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Leshift™ Frequency Institute and Sound Wellness Studio is Montréal’s first dedicated sound wellness center, located in the heart of Plateau Mont-Royal. We use sound frequencies, sensory design, and immersive technology to create transformative experiences with measurable therapeutic benefits, redefining the future of wellness destinations. Beyond our weekly immersive sessions, we make sound and frequency-based practices accessible daily, offering the public tools for self-care and hosting community events that inspire exploration of new paths to health and well-being in a world where wellness has never been more essential.
Co-Founded by Amarys, the first and only fully certified Acutonics® practitioner in Quebec, as well as a sound therapist, integrative health practitioner, athlete, entrepreneur, coach and educator, who designed this flagship Montreal studio to create an innovative experiential destination around her practices. Integrating sound frequency, immersive arts, neuroscience and healing arts into daily life and health management, offering advanced practices and a wide range of alternatives that set a new standard for immersive wellness and holistic health solutions.
Alongside her role as practitioner and the face of Leshift, Amarys brings her expertise as a designer, entrepreneur, explorer, athlete, practitioner and over 20 years of experience as a women-led business owner.
Through modern interpretations of ancient healing arts and today’s cutting-edge approaches, we deliver an ongoing study and practice within the frequency health spectrum. Our work integrates modalities which have shown consistent results, grounded in years of research and application. We address multiple dimensions of wellness, including sensory receptors, the parasympathetic nervous system, vibroacoustics, and natural rhythms of breath and movement, creating a holistic framework that enhances the effectiveness of each modality.
Co-founded by J. Harley Perkins, Leshift™ draws on over 25 years of experience in immersive experience design, sound performance, athletic training, and cross-cultural healing practices. Perkins’ journey combines hands-on study with generational healers, exploration of medical anthropology, mycology, biology, and contemporary neuroscience, creating a perspective rooted in both lived experience and ongoing inquiry. His work seeks to illuminate the ways sound and frequency interact with the nervous system, sensory perception and holistic human functioning, transforming practices once considered esoteric into accessible, meaningful modalities.
Perkins brings over two decades of experience leading strategic campaigns for Fortune 500 companies, providing a grounded, results-oriented lens to wellness innovation. This combination of practical expertise, curiosity-driven research, and cultural exploration informs Leshift’s integrative approach to modern wellness, committed to re-examining and revitalizing practices that have long been overlooked, offering a framework that integrates spa and sound therapy within thoughtfully designed spaces. By blending experiential insight with evidence-informed methods, the institute fosters both personal and collective exploration of sound and frequency-based health, supporting a deeper understanding of human potential and well-being. Mission & Ethos
Amarys
Founder of The Amarys Method™
Co-founder of Leshift™
Fully Certified Acutonics® Practitioner
Integrative Health Practitioner
Innovator, Entrepreneur
Athlete & Coach
Delivering immersive, therapeutically impactful sound healing experiences and personalized 1:1 therapies, Amarys offers The Amarys Method™ and is Quebec’s first fully Ceritifed Acutonics® practitioner. As a multidisciplinary healer, she brings a deep personal connection to vibrational healing. As a world-level athlete in snowboarding and a global adventurer cycling across continents, she developed a deep understanding of the body. Her connection to sound began early, singing with a professional choir, studying music and performing in iconic venues.
She holds a university degree in Business Administration and the WSET Level 2 Award in Oenology, combining strategic acumen with refined expertise. Her wellness credentials are equally impressive: over a decade of yoga and meditation mentoring and practice, advanced sound healing training across multiple modalities, including a six-month intensive in California and an intensive, without break, 4 year-long certified program in Chinese Medicine, vibrational energetic tuning and biofield realingment through the Acutonics® Institute of Integrative Medicine. She now blends her knowledge pioneering her Amarys Method to you at Leshift.
With her diverse background and extensive travel experience, she brings a keen perspective on what is not just a passing trend, but a true staple of wellness, luxury and taste. She contributes design, innovation and creativity to this collaborative effort, merging the yin and yang of business strategy.
The woman-led vision infuses this project with both charm and a distinctive blend of wealth, well-being, restorative living and a unique blend of business intelligence, holistic mastery which positions her as a dynamic force in both corporate and wellness spheres.
