OM and Beyond: Explore The Science of Sound and Mantra
See how ancient Vedic wisdom meets modern science. Explore with Dr. Stella Wuttke how sound vibration heals energy blockages, restores balance, and transforms the body, mind, and spirit through mantra practice, tuning forks, and the fascinating science of sound therapy.
About Dr. Stella Wuttke
Raised in Vienna and now based in Santa Barbara, Dr. Stella Wuttke brings together a background in psychology, cognitive neuroscience, meditation, and sound-based practices in her work supporting nervous-system regulation, emotional balance, and personal transformation. She studied psychology at the University of Vienna and the University of Bamberg and spent roughly fifteen years in academia researching neuroplasticity, perception, and EEG-based brainwave dynamics, including postdoctoral research and teaching at the University of Jena.
Alongside her scientific career, decades of meditation practice, Kriya Yoga, and extensive travel through Asia gradually shaped a more contemplative and integrative approach to healing and consciousness. Today, her work combines neuroscience-informed sound healing, meditation, neurofeedback, and contemplative practice, with a particular focus on stress, anxiety, trauma-related symptoms, sleep difficulties, and heightened sensitivity. She is the co-founder of the Infinite Potential Institute and the founder of AwakeningStillpoint.
Stella is a long-term meditator, meditation teacher in the Kriya Yoga tradition of Paramahansa Yogananda and Roy Eugene Davis, and is a minister of the Center for Spiritual Awareness, Lakemont, GA.
Show Notes
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Dr. Trujillo’s Comments
“Dr. Stella Wuttke brought an enormous about of scientific background as well as personal experience using sound healing to our conversation. With the advances in quantum field theory, where everything in the universe including our bodies is made up of ripples in a vibrational field, it’s not hard to imagine that sound can have an effect on the body. The Vedic description of Om as the fundamental vibration of all creation is describing this same reality. We discussed how individuals can pay more attention to what they “resonate” with, and use mantras and other forms of sound for self-healing.“
The Yoga Hour Listener Comments
“In this illuminating conversation, Dr. Laurel Trujillo and Dr. Stella Wuttke, PhD, explore the science of sound healing — and how quantum physics is catching up to what ancient Vedic tradition has long understood about the power of vibrational frequencies. They discuss how sound waves move through the body's energy pathways — known as the nadis — to clear blockages and restore balance. For me the most striking is the reminder that we don't just hear sound — we feel it. As anyone who has stood near a speaker at a live concert knows, sound vibrations are absorbed through the skin just as much as through the ears, making the body itself a resonant instrument.”
Dr. Stella Wuttke
