one sitting
What we do, in the order we do it.
All seven original Sound Solutions, plus a grounding open and a live Q&A to close.
- Grounding openWhere you are tuning in from, and a ten second inner check-in. One honest word for how you are doing. Optional, always. Listen to your body.
- Sound is vibrationSound Solution 1 · Awaken Your Body to Deep HealingHow sound releases tightness, paired with slow deep breathing and a long exhale through pursed lips. As the nervous system settles, what was holding on lets go.
- Rhythmic healing with brain tappingSound Solution 2 · Unlocking Rhythmic HealingThe guided tapping technique, taught properly so you can use it on your own afterwards.
- Working with the vagus nerveSound Solutions 3 & 4 · Restore Your Vagus Nerve, Parts I & IITwo practices back to back. Humming, then chanting AUM. Both aimed at the nervous system by way of the vagus nerve.
- The full body sound sequenceSound Solution 5 · Whole Body RevivalSeven vowel sounds, repeated three to five times each, moving sound from the top of your head down through the whole body.
- Live sound bathSound Solution 6 · The Sound Bath for Accelerated HealingPlayed live on a RAV, a resonant bowl-shaped metal instrument. This is the part you cannot get from a recording, and it is the part people write to me about afterwards.
- Sleep induction, then waking back upSound Solution 7 · Brain-Rhythm Sleep InductionPicture the healthiest version of you, then brain tapping paired with square breathing. We finish by bringing the body back awake, and then take your questions.
And you keep the replay.
The whole 75 minutes is recorded and sent to you afterwards, so you can run any part of it again whenever you want. That matters here more than usual, because this is a system you are meant to use daily rather than once.
Included when you register
Two masterclass recordings, free.
Nearly three hours of additional lessons and methods, yours the moment you sign up.
- Vagal Tone Summit$79 · free
- The Healing Frequency Masterclass$79 · free
A $158 value, included with your registration. You get access immediately, so you can start before the 18th if you want to.
Why these practices can feel the way they do
Nothing mysterious is going on here.
Sound Solution combines four ordinary things: vocal toning, chanting, breathwork and rhythmic tapping. Each one has been looked at by researchers.
- Humming and vocal toningStudied for their effect on heart rate variability, a common marker of vagal tone and nervous system resilience. A 2023 study on humming breath measured changes using continuous heart monitoring.
- Chanting AUMA 2011 fMRI study observed deactivation in the amygdala and other limbic regions associated with stress and emotion.
- A longer exhale than inhaleA 2019 study found that two minutes of this kind of breathing was associated with improved heart rate variability.
- Rhythmic, bilateral tappingAlternating touch on both sides of the body is used in established approaches such as EMDR to shift the nervous system toward a calmer state.
None of that is a promise about what will happen to you. It is simply why these particular practices were chosen, and why they have been taught this way for a long time.
The honest version is shorter: you will find out in the first ten minutes whether it does anything for you.
From people who have done this
What it's like, from the other side of the screen.
"I have been doing the program every day. I did not think it could really affect anything, but just 14 minutes later I feel like I just got a whole body massage. My anxiety level has decreased. Thank you!"
Victoria B."I've been doing Sound Solution for a week now and it's true. I feel as if I have recalibrated my whole system. Amazing!"
Stephanie J."Hands down one of the best events I have ever been to. I learned so much, and Jim's style of teaching is laid back and reassuring so I felt comfortable to try out the new skills."
Sydney S."What a beautiful and soul giving experience. His ability to help people feel at ease and release walls, so that we may go out into the world with this new uplifting skill, is truly beyond words."
Robin S."What an awesome event this was. The knowledge and experience that Jim provided was way beyond my expectations. I highly recommend it."
Linda K."It is better than one can imagine. He makes learning easy, he is very generous with the teachings, and he genuinely wants us to succeed. I make it a point to attend any of his events I can."
Connie L.
Who is running this
Jim Donovan, M.Ed.
He has led more than three thousand sound sessions since 1999. Conference halls, wellness retreats, a TEDx stage, and the inside of FedEx, Morgan Stanley and Comcast.
He spent years as a touring musician before any of this, on a record that has been streamed more than 600 million times. He now teaches Music & Wellness at Saint Francis University, hosts the Sound Health Podcast, and has written three books.
- 3,000+
- Sessions since 1999
- 7 million
- TEDx views
- 60,000+
- People taught online
- 27 years
- Doing this in rooms
18 October · 11:00 Eastern
Seventy-five minutes. The whole system. One sitting.
Beginner friendly, which in this case means genuinely beginner friendly. If you can hum, you have everything the session requires.
And if you have worked through Sound Solution on your own already, this is the version where somebody is listening.
Replay included · 2 free masterclasses · questions? 443-524-2670
Before you register
The seven things people ask.
I already own Sound Solution. Is this the same thing?
Same method, different experience. You have worked through it alone on your own schedule. This is all seven practices in one sitting, guided in real time, with me answering questions as they come up. A recording cannot check whether you are doing it right. I can.
I have never done any of this. Will I be lost?
No. This is where most people start with me, and I teach it from the beginning every time. There is no rhythm to keep and no note to hit. If you can hum along to a song you half remember, you can do all of it.
What is the sound bath?
I play a RAV live, which is a resonant bowl-shaped metal instrument, while you sit and receive it. You do nothing except listen. It is the one part of the session that genuinely does not work the same way on a recording.
Can I ask questions?
Yes. The chat is open throughout and I answer as we go, and there is a full Q&A at the end. Bring something that has not been working for you rather than a general question. Those are the ones worth the time.
What if I can't be there on the 18th?
Register anyway. The full session is recorded and sent to you afterwards. It is yours to keep and it does not expire, and your three bonus masterclasses arrive immediately regardless.
Do I need a drum, headphones, or anything?
Nothing. A chair and a device that runs Zoom. Headphones are pleasant for the sound bath but the session is built to work through a laptop speaker.
Will I have to be on camera?
No. Camera off is completely fine and a good number of people keep it that way. Nobody is watching you.