In regards to her drive to explore the modalities she studied was inspired by her experience caregiving for her father during his twenty-two year struggle with Parkinson’s. Through this, she gained a deeper understanding of what it meant to feel, cope and live with constant medical needs, pain and the challenges that affect energy, lifestyle and daily routines. This experience became a catalyst, giving her both the gift and the mission to help those in need in the most modern and sophisticated ways, methods she believes have helped and can continue to help many others.
A former elite athlete turned long-distance adventure cyclist, entrepreneur and wine specialist, Amarys has embraced a holistic path and discovered her true calling in the art of healing. Now offering The Amarys Method™ and standing as a Certified Acutonics® Practitioner, Integrative Health Practitioner and Lifestyle Coach, she bridges the physical discipline of sports performance with the energetic precision of vibrational medicine.
Grounded in Taoist philosophy, Traditional Chinese Medicine and holistic healing energy practices, her approach offers a compelling new alternative within Quebec’s frequency-based wellness landscape. With a range of practices under her belt and decades of personal experience in high-intensity sports, she is a skilled mentor and storyteller.
She holds space for groups with warmth and presence, inviting those who need a nudge, inspiration or guidance to reach a deeper level of openness within themselves. She thoughtfully integrates practices she has meticulously curated, sharing them with the public with dedication, love and light.
Her genuine honesty and care for the community make her experiences and strategies not only relaxing and healing but also empowering. They encourage clients to take the lead in bringing self-care practices into their own lives, a primary goal of hers. By guiding others to become their own healers, she inspires those around them to believe in themselves and to integrate a wellness-focused lifestyle into their daily routines.
Within her vision and understanding of today’s needs, Leshift and its services offer a true wealth of wellness programs, immersive experiences and innovative product launches. Collaborating closely with the makers of tools, sound-frequency instruments, and brands, ensuring an aligned and informed integration within the practices. In honour of the craftsmanship and intention behind each handmade instrument, they study the lineage and design philosophy of the tools and maintain direct relationships with suppliers. This allows them to offer work grounded in resonance and genuine wellbeing, rather than surface-level aesthetics or the commodification and exoticisation of the tools themselves.
Amarys’ unique approach, blending her design expertise and professionalism, propel this initiative forward. Drawing on her insight, vision and integrative healing arts, combined with a refined sense of décor and luxurious experiences, she offers immersive technology and contemporary aesthetic. The result is a pioneering concept that redefines the traditional wellness space, elevating it through refined elegance and deeply immersive artistry into a category of its own.
Learn more about The Amarys Method™ and Acutonics® Here
Our Mission & Ethos
Sound is audible frequency. Now imagine a world where everything vibrates, every molecule, every cell, every organ in your body. Every sound you hear, every word you speak; vibration in motion. Sound is more than just noise. It is frequency, and frequency is life itself.
From ancient times, humans understood this intuitively. Tribal chants, sacred scriptures, and rituals across the globe recognized the power of sound. The voice was the first instrument, the first medicine. They knew that when words and tones resonate through the body, something profound happens: the body realigns, reorganizes, and heals.
Modern science tells a similar story. The universe itself, the Big Bang, the creation of everything is frequency manifesting as matter. Vibration is the foundation of existence, and the same principle applies inside our bodies. Our cells communicate through subtle electromagnetic signals. When these signals are disrupted by stress, environmental factors, or toxins the body struggles to function. Even something as seemingly abstract as uranium illustrates this. Its radiation isn’t magic; it’s the instability of electrons and protons, vibrating in ways that can disrupt nearby tissue. Remarkably, the same principle works for healing: a gong, tuning fork, singing bowl or even our own voice can produce frequencies that realign cells, recalibrate organs, and bring the nervous system into balance.
Our fascia, a hydrated, semi-conductive network of connective tissue, listens to these vibrations, transmitting them from muscle to bone, from organ to organ. The body doesn’t just hear sound; it feels it at every level. Through carefully tuned vibrations, we can shift the nervous system into parasympathetic, rest-and-repair mode, slow breathing, release tension, and set the stage for self-healing.
Frequency Works on Multiple Levels
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Cellular coherence: mitochondria work efficiently, powering the body.
