"It was wonderful! Calming, relaxing - just what I needed before the big night. Like seashells in the brain."
- Oprah Winfrey
A live acoustic experience at the intersection of sound, music, meditation and luxury hospitality
As seen in Forbes, USA TODAY “10 Best”, and Oprah Daily
The SONIC LEAP™ Experience is a therapeutic, full-body listening journey created by Michelle Pirret.
Through auditory stimulation, the immersive experience encourages cognitive decompression and a deep mental reset, helping an overstimulated nervous system settle. Drawing inspiration from the rhythms, frequencies and sonic textures of the natural world, sound guides attention away from the friction of daily life toward relaxation and inward focus.
Overtone-rich acoustic instruments, Pirret’s four-octave voice and principles of auditory entrainment create an enveloping acoustic environment designed to support rest, inward attention and relaxation. The experience is passively received, allowing the listener simply to rest within the sound.
What makes the SONIC LEAP™ different?
SONIC LEAP™ is not a standardized sound-bath format, but a proprietary experience shaped by Pirret’s background in music, performance and luxury wellness.
The SONIC LEAP™ Experience is the convergence of Michelle’s multiple skill sets developed over a lifetime as a performing artist, more than two decades as a professional musician & vocalist, and a pioneering career in luxury wellness. Pirret established the use of therapeutic sound as a distinctive spa and wellness offering at some of the world’s leading hospitality destinations, including Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown, Sensei Lānaʻi and The Palms Turks & Caicos.
Pirret’s method is trusted by private clients around the world, including foreign dignitaries, royalty, elite athletes and leaders in technology, business and entertainment. Many share something in common: the demands of high-performance lives and a desire for non-invasive ways to rest, recalibrate and restore.
Every tone within a SONIC LEAP™ Experience is created live with acoustic instruments and voice. Nothing is prerecorded, digitized or plugged in. Unlike an app, recorded meditation or looped background track, the sound is generated in the room, in real time, allowing its acoustic vibrations to be both heard and physically perceived. Each soundscape is composed specifically for the client, setting and occasion.
Additional certification in Integrative Thanatology also informs her work supporting end-of-life transitions, deepening her understanding of voice, sound, attention and presence in relationship to the nervous system.
From Michelle…
Having studied film scoring and composition, one of my favorite pursuits is creating soundscapes. Since early childhood, I have been in conversation with nature, mimicking the polyrhythms of birds, owls, snakes, water and wind—each with its own language.
The SONIC LEAP™ Experience is proprietary and facilitated exclusively by me. It is neither standardized nor delegated. Each session is spontaneously created for the architecture, audience and occasion.
The power of sound is transformational.
SONIC LEAP™ sessions are experienced in individual, couple, and group settings. Premium handcrafted instruments have been personally curated for this next-level experience. Sound is composed in real time played around the entirety of the body and throughout the surrounding space. In keeping with professional spa protocols, I do not place instruments on or touch the body directly.
As a MUSIC ARTIST, I offer solo vocal performances for festivals, benefits, memorials, symposiums, and corporate events. In live performance, I draw upon repertoire from The Great American Songbook – jazz and popular standards utilizing Alchemy crystal singing bowls as my harmonic accompaniment. Whether it is in celebration of love or marking the passing of a life, I strive to honor all occasions in an innovative and deeply reflective way.
INSTRUMENTS
In a solo concert setting, the harmonic accompaniment to Michelle Pirret’s vocals is created with Alchemy Crystal Singing bowls by Crystal Tones™ for whom she is a brand ambassador. The sounds produced by her ensemble have been likened to hearing an angelic choir – each individual bowl having a unique voice and overtone – yet seamlessly blending.
Each of her 40 Alchemy crystal bowls is tuned to A4 = 440Hz (true tone) concert pitch in order to harmonize properly with other instruments in performance or recording. The remaining 9 bowls are selected for binaural effects and dissonance – used strategically.
Michelle’s collection of 18 premium gongs includes handcrafted instruments by artisans such as Shawn Aceto, Tone of Life, Ryan Shelledy & Grotta Sonora, among others. The specific metal alloys of the individual gongs—nickel silver, titanium, stainless steel and bronze—allow for precise tonal customization in composing bespoke SONIC LEAP™ Experiences.
Upcoming Events
Live solo concerts, private experiences, corporate retreats and SONIC LEAP™ facilitations
