Our ears are the
super highway to our
nervous system!
Could the Tomatis® Method calm your nervous system and improve your emotional resilience?
Our emotions affect our lives and impact our relationships.
Could greater emotional resilience help you shape healthier relationships?
Change from emotional reactions to calm responses with the Tomatis® Method
What is the Tomatis® Method?
Did you know that approximately 80% of sensory information comes to the brain through the ear! And that your ears never sleep.
Dr Tomatis defined listening as the ability to hear without any emotional disturbance.
This means the ability to hear sound from all sources without creating unpleasant emotional reactions. By using the Tomatis® Method we can strengthen our ability to regulate our emotional responses, which in turn can improve a person's sense of well-being and quality of life. Improved emotional regulation allows us to experience deeper and richer connections with people and the world around us.
Improved listening is achieved through an at home listening programme where the client listens to specific filtered and gated music to train the ear muscles and brain through the process of neuroplasticity.
Most people report the music to be relaxing creating deep and profound emotional, communication and cognitive changes.
If you'd like a consultation or to fill out a questionnaire to see if The Tomatis® Method could help you or someone you care about please either book in for a consultation or fill in the enquiry form at the bottom of the page.
Let's connect and see if a listening programme is right for you or someone important to you.
What sort of issues can the
Tomatis® Method help with?
✓ Emotional regulation, ADHD & ADD and Impulsivity
✓ Auditory Processing Disorder
✓ Communication difficulties with self expression and Talking in busy places
✓ Anxiety, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Overthinking
✓ Mild depression, Low motivation, Poor Quality of Sleep, Burnout
✓ Memory Recall, Concentration, Focus and Attention
✓ Spatial Awareness, Balance, Sense of Rhythm
✓ Quality of Speaking and Singing Voice, Ability to Hear Emotion in a Voice
Get in touch today to find out how the Tomatis Method® could help you!
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does the Tomatis Method® make such a difference?
Approximately 80% of our sensory input comes through our ears! Sound waves from sounds stimulate both our Cochlea (the hearing part of the ear) and our Vestibule (the motor part of the ear). From the vestibule the information (impulses) stimulates the limbic system and the amygdala which involves the Vagus nerve.
The information also goes to the language centre, the emotional centre and the prefrontal cortex of the brain. The Tomatis® Method retrains each part of the ear and it's connections to other parts of the brain which is how it creates neuroplasticity for deep and lasting change. The Tomatis® Method is a system that helps a person reach their full potential through enhancing the capacity to listen rather than to hear.
By retraining how the brain responds to the sensory and auditory information it receives we are very likely to improve our ability to manage emotions, increase our attention and focus, reduce our sensory overwhelm, improve our communication, enhance our speaking and singing voices and improve our energy and vitality.
If you're ready to make a change, book a free consultation or fill out the enquiry form today to learn more about how we can support you move forward in life - ideally to thrive.
Do you have proof the Tomatis® Method works?
The Tomatis® method was developed in the 1960's by a French ear nose and throat surgeon Dr Alfred Tomatis. There is 60+ years of proof that the Tomatis® Method can assist a person to make significant change in many areas of their life. It is a holistic programme so very often people make improvements in areas they weren't even expecting change to occur in.
There is a 30 day money back guarantee which means that if a person has no change within the first 30 days I will refund their investment in full. My belief in the power of the programme is huge.
I have personally completed the programme as have my husband and two children. Our first experience with the program was in 2011 when our son completed a listening programme for a significant auditory processing issue and dyslexia. He no longer struggles with dyslexia yet retains it's gifts of spatial awareness, problem solving and fortitude.
I completed the programme in 2023 - since then I have a much greater capacity to manage my emotions and I no longer struggle with IBS. The unexpected bonus' are: car sickness has gone, much better spatial awareness and balance, improved focus and I find it much easier to listen in noisy environments like cafes. There are many more benefits - in fact too many to list!
My husband completed his programme at the same time as me. He reports that his concentration has improved, it is easier to follow conversations especially in noisy environments, he has a greater ability to express himself and he has knocked 10 shots off his golf score card,
Our daughter also completed a programme during 2024. She reports that her emotional capacity has increased and she is far less overwhelmed by noise and light. Her tolerance to spicy foods and changes in temperature have greatly improved and she finds it easier to communicate what she is thinking and feeling. Her dancing has improved too with a greater sense of spatial awareness, balance and rhythm.
The benefits are unique to each person. No two brains are the same so no two people will have exactly the same results.
What happens at the consultation?
In our consultation, we'll work together to:
1. Give you an opportunity to teach me more about the issue and how it affects you to give me insight into what your struggles are.
2. Make a plan that works for you. The plan needs to meet your level of commitment to change, availability, beliefs and budget.
3. If appropriate book a date to get started with your unique listening programme to assist you to meet your goals.
What happens in a session?
Sessions are completed at home. The client wears headphones and listens to mainly classical music which is filtered and gated. Both are unique to the Tomatis method.
While listening the person may read, craft, draw, walk or do light exercise, garden, housework, sit quietly and listen or even sleep.
It is important the person avoids using a device, watching TV, eating and vigorous exercise that causes movement of the headphones or sweating during their listening session.
Do you work with children?
Yes, the Tomatis® Method is generally well accepted by children. While they listen to the music they can draw, play quietly, craft, read, do puzzles, even sleep as long as they aren't eating or looking at a screen.
How much does it cost?
The programme requires that specific headphones are purchased as well as the cost of the programme. The price depends on the number of blocks of listening a person does - usually three or four.
The cost is the same whether it is one person or two people using the system at the same time, so I encourage families to do the programme together where time allows.
Do I join online or in person?
Before a programme can be designed and uploaded to the headphones the client(s) need to visit me in person to evaluate their unique listening profile and download their programme.
They will return to me at approximately 8 week intervals to re evaluate their listening profile and upload their subsequent programmes. A total of 4 visits are required for a 3 block programme.
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Please Note:
Free to Bee™ is not a Medical or Mental Health Agency or Service.
We are not trained medical or mental health professionals.
Our training is to help clients move beyond life challenges that they believe are holding them back.
While our services this may contribute to increasing a person's overall emotional resilience, it is not a replacement for dedicated medical or mental health help, support, diagnosis or advice.
If you are looking for a mental health service please click the link below for a list of agencies providing assistance.
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Email: debbie@freetobee.co.nz
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