The Inner Body Sound Bath
- Mat Creedon
- 5 days ago
- 4 min read
Returning to Presence Through Awareness and Sound Bath Listening
Welcome to another Afterbath Session with Mat Creedon 🌿
There are many ways to become present.
Many doorways into awareness.
In this blog, I want to explore one of the most direct and accessible gateways I know — the inner body, supported by the gentle use of Sound Bath as a companion for awareness and rest.
Not as an idea.
Not as something to believe in.
But as something you can feel — especially when sound allows the body and mind to soften naturally.
Slowing Down with a Sound Bath
This is an invitation to slow down.
To let the body soften.
To release the habit of fixing or improving.
To return gently to yourself through listening and sensation — the same way a Sound Bath works on the nervous system.
The inner body is that quiet, timeless part of you that exists beneath thoughts, emotions, and personal stories.
It’s the part of you that has never aged, never rushed, and has always been here.
A Sound Bath doesn’t create this state — it simply helps reveal what’s already present.
You don’t need to believe anything.
You don’t need to understand it intellectually.
Just noticing is enough.
What Is the Inner Body Sound Bath Experience?
The inner body always feels like now.
No matter the day.
No matter the year.
No matter how much life has happened.
You may notice this during a Sound Bath, when attention drops out of thought and into sensation. There’s often a quiet recognition — I’ve always been here.
Even as the physical body changes, and emotions come and go, the inner body remains steady.
What changes are sensations.
Feelings.
Thoughts.
Sound Baths work so well because they don’t ask you to analyse any of this. They allow sound to move through the body while awareness naturally settles beneath the surface.
You can call this place the soul.
The energy body.
Awareness itself.
The name doesn’t matter.
Feeling it does.
How We Access the Inner Body Through Sound Bath and Daily Life
Many people associate presence with formal meditation, but the inner body often reveals itself during ordinary moments — especially when rhythm or repetition is involved.
Standing in line and watching the world pass by.
Sitting quietly in a café.
Playing an instrument and observing the hands move on their own.
Walking, swimming, cycling.
These moments share something in common with a Sound Bath — attention softens, effort drops away, and awareness becomes embodied.
You might also notice the inner body just before sleep, when the day dissolves and the mind releases its grip.
For me, Sound Bath listening combined with simple body awareness is one of the most effortless gateways into this state.
A Gentle Sound Bath Body Scan
You can try this body-based Sound Bath practice lying down, sitting, or standing — whatever feels safe and supportive.
Sound Bath Awareness of the Feet & Legs
Bring attention to the feet.
The soles of the feet.
Notice contact with the floor.
Texture.
Temperature.
If sensation feels distant, gently wiggle the toes or briefly tense the muscles — then release, just as sound rises and falls during a Sound Bath.
Move awareness to the ankles.
The calves.
The knees.
The thighs.
The hips.
Sound Bath Awareness of the Torso
Bring attention to the lower belly.
The stomach.
The chest.
Notice the breath moving naturally — nothing forced.
Just breathing, the way the body breathes during a Sound Bath when effort disappears.
Sound Bath Awareness of the Arms & Hands
Bring awareness to the shoulders.
Allow them to soften.
Move down the arms —
the biceps,
elbows,
forearms,
wrists,
palms,
and fingertips.
Then gently trace awareness back up the arms, like following a wave of sound returning to stillness.
Sound Bath Awareness of the Neck & Head
Bring attention to the neck.
Stretch gently if it feels good.
Rest awareness in the throat.
Swallow if needed.
Soften the jaw.
The tongue.
The cheeks.
Relax the muscles around the eyes.
Notice the forehead.
Then the crown of the head.
The Heart-Centred Sound Bath Expansion
Bring awareness to the centre of the chest.
Feel the breath moving in and out.
Think of someone you love — a person, an animal, or a place.
Recall a moment of warmth or connection.
Let that feeling expand outward — about six feet around the body in all directions.
As if you’re resting inside a soft, resonant field — similar to being held inside a Sound Bath.
Experiencing the Inner Body Through Sound Bath Awareness
Return attention to the centre of the chest.
You may notice a lightness of being.
A subtle floating sensation.
As if the body were buoyant — like floating in water — while still being supported by the ground.
This is the inner body.
A sense of safety.
Familiarity.
Coming home.
Sound Baths often amplify this experience, allowing the body to feel both held and spacious at the same time.
There’s nothing to do here.
Just rest.
Continuing the Sound Bath Experience
Sound is a powerful companion for deepening inner body awareness.
Alongside this written reflection, I’ve shared a full one-hour Gong & Rain Sound Bath, designed to support presence, rest, and nervous system settling.
You can listen to the complete Sound Bath here:
This Sound Bath is suitable for meditation, deep rest, or drifting into sleep.
Returning Gently from the Sound Bath
When you’re ready, allow awareness to return to the body again.
Notice the room around you.
The simple fact of being here.
There’s no rush.
The inner body — and the Sound Bath state it reveals — is always available.
In stillness.
In movement.
In the middle of everyday life.
Thank you for spending this time with me.
Be gentle with yourself.
— Mat
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With gratitude,
— Mat Creedon 🌀
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