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Lymphatic flow: removing stagnation, supporting immune balance.
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Emotional regulation: promoting calm, clarity, and resilience.
At Leshift, we integrate the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Each organ connects to meridians, energy pathways that regulate function. Applying sound and vibration along these meridians with tuning forks, copper bowls or drumming stimulates organ function, balances the autonomic nervous system and creates a resonance that ripples through the body.
Even chanting “Om,” Celtic chants or mantras from around the world, resonates at the natural frequency of our molecules, helping the body reorganize, recalibrate, and prepare for healing. This is not mystical; it’s physics, biology, and medicine intersecting. Think about the natural elements: a crystal like selenite ionizes energy fields, herbs and mushrooms like turmeric or reishi convey vibrational information that the body responds to for anti-inflammatory, immune and overall health benefits. Combined with carefully measured frequencies from sound bowls, tuning forks, chimes, drums and voice, these tools create an environment where healing becomes inevitable.
Historical and Conceptual Foundations
Humans have long sought to measure vibration, but it’s often misunderstood in modern contexts:
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Heinrich Hertz (late 19th century) coined “Hertz” to measure cycles per second of electromagnetic waves. Hertz is simply a reference point, not a magical cure.
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Solfeggio frequencies, rediscovered by Joseph Puleo in the 1970s from medieval music and ancient texts, are reference points not strict prescriptions. There is no evidence that ancient civilizations used exact Hertz values.
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Planetary frequencies were coined by Hans Cousto, a Swiss mathematician, musicologist, and researcher who developed the concept in the 1970s. He created the concept of the “Cosmic Octave".
This translates astronomical cycles (planet orbits, rotations) into audible sound frequencies.
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The Schumann resonances, represent the Earth’s natural oscillations and provide context not a fixed formula for healing.
The takeaway: frequencies are variable, dynamic, and multifaceted. Instruments, human voices, and planetary vibrations do not resonate as a single tone. Healing emerges from the interaction of multiple frequencies, the body’s response, and the intention behind the practice.
Emerging Science: Frequency and the Brain
Recent research validates what traditions have long known. Sound and vibration can:
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Modulate brainwaves, supporting focus, calm, and emotional regulation.
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Enhance heart-brain coherence, improving autonomic balance.
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Influence neuroplasticity, helping the brain reorganize and optimize connections.
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Activate parasympathetic states, lowering stress hormones and supporting restoration.
Studies using vibroacoustic therapy show reductions in pain, anxiety, and muscle tension. Rhythmic drumming or chanting synchronizes neural oscillations, improving cognitive function and emotional resilience. Even simple breath and tone exercises increase nitric oxide production, enhancing circulation and cellular communication. These findings confirm that frequency is not abstract or mystical, it has real, measurable effects. They bridge ancient wisdom, intuition, and modern neuroscience, providing a foundation for practices used for millennia.
We also integrate Acutonics®, a system of vibrational sound therapy rooted in Traditional Chinese Medicine, depth psychology, cosmology, science, and sound healing principles. Using precision-calibrated tuning forks, hand chimes, gongs, and other sound tools, Acutonics® works with the body’s energetic systems, including meridians and acupuncture points to support harmony, balance and well‑being. It promotes relaxation, stimulates the body’s natural frequencies, and enhances systemic coherence, making it a powerful complement to our holistic frequency‑based wellness approach.
The Leshift Mission
This is where Leshift comes in. Our mission is to create a space where science, tradition and intentional experience converge. A place to learn, explore and immerse yourself in intentional frequency based integrative practices, sound healing modalities, therapies and educational workshops; from sound baths and 1:1 sessions to guided community experiences. Leshift is both a hub and a conversation, evolving hand in hand with practitioners, facilitators, and participants. Together, we co-create practices that empower individuals to reclaim natural, frequency-based wellness.
By demystifying sound and vibration, we help people realign with their innate healing potential, restore balance, and cultivate health. We are adding our voice to the growing wellness spectrum of today’s return to natural remedies and alternative approaches.
So the next time you hear a gong, chant a mantra or simply listen to your own voice, remember: you are not just hearing sound. You are participating in the vibration of life itself, tuning yourself back to health, one frequency at a time.