Jessica Cross

Jessica Cross is a sound practitioner, yoga teacher and meditation teacher based in Austin, Texas, and the founder of Sound for Stress. She holds the E-RYT-500 designation and YACEP, and she is known for her sound baths, her sound healing certification training and her co-authored book Seasons of Sound: Sound Healing for All of Life's Seasons. Her work centers on helping stressed people find inner peace through sound baths and meditation.

Jessica has been a yoga and meditation teacher and sound practitioner since 2016. Her qualifications include E-RYT-500 (Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher at the 500-hour level) in 2016, Certified Sound Practitioner in 2017 and Certified Meditation Teacher in 2019. She is also a CMA Registered Practitioner, and she completed Level 1 and Level 2 Warriors at Ease training for yoga teachers in 2024. She is particularly passionate about Restorative Yoga, which she studied under the guidance of Judith Hanson Lasater. In 2022 she became a Relax and Renew Level 1 Trainer, certified by Judith Hanson Lasater. Before this work, she spent 15 years in events and marketing for entertainment and consumer products brands, including Blizzard Entertainment, Inc., Caesars Entertainment and Anheuser-Busch Companies. She is an International Meinl Sonic Energy Brand Ambassador.

Jessica leads sound baths, which use singing bowls, gongs, chimes and other instruments to promote relaxation. She also plays harmonium, and she has hosted hundreds of sound baths in person and online. She offers custom private group sound healing sessions for corporate groups, team building and other private groups. She also gives private lessons and instrument consultations for people who want to learn to play singing bowls, gongs or harmonium. On Insight Timer she shares free sound baths and online events, and she offers a feature-length Sound Bath at Home recording. Her yoga offerings include flow yoga and Restorative yoga, in person and online, and she teaches weekly in-person classes at Soul Strong Yoga.

As a trainer, Jessica teaches 200-hour and 300-hour Yoga Teacher Trainings. She co-founded Seasons of Sound Healing Training with Julie Afsahi of Soul Strong Yoga. Its accredited Sound Healing Certification is a 30-hour training, offered in person and online, covering the history, science and modern applications of sound healing. Students learn Crystal Singing Bowls, Tibetan Singing bowls, gongs, chimes and other instruments. She also teaches Singing Bowls on the Body, a training in private-session sound healing. In her own words, sound healing is not about performance but about using instruments to move stagnant energy in our environment and bodies.

Jessica and Julie Afsahi co-authored Seasons of Sound, a guide for home and group sound bath experiences. It draws on nature's four seasons and the sacred sound of Om. The book is described as written for beginners, enthusiasts and experienced sound practitioners, and it was a #1 Best Seller and #1 New Release on Amazon in multiple categories. The authors discussed it on the Conversations for Yoga Teachers podcast, and Jessica has been featured in Vogue Arabia.

Her base is Austin, Texas, and she also offers sound baths, retreats and training nationwide. Her in-person trainings and classes take place at Soul Strong Yoga, in the Austin area, including Round Rock and Hutto. Her offerings suit anyone, whatever their age, health condition or religious beliefs, from people new to sound and yoga to aspiring and experienced practitioners who want to offer sound themselves. Participants typically lie down or sit comfortably while the instruments are played, and they may feel relaxation and peace, or physical sensations such as vibration or tingling. According to Jessica's site, the sound vibrations engage the body's relaxation reflex and help the body shift into the parasympathetic "rest and digest" state.