A First Way In
A first, unhurried encounter with substance-free inner experience, designed for people who have never done anything like this.
Hybrid
In development
Deep Listening
Music, attention and the body
Almost everyone has had a moment where a piece of music did something that explanation does not reach. Deep Listening is built around that fact and takes it seriously enough to give it two hours and a dark room.
Music is sequenced rather than played. Silence is part of the composition.
No psychedelic substances are used or provided.
The question it is built around
What happens if I give this my whole attention?
Who it may appeal to
- People who already know music moves them and want to go further into it
- People who find visual practices difficult but respond strongly to sound
- Groups who want a shared experience without needing to perform
How it unfolds
Before
A brief orientation to listening posture, volume and how to signal for a change. Where vibroacoustic equipment is used, an introduction to how it feels before the experience begins.
During
A sequenced listening experience with eyes closed, lying or reclining. Where available, low-frequency sound may be experienced physically as well as audibly. Volume is set with you, not for you.
Afterward
Reflection, and where useful a note of what to listen to again on your own.
Methods used
Human Practices
- Music and Deep Listening
- Silence
- Somatic Awareness
- Integration and Reflection
Experience Technologies
- Immersive Audio
- Binaural and Spatial Audio
- Vibroacoustic Sound
Specific equipment availability is being confirmed and will be named here accurately once it is.
Preparation
- Consider what you would like to have room for, without deciding in advance what should happen.
- Avoid arriving directly from a rushed day where possible.
Participation and safety
- Tell us in advance about hearing conditions, tinnitus, sound sensitivity or recent ear surgery.
- Vibroacoustic equipment has its own manufacturer guidance, which is followed where such equipment is used.
Other Way In does not provide medical or psychological treatment and is not emergency care. Read more about safety.
Questions
Will I know the music?
Sometimes. Familiarity is not the point, and the sequence matters more than the individual pieces.
Related experiences
Light and Sound
An experience built around light perceived with the eyes closed, coordinated with sound.