THE POWER OF SOUND HEALING: ONLINE LEVEL 1 TRAINING
The complete Level 1 curriculum, taught live over eight Wednesday evenings, from wherever in the world you are.
Eight Wednesday evenings, 20:00-21:30 CET, from 28 October to 16 December 2026. Taught in real time by Lama Brian Hilliard and Shannon van Staden, with replays if life gets in the way.
You will learn sound theory, bowl care and playing technique, the mixing practice, alchemies and chakras, music theory, and how to hold space for others. You finish with the same Level 1 certification we award in our studio in Brussels.
A bowl consultation with the studio is included, so you begin with what is right for you. There is no obligation to buy from us.
You pay the 30% non-refundable deposit to book your spot, balance of 70% due 10 days before the training begins.
All discounts on bowls apply to purchases made within 30 days of completing the training.
Need to shift your dates, we welcome one change of date per booking, with a small administration fee:
- Level 1 Online: €50
To arrange this, write to us at hello@akisoundstudio.com
WHY WE BUILT THIS
YOU HAVE ALREADY FELT IT WORK
You have lain on a mat while sound moved through water, bone and tissue, and thought quietly: I would like to be able to give this.
To your mother. To the friend who has not slept properly in a year. To the clients who already trust you with their bodies. Perhaps, in time, to a room of strangers who leave lighter than they arrived.
Then you looked. Most of what is offered online is a weekend of playlists, or a video library and a certificate at the end of it. Depth is harder to find than it should be.
This is the same training we teach in our studio in Brussels. Taught live, in a group small enough that Lama Brian and Shannon can hear your bowl and tell you what to change.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
YOUR TEACHERS
SHANNON
Shannon van Staden is a Crystal Tones® Master Sound Healer, a meditation teacher, and a Chi Nei Tsang practitioner. Her work sits at the meeting point of harmonic resonance, energy healing and somatic transformation.
Before Brussels, she lived and practiced in a Buddhist meditation community in France. That is where the discipline behind her teaching was formed, and where she met Lama Brian.
She went on to establish the first Crystal Tones sound studio in the capital of Europe. She has taught this training since it began, and she will pass on her knowledge to you.
THE LINEAGE
LAMA BRIAN
Brian left Vermont in 1987 and has given his life to Tibetan Buddhist teaching ever since, studying directly with masters most of whom are now gone. He completed a three year Vajrayana retreat guided by Tibetan masters in Nova Scotia.
Four of the eight evenings are his: where sound healing begins, how the alchemies, colours and notes meet the chakras, the music theory beneath all of it, and what binaural beats do to a brain. It is where that lineage meets the spiritual and the science of sound.
THE EIGHT WEEKS
Not quite the right moment? Talk it through with Shannon, or tell us when would suit you better.
they crossed Europe for these two days
LOVE FROM OUR STUDENTS
THE ONE PRACTICAL THING
WHAT ABOUT BOWLS?
Many students arrive with a bowl or two already. If you do, bring them.
If you do not have any yet, there is no need to arrive with a full set. Many students start with one bowl. Nevertheless, to use the full healing capacity of sound we recommend a set of 3 bowls.
An Alchemy bowl is formed from pure quartz in intense heat and infused with rare minerals and gems, and that is what gives each one a voice of its own. Many students begin on a cheaper bowl and come to an Alchemy later. That is simply what we have watched happen.
This is the one part of an online training that is genuinely harder from a distance, so we do not leave you to it. Everyone who books is offered a bowl consultation with the studio, at no cost. We listen to what you already own, what you want to give, and what you can spend. Then we help you choose.
Bowls travel worldwide and clear customs, so if you still need to order, do it by 10 October. Book your consultation before then.
HOW IT GOES
THE POWER OF SOUND HEALING: ONLINE LEVEL 1 TRAINING
8-week Certified Online Course
Wednesdays, 20:00-21:30 CET
The complete Level 1 curriculum, taught live from wherever in the world you are. Eight Wednesday evenings with Lama Brian and Shannon, from 28 October to 16 December 2026. Replays if life gets in the way, and the same certification we award in the studio.
