A Christmas Sound Bath
- Mat Creedon
- 15 minutes ago
- 3 min read
When Sound Is Enough
Welcome to another Afterbath Session with Mat Creedon 🌿
There’s a moment — if you’re listening closely — when sound stops being something you do and becomes something you enter.
This Christmas Sound Bath was created from that place.
Not as a performance.
Not as a spectacle.
And certainly not as something to be judged, improved, or compared.
Just sound.
Vibration moving through space.
Through the body.
Through whatever part of you has been holding on a little too tightly this year.
You Are Not Your Mind (Even When It’s Very Convincing)
Most of us live with a constant inner commentary.
A voice that narrates, judges, compares, worries, plans, and occasionally panics — often all at once. We tend to assume that voice is us. That it’s wise. That it knows what it’s doing.
But that voice is simply the mind doing what it does best: thinking.
Thinking isn’t a problem.
Believing every thought is.
Nowhere is this more obvious than when we try to slow down, rest, or simply be.
The mind will say:
“You should be doing something more productive.”
“This is a waste of time.”
“You don’t know how to relax properly.”
It even turns rest into a task.
Sound has a way of gently stepping around that voice.
You don’t need to believe in anything.
You don’t need to understand anything.
Your ears hear vibration.
Your body responds.
The nervous system remembers another way of being.
Music Is Not Sport
One of the great misunderstandings we carry — especially around music — is that it’s a competition.
That it’s about improvement, achievement, talent, or approval.
But music is not sport.
You’re not trying to outdo anyone.
You’re not trying to impress.
You’re not trying to become a rockstar, a sensation, or a musical genius.
You’re simply experiencing sound.
Your body moves.
Your breath shifts.
Something inside you softens.
That’s already complete.
Sound doesn’t care how old you are.
It doesn’t ask about your confidence levels.
It doesn’t judge your past.
It meets you exactly where you are.
Drama, Stimulation, and the Quiet Joy of Reality
For some people, stillness can feel dry at first.
That’s because the mind loves drama.
Drama gives life a sense of excitement — or at least the illusion of it. But drama is also exhausting. It’s like caffeine: a quick hit, followed by a crash that asks more of you than it gives back.
Presence is different.
When the mind settles — even briefly — something opens.
A peace that isn’t dull.
A quiet joy that doesn’t depend on circumstances.
A sense of ease that doesn’t come with a hangover.
This isn’t an idea.
It’s an experience.
And sound is one of the most direct doorways there is.
About This Christmas Sound Bath
This one-hour Christmas Sound Bath is an invitation to rest deeply.
It features Tibetan singing bowls and gongs played slowly and intuitively, allowing the sound to unfold naturally over time. There’s no rush, no agenda, and no moment you need to “get right.”
You can lie down.
Sit comfortably.
Close your eyes — or not.
Let the sound move through you in its own way.
Headphones are recommended if you have them, but not essential. The most important thing is simply to listen.
🎄 You can listen to the full one-hour Christmas Sound Bath here:
👉 One-Hour Christmas Sound Bath (YouTube): https://youtu.be/qnOQvPCa-z8
One Last Thing
Please don’t take my word for any of this.
I’m not here to convince you of anything.
I’m not here to sell you a belief system.
Think of me more as a tour guide saying:
“Have a look over here.”
Notice the way sound affects you.
Notice what happens when the mind isn’t running the show for a while.
Maybe — just maybe — the peace you’ve been looking for isn’t somewhere else.
Maybe it’s already here.
Waiting to be heard.
✨ If this Sound Bath resonates with you, please like, comment, subscribe, and share.
It helps this sound medicine reach the people who may need it most.
With gratitude,
— Mat Creedon 🌀
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