Karen Newell is an author and personal-development specialist who, together with Kevin Kossi, co-founded Sacred Acoustics, a body of brainwave-entrainment audio work. The recordings combine digital frequencies with sacred instruments such as gong and crystal bowl, tuning forks, sounds of nature, and human voice, designed to support meditation and expanded states of relaxation. She is also co-author, with Dr. Eben Alexander, of Living in a Mindful Universe.

Editorial note: Newells broader public work explores personal accounts of expanded states of consciousness. Sacred Grounds focus here is strictly on the Sacred Acoustics sound recordings themselves – the brainwave-entrainment audio, meditation tracks, and instrumental and vocal sound work – rather than the wider consciousness discussion associated with her writing.

Representative works: The Sacred Acoustics catalog of brainwave-entrainment meditation audio.

Mood and energy: Calm, exploratory, deep meditative. Recommended uses: Meditation, deep relaxation, brainwave audio listening (selected tracks).

Sacred Ground Confidence Score: 4 out of 5 stars   Final recommendation: Approved for selected works only.

Why this artist belongs in Sacred Sounds: A substantial, well-produced catalog of brainwave-entrainment meditation audio built around sound and instrumentation.