Education & Programs

At OneTone Sonic Alchemy, our education programs support each student in discovering their own relationship with sound, listening, and embodied awareness. We cultivate learning environments that are inclusive, grounded, and relational—where individuals grow together through shared experience and attentive practice.

Our approach weaves contemporary scientific understanding with long-standing traditions in sound and vibrational work. Faculty teach from ongoing personal study and practice, emphasizing humility, curiosity, and continued evolution rather than fixed methods.

Instrument skill-building is accessible to practitioners of all musical backgrounds. Rather than focusing on performance, we emphasize sensitivity—how sound is shaped, how resonance moves through the body, and how listening informs touch, timing, and presence. A wide range of instruments is introduced to meet the diverse ways students perceive and engage with sound.

What distinguishes our programs is an integrative learning process that combines hands-on subtle body listening with auditory and full-body felt-sense awareness. Sound is approached not only as something to be played or heard, but as a relational experience that unfolds through the whole body in context.

SUMMER PROGRAMS

ONETONE Sonic Alchemy Harmonic Spine sound healing workshop in Rochester, New York featuring Svaram instruments from Auroville

SUMMER x USA

LEARN THE ART OF SOUND HEALING

5 days · 30 hrs

Last Week of July

Open Sky Yoga, Rochester, NY

Are you called to begin or enhance your sound healing journey? This immersive training is designed to deepen your understanding of sound healing and expand your practical skills, whether you're a beginner or already a practitioner.

In this training,

You will learn, explore, integrate:

The Science: Delve into the fascinating fields of embryology, anatomy, physiology, and harmonic sciences to understand how we are created in a sound field and the organizing potential of sound on the body and mind.

Deep Listening: Engage in embodied voice, movement, and bodywork practices to refine your ability to listen deeply to yourself, others, and the vibrations around you.

Instruments & Skills: hands-on experience with a variety of sound tools, learning how to use them effectively in your practice.

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ONETONE Sonic Alchemy sound healing workshop in Woodstock, New York with group treatment setup

SUMMER x USA

SOUND & BODYWORK PRACTITIONER RETREAT

7 days · 60 hrs

Second Week of August

The N.E.S.T. Woodstock, NY

Join us for a transformative, immersive sound and bodywork training.

This professional retreat provides tools for personal growth and weaving expert training with the profound joy of connecting to nature, nourishing food, a vibrant community, and your inner self.

In this training,You will learn, explore, Integrate:

Immersive Training: professional course blending sound and bodywork methods. You’ll build technical skill, practitioner presence, and the ability to apply sound therapeutically.Nature-Integrated Practice: Reconnect with nature as part of your learning environment — a setting that supports regulation, creativity, and deeper sensory awareness.

Global Food & Nourishment: Enjoy nourishing, intentional meals that support your body throughout immersive training days.

Deep Connections: Build meaningful relationships with like-minded individuals while cultivating a deeper connection with yourself.

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CURRICULAM

Our teaching methodology emphasizes direct experience, blending empirical scientific data with hands-on learning. Recognizing diverse learning styles, we adapt to meet each student's unique needs, always honoring the teacher within each individual.

Deep listening in the rochester NY, featuring of Svaram instruments from Auroville

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DEEP LISTENING PRACTICE

A practice of present-moment, full-body awareness that attunes us to ourselves, each other, and the wider vibrational field

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INTEGRATION OF SOUND SCIENCE

Exploring the bodymind's processing of vibration through embryology, anatomy, physiology, and harmonic sciences.

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SUBTLE SOUND APPROACHES

Integrating ancient sound traditions, Western classical approaches, and modern explorations of resonance and vibration.

what onetone is offering

DEEP LISTENING PRACTICE

A practice of present-moment, full-body awareness that attunes us to ourselves, each other, and the wider vibrational field

INTEGRATION OF SOUND SCIENCE

Exploring the bodymind's processing of vibration through embryology, anatomy, physiology, and harmonic sciences.

SUBTLE SOUND APPROACHES

Integrating ancient sound traditions, Western classical approaches, and modern explorations of resonance and vibration.

