Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 22 hours ago
Sound can do so much for us. It can entertain, inform, motivate and immerse you in its healing tones. If you don’t believe it, take an early morning walk in a park and let nature surround you with sounds that can heal your soul if you let it.
At the dual closures of a 15-year adventure in the corporate world and a long-term relationship, Tenille Bentley came back to her first love — music — as medicine to bring joy and healing to her body and soul.
Tenille shares her healing story that led to a new career as a performer who combines music, frequency and science to connect, heal, soothe and celebrate and explains how you can too, even with little to no musical knowledge, this week on Spirit Gym.
Learn more about Tenille’s work on her website at tenillebentley.com . Find her on social media via Facebook ( facebook.com/tenillebentley ), Instagram ( instagram.com/tenillebentley ), LinkedIn ( linkedin.com/in/tenillebentley ) and YouTube ( youtube.com/channel/UCrJJ0faDvoZqKevY2ov7W9Q ) . Listen to her music on Bandcamp ( tenillebentley.bandcamp.com ) and Spotify ( open.spotify.com/artist/6ZeAoRM8JhIkOAnmzBy5Q4 ). Explore a coaching/mentoring opportunity with Tenille at tenillebentley.com/coaching.
Watch the trailer for her film, Does Sound Heal, and learn about sponsoring opportunities at sidebfilms.com/doessoundheal . Check out Tenille’s Attune app at tenillebentley.com/attune .
For Spirit Gym listeners: Save 20 percent on Tenille’s 12-week, self-paced Institute of Sound and Frequency course at courses.tenillebentley.com/sound . You need no prior knowledge of music or know how to play an instrument to take this journey. Use the promo code CHEK2026 to receive your discount. (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)
0:00 Intro
2:40 The differences between sound healers and sound therapists.
7:14 “My work has been shaped by beauty, but also the rupture of life.”
10:38 Giving up music for building companies.
18:04 When Tenille’s calling back to music returned.
25:21 “You don’t choose the instrument… the instrument chooses you.”
33:29 Your relationship with sound.
41:42 The ngoni (African harp).
46:36 Tenille recalls experiencing trauma, heaviness and crying during a concert.
54:10 “I purposely walk in (to a sound experience) without a plan because the room is going to tell me.”
1:10:59 The importance of silence.
1:18:28 Over the past 15 years, Tenille has surrendered to a journey that’s led by something greater than her with unwavering faith and surrender.
1:29:09 The first instrument that called to Paul.
1:39:16 A sound diet.
1:58:02 “Some of the deepest, most profoundly changing songs in people's worlds have been ones that have just been written through me in five minutes.”
2:08:11 Do you regularly question your contribution to the world, especially if you’ve left it for a short time?
Listen to Paul's conversation with Tenille Bentley and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/405-the-science-and-spirituality-behind-sound-therapy-with-tenille-bentley
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Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music
Sound can do so much for us. It can entertain, inform, motivate and immerse you in its healing tones. If you don’t believe it, take an early morning walk in a park and let nature surround you with sounds that can heal your soul if you let it.
At the dual closures of a 15-year adventure in the corporate world and a long-term relationship, Tenille Bentley came back to her first love — music — as medicine to bring joy and healing to her body and soul.
Tenille shares her healing story that led to a new career as a performer who combines music, frequency and science to connect, heal, soothe and celebrate and explains how you can too, even with little to no musical knowledge, this week on Spirit Gym.
Learn more about Tenille’s work on her website at tenillebentley.com . Find her on social media via Facebook ( facebook.com/tenillebentley ), Instagram ( instagram.com/tenillebentley ), LinkedIn ( linkedin.com/in/tenillebentley ) and YouTube ( youtube.com/channel/UCrJJ0faDvoZqKevY2ov7W9Q ) . Listen to her music on Bandcamp ( tenillebentley.bandcamp.com ) and Spotify ( open.spotify.com/artist/6ZeAoRM8JhIkOAnmzBy5Q4 ). Explore a coaching/mentoring opportunity with Tenille at tenillebentley.com/coaching.
Watch the trailer for her film, Does Sound Heal, and learn about sponsoring opportunities at sidebfilms.com/doessoundheal . Check out Tenille’s Attune app at tenillebentley.com/attune .
For Spirit Gym listeners: Save 20 percent on Tenille’s 12-week, self-paced Institute of Sound and Frequency course at courses.tenillebentley.com/sound . You need no prior knowledge of music or know how to play an instrument to take this journey. Use the promo code CHEK2026 to receive your discount. (Special offers from Spirit Gym guests are time-sensitive and at their discretion to redeem after 30 days.)
0:00 Intro
2:40 The differences between sound healers and sound therapists.
7:14 “My work has been shaped by beauty, but also the rupture of life.”
10:38 Giving up music for building companies.
18:04 When Tenille’s calling back to music returned.
25:21 “You don’t choose the instrument… the instrument chooses you.”
33:29 Your relationship with sound.
41:42 The ngoni (African harp).
46:36 Tenille recalls experiencing trauma, heaviness and crying during a concert.
54:10 “I purposely walk in (to a sound experience) without a plan because the room is going to tell me.”
1:10:59 The importance of silence.
1:18:28 Over the past 15 years, Tenille has surrendered to a journey that’s led by something greater than her with unwavering faith and surrender.
1:29:09 The first instrument that called to Paul.
1:39:16 A sound diet.
1:58:02 “Some of the deepest, most profoundly changing songs in people's worlds have been ones that have just been written through me in five minutes.”
2:08:11 Do you regularly question your contribution to the world, especially if you’ve left it for a short time?
Listen to Paul's conversation with Tenille Bentley and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/405-the-science-and-spirituality-behind-sound-therapy-with-tenille-bentley
Thanks to our awesome sponsors!
• Spirit Gym myspiritgym.com (join Paul’s Spirit Gym priority notification list to start your next phase of development today!)
• CHEK Institute paul.chekinstitute.com/spiritgym (learn about our Eat, Move and Be Healthy coaching program today!)
• Paleovalley paleovalley.com/chek15 (save 15% on your first purchase)
• Organifi organifi.com/chek20 (save 20% on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout)
• Wild Pastures wildpastures.com/paulchek (save 20% and free shipping for life plus $15 on your first order)
• BIOptimizers bioptimizers.com/spiritgym (save an extra 15% on your purchase by using the code PAUL15 at checkout)
We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music
