Meet your sound healer…

Welcome! I’m Lauren Mize Martin, founder / owner of Sacred Tranquility and a certified sound healer.

Here’s my story and path to sound healing…

My husband, Gavin, and I moved to the Eastern Shore in 2022, seeking a calmer, more peaceful place to raise our children after years of profound challenges. In 2016, our family faced devastating news: my sister, Lindsay, was diagnosed with an exceedingly rare cancer and, two years later, passed away. Amid this difficult time, we were blessed with the arrival of a first “miracle baby,” followed by a second, just before the pandemic – all while Gavin and I juggled demanding corporate jobs outside Washington, D.C.

Throughout our adult life together, Lindsay was an earth angel and positive guiding force, inspiring me (and so many others!) to embrace a slower pace of life and pursue work with deeper meaning. With her passing, I inherited countless books on Buddhist teachings, the art of loving kindness, and radical acceptance - books that she read as part of her own yoga training journey and as she stared down her own mortality at an age when many are excitedly throwing down roots and building a family.

These books sat on my shelf, largely untouched until a few years ago. At the start of 2022, I felt an existential crisis brewing. What is this life about? What am I meant to do? What am I to take away from both the acute and chronic challenges of the last five-plus years?

Professionally, I found fulfillment in my human resources career by connecting with and coaching talented individuals and teams. However, I often felt limited in my ability to help others navigate life’s complexities beyond the workplace. I loved being a mom, but I knew I needed something else in my life that allowed me to positively impact those who were feeling unseen, unheard, and undervalued - or simply needed support in processing life’s many complexities.

Seeking clarity and personal healing, I discovered Zenna Wellness Studio’s sound meditations. I was immediately drawn to the power of sound to calm my mind, soothe my spirit, and foster healing. When Zenna announced a 100-hour sound healing certification program, I embraced the opportunity wholeheartedly. This experience tapped into my hunger for learning, an educational background in biology and psychology, and my innate desire to help others.

With phenomenal training, a profound spiritual awakening, and Lindsay’s gentle guiding hand, Sacred Tranquility was born.

I’m delighted you’ve found sound healing, and I look forward to the opportunity to share the peace and healing I have enjoyed through sound with you.