Deep Relaxation Therapy
Use the Power of Sound Healing and Vibration to Calm and Relax your Body in Minutes....
At Shine Health & Wellness, Deep Relaxation Therapy isn’t just about feeling relaxed — it’s about signalling safety to your nervous system so your body can finally begin to repair, regulate, and restore itself.
Restore balance. Calm the nervous system. Heal at the deepest level.
The Problem with Modern Living: A Nervous System That Never Switches Off
Most people today live in a constant state of fight-or-flight — often without realising it.
Work pressure. Emotional stress. Information overload. Screens. Poor sleep. Constant stimulation.
Over time, the nervous system becomes stuck in “on” mode:
Elevated stress hormones
Shallow breathing
Tight muscles
Digestive issues
Poor sleep
Brain fog
Emotional overwhelm
Slower healing and recovery
When the nervous system never switches into rest-and-repair, the body cannot heal — no matter how healthy your diet or lifestyle is.
Deep Relaxation Therapy is designed to interrupt this cycle at its root.
What is Deep Relaxation Therapy?
Deep Relaxation Therapy is a form of vibroacoustic sound therapy delivered through a specialised waterbed with speakers underneath.
During a session, you lie fully clothed on a warm, supportive waterbed while carefully selected sound frequencies and tones are transmitted through the water and into your body.
This creates a deeply calming, full-body experience that works below conscious thought, directly on the nervous system and brain.
Why Sound + Water is so Powerful
The human body is approximately 70% water.
Sound travels five times faster through water than through air, which means these frequencies move effortlessly through your tissues, muscles, organs, and cells.
Unlike hands-on therapies that work from the outside in, sound therapy works from the inside out.
This creates what researchers call cellular resonance — where cells begin vibrating at healthier, more regulated frequencies.
This is not surface-level relaxation.
It is deep, structural regulation happening at a cellular level.
"THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE IS FREQUENCIES"
ALBERT EINSTEIN
The Key Mechanism: Vagus Nerve Activation
The primary mechanism behind Deep Relaxation Therapy is vagus nerve stimulation.
The vagus nerve is the master regulator of the autonomic nervous system and controls:
Stress response
Heart rate
Digestion
Immune function
Inflammation
Emotional regulation
Sleep
Healing and repair
When the vagus nerve is under-stimulated, the body remains stuck in fight-or-flight.
The sound frequencies used in Deep Relaxation Therapy gently stimulate this nerve, signalling the body to shift into parasympathetic mode — also known as rest, repair, and healing.
This isn’t something you “try” to do.
The nervous system responds automatically.
Many clients describe this as the deepest sense of calm they’ve felt in years.
Gentle Emotional Release at the Cellular Level
One of the most profound — and often unexpected — effects of Deep Relaxation Therapy is its ability to gently release stored emotional and energetic blockages from the body.
Over time, stress, grief, fear, anger, resentment, and emotional overwhelm don’t simply disappear.
They are often held in the nervous system and tissues, sometimes for decades, especially when there was never space or safety to fully process them.
The vibrations and sound frequencies delivered through the waterbed work at a cellular level.
As they move through the body, they help soften and release areas of tension where emotional energy has been held — not by force, but gently, naturally, and safely.
Clients often describe this experience as:
Stress response
A wave of emotion rising and passing
A sense of “something lifting”
A deep exhale they didn’t know they were holding
Feeling lighter, clearer, calmer afterwards
Importantly, this release does not require talking, analysing, or reliving past events.
There is no need to recount trauma or explain emotions.
The body simply processes what it is ready to let go of.
Because sound works below conscious thought, emotions are allowed to move through the system organically — bubbling to the surface and dissolving through the vibrations — without overwhelm or re-traumatisation.
We tailor the frequencies used in each session to suit the individual, supporting whatever the nervous system needs most at that time — whether that’s calming, grounding, emotional release, or deep restoration.
In our clinic, we regularly see people release long-held grief, anger, fear — and sometimes even joy — for the first time in years.
They often leave feeling lighter, more present, more themselves… without having said a single word.
This is what makes Deep Relaxation Therapy so powerful:
It releases blocked energy and trapped emotions at the cellular level, while simultaneously calming and regulating the nervous system.
And this experience aligns closely with what the science tells us about trauma.
Trauma Lives in the Body — Not Just the Mind
Research from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs revealed something critical about trauma:
Trauma does not only live in memory.
It lives in the body and nervous system.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has found that trauma isn’t only stored in memory — it lives in the nervous system and body. That’s why traditional talk therapy doesn’t always work — especially for PTSD, chronic stress, and long-held emotional patterns.
Research into vagus nerve stimulation demonstrates the potential for this nerve to support recovery from trauma, including PTSD, by influencing neural plasticity and stress regulation.
