Soniarus Sounds

30/08/2026

A little appreciation post for Nicholas Bailey , who somehow manages to take the chaotic collection of ideas that fall out of my head and turn them into actual, beautiful things. 😂🌿

From building our geodome frame from scratch using willow from Pembrokeshire, to creating hanging flowers wrapped in moss, helping me turn a patch of woodland into a tiny sanctuary, carrying approximately 700 instruments around, and then co-creating sound with me once it was all done.

I generally provide the enthusiasm and several last-minute “ooooh, what if we…” suggestions. He provides the actual artistic ability and figures out how on earth to make any of it happen. 😂

There’s something really special about creating a space together and then getting to create sound together inside it too.

Not entirely sure what I’d do without him. Probably be sitting in a pile of willow, moss and gongs insisting it was “nearly finished.” 🌿😂

Thank you, Nick. My favourite artist, builder, co-creator and occasional interpreter of whatever is going on inside my brain. ❤️

Our little sanctuary Between The Trees Festival 🌳✨

Thanks for having us Dakota Therapies

24/08/2026

23/08/2026

Apparently it's time for a little introduction… mostly because I am regularly emailed and called Sonia 😂🌿

So, for the record, there is no Sonia.

Soniarus is the Welsh word for resonant, and resonance sits at the heart of everything I offer through Soniarus Sounds.

For me, sound isn't only something we hear. It's something we feel. Vibration travels through the body, and my work explores that meeting point between sound, body, touch, rest and connection.

My 1:1 sessions can weave together sound healing, sonic bodywork, tuning forks, gongs, singing bowls and Ayurvedic Yoga Massage, creating something responsive to the individual rather than following the same treatment every time.

Alongside my 1:1 work, I offer group sound journeys and ceremonies, exploring sound as a way of connecting more deeply with ourselves, each other and the world around us.

So that's Soniarus Sounds.

I'm Danielle not Sonia's Sounds. 😂

Resonant by name. Resonant by nature. ✨

23/08/2026

Autumn offerings 🍂 Air, Sound, Community & Festival Sessions

Hello Sound Family As summer begins to soften into autumn, I wanted to share what’s coming up over the next few weeks: ceremonies, sound journeys, festival adventures, space for deeper 1:1 work, and a new piece of writing exploring community.

21/08/2026

🌿 EARTH • DESPACHO • SACRED RECIPROCITY 🌿

This evening we gathered in relationship with the element of Earth, slowing down, grounding, giving thanks and remembering what it means not only to receive from the Earth, but to give something back. 🌍

Everyone created their own beautiful mini mandala for despacho , a personal offering carrying gratitude, prayers and intentions.

Despacho comes from the Andean traditions of Peru and is rooted in sacred reciprocity, Ayni: the understanding that life exists through relationship and exchange. We receive from Pachamama, and we remember to offer our gratitude in return.

We worked intuitively with gifts of the Earth:

🌿 Mint : renewal & vitality
💜 Lavender : peace & restoration
🌿 Rosemary : remembrance & resilience
🌱 Oregano : strength & abundance
🍃 Raspberry leaf : nourishment & fruition
🍃 Bay : vision & intention
🌹 Rose petals : love & opening of the heart
🌸 Flowers : blooming, beauty & gratitude

We also shared freshly picked blackberries, raspberries and grapes, literally tasting the abundance of the Earth and this moment in the harvest season. 🍇

Rather than creating one collective despacho, everyone made their own personal mandala to take away. This gives each person autonomy over where, when and how they complete their offering, returning it through Earth by burying it, through fire, or through water, with their own prayer and intention.

There is something powerful about giving prayer a physical form, choosing each element consciously, creating beauty from it, and then letting it go.

And when working with practices such as despacho, good training and mentorship matter. These rituals have cultures, traditions and lineages behind them that deserve acknowledgement and respect. I am deeply grateful for good mentorship and for being taught to approach these practices with care, respect and awareness rather than simply borrowing what feels beautiful.

Tonight was about receiving, recognising, thanking and returning. 🌿

Earth has been our teacher.

Next month, we begin our relationship with the element of AIR. 🌬️

From roots… to breath. 🤍

20/08/2026

🌿 Between the Trees Festival 2026 🌿

I’m so looking forward to spending a few days amongst the trees as one of the therapists in Y Pentre at Between The Trees 🌳✨

There’s something I really love about the ethos of this festival, creativity, nature, connection and wellbeing woven together, with space to slow down and reconnect with ourselves and the natural world.

I’ll also be nestled amongst a fabulous collection of therapists and practitioners in Y Pentre, each bringing their own offerings and ways to restore, nourish and reconnect. I’m really looking forward to being part of that little wellbeing village in the woods. 💛

Throughout the weekend I’ll be offering Sound Healing, Sonic Bodywork and Ayurvedic Yoga Massage , with the option to weave elements of all three together into a bespoke treatment shaped around what your body needs in that moment.

Sound, therapeutic touch, movement, vibration and deep rest, perhaps a massage alongside singing bowls and sound moving through the body, or simply some much needed space to stop and receive. 🌿🔔

And after the beautiful chaos of Boomtown, I’m quite looking forward to swapping bass bins, dust and delightful feralness for trees, treatments and a slightly more regulated nervous system. 😂🌲

Different festivals. Different medicine.

A little chaos, a little stillness. Dancing and resting. Sound systems and sound healing. Balance. ✨

Come and find me in Y Pentre.

🎟️ Tickets: https://betweenthetrees.co.uk/

20/08/2026

When life feels out of control, I return to sound.

My gong holds me. Sound clears, reminds, realigns and redirects me, gently bringing me back to trust.

The Earth holds me too. Neither asks for explanations. Neither judges what I do, say, think or feel. Their presence is unconditional.

Sometimes trust isn't knowing where the path is leading. It's remembering that even when everything feels uncertain, there is something deeper holding us. 🌿

Sound. Earth. Presence. Trust. 🌀