Evidence based sound energy therapy, research, brain entrainment programming, and pedagogies for wellness.
I utilize the power of pure nature recordings, pure tones, medicinal music, indigenous healing arts, harmonic instrument tuning, sonic/sacred geometry, light/heat therapy, TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine), 5 Element System Qi Gong, brain/body entrainment, and meditation for wellness.
I specialize in integrating anthropology, ethnomusicology, sound energy science research, brain–body entrainment, sound therapy, and embodied practices (Qi Gong, yoga, and meditation) into customized wellness experiences for individuals, groups, and organizations seeking innovative, human-centered approaches to health and performance.
My work emerged from practicing these modalities in urban and corporate environments, where changing pollution levels and ecological stress revealed how built spaces directly affect the nervous system and the eight pillars of wellness. This insight helped inform scalable wellness systems that align individual, employee, and organizational wellbeing with environmental consciousness.
Through customized instrument design, pure nature field recordings, and therapeutic sound design, I translate natural environments into accessible mindfulness tools for personal, corporate, institutional, and municipal partners. These soundscapes and vibroacoustic applications support stress reduction, focus, and emotional regulation, while also preserving disappearing ecosystems through acoustic archiving.
By connecting environmental stewardship with evidence-informed wellness strategies, I support clients and organizations in achieving wellness goals through sustainable, research-grounded innovation.
Audio Pharmacology™ was initially developed as a personalized wellness service offering non-invasive, sound-based therapy to support individual health outcomes. What began as one-on-one care has evolved into a scalable model supporting collective mental and physical wellbeing.
Meditative Music: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Guests stepped onto the legendary stage of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for a rare, deeply restorative encounter unlike anything the hall had ever held. Meditative Music: Sound Healing with Shannon Harris transported attendees into an immersive sound bath that realigned the mind, body, and spirit.
Guided by acclaimed sound practitioner and wellness innovator Shannon Harris, the evening fused ancient healing traditions with cutting-edge sonic science. Through his proprietary Audio Pharmacology™ method, Harris harnessed the transformative power of vibrational frequencies to quiet the nervous system, restore equilibrium, and awaken inner clarity.
Bathed in the resonant acoustics of Symphony Center’s grand hall, guests were enveloped in a multi-sensory landscape of vibration, stillness, and renewal. The experience blurred the line between concert and ceremony—a meditative journey that left the audience grounded, expanded, and profoundly transformed.
Custom acoustic instrument design with modern medicinal technology
The Audio Pharmacology™ Sound Spa© in Chicago Illinois.
Audio Pharmacology™ Sound Spa©
Sound therapy sessions are scheduled by appointment only.
Audio Pharmacology™ Sound Shower©
Book a group sound shower, bath, or immersive experience.
Professional
Audio Ornithologist
and Pure Nature
Field Recordist.
Visiting 6 continents and decades of globe-trotting, I travel to exotic jungles, forests, islands, bodies of water, mountains, and off road terrains capturing the sounds of pure nature as a field recordist.
Audio/Visual Anthropologist
I have documented indigenous tribes and communities in North, Central, and South America, Africa, and Asia.
During my travels, I had the honor of being initiated into different indigenous tribes studying their traditions, healing modalities, and cultures.
I have owned and operated a non-profit/NGO (none governmental organization), the A.S.S.I.S.T. Society from 2012 - 2016. We assisted indigenous populations with clean water initiatives, financial sustainability, fair trade, agriculture, and wellness. I have participated in several forms of philanthropy and charity work in support of indigenous communities.
Memberships/Partnerships
Nature Sound Society
Midwest Society for Audio Ecology
World Forum for Audio Ecology
Association of Field Ornithologist
Alexander Skutch Bird Refuge – Los Cusingos
Centro Cientifico Tropical
Adler Planetarium
Garfield Park Conservatory
OX Bow School for the Arts
Chicago Department of Public Health
Art Institute of Chicago
University of Chicago
Reva & David Logan Center for the Arts
Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry
The United States Psychotronics Association
City of Chicago
Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events
Carnegie Hall
Forest Preserve of Cook County
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