As we set up for a beautiful sound bath event at Promontory Beach Club in Park City, UT to support the transformational work of Coach Dar (elite performance coach to professional athletes and business leaders, WSJ best-selling author), the energy was light and flowing. It felt like something special was about to happen. Under the trailing end of Lions Gate, the night sky was set for a meteor shower.
The scene at Promontory was an absolute vibe, with the typical beach club music playing. People splashed about, enjoying the final hours of the evening sun. We asked if they could turn down the beats, because sound baths and beach tunes were a bit like oil and water. And for those who are new to sound baths–setting up the right environment is absolutely key to a proper deep inward journey. What we really wanted to hear in the backdrop…was crickets…in this natural setting.
I told the group, “sometimes that’s the medicine we need. How do you tune out the outside world to go inward and find silence amidst the distractions?”
The club music softened, and we could hear the sound of nature envelop us as the sun set against the mountain.
Sprawled out on yoga mats upon the grass, intentions set–we began to drop in with the breath; first activating the nervous system with heavy inhales, and then softening into a restorative extended exhale, to move participants into a parasympathetic (rest & digest) state. The group began to drift into a state of deep relaxation…
“SPRINKLERS!!!”
Someone shouted out, trailed by a little cackle. Shock! Everyone’s eyes burst open and bodies jumped like a field of wet grasshoppers as the instruments and sound equipment placed on furs and blankets took on streams of water that seemed to be coming from fire hoses. Everyone took to a sprinkler, covering them with their hands and eventually yoga mats until the storm ended.
With stacks of towels, many hands made light work and we shifted to the sand. Now lounging in beach chairs, looking up as bursts of light streaked the night sky, we settled back in. We journeyed through the elements: air, fire, water, and landed back down to earth, transformed.
The night reminded us it’s not the waves, it’s how you surf. The sprinklers weren’t an interruption—they were an initiation. A reminder that transformation isn’t always smooth or predictable. It’s about how we meet the unexpected, how we pivot, and how we keep flowing with life’s rhythm.
