Hot Water (fka Mind Your Manners) When Music Heals — The Spiritual Power of Sound with RY X
Feb 24, 2026
RY X, Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter known for spacious, healing music. He describes how silence, restraint and repetition let sound bypass the mind and touch the nervous system. He shares how nature, spiritual practice and grief shaped his creative honesty. He talks about holding emotional space in performance and why concerts can catalyze personal repair.
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Concert Moment That Sparked This Episode
- Ry X describes dropping into lotus pose and crying at a concert, realizing music recalibrated him.
- Sara Jane experienced the same at his show and invited him to discuss music as healing on the podcast.
Art From Grief Reaches Deeply
- Ry X says creating from personal grief connects deeply because it comes from genuine soul need rather than performance.
- He learned music as a soul-expression and was surprised by how many people resonated with that honesty.
Leaving Fame To Rediscover Music
- Ry X recounts touring with big pop acts, then leaving industry trappings when he felt homogenized.
- He moved to Indonesia and deepened spiritual practice before accidentally returning to music with a new intention.