Thou Alone (Hayley)
artists
Hayley Ku’unani
The artist, an interdisciplinary Artist, Sound Healing Practitioner and Intuitive of mixed heritage woman with a nose ring, in a smart black jacket and with long gold dangling earrings, holds up a lit up white ball of light.
IG @thoualone
Website https://www.thoualone.com/
Bio
Hayley Ku’unani is an interdisciplinary Artist, Sound Healing Practitioner and Intuitive of mixed heritage born and raised in London.
Her creative interests and inspirations include music, sound, astrology and the esoteric.
Hayley’s main mediums include blackout poetry, photography and music – creating Melodic Incantations drawing inspiration and insight from the cosmos and numeric patterns.
Artist Statement
Thou Alone is created by Hayley Ku’unani – blending an array of modalities and craft into packages for self improvement to strengthen self-empowerment. Hayley is an Interdisciplinary Artist and accredited Sound Healing Practitioner, drawing from the well of resources & studies whether from life experience or disciplinary practice.
This ranges from Blackout Poetry, Astrology, Numerology, Tarot & Oracle reading, ideological and psychological prompting, as well as the relationship to music and sound as a form of energy healing.
The name Thou Alone derived from one of her projects which was a complete re-write of the 15th Century Christian Novel – ‘Of The Imitation of Christ’ originally written by Thomas A Kempis.
This was then entitled as ‘Another Imitation of Christ’ through the art of Blackout Poetry – a characteristic medium from the Dada art movement. Hayley is currently working on creating content for her blog: demystifying astrology, numbers and sound by creating tracks or playlists that correspond to the relevant astrology or numerology infused with sound healing propertie
Magical Women
Magical Women’s Communication Cards project is important because it brings back the power of show + tell. These cards offer perspective so we may communicate and illustrate our inner realms – cultivating connection with others for innerstanding.
Five Questions
01
When did you decide to train in Sound healing? / What made you want to train?
I was very musical as a child but I was struggling with undiagnosed ASD and unfortunately the co-morbidities and lack of support got the best of me.
It wasn’t until 2017 when I started to re-build my relationship to creating music.
I started to experiment creating ambient soundscape meditation music on GarageBand- unknowingly using Sound Healing techniques within my own creative practice.
After some research, I realised what I was doing in my own practice was a real thing and an actual career path I could pursue.
And upon further research, I discovered that Sound Healing is an incredibly profound treatment to manage the symptoms attached with neurodiversity such as relieving anxiety, depression, improving communication skills and social interaction.
I found a course with The Academy of Sound Healing and started my formal training in 2018, receiving my Diploma in 2020.
02
Can you describe your own first experience of a Sound bath?
My first experience was truly life changing. It was very much a mystical experience that was deeply sublime – affecting me physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.
It is common to see vivid colours, shapes or other visuals when entering a relaxed or lucid state. This is called the Theta state which is a brainwave state between 4-8hz.
It is also common to experience physical symptoms such as REM, or episodes of shaking or twitching (this is called a healing reaction) or a drop in temperature which I personally experienced.
It is also really common to totally fall asleep – and this is where the body is really able to restore itself.
I felt so connected to myself and the world around me – no masking, no judgements, no performance – just the space for me to experience my truth for myself which is something I’ll never forget and consequently sparked my passion for sharing consciously applied sound.
The experienced left me a bit spaced out yet empowered, safe, valid and with a sense of belonging I had not felt before. I wish this for everyone.
03
What has the feedback been like from people who have Sound baths facilitated by you?
I receive such wonderful feedback. Since we are all wired so differently, I love hearing and sharing our experiences as they are all so unique, personal yet universal.
Some consistent themes I receive include feeling energised, refreshed, deeply peaceful, experiencing a sonic massage, being transported to other realms or absolutely nothing due to falling asleep – which is the biggest compliment as a Practitioner!
04
How many sessions do you recommend people attend, and why?
If you are super committed to the Sound Bath practice and the journey, attending once a week can be incredibly helpful and beneficial which is what I recommend to my 1:1 clients – much like going to other treatments such as physio, acupuncture, reiki, osteopathy etc.
At the moment, I run monthly virtual collective Sound Baths which are themed using prompts from Numerology – exploring different topics and how they apply to our lives for the month ahead.
05
Why are Sound baths so powerful for NDs, (especially ND artists)?
Sound Baths are a powerful tool to recalibrate and restore our processing via our nervous system – whether that manifests itself physically, mentally, emotionally or spiritually.
As our ND wiring can often feel fused or fried in attempt to keep up with societal, neurotypical expectations – I’ve found Sound Baths to be the restorative and insightful coping tool to better strengthen and navigate the relationship to ourselves and to extend into the world around us.
As a result, this helps us tap into our creativity, our feelings and helps us to better express ourselves.