Sound-based stimulation that affects nervous system regulation is supported by broader research into non-invasive vagus nerve interventions and autonomic balance.
Brain imaging studies show that sound therapy activates key areas involved in emotional regulation:
Amygdala (fear and threat response)
Hippocampus (memory processing)
Prefrontal cortex (emotional regulation and reasoning)
Sound therapy has also been shown to reduce cortisol, the body’s primary stress hormone.
In studies with veterans, rhythmic sound and drumming allowed participants to physically release anger, grief, and fear — without needing to verbalise or relive the trauma.
After sessions, veterans reported:
Feeling calmer
Improved emotional regulation
Greater connection with others
If sound therapy can support combat trauma, imagine what it can do for the stress and emotional weight carried by everyday life.
The 40Hz Frequency: Retuning the Brain
One of the most researched therapeutic frequencies is 40 Hertz, part of the brain’s gamma wave activity.
Gamma waves are responsible for:
Attention and focus
Learning and memory
Cognitive clarity
Conscious awareness
Communication between different brain regions
Stress, trauma, neurological conditions, and ageing can disrupt this frequency — leading to:
Brain fog
Poor concentration
Mood changes
Chronic pain
Cognitive fatigue
Neurological research shows that vibroacoustic therapy at 40Hz can help restore this disrupted communication.
Think of it like rebooting a computer that’s been running too many programs for too long.
You’re not adding anything new — you’re restoring the system to how it’s designed to function.
This is why many people experience mental clarity, not just physical relaxation, after a session.
What others are saying
"Incredibly Grateful"
“Looking back now, I feel incredibly grateful that I found Natasha when I did. The combination of her therapies, her experience and her caring presence contributed meaningfully to my cancer recovery and to the quality of life I had throughout chemotherapy and radiation treatment. I would wholeheartedly recommend Natasha to anyone going through cancer, recovering from illness, or simply wanting to support their health in a deeper, more holistic way. Her professionalism, warmth and dedication, together with the range of therapies she offers, make her clinic a very special place. I can’t recommend her highly enough.”
- Elaine J, CEO
"Loved everything so far"
“I can say without a doubt the contribution to my wellbeing during an intense health challenge has been nothing short of remarkable. I was experiencing excruciating pain and was extremely debilitated when I showed up to Natasha. Within one session the change was extraordinary. I left with no pain and my eyes instead of sunken in and dark were now bright again."
- Michelle
"My life changed forever"
"For the last year I have struggled with excruciating sciatica pain having to sleep in a chair every night to try find some comfort. Natasha and her team have transformed my life in just 2 months - I am pain free and happily sleeping in my bed again. I can’t thank you enough!"
- July
"Incredible Wellness Clinic"
"Shine Health and Wellness is an incredible wellness clinic with so many different wellness modalities. From a traditional hyperbaric chamber, to a world class walk in hyberbaric chamber, sound healing, Red Light therapy, infra-red sauna and vibrational water beds. There is something for everyone! The treatments are non-invasive and leave you feeling relaxed and invigorated at the same time!
We are so blessed to have such an amazing holistic practice on the Sunshine Coast. Wholeheartedly recommend."
- Candice R
What others are saying
"Loved everything so far"
“I can say without a doubt the contribution to my wellbeing during an intense health challenge has been nothing short of remarkable. I was experiencing excruciating pain and was extremely debilitated when I showed up to Natasha. Within one session the change was extraordinary. I left with no pain and my eyes instead of sunken in and dark were now bright again."
- Michelle
"My life changed forever"
"For the last year I have struggled with excruciating sciatica pain having to sleep in a chair every night to try find some comfort. Natasha and her team have transformed my life in just 2 months - I am pain free and happily sleeping in my bed again. I can’t thank you enough!"
- July
"Highly recommend this"
"My 9 year old boy was really struggling at school from being bullied as a shy introvert and being neuro diverse struggling with learning. We had to pull him out to school and home school him, as he did not want to socialise with anyone. Natasha’s deep relaxation therapy helped him release his anxiety and bottled up emotions in such a gentle way. The brightness has returned to his eyes, he is happy again and expressing his personality that was suppressed for so long. His confidence has increased massively and he has asked to go back to school! Thank you so much for giving me my boy back."
- Tash
"Incredible Wellness Clinic"
Shine Health and Wellness is an incredible wellness clinic with so many different wellness modalities. From a traditional hyperbaric chamber, to a world class walk in hyberbaric chamber, sound healing, Red Light therapy, infra-red sauna and vibrational water beds. There is something for everyone! The treatments are non-invasive and leave you feeling relaxed and invigorated at the same time!
We are so blessed to have such an amazing holistic practice on the Sunshine Coast. Wholeheartedly recommend.