The International Association  of Sound Therapy.

Mission Statement

The mission of IAST is to provide informational resources to all those interested in or involved in the field of sound therapy.

IAST defines the field of Sound Therapy to include- but not limited to, any application or use of sound to affect change in the human organism.

In order to comply with this mission IAST currently maintains and provides the following services:

1. A directory of Sound Therapy Systems/Techniques, published in a standardized format to allow easy comparison.

2. An international directory of Practitioners, Schools, and Teachers offering Sound Therapy sessions, classes, or courses.  

3. Educational research information about sound and how it affects the human organism. 

4. A calendar of worldwide Sound Therapy events

5. Certificates for completion of member system courses

1. The Association publishes submitted as well as generic information regarding different techniques in Sound Therapy, using a standardized format to allow easy comparisons between techniques/systems. 

Members are organized into categories as follows;

Participating members; 
    Systems/techniques
    Schools/Teachers
    Practitioners
    
Associate members;
    Students of participating members
    General public expressing interest in Sound Therapy

There are no membership fees for any of these categories

Applicants for participating memberships submit information about their system/technique by filling out the appropriate forms. All information will be published using similar formats. Direct links, to whatever contact information is supplied to the Association, will be published. There is no intention to exclude anyone in Sound Therapy or related fields, but at the same time, the Association is not responsible to find all possible applicants.

2. Schools/Teachers and Practitioners who participate in member system activities are listed on a separate page by countries in order to facilitate finding local sources of sound therapy. 

3. Part of the site will be dedicated to educational information about sound therapy and how sound affects the human organism. The information provided will be chosen to cover a broad range of therapies. The association will endeavor to publish information about studies and research now in progress which will lead to new techniques and greater depth of knowledge in this field. In this educational section submitted articles will also be published.

4. The calendar of events.  These events are published free of charge and include courses, concerts, regular meetings-activities, congresses, symposiums, or any other sound related event. 

5. Students of participating members may request certificates of completion issued by the Association. There is a nominal fee to the students for this service.

This Association is not run for profit, it is a public service association run by volunteers.

info@soundtherapyassociation.org