The Integratron Part 1 by Tina Erwin

The Integratron

       Several people had told me about this unique place, this place where you could get a sound bath and find that your body was cleared of all kinds of pesky things that come upon you in your day to day life.

       So just what is this place, this Inegretron? This is the description they provide in their brochure:

       “A fusion of Art, Science and Magic, . . . this world famous, circa 1950’s historic dome is located at an intersection of strong geomagnetic forces in the Mojave Desert. The Integratron’s unique geometry focuses and amplifies sound and energy. Its architect claimed he received the instructions from extraterrestrials and intended its purpose to be rejuvenation and time travel! A one of a kind, all-wood Tabernacle. You can feel it!”

       What is a ‘sound bath?’

       “The antidote to everyday life,” is how it is described. “The sound bath is a 30-minute sonic healing session in the deeply resonant sound chamber. 14 pure quartz crystal singing bowls keyed harmonically to the body are played live while you recline and relax. Imagine being ‘bathed” in beautiful and powerful sound waves: it’s nutrition for the nervous system. The results are waves of peace, increased balance and awareness, and deep relaxation of the mind and body. It’s kindergarten naptime of the third kind!”

So my husband and I decided to visit this Integratron, this sound bath chamber located in absolutely the middle of nowhere in Landers, California. We wanted a unique get-away for a weekend, to see and experience things that were out of our normal day to day experiences. So off we went to find this amazing place. We made an appointment for our ‘sound bath’ at the Integratron and then set out for the 29 Palms area to spend a couple of nights and also experience the Josuhua Tree national park.

       You have to follow their directions to get there pretty specifically because one wrong turn and this weird place in the middle no nowhere can turn out to be a very empty, nothing-for-miles dirt road.

We found it. It looked rather like a forgotten 1970’s hippie retreat with a hammock section in an odd circle, steam punk art everywhere and lightening rods stuck in the ground at odd angles. There is a unique collection of rusting sculptures randomly placed among the desert plants. There are chairs to sit in if you are not hammock inclined and absolutely no shelter anywhere if there is rain other than the two bathrooms and the tiny staff room.

       You have to have a reservation because they are booked all the time. This isn’t a place to ‘just show up’ and hope you can get in. They can have 25 people in a sound bath at a time and that’s pretty much it. Although it looks large from the outside, it is not that large on the inside. 

     Part 2 will discuss what the sound bath feels like!
Photography by Tina Erwin.  All rights reserved.