Article by Bianca Sengos, Founder and CEO of Rainbow Sounds
In the Global Wellness Summit’s “Future of Wellness: 2025 Trends” report, one trend rose unmistakably to the top: Analog Wellness.
You may be thinking, what’s that? Well, there is a global collective of people all craving to log off, slow down, and reconnect with what is real, what is felt, and what is human. We have gone too far with “connecting” and being “always on,” collecting data on all devices instead of just connecting into your own body to listen and feel your own bio-feedback.
By 2026 and beyond, consumers are predicted to shift away from hyper-connected digital wellness tools and instead gravitate toward “unplugged” assistive technologies—gentle, sensory, human-powered tools that regulate the nervous system without screens, apps, or alerts.
We are entering the era of Analog-ing Wellness consumers. If your brand is not already ahead of this consumer trend, it's time to jump onto that train before your competitors do.
Those already in the mindfulness world, like Rainbow Sounds, have been asking people to connect into how they feel for years, and now the rise of followers is expanding across the globe. It’s now cool to own a quartz sound therapy bowl and use it with your family and friends.
Why is the rise of Analog Wellness happening now?
Well, human beings are not designed to process the relentless dopamine surges of constant notifications. Our brains become overstimulated, our emotional systems dysregulated, and our attention scattered. So, our survival system kicks in and we start to seek balance and calm—and notice that the connected life did not yield the best results.
Chronic digital overload triggers sympathetic activation, elevated cortisol, shallow breathing, and ongoing low-grade stress. When everyone is already stressed, we have gone OTT unknowingly with our digital appetite, and now it's time for a fasting stage.
Analog wellness is the prescription. In America, from Dec 2025, the Rainbow Sounds therapy bowl has been approved for HSA/FSA healthcare payments. Yes, that's right—a doctor can prescribe someone to be approved to spend pre-tax healthcare funds on a Sound Therapy bowl with Rainbow Sounds. This is a HUGE step in validating this trend consumers are showing us is so important to them.
This is the old-school return of retro tactile, sensory, grounding practices that help the body regulate itself naturally. No batteries. No tracking. No data. Just presence. People will come together to resonate together. You can't get any more “hippy” than wanting to form a community and be part of a collective high-vibrational experience.
Assistive tools like Quartz Sound Therapy Bowls: The New “Unplugged Tech” is rising…
Both men and women consumers are turning toward tools that support mindful living without adding to screen time, but that also include their family and loved ones.
The Rainbow Sounds quartz sound therapy bowl is leading this wave with their innovative tech—a human-powered, unplugged assistive wellness technology that supports interactive mindful wellness that connects the community.
Unlike digital wearables or meditation apps, a crystal bowl:
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regulates the nervous system through vibration
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deepens breath naturally
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anchors attention through sound with deep focus
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increases sensory awareness
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creates mindfulness simply through presence
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distracts the mind from thinking and focuses it on listening
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combined with voice humming or toning, will stimulate the vagus nerve and boost immunity
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may also assist with chronic pain
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deepens recovery of muscles
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provides calm and peace to your mind and body
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allows you to become aware of your own bio-feedback
This is analog wellness at its purest—a physical object that requires your hands, your breath, your awareness, and nothing else.
For many, it becomes a hobby. For others, a daily wellness ritual. And for an increasing number of families and communities, their nightly way to unwind.
A Daily Ritual for Modern Humans: Sit, Play, Breathe, and Listen
Imagine this:
You sit with your sound therapy bowl on a yoga mat.
You take one slow, deep, long breath in.
You strike the bowl and feel the wave move through your chest, your ribs, your whole body.
The body softens.
The mind quiets.
You connect inward. You come home to yourself.
This is real mindfulness—uncomplicated, embodied, and accessible to everyone.
It can be done indoors, outdoors, solo, with family, or in community circles by attending a sound bath.
The simplicity is the medicine; it’s music.
The new wellness tagline for 2026 is: “Resonate Together.”
Rainbow Sounds runs community educational classes all over Australia, New Zealand, and parts of America, including LA and New York. Their education is expanding across America in 2026.
As a leading manufacturer with global scale, Rainbow Sounds can expand any big-box gym’s service offering. Innovative players like Virgin Active have partnered with Rainbow Sounds for over a year now and are leading the way in Sound Bath services in gyms. Top brands like Saint Haven Wellness and hotel groups are all starting to ride this wave too.
This is a wake-up call and reminder that wellness is something you feel, not something you look at and download.
For corporate roll-out programs, contact Deborah@RainbowSounds.co
