The Healing Power of Intention—My experience of working with intention and sound

Intention is something I work with every day, both personally and in my sound healing sessions. For me, it isn’t about wishful thinking—it’s about consciously directing attention, awareness, and energy.

In her book The Intention Experiment, Lynne McTaggart researches how focused intention held by groups influence more than we ever thought possible.

While the science is still evolving, it points to something many of us feel intuitively: that our thoughts and attention could have more impact than we realise.

I have experienced this in a very real and personal way.

My experience

I was diagnosed with benign masses in my brain after rapidly losing sight in my left eye. One of the masses had severely damaged my optic nerve.

I was told by the neurosurgeon that although he would try to preserve what life remained in the nerve, the sight I had lost would not return. The damage, I was told, was permanent.

During my recovery, I began working daily with sound. Alongside this, I held a very clear intention: that my sight would return.

This wasn’t about forcing anything to happen. It was a steady, consistent daily practice of bringing my awareness to my body and holding the deep knowing that this was true.

After 18 months, I went for an eye test so I could apply to get my driving licence back.

I was found to have 20/20 vision.

Both the optometrist and my surgeon were astounded.

From my perspective, I wasn't in the least surprised but I was delighted! I had time communicating with my body working with it, rather than against it, holding a clear intention for healing and I was able to change the prognosis of my sight.

Intention and healing

I want to be clear: intention is not a replacement for medical treatment, and it’s not something that guarantees a particular outcome.

But my experience, alongside the work of Lynne McTaggart, Dr Bruce Lipton—who wrote The Biology of Belief show that intention plays a vital role in how the body responds and heals.

At the very least, it can change our relationship with what we are experiencing. It brings us into a more active, connected role in our own wellbeing.

How I work with intention in sound

In my sound sessions, intention is a key part of the process.

You don’t need to “get it right” or force anything. Simply arriving with a sense of what you would like to invite or work on, whether that’s rest, clarity, release, or specific healing. Allowing the vibrations of the sound to move deep into you body while holding the intention and feeling that what you are looking for is already here.

Closing thought

My experience showed me that the body may be capable of more than we fully understand.

And that intention and feelings held gently, consistently, and with trust are a powerful part of that process.

Gentle invitation

If you feel drawn to explore this for yourself, do get in touch with me to discuss a 1:1 sound healing session, either in person or online via Zoom.