FAQs

Where is your centre located?

I am located in south east London (Bromley BR2).

Can this therapy be done at home or at the centre?

It is done in your own home.

Are there some CDs given for listening?

No CDs. The music tracks are programmed by myself onto your Maestro headphones. See below.

How long is daily listening?

A typical listening intensive for ages 4 years+ is 4 x 15 mins - so 1 hour daily.

There are 4 tracks per day. Depending on the client's age and needs, duration can be from 4 to 15 minutes per track, so between 16 mins to 60 mins per day.

It is perfectly possible to divide a day of listening into shorter sessions e.g. 15 minutes in the morning and the remainder of the listening later in the day.

What are the Tomatis® Maestro?

Special headphones equipped with proprietary Tomatis® technology and using filtered classical music rich in harmonics. Sound through the Maestro headset is transmitted in two ways: by bone conduction and by air conduction. The headphones are gentle and non invasive. They stimulate the brain through gentle sound effects (Gating®) and are not painful.

How does listening therapy benefit a person?

Auditory (sound) stimulation has many benefits including global regulation, posture, motor control, speech, language and communication as well as memory, attention and emotional state.

The Tomatis® Gating® effect creates sound perception differences that work the whole ear. Together with bone and air conduction of sound, this re-trains the brain and re-patterns the nervous system to create new neurological pathways. It improves the communication between the ear, the brain and the body and restores the quality of listening.

See Testimonials and Cases Studies to understand more.

What is the cost of buying my own headphones?

The Tomatis® Maestro is BRAND NEW for 2025. You cannot purchase the Maestro independently, but will be issued with a Maestro headset when commencing sound therapy with The Sound Teacher. Please see the Pricing section.