About Tessa Ann
Founder of TESSA UN Ltd
"Don't Die With Your Music Still In You" my daily Inspiration from Wayne Dyer
Sound and music have been central to my life for almost three decades. Long before my work entered educational and wellbeing contexts, sound was the thread that ran through everything I did — as a DJ, music producer, event organiser, and creative practitioner.
My relationship with sound has always been rooted in direct experience: how sound is perceived, how it is felt in the body, how it shapes atmosphere, and how people respond to it individually and collectively.
From Creative Practice to Listening-Led Education
Training as a therapeutic sound practitioner offered a framework through which I could explore sound with greater care, responsibility, and awareness. It allowed me to bring together my creative background with a listening-led approach to sound that prioritises presence, sensitivity, and context over technique or outcome.
Today, my work through TESSA UN Ltd focuses on:
listening-led sound education
reflective professional development
experiential learning design
publishing and creative sound resources
Across all of this work, sound is approached not as something to apply or prescribe, but as something to listen with.
The Nature of My Work
My work takes many forms. It may involve one-to-one learning, group training, practitioner mentoring, or the design of sound-based learning systems and resources. In all contexts, my approach centres on listening, pacing, discernment, and ethical awareness.
I work with a range of sound sources and instruments, always with attention to how sound is received and experienced, rather than how it is performed or interpreted.
Sound Artistry & Creative Direction
Alongside education, my practice includes sound artistry and creative production. This involves creating original audio works and designing immersive sound-based experiences that invite reflection, emotional resonance, and imaginative engagement.
This creative direction continues to inform my educational work, supporting ways of learning with sound that are embodied, relational, and responsive.
Personal Context
Sound also holds personal meaning for me. After living for many years with a pituitary adenoma and now having been given the all-clear, sound remains part of how I reflect on wellbeing and lived experience.
I share this only as personal context, not as a claim — an example of how sound can hold meaning and significance in individual lives.
Wider Work & Ongoing Practice
Alongside TESSA UN Ltd, I am also the founder of The Sound Healing Spa, which offers immersive sound experiences and has been recognised as an innovative cultural and tourism initiative in Northern Ireland.
Through TESSA UN Ltd, my focus remains on developing thoughtful, listening-led educational pathways, learning systems such as The Sound Oracle, and publishing projects that support ethical engagement with sound across professional, creative, and personal contexts.
Sound and music continue to inspire my work. I remain actively engaged in music production and creative exploration, including projects that blend sound practice with electronic music in evolving, experiential formats.
Warm wishes,
Tessa Ann