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A 15-week immersion into the world of sound through listening, discipline, and awareness.

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A Grounded Approach to Sound Facilitation

Designed to offer a comprehensive education in sound facilitation rooted in discipline, awareness, and clarity, this program moves beyond myth, performance, and prescriptive outcomes to cultivate technical fluency, perceptual listening, and responsible communication.

Through historical context, psychoacoustics, and instrument study, students learn how to work with sound as a container for experience, not a directive force. The focus is not on what sound is claimed to do, but on how it is used, how it is perceived, and how facilitators can hold space with integrity. This program is filled with extensive literature, videos, and audio articles supporting a variety of learning methods.

Created to be accessible without sacrificing depth, this online program offers a rigorous foundation for those seeking to engage sound thoughtfully, ethically, and with long-term sustainability—both for themselves and the communities they serve.

❋ Intentional Structure

Designed as a journey to provide a foundation of knowledge over the course of 27 chapters by establishing a disciplined practice, identifying truths vs myths, and the ability to communicate in a grounded way.

❋ Collaborative Energy

Connection is a core part of the process. You’ll learn just as much from the group as from the content itself. Weekly group meetings, ongoing discussion and small cohorts for ongoing integration.

❋ Expert Guidance

Led by a deeply experienced teacher who understands how to hold space, encourage participation and inspire independent thinking with the goal of helping you find your unique voice through sound.

❋ A Supportive Space

Bring your life experiences and an open heart, mind and ability to listen with intent. You can have a background in music and instrument experience, or no experience at all. “Come as you are.”

Program Overview (Module 1)

Curriculum

I. FOUNDATION: Understanding Sound

  • Physics of Sound

  • Entrainment (Trance + Drone)

  • History of Sound (East + West)

  • Music Therapy vs. Sound Therapy

Builds a grounded understanding of what sound is, how it functions, and how it has been used across contexts.

II. PERCEPTION & DISCERNMENT

  • Deep Listening + Awareness

  • Dispelling Myths

  • Understanding Perception (how sound is experienced)

  • Awareness + Discipline = Knowledge

Develops the ability to listen critically, think clearly, and separate direct experience from assumption.

III. INSTRUMENT STUDY

  • Introduction to Various Instruments

  • Methods of Learning Instruments

  • Building Confidence Through Practice

Focuses on developing a practical relationship with sound tools through consistent, disciplined use.

IV. CONTEXT & ENVIRONMENT

  • Set + Setting

  • Utilizing Space

  • Sound as a Container (not a directive force)

Explores how environment shapes experience and how to work with space intentionally.

V. FACILITATION PRINCIPLES

  • Facilitation, Not Performance

  • Holding Space

  • Communication

Shifts the focus from playing sound to responsibly guiding an experience.

VI. APPLICATION: SESSION DESIGN

  • Structuring a Session

  • Designing for Individuals vs Groups

  • Adapting in Real Time

Brings everything together into practical, real-world facilitation.

VII. INTEGRATION

  • Ongoing Practice + Reflection

  • Developing Your Own Approach

  • Ethical Considerations + Sustainability

Supports long-term growth and finding your own voice within the work.

Who Is This Designed For?

  • Aspiring facilitators

  • Facilitators looking to deepen their knowledge

  • Musicians wanting to shift into facilitation

  • Therapists / Yoga Teachers / Acupuncturists / Wellness Practitioners

  • Complete beginners curious about sound

two paths. same outcome.

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Guided Sound Facilitation Program (June-September '26)
$750.00
One time
$375.00
For 2 months

Join up to 10 students for a 15 week guided program exploring the transformative power of sound. Next guided session begins week of JUNE 1ST.

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The Practitioner Path (Self Study)- Sound Facilitation Program
$300.00
One time
$100.00
For 3 months

Direct and immediate access to an extensive program exploring the transformative power of sound. Set up as weekly topics with the ability to move through the material at your own pace.

Participate in a transformative journey



learning how to:
deeply listen, hold space,
&
gain knowledge and confidence using instruments

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Choose Your Path

Choose how you want to begin your transformative journey into the world of sound, making space for growth, action, and forward momentum. Three distinct paths to learning, honoring different rhythms, capacities, and levels of support.

The Practitioner Path (Self Study)

At your own pace. This choice invites self-directed study, allowing you to move slowly and intentionally through the curriculum while cultivating deep listening, discernment, and embodied understanding on your own timeline.

Group learning provides a shared container with live instruction, reflection, and collective inquiry, supporting integration through resonance, dialogue, and relational practice.

Guided Group

Offers the most personalized path—an immersive, attuned relationship where the work is shaped directly around your instruments, questions, and facilitation presence.

Optional 1:1 Mentoring
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What’s included

GUIDED GROUPS:

Integrated Support

1:1 Sessions Available*

45 Minute Online Group Meetings Every Week

Weekly Gatherings

Moderated group chat for ongoing dialogue and inquiry

Daily Connection

The Practitioner Path (Self Study):

Define Your Rhythm

Move fast. Move slow. It’s entirely up to you.

Access to a growing online community chat moderated weekly

Weekly Connection

Customize your experience with 1:1 Mentoring sessions*

Integrated Support

*1:1 Mentoring sessions are available for an additional fee

Pricing

  • Choose when you begin your journey and set your own tempo with the option to enhance your learning experience with 1:1 sessions.

  • Join a group of like-minded students for a guided 15 week journey into the world of sound.

