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Raising the frequency
How Alchemic Sonic Environment is reimagining mental health support S ound has always been central to human experience, but in the work of Satya Hinduja, it becomes more than expression — it becomes medicine. As founder of Alchemic Sonic Environment (ASE), she is creating a new language of
then introduced me to the 136.1 Hz frequency — the “Om tone,” resonant with the Earth’s orbital frequency. Experiencing its physiological impact was life- changing. It wasn’t entertainment; it was healing. From that moment, Alchemic Sonic Environment became my life’s work.
care where music, neuroscience, and ancient practices converge to ease anxiety, improve resilience,
ASE spans brain and body health. Why has mental health become such a central focus?
and restore balance in an increasingly stressed world.
Satya, your career began in film scoring and electronic music. What life experiences pushed you toward sound as a tool for healing? Steeped in mantra and vibration, my upbringing unfolded through the full spectrum of life’s experiences within a family rooted in Vedic traditions. But the real pivot came from collective trauma. I arrived in Boston for my first semester at Berklee College of Music just days before 9/11 — the grief in the air was palpable. Years later, in 2008, I was back in Mumbai during the terror attacks. Those two experiences revealed something profound: that sound has the capacity to hold communities through their most fractured moments. In 2012, while living in New York and immersed in the electronic music scene, I still felt something essential was missing. A neuroscientist
Because it’s where the need is most urgent. Stress, anxiety, and depression are no longer fringe issues — they’re daily realities across cultures. Our health systems, much like us humans, weren’t built on integrative foundations. They are overstretched, fragmented, and reactive. I wanted to create environments that people could step into — and immediately feel supported. Research backs this: spatial listening has been shown to regenerate neurons in the hippocampus, which is essential for memory and emotional regulation. By structuring soundscapes with specific frequencies, resonances and rhythms, ASE helps guide the nervous system toward calm and coherence. It’s about re-training the brain away from constant fight-or-flight.
Satya Hinduja Founder, Alchemic Sonic Environment
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