Andrea Williams, PhD, Founder of Resonant Beings
Andrea Williams, PhD is a certified Sound Healing Practitioner, UX Researcher, Sound Designer, Educator, and Transformational Coach. Her work is rooted in Deep Listening—a practice of full presence and sensory awareness that uncovers emotional depth and hidden insight. With over 20 years of experience, including teaching Deep Listening alongside Pauline Oliveros at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Andrea bridges research and intuition with clarity and care.
Through her platform Resonant Beings, she guides 1:1 sound healing, group sound baths, and her signature Catnap for Lucid Dreaming Workshop—a soundscape and creative journey that uses the Design Thinking Process to unlock intuition and imaginative flow to solve complex problems.
Andrea’s
Transformational Coaching empowers individuals to navigate change with empathy, creativity, and purpose—offering restorative experiences where rest becomes a launchpad for clarity, leadership, and the discovery of one’s most authentic self.
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NEWS AND EVENTS
SOUND BATH
for RESTFUL REJUVENATION
THIRD THURSDAYS of the month,
$30 each event
FALL SERIES at MT. IDA PRESERVATION HALL in TROY, NY
Resonant Beings presents a restful and rejuvenating Sound Bath by Andrea Williams that includes immersive Singing Bowls, Gong, Shruti Box, and Voice
Sound Bath
September 18, 2025, 7-8pm
Sound Bath
October 16, 2025, 7-8pm
Sound Bath
November 20, 2025, 7-8pm
Sound Bath
December 18, 2025, 7-8pm
Sound & Spirit
A 3-part Sound Bath series exploring the energy centers of the body
FIRST FRIDAYS of the month, $30 each event, drop-ins ok with RSVP'd ticket
at Maitri Yoga in downtown Troy, NY
Part 1: Ground and Flow: Root and Sacral Chakras
September 5, 2025,
7:30-8:30pm
Part 2: Ignite & Open: Solar Plexus and Heart Chakras
October 3, 2025,
7:30-8:30pm
Part 3: Speak and Transcend: Throat, Third Eye, and Crown Chakras
November 7, 2025,
7:30- 8:30pm
Interviewed May 2025 for Rikki Teeters' now published book Conscious UX: Leading Design in the Age of AI:
UX & AI Design Leader,
Rikki Teeters, interviewed UX Researcher/Designer and Sound Artist/Healer,
Andrea Williams for Teeters’ book,
Conscious UX
Listen to the interview below:
How did your journey into sound healing begin? And and in what ways does it transform your understanding of what it means to design for the human experience?
You describe your Catnap for Lucid Dreaming as a mindful design workshop, how do you weave UX design principles in an experience that feels so sensory, emotional and dreamlike?
How would you describe lucid dreaming to someone that's never heard of it?
In a world that often prioritizes speed and productivity, how do you advocate for rest, listening and inner attunement as critical design tools?
