Hearing changes can leave musicians and music lovers struggling with clarity, pitch, stamina and confidence. Explore how the PROM-T5® and Tomatis® Method support musical rehabilitation, restoring balance, precision and connection to music.

Soundsory® is a home-based headset program that uses rhythmic music and movement exercises to boost motor and cognitive skills. It supports rhythm, balance, coordination, sensory, and auditory processing, as well as alertness and attention. The system helps reduce movement anxiety and improves body awareness, making daily tasks easier. Listening to its varied rhythms encourages movement.

Over 80% of brain stimulation comes from the ear, which energizes the brain. Hearing happens when sound waves move through the ear canal and vibrate the eardrum. Hearing loss is either conductive or sensorineural. Hearing is essential for communication, emotional well-being, and mental health; methods like Tomatis® can improve the emotional side of hearing. Sound stimulation therapy boosts memory, attention, concentration, and sound discrimination.

How can the Tomatis® Method support ADHD? ADHD treatments improve focus, impulse control, and manage symptoms for better daily life. The Tomatis® Method is a neurosensory training involving listening to modified music at home. It complements other ADHD therapies for all ages by engaging the ear, brain, and body.

The Tomatis® Method uses sound stimulation to enhance language and speech development at any age, providing broader benefits than speech therapy. Progress often stalls due to listening issues; The Tomatis® Method and Maestro headphones address this by improving listening skills.

This blog helps you understand persistent dizziness and highlights the importance of early problem identification for effective self-help. Learn to distinguish helpful from unhelpful stress responses and find practical management strategies in the practical toolkit.

Listening experiences differ from person to person, even with similar hearing ability. A sound processing assessment identifies specific challenges. Using Tomatis® Maestro headphones at home, the listening test evaluates how your ears, body, and brain work together—no soundproof booth needed. Exams and tests may include ear checks, air/bone conduction, and assessments for selectivity, sensitivity, and laterality. Results are reviewed and personalized next steps are provided.

The Zen of Climbing - a book by Francis Sanzaro PhD - explores the fundamentals of success and failure in the sport of climbing.

In reviewing this pocket book, I observed similarities between Sanzaro’s ideas and the Tomatis® auditory stimulation method. Consequently, I have chosen several important quotes and discussed their connections.

The vagus nerve plays a key role in regulating bodily responses and alertness. In this blog I describe how both physical activity and Tomatis® auditory stimulation can activate alertness circuits, aiding in overcoming conditions such as procrastination, brain fog, inertia and even transition paralysis.

"Beyond Silence” is the theme for Deaf Awareness Week, May 5th - 11th 2025. The emphasis is on breaking down barriers, promoting accessibility, and celebrating the contributions of Deaf individuals and the Deaf community. It is also an opportunity to promote awareness and understanding around being Deaf/hard of hearing.

© Caroline Purday. Photograph of Dame Evelyn Glennie at Horniman Museum.

I am or have been the daughter, granddaughter, daughter-in-law, friend, colleague and fellow football fan of someone affected by cancer. I am proud to be able to support the important work of Cancer Research UK to make a difference to the lives of those living with cancer, now or in the future.

Eyesight is vital. It is up there with the ability to move, to get up out of chairs or to walk and run. Eyesight and movement are the main ways that humans are able to take care of themselves and others. Preserving vision is one of the most quality of life enhancing things you can do.

Brain Boost - Healthier Habits for a Happier Life

This excellent book from Cambridge University Press is new for 2025. It provides that sunny outlook to help you make simple lifestyle changes for your brain health, wellbeing, learning and life success. Featured content includes the importance of exercise, why we need sleep, the importance of social interaction and giving and volunteering to improve brain function.

With The Tomatis® Method, effective listening can transform your life. Experience this leading auditory stimulation technique with a London-based sound therapist, available in person, at home, or remotely. The method uses specially filtered music and bone-conduction headphones to boost attention and focus. It also complements other specialist interventions for greater effectiveness.

Talking therapies succeed for about half of clients and typically use a top-down approach focused on the prefrontal cortex. The Tomatis® method takes a different, mind-body route, similar to meditation and sensory integration. Use Tomatis® sound therapy to prepare for talk-based treatment.

Going on holiday and want to understand the language? Preparing for speaking and listening exams now or in the future? Struggling with accent and fluency, and want to sound more like a native speaker? Each language has its own unique 'frequency band pass'. Tomatis® sound and listening therapy helps to tune your ears to your target language. It’s a bit like travelling to that country for 6 months, but it only takes a 14 days listening intensive in your own home to get great results!

As children/staff learn of their Year 6 SATs results this week, the question is: What exactly is the point/value of SATs? SATs are certainly not telling anyone about the young person’s cognitive skills and processing, or what barriers may be blocking learning. Yet a considerable amount of cognitive processes (learning) depend on multisensory integration, especially sound and vision.

More men than women acquire age-related hearing loss as they find themselves in loud situations more often than women. This divide occurs both in the workplace and during leisure pursuits. Studies have shown that age-related hearing loss increases the long-term risk of cognitive decline and dementia.

NEW FOR 2024 - Otoscopy. The Sound Teacher has completed the British Society of Audiology (BSA) Certificate in Otoscopy and Tympanometry. This is a BSA accredited course by Tracy James Audiology. The Sound Teacher can perform this specialised assessment in your own home or in The Sound Teacher studio, London, UK.

The Sound Teacher provides formal assessment and targeted support as a stand-alone option, or to compliment a listening therapy programme.