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I first met Rebecca Gale at the Germantown Craft Festival where her booth filled with crystals and good vibes immediately lured me in. She was handing out locally made lavender chocolate from The Bang Company and her signature rose quartz margarita. Oh hi soul twin. It was here when I first learned of her sound bath meditations. It wasn’t until a year later when I jumped back on Instagram after a 3 year hiatus that I discovered Rebecca once again.

I had experienced a soundbath mediation at the Tea Huntress’s yoga + meditation retreat that I’ve posted about back in June. It was one of the most powerful things I’ve ever experienced- deeply, deeply relaxing and soul engaging. Absolutely stunning. When I saw Rebecca post about her Ursula themed soundbath coming up- SOLD.

A sound bath is a meditative experience that uses sound waves to bring balance, invite calm, restore healing and a sense of well-being to your life. It is often done while you lay on a meditation cushion- crystal bowls and gongs are played that produce sound waves that induce a meditative state. The first one I experienced at the retreat was maybe the most relaxed and anxiety-free I have ever felt. It was so, so beautiful.

Rebecca’s was no different! The whole experience was so fun. Per HAUM’s instagram, they are a “Nashville Native owned upscale sound meditation speakeasy”. In this COVID era, Rebecca’s studio has been turned into a speakeasy feel. You don’t know the location and address until you book your reservation on the “MINDBODY” app. Once you have booked and confirmed, you get a series of texts the day of explaining in perfect detail how to find the studio.

Rebecca has such a fun personality that you just kind of want to hang out with her. But as soon as the meditation starts, her vibe is calm and healing. She has a beautiful bag filled with meditation guides and tools for you to use sitting on each cushion. A crystal skull to hold on a chakra that you feel needs healing. A chakra guide. A card of inspiring and guiding words. After the thirty or so minutes of meditation, there is a small journal for you to write any reflections or note-worthy experiences. But perhaps my favorite part was the end ceremony of writing on small cigarette paper one thing you wanted to let go of and one thing you wanted to manifest, lighting it on fire and dropping it in her ceremonial cup to watch it burn. Let go and let live. And of course her famous rose quartz margarita at the end and lavender chocolate is the perfect end to a beautiful night.

This is a fun, fun experience. I went by myself, but you could book this for a bachelorette party, a birthday party, a fun night with your spouse or girlfriends. Or go by yourself like I did for some self-healing. Meditation has become a huge huge huge part of my life and this experience with HAUM was a beautiful compliment. She has crystals for sale outside the meditation room- I couldn’t help but buy several, I love me some crystals. She accepts Venmo.

You can meditate anywhere, but if you want a healing AND fun experience that you can’t find anywhere else- try HAUM.

Before Tessy was born, Charlie and I had weekly dates at our favorite tea spot in town, Firepot Chai in the 12 South neighborhood here in Nashville. I remember being soooo excited when I saw it go in. I am a MASSIVE tea lover. I have always loved the ceremony of it, the comfort of it and how healing it always seems.

If you haven’t been to the shop- you must. It’s the most beautiful little space with a great tea selection and gorgeous handmade treasures. Sarah, the founder of the shop who goes by The Tea Huntress, was working one day, and I got to connect with her and hear a little bit about her story behind the store. When I was about seven months pregnant with Tessa, I went to her “Ritual Workshop” at the store one night- an hour of experiencing the ritual of tea and a little intro into the world of positive thinking and manifesting (my love language). I felt such a soul connection to Sarah so when she sent out that she was having this Summer Solstice gathering, I signed up on the spot. I’ll be in the presence of her light and soul goodness anytime!

10 of us gathered on the Summer Solstice at West Glow Farm in Kingston Springs, TN for an afternoon to reconnect, renew, rest, dream, hope, inspire, celebrate and just be. The farm served as the most beautiful backdrop for a day to let nature heal us and an opportunity to slow down and listen. To let the beauty of the trees and the hills be our guide that day. As a mom of two littles, it is a true privilege to have the time to sit down with like-minded women and share our souls. Women who also recognize that it is important, and crucial, to take time for ourselves and nurture our own beings in every which way. And I loooooove when I get to chat healthy food and yoga and meditation and oils and meditation and manifesting and soul work with other gals and they get me! As one woman said there that day, “I love being in the company of other witches!” Same, girl, same.

We drank Sarah’s lovely tea. We shared our hearts. We wrote down our dreams and goals for the future. We ate the most stunning organic lunch made by Kassia of Infused Holistic Kitchen- a holistic nutritionalist and herbalist. We did yoga in the barn. We meditated to the most beautiful sound bath. We experienced Sarah’s mesmerizing tea ritual. And we added a day of stopping to love ourselves and look inward alongside others wanting to nurture their spiritual paths to our lives. Anytime you get an opportunity to do this, to have a day like this, I urge you…do it. Say yes. Follow like-minded souls and sign up to be in their presence. And follow Sarah Scarborough- @tea_huntress- if you’re in the Nashville area. I promise you want to be a part of what she’s doing. At the end of our retreat, she decided to have it be an annual celebration. Starting next year it’s going to be called “The Sunna Gathering.” Meet me there?

Nashville Guide: Sound Bath Meditation with Haum

Summer Solstice Retreat with The Tea Huntress