Not sure if this is the right season for you to begin? Book a free 15 minute discovery call.
- All eight sessions live with Lama Brian and Shannon
- Replays of every session, so a missed week is not a lost week
- A bowl consultation with the studio, with no obligation to buy
- The digital course manual
- Your Level 1 certification, the same one we award in the studio
WHERE
Live online, from wherever you are. The same curriculum in our studio in Brussels is €850.
How do I pay?
You can pay in full, or pay a 30% deposit to hold your place with the balance due 10 days before we begin.
What if I need to move my dates?
We welcome one change of date per booking, with a €50 administration fee. The deposit is non-refundable. Write to us at hello@akisoundstudio.com.
I am still not sure, who can I speak to?
Write to us at hello@akisoundstudio.com, or book a free 15 minute discovery call.
Bowl discount
€50 off single bowls and €333 off 3+ bowls, on purchases made before or within 7 days of completing the training. Excludes the HeartFlowers Collection.
Not quite the right moment? Talk it through with Shannon, or tell us when would suit you better.
QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
None. Level 1 begins at the beginning. Some arrive having never touched a bowl. Others are yoga teachers, therapists and practitioners adding sound to work they already do. Both belong here.
Yes. Playing every week for eight weeks is what turns instruction into instinct, and you cannot do that by watching. Your consultation with the studio is included, and we will help you begin with what is right rather than with everything. If you need to order, do it by 10 October so the bowls reach you before we start.
An Alchemy bowl is formed from 99.99 percent pure quartz in intense heat, then infused with rare minerals, gems and precious metals. That infusion is what gives each bowl a voice of its own. They are born of crystal and fire, shaped by heat rather than by hand, and each one emerges only once.
You can begin with a less expensive bowl, and some of our students do. We will only tell you what we have watched happen for years: many people buy a cheaper bowl first and end up with an Alchemy anyway. The difference tends to explain itself once you have played both.
There is no obligation to buy from us. When you are ready, the studio holds over 300 bowls, and your consultation is included.
Live. Every one of the eight sessions is taught in real time by Lama Brian and Shannon, with questions and feedback on your playing as you go. Nothing is prerecorded. Each session is recorded afterwards so you can return to it, and those replays stay with you for the length of the cohort.
Eight Wednesday evenings, 20:00 to 21:30 CET. We begin on 28 October and finish on 16 December 2026.
No. We finish on 16 December, a good week before Christmas, so nothing lands in the middle of the holidays. Eight Wednesday evenings, one after another, and then the year is yours again.
Yes. Complete the eight weeks and you receive your Level 1 certification, the same certification we award in the studio.
A 30 percent deposit books your place, and it is non-refundable. The remaining 70 percent falls due 10 days before we begin. The same terms we use for the training in Brussels.
We welcome one change of date per booking, with a small administration fee of €50. Write to us at hello@akisoundstudio.com and we will arrange it.
Level 2 goes further into intervals for emotional transformation, the shamanic instruments and voice work. It is taught in person in Brussels at the moment, and an online Level 2 is possible in the future. Finish Level 1 with us and we will write to you as soon as there are dates.
Life happens, and one missed evening will not undo you. Every session is recorded and waiting for you, and you can bring your questions to the following week. If you know in advance that you will miss several, write to us at hello@akisoundstudio.com before you register and we will tell you honestly whether this cohort is the right one.
After you received your certificate we will add you to a AKI graduates WhatsApp Group so you can connect with fellow sound healers. You will also receive access to Sound Tribe Premium, our library for sound healings. To further deepen your training you can do a level 2 in the Brussels studio.
OR COME TO BRUSSELS
RATHER BE IN THE ROOM?
If you can travel, travel. A studio full of bowls, in your hands, for two days, and a room of people learning beside you. There is nothing quite like it.
Level 1 runs in person in Brussels on 19 and 20 September, and again on 21 and 22 November 2026. €850.
28 OCTOBER–16 DECEMBER 2026
HOLD YOUR PLACE
Eight Wednesday evenings, from wherever in the world you are. You arrive curious. You leave a practitioner.
If you would rather talk it through first, we would like that too.
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