  • * These 30 minute sessions focus on your needs and goals and offer direct and curated support for your journey.

    1:1 mentoring sessions are meant to supplement your learning. You must be enrolled in a Guided Group or Practitioner Path, and at this time cannot be purchased independently.

    1 Session= $75
    3 Sessions = $200
    5 Sessions= $325
    8 Sessions= $525

    Please contact: info@ntmsound.com if interested in more sessions

DATES

  • 2026 Group Session Dates


    First Cohort Dates- CLOSED [FULL]

    Second Cohort Schedule-
    (exact weekly meeting date tbc)

    Weeks of:
    June 1st
    June 8th
    June 15th
    June 22nd
    July 13th
    July 20th
    July 27th
    August 3rd
    August 10th
    August 17th
    August 24th
    August 31st
    September 7th
    September 14th
    September 21st


    Third Cohort Dates- TBD
    4th Cohort Dates- TBD

By the end of this program, you will be able to:

  • Facilitate complete sound sessions for individuals and groups with clarity and presence

  • Work confidently with instruments such as a frame drum, singing bowls, and drone-based tools

  • Understand the fundamental physics of sound and how it is perceived in real-world environments

  • Design and structure sessions with intention, awareness, and adaptability

  • Communicate your work in a grounded, responsible way—without relying on unsupported claims

  • Nate Martinez mentored me in true sound Therapy several years ago, and his guidance fundamentally changed my understanding of what it means to be a profound and effective sound facilitator. Nate’s deep understanding of music theory, frequency, and all things sound—along with his background as a professional sound engineer—gives him a rare technical precision. He has a remarkable ability to work with sound slowly and intentionally, using subtle shifts in tone, rhythm, and frequency to support meditation, nervous system regulation, and deep entrainment. Beyond technique, Nate’s presence is what makes his teaching truly transformative. His sessions are not about performance, but about relationship—between sound, silence, and the human experience. I am profoundly grateful for the time I spent learning from him, and I wholeheartedly recommend his work to anyone seeking integrity, depth, and true embodiment in sound therapy.

    Alaa Abanomi, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

  • "Your teaching gave me everything I needed to know for my journey– it completely changed my life. The practice has helped me fill the gaps between altruistic intention, service, creativity, and spiritual practice. Sound and silence. I now facilitate sound meditations almost on a weekly basis. It is a joy, an honor and a privilege. So thanks for being such a huge catalyst and influence and teacher."

    Alex Beckmann, Brooklyn, NY

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Contact NTM Sound for a free 10 minute webinar to learn more about what this program offers— bring your curiosity and questions.

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A NOTE FROM NATE:

Sound therapy and sound baths have entered the mainstream as more people seek tools to regulate stress, restore balance, and reconnect with themselves in an increasingly busy and complicated world. As interest has grown, so too has the number of trainings and certifications promising to teach this work. While the intention to support others through sound is genuine, much of the available education lacks a coherent foundation—often relying on myth, symbolic language, or under-examined pseudo-science while overlooking the essential discipline of truly knowing the instruments being used.

This program is designed to approach sound not as a performance, belief system, or set of claims, but as a practice of facilitation. This requires technical fluency, perceptual awareness, and ethical communication. Understanding velocity, dynamics, touch, and interaction with each instrument is not secondary to this work—it is the work. Without this literacy, facilitators risk projecting meaning onto sound rather than creating a neutral, supportive container in which participants can have their own experience.

I developed this program as a response to what I believe is currently missing in many sound education offerings worldwide. It offers a comprehensive, accessible foundation rooted in history, psychoacoustics, and embodied learning. You will explore how sound has been used across cultures as a tool for transformation, while learning to distinguish between documented effects, subjective experience, and symbolic interpretation. Rather than avoiding complexity, the curriculum intentionally engages the grey areas—teaching students how to communicate clearly about what sound can and cannot do, without exaggeration or myth-based framing.

Through disciplined instrument study, grounded language, and experiential practice, you will develop the capacity to facilitate sound with clarity, integrity, and confidence. Equal emphasis is placed on personal inner work and external skill development, ensuring that facilitators are not only technically competent, but self-aware and responsibly oriented toward those they serve.

The goal of this program is not certification for its own sake, but transformation through understanding. My goal is for you to leave with a strong foundational knowledge, a refined relationship to sound, and the ability to share this work authentically within your communities. It’s intentionally designed to be financially accessible—without compromising depth, rigor, or the potential for a truly meaningful educational experience.

I look forward to investing energy into this program and I hope you’ll join our collective journey.

FAQ

How many people are in the guided groups?

There will be 5-10 participants for each group. 

What if I miss a weekly group session?

The online sessions will be recorded and accessible afterwards.

Can I add a 1:1 session after the group program begins?

Yes, just contact: info@ntmsound.com

Due to the nature of this online program there are no refunds for guided groups or self study. If you have paid a deposit for a guided group and cannot attend the program dates you can transfer enrollment to the next available group. 

What is the cancellation/refund policy?
Will I have access to the materials after the program is completed?

Yes

This program is designed as a training in sound facilitation rather than a certification-first model. The focus is on listening, instrument study, ethical communication, session design, and the ability to facilitate sound baths with care and responsibility. The possibility exists to be retroactively presented with a certification in the future if this program decides to adopt the approach, however there is no immediate plan to provide these. There are a number of organizations and individuals offering accredited programs but the “rigorous educational standards” are highly debatable. 

Is this a certification program?