Pressa and Media - Tessa Ann

Sound Artist and Experience Creator Tessa Ann Greer is the founder of The Sound Healing Spa and TESSA UN Ltd, based in Northern Ireland. Her work brings together sound healing, sensory wellbeing, creative tourism and ASMR-inspired soundscapes, including award-winning experiences developed in partnership with Tourism NI’s Embrace a Giant Spirit brand.


This page highlights her press and media coverage, awards, National Trust Magazine feature, BBC and Ireland AM appearances, and her innovative sound-based tools for children, families and neurodiverse young people.

As seen on and featured in

BBC News • Ireland AM • Tourism NI • National Trust Magazine • Newstalk Ireland • Q Radio • U105 • Dublin South FM • Insider Media • MSN • Yahoo News UK • NewsTalk

About The Sound Healing Spa

The Sound Healing Spa, founded by Tessa Ann, provides immersive sound-based wellbeing experiences across Northern Ireland and beyond. As an accredited Embrace A Giant Spirit Tourism Experience Provider with Tourism NI, Tessa Ann creates innovative, sensory and nature-connected sound experiences inspired by the landscapes, heritage and culture of Northern Ireland.

Experiences include restorative sound journeys, creative workshops, therapeutic audio experiences, and specialist wellbeing tools. The Sound Healing Spa also supports organisations, families, community groups, children and young people — including those with sensory needs or neurodiversity.

Tessa Ann is the creator of Magical Sounds, a wellbeing resource range for children and caregivers, and is actively developing sound-based sensory-support tools for neurodiverse children, families and educators.

Sustainability and nature-based practice

Sustainability is central to Tessa Ann’s work. Sound Healing Spa experiences are designed using low-impact, environmentally sensitive approaches, ensuring that sound enhances rather than disrupts natural spaces.

Tessa Ann frequently works within heritage and nature-rich settings including Marble Arch Caves, integrating the natural acoustics and atmosphere into her sound journeys.

This practice supports responsible tourism, deeper sensory awareness and mindful engagement with Northern Ireland’s landscapes.

Innovation in sound-based training

Created by Tessa Ann, The Sound Oracle is an award-winning therapeutic tool designed to support mindfulness, emotional awareness and sensory wellbeing.

It received a Gold Level Innovator Award for its originality and impact.
Designed as an alternative way to learn about sound in a therapeutic context, The Sound Oracle helps individuals understand their personal connection to sound and the sound world around them.

It also reflects Tessa Ann’s continued innovation in product design, educational publishing and sensory-support resources.

Magical Sounds with Echo Ta Ta & Friends

Magical Sounds is a creative sound-based resource range developed by Tessa Ann to help children explore sound, emotions and sensory awareness in an accessible and playful way. It supports early wellbeing, mindfulness and calm through imaginative audio-led learning.

View Magical Sounds

Therapeutic Sound Academy

Training, Courses & Publications (via TESSA UN Ltd)

Through TESSA UN Ltd, Tessa Ann founded the Therapeutic Sound Academy, offering:

Professional training programmes
Courses
Specialist learning resources
Educational publications
Sensory-support and sound-based tools

Her developing innovations include sound-based tools for neurodiverse children and young people, supporting caregivers, families and educators with accessible, sensory-informed wellbeing resources.

Sound Journey under the Stars

Award-Winning Collaboration with Armagh Planetarium

Sound Journey Under the Stars is a multi-award-winning immersive experience co-created with Armagh Planetarium.
It blends therapeutic sound, sensory awareness and celestial visuals to create a deeply calming and imaginative wellbeing experience beneath the stars.

The project received a Gold Level Innovator Award for tourism and wellbeing innovation.

In 2025, Tessa An toured Sound Journey Under the Stars to the National Space Centre UK, bringing this celestial sound experience to a wider audience.

View Sound Journey under the Stars

Awards and Innovation Recognition

Tessa Ann has been recognised for innovation across product design, immersive tourism experiences, sensory-support tools and educational publications, including:

Gold Level Product Innovator Award — The Sound Oracle

Gold Level Tourism Innovator Award — Sound Journey Under the Stars

These honours highlight her leadership in sound artistry, wellbeing innovation and sensory learning design.

Giant Awakening - Tourism NI Feature

Tessa Ann’s work features prominently in Giant Awakening, an ASMR-inspired soundscape by Tourism NI celebrating the sensory character of Northern Ireland’s landscapes.

From the official Discover NI feature:

“Featuring the work of Tessa Ann Greer, founder of The Sound Healing Spa… Her original instrumental sounds and singing voice feature throughout the Giant Awakening piece, bringing the essence of her immersive sound-based experiences to the project.”

This project generated major media visibility across the island of Ireland.

View Giant Awakening VideoDiscover Northern Ireland Giant Awakening Blog

Island of Ireland Media Coverage

Approximately 50 Media Features Across TV, Radio, Print & Digital

Television

Ireland AM — Sunday Morning Feature

BBC Newsline — Giant Awakening Coverage

UTV Life - Ards and North Down Arts - Young Aspects Festival Feature

Radio

BBC Radio Ulster — Good Morning Ulster (Elaine Mitchell)

BBC Radio Ulster - Vinny & Cate Show and featured on their Easy Wellness Podcast

BBC Radio Ulster - Various

Dublin South FM — Memory Lane with Martha

Q Radio Belfast - Yazz

U105 — Frank Mitchell

Newstalk Ireland — Henry McKean

Print & Digital

BBC News with Elaine Mitchell

Regional and national newspapers (NI & ROI)

Tourism, arts and innovation platforms

Multiple online features and interviews

National Trust Magazine — Summer Solstice Feature

Tessa Ann’s Summer Solstice Sound Spa Retreat at Mount Stewart House & Gardens was selected as a Northern Ireland highlight for the national edition of National Trust Magazine, showcasing her nature-connected, sensory and sustainable sound experiences for summer heritage events.

Earlier Media & Innovation Coverage

Tourism NI Innovation Case Study
Tourism NI Innovation Roadshow
Insider Media
BBC News articles on ASMR tourism
Newry Reporter
Yahoo News UK
MSN
Additional regional and national publications

This longstanding recognition demonstrates Tessa Ann’s leadership in creative tourism, the arts, sensory wellbeing and pioneering sound-based practice.

About Tessa Ann

Founder of The Sound Healing Spa & TESSA UN Ltd
Sound Artist · Therapeutic Sound Practitioner · Author · Experience Provider · Educator

Tessa Ann Greer is a Sound Artist, Therapeutic Sound Practitioner, Author and Experience Designer. She is the founder of The Sound Healing Spa and TESSA UN Ltd, delivering award-winning sensory tools, educational publications, sound experiences and professional training. She has been recognised with Gold Level Innovation Awards from Innovate NI for her contributions to sound-based tourism, wellbeing innovation and product development.

She is an Embrace A Giant Spirit Tourism Experience Provider with Tourism Northern Ireland, with nearly three decades of experience working within the sound and music industry in Northern Ireland and internationally.

Her work spans 28 years and includes sound journeys, sensory-support products, neurodiversity-support tools, children’s learning resources, nature-based wellbeing experiences, music performance and production, international DJ work and event production.

Her approach blends artistry, sensory awareness, environmental sensitivity and evidence-informed practice — creating sound experiences that feel both magical and accessible.

Short Bio (for journalists)

Tessa Ann Greer is a Sound Artist, Sound Practitioner, Educator and Founder of The Sound Healing Spa and TESSA UN Ltd, creating award-winning, innovation-led sound-based tools, sensory-support products, immersive tourism experiences and professional training programmes.

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