Vibroacoustic therapy has long been recognized for its ability to calm the body and ease the nervous system. It creates a grounding somatic foundation that helps people settle more quickly and relax more deeply than they can through most other modalities. What the science is now showing is that when vibroacoustics are paired with biofeedback based experiences, the benefits can move far beyond relaxation. Layering breath based biofeedback, visual entrainment, and immersive sound onto vibration can help guide the autonomic system into states associated with clarity, presence, insight, and transformation.
At inHarmony, we are always exploring new ways to enhance this foundation by stacking modalities that deepen the effects of vibroacoustics. Biofeedback based experiences are especially powerful because they bring the user into an active relationship with the technology. When your body shapes the environment around you, the session becomes more engaging and the nervous system responds in a more integrated way.
One technology we are especially excited about is SoundSelf. SoundSelf uses real-time biofeedback sampling the user’s voice and respiration. It also uses rhythmic light stimulation, and immersive sound design to create an environment that responds directly to your breath and voice. When combined with vibroacoustics, these modalities merge into a synchronized therapeutic experience that feels alive, embodied, and deeply personal.
For years, we have collaborated with the SoundSelf team to create what we consider the ultimate vibroacoustic enhancement. SoundSelf adds biofeedback therapy and light and music therapy directly into your session, expanding what is possible with your inHarmony system.
In this article we will explore why layering biofeedback onto vibroacoustic therapy is so effective and how to integrate this powerful modality into your home or professional practice. We’ll share more about SoundSelf specifically as a perfect example of a modality that enhances the capabilities of your vibroacoustic technology.
Vibroacoustic Therapy as Your Base Layer
Most inHarmony users already know how quickly vibroacoustic therapy can shift the nervous system. A few minutes of low frequency vibration is often enough for the breath to deepen, the muscles to soften, and the mind to settle. What is becoming increasingly clear, both from user experience and from emerging research, is that vibroacoustics offer more than relaxation. They create a somatic state that is highly receptive to other forms of therapeutic input.
Many of our customers have discovered this intuitively. Once the body is grounded through vibration, additional sensory layers seem to land more deeply. Breathwork feels easier. Meditation becomes richer. Light and sound feel more immersive. This is why we think of inHarmony not just as a device, but as a platform. Vibroacoustics form the base layer that makes other modalities more effective.
When you stack biofeedback therapy on top of this foundation, the benefits compound. The system becomes more responsive, the nervous system becomes more engaged, and the experience becomes more meaningful.
What Biofeedback Adds to the Experience
Biofeedback therapy works by taking an internal signal, like your breath, and feeding it back to you through your senses. Your nervous system recognizes itself in the signal, and can automatically adapt to an improved baseline. This process occurs pre-consciously through the body's intelligence.
Biofeedback adds presence and interactive engagement. It also makes the session feel alive. This interactivity is one of the things we love about it.
SoundSelf is the first biofeedback technology designed for vibroacoustic systems like inHarmony. We have seen that the two technologies integrate perfectly in a classic “1 + 1 = 3” sense, and we love opening up the world of biofeedback to our customers. You’ll learn about this powerful technology below.
User Spotlight: Michael Ansley
“Thank you - integrating the inHarmony Sound Lounge and SoundSelf has taken my practice to another level, especially with EMDR as my primary modality. These tools have transformed how I support trauma processing, grounding, and nervous system regulation in both private practice and PHP/IOP settings. I couldn't imagine my work without them now and look forward to seeing what's next to continue enhancing client healing and transformation.”
What SoundSelf Is and Why It Fits Perfectly With Vibroacoustics
SoundSelf is one of the most innovative immersive therapy tools available today. It blends biofeedback therapy with light and bio-responsive music to create a vibroacoustic session that feels intimate and alive.
A typical SoundSelf session lasts about forty minutes and unfolds in three parts.
1. Guided introduction
You are invited to take a few slow breaths and begin a simple toning practice. The system teaches you how your voice shapes the experience.
2. Immersive open sequence
As soon as you begin vocalizing, SoundSelf responds with evolving music, color, pattern, and vibration. Light therapy glasses create a mesmerizing field of color that dances with your voice. With the inHarmony system connected, the sound becomes a full-body vibration that literally resonates with your voice. Users often describe this part of the session as entering a dreamlike, sensory cocoon, and research has shown them rapidly entering a unitive-state experience.
3. Closing meditation
The session ends with a short grounding practice that brings you back into conscious awareness of your body and helps integrate the experience.
If you want to see how SoundSelf feels, you can listen to the preview on the inHarmony app.
SoundSelf was built for immersion. Paired with inHarmony, it becomes complete immersion. This is why so many users describe this integration as the most powerful experience they have ever had with vibroacoustics.