Harmonic Spine

Spinal embryology and harmonic sciences.
Body reading and spinal biodynamics.
Music theory and interval training.
Vocal embodiment and grounding practices.
Acoustic sound integration with touch.
Instrument skill building and Pythagorean principles.

The Homeopathy of Sound

Homeopathic principles applied to sound.
Ear anatomy and whole-body listening.
Limbic system and cranial sacral wave interactions.
Psychoacoustics and trauma-informed sound practices
Mantra and cellular consciousness.

Each class combines scientific understanding with experiential practice to equip participants with the confidence and skills to facilitate transformative sound healing sessions.

The Integrated Sound Body

Yogic sciences: Chakras and koshas.
Neurophysiology of the mind-heart-gut connections.
Seed syllables for wellness.
Hands-on polarity processes.

Sound Healing with Tuning Forks

Tuning fork theory and harmonic science.
The perfect fifth and targeted frequency applications.
Endocrine system, vasodilation, and nitric oxide principles.
Musical modes and classical ragas.

Instruments

CATALOG

Participants work with high-quality sound healing instruments across all four instrument families. Instruments are provided during courses, with select tools available for purchase through our catalog.

Custom Course

We offer custom-designed courses tailored to the needs of organizations, studios, and learning communities.

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Upcoming Course

Summer 2026 – Stay tuned for new offerings

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FACULTY & GUIDES

JOSEPH SCHMIDLIN

**Joseph Schmidlin, D.O., MTP** is a classical osteopath and sound researcher/practitioner with over 35 years of teaching and clinical experience in the field of subtle energy medicine. His work draws from cranial and visceral osteopathy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Ayurveda, Nāda Yoga, and sonotherapy (sonic vibrational medicine). Joseph’s integrative approach bridges bodywork and sound, emphasizing the self-organizing and self-healing intelligence of the human body.

Joseph began his path in the 1980s as a bodyworker, musician, and yogi, deeply influenced by the human potential movement. Over the years, he has had the privilege of studying and collaborating with several leading figures in energy medicine, including Dr. John Upledger, Dr. Jean-Pierre Barral, Dr. Fritz Smith, and Dr. John Wernham, who helped seed his osteopathic education at the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy.

Inspired by his classical Indian music training, Joseph began integrating sound and voice into his clinical practice, later incorporating tuning fork work through his relationship with Dr. John Beaulieu. These explorations became a natural extension of his osteopathic work, supporting a unified approach to body, mind, and spirit.

Today, Joseph continues to refine and share this evolving practice of embodied listening and sound-based healing with students and practitioners around the world.

In 2021, Joseph co-founded **OneTone Sonic Alchemy** with Gong Master Michael Jay and a group of visionary collaborators, forming an international teaching collective dedicated to exploring sound as a meeting point of art, science, and craft.

MJ

**Michael Jay (MJ)** is a tone scientist, sound practitioner, and integrative health coach whose work weaves together shiatsu, subtle energy practices, and sound-based healing. A Reiki Master practitioner, he has specialized extensively in gong work and served as a senior teaching assistant to Don Conreaux. MJ has also taught with the S.A.G.E. Academy of Sound and Sound Body, and is a graduate of the Sound Music Institute. Alongside teaching, he maintains a private sound and bodywork practice and facilitates collaborative sound meditation experiences.

Since 2015, MJ has collaborated closely with osteopath Joseph Schmidlin, co-teaching workshops and offering immersive sound events under the name S.U.N. (Sonic Alchemy Now). In 2021, this ongoing collaboration evolved into the founding of **OneTone Sonic Alchemy**, bringing together a broader international collective dedicated to sound education and embodied practice.

At heart, MJ approaches sound as a doorway to meditation, connection, and expanded awareness. He is committed to supporting individuals in reconnecting with their inner vitality, with one another, and with the larger field of life through listening and vibration. His work is guided by a deep respect for sound as a unifying force—one that invites presence, coherence, and a lived sense of belonging.