Raychel Espiritu
Sound bath facilitator, tarot card reader, and environmentalist
For many people, meditation means sitting still in silence. But sound baths offer another way in — using vibration and tone to guide the mind into stillness.
According to my guest today, Raychel Espiritu, this is what makes sound baths so powerful. After her very first session, she experienced a deep state of peace that felt both transcendent and grounding. That encounter inspired her to begin facilitating her own sessions, first by offering them freely in community spaces as a way to grow her practice.
Sound baths, she explains, aren’t about music in the traditional sense. The tones are atonal — no rhythm, no melody — and it’s this quality that helps the mind surrender. People often walk away saying they were finally able to let go, to access the kind of meditative state they had never been able to reach through sitting practice alone.
In addition to sound work, Raychel also brings tarot into her sessions. She uses it as a tool for intention-setting, a way to open people to reflection and guidance before they begin. While tarot has often been misunderstood, she describes it instead as a language of archetypes — symbols that mirror the human and spiritual journey.
Raychel is also deeply engaged in environmental advocacy. Drawing on her Filipino heritage and its indigenous view of nature as spirit, she sees caring for the Earth as inseparable from spiritual practice.
Throughout our conversation, we also returned to the theme of community. Raychel believes reciprocity is the foundation — an equal exchange of energy and support that allows both individuals and communities to thrive.
Show Highlights
How a transcendent first sound bath inspired Raychel’s journey as a facilitator
Why energy exchange is essential for practitioners and communities
The physiological changes people often experience after sound baths
Similarities and differences between sound baths and meditation
How tarot supports intention-setting and deeper spiritual reflection
Common misconceptions about tarot and how to see it as a tool for clarity
The connection between spirituality, heritage, and environmental advocacy
What community means to Raychel and how reciprocity shapes it
Her daily grounding practice of prayer, meditation, and gratitude