SoundSelf Research Highlights and Why They Matter for inHarmony Users
One of the reasons we admire the SoundSelf team is their commitment to scientific rigor. Their research contributes to the growing recognition of immersive therapy and vibroacoustic technologies as groundbreaking therapeutic tools. These studies validate what many users feel intuitively. When sound, light, breath, and vibration work together, something extraordinary happens.
Below are three key research findings that help explain why SoundSelf is such a powerful addition to vibroacoustic therapy.
1. SoundSelf produces brainwave patterns similar to psychedelics and deep meditation
A quantitative EEG study found that SoundSelf reliably produces shifts in brainwave activity that resemble high dose psychedelic experiences as well as advanced meditative states. These include increases in theta and gamma activity and reductions in default mode network patterns associated with mental chatter.
For vibroacoustic users, this means your inHarmony system is not only helping your body relax. It becomes a foundation for accessing deep consciousness states that usually require years of meditation or specialized therapeutic environments.
Learn More about the SoundSelf EEG Study
2. SoundSelf increases mindfulness and psychological wellbeing
GAD-7 scores for anxiety decrease 49.16%
PHQ-9 scores for depression decrease 34.87%
FFMQ scores for mindfulness increase 12.38%
MEQ-30 scores for mysticism increase 20.08%
PWB scores for psychologica well-being increase by 12.36%
WHO-5 scores for wellness increase by 52.17%
A study examining mindfulness and emotional wellbeing found significant improvements after SoundSelf sessions. Participants reported greater clarity, presence, and calm. These effects extended beyond the session itself.
These outcomes are highly relevant for inHarmony users. Vibroacoustics quiet the body. SoundSelf helps the mind reorganize. Together they create a pathway toward deeper emotional insight and meaningful transformation.
Learn more about the SoundSelf Mindfulness Study
3. SoundSelf is used in ketamine assisted therapy as a supportive tool
SoundSelf has also been used in professional therapeutic settings to support ketamine assisted therapy. Patients reported smoother emotional processing and clinicians observed improved outcomes.
We mention this for context. It shows that immersive therapy is entering the clinical space in a serious way. It also demonstrates the therapeutic potential of layered modalities.
Learn More About the SoundSelf Ketamine Study
Integrating SoundSelf With inHarmony: Our Collaborative Gold Standard
[inHarmony founder Craig Goldberg with SoundSelf founder Robin Arnott]
Our partnership with SoundSelf began years ago. Together, we wanted to explore a simple but powerful question. What happens when state of the art vibroacoustic therapy is combined with responsive biofeedback and immersive light and sound design?
The answer is a multimodal experience that engages your entire sensory system.
SoundSelf natively supports vibroacoustics. Integrating it with your inHarmony system is easy. Simply connect with an auxiliary cable and SoundSelf’s audio becomes vibration throughout your body.
As you vocalize, the soundscape shifts. The light patterns evolve. The vibration moves literally in harmony (there we go again!) with your own voice. Everything synchronizes with your inner rhythm. It feels like entering a world shaped by your own breath and voice, which causes the typical sense of self defined by the DMN (that’s Default-Mode-Network to you) to dissolve.
We see this integration, and integrations like it, as the future of immersive therapy. It represents what is possible when technologies are developed in partnership and optimized to work together. It is our gold standard for therapeutic immersion.
Why You Should Try SoundSelf With Your inHarmony System
If you love your inHarmony system and want to explore deeper therapeutic states, SoundSelf is the most powerful way to get there. It enhances relaxation. It deepens presence. It increases emotional clarity. And it transforms your vibroacoustic session into a living, breathing journey.
You can get started by downloading SoundSelf and connecting directly with your inHarmony system using a standard auxiliary cable. Learn More.
SoundSelf is accessible for beginners and profound for advanced users. If you want to explore the deeper potential of vibroacoustic therapy, this is the next step.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I add SoundSelf to my vibroacoustic suite?
Simply connect your inHarmony system with the SoundSelf system using a standard auxiliary cable. The SoundSelf system will play content on your inHarmony technology.
What makes SoundSelf such a powerful enhancement to vibroacoustic therapy?
SoundSelf adds breath based biofeedback, immersive light patterns, and evolving music that responds to you. When combined with vibration, these layers help your body settle more deeply and your awareness expand more fully.
How long is a typical SoundSelf session?
A standard session is about forty minutes, including an introduction, an immersive open sequence, and a grounding integration phase.
Is SoundSelf suitable for both beginners and advanced users?
SoundSelf is most appropriate for users who are already familiar with their vibrocoustic system and the benefits of vibroacoustic therapy. While even beginners can experience the benefits, we find the best results come from users who already understand the ins and outs of their vibroacoustic system
