Local guide
Sound Baths in North County San Diego
The regular sessions from Carlsbad to Encinitas to Balboa Park, what each one is like, what it costs, and who it is for. Including ours, which is why you should read the others too.
Where the sound is, from Carlsbad to Balboa Park
North County San Diego has more sound baths per square mile than almost anywhere. Here are the ones with a real track record, what each is like, and who each is for. Details are taken from the hosts' own listings in October 2026; prices and dates change, so check theirs before you go.
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Radiant Flo Carlsbad
Our own, so read with that in mind. Sound is woven into both of Anya's moon ceremonies in her home temple in Carlsbad: Kundalini Activation with Blue Lotus on the full moon, and Kundalini Activation with Cacao on the new moon, with crystal bowls, voice and Light Language. Only five spaces, $77, two hours, address shared on booking.
Best for: people who want more than the sound, in a circle small enough to be seen.
Anya doesn't hold sound baths on their own; private group ceremonies with sound, by request, travel anywhere in North County.
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Zen Soul Balance Encinitas
Jeny Dawson's full moon sound bath is one of the longest-running regular sessions in North County: sixty minutes of alchemy crystal singing bowls, gongs, drums and chimes, held at the Crystal Tones Temple on South Rancho Santa Fe Road in Encinitas, surrounded by crystals. Around $40, booked through Eventbrite; Jeny stays after to let people try the bowls.
Best for: a first sound bath, and anyone who wants the full-moon timing without ritual. zensoulbalance.com
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Sacred Sound of the Soul Encinitas
The Crystal Tones Temple itself: a crystal singing bowl showroom and sound temple on South Rancho Santa Fe Road that hosts its own sound events and practitioner trainings, and lends its room to other facilitators.
Best for: hearing what a room full of alchemy bowls sounds like, and for anyone thinking about learning to play. sacredsoundofthesoul.com
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Soul of Yoga Encinitas
The Encinitas Boulevard studio runs periodic Saturday-evening sound journeys, often with guest musicians, at community prices (recent sessions listed at $15 and up). Ninety minutes, in a yoga studio, with the studio's community around you.
Best for: a low-cost first sound bath and people who already practice there. soulofyoga.com
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Four Moons Spa Encinitas
A wellness spa on private grounds on North Vulcan Avenue, with treatments, a boutique and apothecary, and an events calendar that regularly lists sound and ceremony gatherings alongside yoga and workshops.
Best for: a sound bath as part of a spa afternoon, and for private events. fourmoonsspa.com
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Japanese Friendship Garden Balboa Park, San Diego
The garden hosts sound meditation sessions among its ponds and paths in Balboa Park.
Best for: an outdoor sound bath in a setting that does half the work before a bowl is struck, and for visitors staying downtown. niwa.org
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San Diego Botanic Garden Encinitas
The botanic garden's program calendar includes occasional sound healing events, such as its Heart in Harmony sessions, in the gardens.
Best for: a daytime sound bath outdoors; watch the calendar, since they are not weekly. sdbg.org
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Monima Wellness San Diego
A wellness center that offers sound healing as part of a mental-health-oriented program alongside Reiki and other modalities.
Best for: people who want sound inside a clinical, trauma-aware setting rather than a ceremony. monimawellness.com
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Eventbrite and Meetup
For whatever is happening this week, Eventbrite's San Diego and Encinitas sound bath pages and Meetup's Breathwork & Sound Bath group list pop-up sessions at breweries, beaches, yoga studios and living rooms across the county. Quality varies; the hosts above are the ones with years behind them.
How to choose
Ask three questions.
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How many people will be in the room:
twelve is intimate, forty is a concert.
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What happens besides the sound:
nothing (a sound bath), or ritual and energy work (a ceremony).
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And where:
a studio floor, a spa, a garden, or a home.
None is better.
They are different evenings, and the right one is the one you will actually go to.
Questions
People also ask
Kundalini Activation Facilitator, BodyTalk and BodyIntuitive Practitioner, and former occupational therapy practitioner of nearly two decades. Founder of Radiant Flo in Carlsbad, California. About Anya
How much do sound baths cost in North County?
Community sessions at studios run about $15 to $45. Spa and venue sessions $30 to $60. Ceremonies that combine sound with ritual or energy work, like Radiant Flo's, are $77. Private group ceremonies with sound are quoted by group size.
Which is best for a first sound bath?
A sixty-minute community sound bath at a studio is the gentlest introduction: low cost, no ritual, nothing asked of you. Come to a ceremony when you are curious about what the sound opens up.
Are there sound baths in Carlsbad itself?
Yes. Radiant Flo holds Kundalini Activation with Blue Lotus on the full moon and Kundalini Activation with Cacao on the new moon in a private home temple in Carlsbad, both with sound woven in, and private group ceremonies with sound, by request. Most of the other regular sessions in North County are in Encinitas.
How do I find this week's sound bath?
Eventbrite's San Diego and Encinitas sound bath listings are the most complete week-to-week calendar; Meetup's Breathwork & Sound Bath group is a good second. The hosts below publish their own calendars too.
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