The Journal
Sleep, sound, and the science behind rest
Research-backed insights on haptic therapy, sleep optimization, and building better rest habits.
Your Body Does Not Feel Vibration Evenly. A 2025 Study Shows Why.
A 2025 study mapped how people distinguish vibration across the forearm, abdomen, thigh and lower back. It found that direction, spacing and body location all influence what people can resolve.
Can Feeling Music Make It More Engaging? What a 2024 Study Found
A 2024 study compared headphones alone with music paired to vibration through a chair. Matching vibration increased engagement, while vibration from a different song reduced preference.
Can Vibroacoustic Stimulation Affect Vagal Tone? What a 2024 Study Found
A 2024 study recorded changes in heart rate and HRV during vibroacoustic stimulation. Here is what caught my attention—and why it matters.
There’s More to Music Than Loudness
Louder, more detailed, and more physical describe different things. A founder’s note on what we mean when we want more from our music.
What Is Vibroacoustic Therapy—and How Does Sound Blanket Turn Music Into Vibration?
A plain-language look at vibroacoustic therapy, the science of feeling sound, and the design thinking behind Sound Blanket.
I Spent My Career Making Sound Heard. Then I Needed to Feel It.
Sound had been my career for more than a decade. When that career disappeared, I started experimenting with ways to physically feel it—and those experiments became SoundBlanket.