Why I Walked Out of a Sound Bath | When Wellness Becomes Performance
The Emma Guns Show
Emma Gunavardhana
4.8 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 17 October 2025
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
This week, I did something I’ve never done before - I walked out of a sound bath halfway through. Then I went to a breathwork session that felt eerily like a cult. Both experiences made me realise how far modern wellness has drifted from its purpose.
In this episode, I unpack why so many wellness practices now feel performative rather than healing; more about being seen to be “working on yourself” than actually feeling better. I talk about the way movements like clean eating and body positivity started as genuine acts of self-care, only to be hijacked by branding, aesthetics, and algorithms.
What happens when wellness becomes performance? And what would it look like if no one could see it?
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