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Harmonic Therapy

A way of letting the body listen.

A contemplative sound practice held one-to-one or in small groups — a way of letting the body listen.

Tal Zimra Coleman striking a large gong

Harmonic Therapy is the method Tal has shaped over more than three decades of practice. A session is a slow, layered listening: the person rests fully clothed while overtone-rich instruments are played around and above the body, often combined with the gentle touch of shiatsu or Reiki.

The intention is simple — to create the acoustic and human conditions in which the nervous system can let go, the breath can lengthen, and the person can return to their own quiet listening.

The monochord sound bed with singing bowls below and gongs behind
The monochord sound bed

The sound bed

Sixty strings beneath you.

At the centre of every session is the monochord sound bed — a wooden bed with sixty strings stretched underneath it. You lie on it while the strings are played, so the sound is not only heard but felt: it travels through the wood and into the whole body.

The other instruments are layered around that field — gongs, Tibetan bowls, bells, tuning forks, flute, and voice.

Instruments

The acoustic field of a session

  • The monochord sound bed with singing bowls below and gongs behind

    Monochord sound bed

    Sixty strings beneath the bed — the sound is felt through the wood as much as heard.

  • Three large Paiste and Meinl gongs in a studio

    Gongs

    Wide, enveloping fields of harmonic colour.

  • A person resting on a mat surrounded by Tibetan singing bowls

    Tibetan singing bowls

    Slow, sustained tones for deep settling.

  • Singing bowls arranged for a session

    Koshi chimes & Tingsha bells

    Soft, airy Koshi chimes and the clear ring of Tibetan tingsha.

  • Tal giving a Harmonic Therapy session with singing bowls and gong

    Tuning forks

    Precise pitches placed on and around the body — BioSonic lineage of John Beaulieu.

  • Tal's gong and singing-bowl studio

    Kalimba & rattles

    Bright, intimate textures that draw attention inward.

  • Three large Paiste and Meinl gongs in a studio

    Bansuri & Native American flute

    Breath-led melodic lines, often improvised.

  • Tal giving a Harmonic Therapy session with singing bowls and gong

    Overtone voice

    Harmonic singing carried directly to the listener.

  • Tal's gong and singing-bowl studio

    Drums

    A slow, contemplative pulse — never insistent.

  • The monochord sound bed with singing bowls below and gongs behind

    Shiatsu & Reiki

    Touch and energy work woven into the acoustic field.

Watch

A Harmonic Therapy session.

A person resting on a mat surrounded by Tibetan singing bowls

Who it's for

A practice for many seasons.

  • People moving through stress, burnout, grief, or transition.
  • Practitioners of meditation, yoga, or somatic work seeking deeper rest.
  • Anyone curious about sound as a contemplative practice.

A note on language

Harmonic Therapy is offered as a complementary practice for relaxation, wellbeing, and contemplative experience. It is not a substitute for medical or psychological care.

Book a private session.

Sessions are offered in Norway and at the Ein Hod healing space in Israel.