Boiled down, the Bonny Method is defined as - “1) an individual form 2) of exploring consciousness (e.g., in healing, psychotherapy, self-development, spiritual work), 3) which involves spontaneous imaging 5) in an expanded state of consciousness 5) to pre-designed (taped) programs of *classical music, 6) while interacting with a guide, 7) who uses nondirective, non-analytical, music-based interventions, 8) within a client-centered orientation, 9) all within a session that has the following components: preliminary conversation, relaxation induction, guided music-imaging experience, return, and postlude discussion”
*not strictly classical these days, add a mass of ambient & drone as the practice develops. It’s the closest I’ve got to what’s termed soul flight in shamanic studies, without the use of pharmacological compounds. Community projects working with refugee war trauma increasingly draw on it, which allows trimming off the obvious new age associations. Highly recommended for anyone interested in consciousness studies & having a look behind the mirror of the mind.