Michael Sutherland is a recording engineer, musician, loop-pedal artist and psychedelic music expert from Aotearoa New Zealand.

Michael learned the art of recording/engineering from some of New Zealand's best from the film and commercial music industry and has a talent for merging vintage era with the future. He has been involved in many records, including some of Aotearoa's biggest acts, local rock/pop artists, and larger jazz & orchestral ensembles.

Michael also pioneered Music for Float Tanks in 2019 which is now used in 70+ Float Centers around the globe.

Michael develops & composes music for Psychedelic Therapy collaborating with clinical trials to heal communities, bring incredible artists together, and teach us more about music's incredible role in these breakthrough therapies and consciousness in general.

What are Sound Elixirs?

Sound has been used in ceremonies, rituals, and as a tool for healing in a variety of cultures throughout the world for thousands of years. Sound healing is the practice of using the vibrations of voice and instruments to change the state of mind and release tension from the body. It works through the phenomenon called entrainment. Entrainment is the process by which brainwaves are influenced by external stimuli, in this case, sound. When used correctly, sound can help shift the brain into the meditative states of alpha and theta brainwaves – similar to floating. When combined, floating and sound deliver an enhanced float experience.

These Sound Elixirs are custom sound healing tracks created specifically for floating by Julie Fisher, an intuitive Sound Practitioner. Each track is intuitively created and designed to help the client not only relax, but transition into a different state of being. Julie utilizes crystal singing bowls and her voice during the creation process. These tracks are called Sound Elixirs because they are live recordings and work with each individual listener to enhance and deepen their experience. The benefits increase overtime with repeated listens, similar to floating.

These Sound Elixirs are created specifically for Dreampod and ideally should be used while floating. However, you can utilize them as another offering to help clients decompress from the stress of everyday life even before getting into the pod.

Floating with Sound Elixirs is a perfect combination that creates an ideal environment for deeper relaxation, meditation, and healing experiences.

What are Dreamscapes?

DreamScapes are like landscapes for the mind. Using sounds, music, entrainment and guided imagery, they first of all relax the conscious mind, then gently engage and transport the floater to a place of deep learning in the subconscious where they can alter behavior, improve performance, and relieve physical conditions far more effectively than with floating alone.

Each is one hour long, they are easy to follow and unlike simple relaxation sessions off the web, they are specifically designed to be used in the float environment.

Dr Jason Gregg creator of Dreamscapes is a specialist in subconscious reeducation & training. He is an Australian national who spent 20 years in the US. It was early in his clinical career that he began to explore alternative ways to overcome the frequent failure of traditional therapies to provide long-lasting, sustainable change. Thus began a lifelong study into the use of subconscious re-education and recorded sounds to modify behavior and enhance human performance.

As well as traditional cognitive therapies, he has studied biofeedback, clinical hypnosis, and the effects of orthomolecular nutrition on aging. He holds several patents for unique methods of brainwave entrainment, and has produced behavioral modification sessions that are currently used in more than 20 countries.