Since 2008, Shanda Beste has been helping people return to balance through sound healing — using tuning forks, then singing bowls, and now with specific sound frequencies that speak the language of the nervous system. These frequencies, that are specific down to the 3rd decimal point, tune the body one muscle, nerve, organ, etc. at a time, just like we tune a musical instrument. When the frequencies are combined into soundtracks, it makes addressing neck, back & sciatic pain, sleep problems, stress, and emotional imbalances like grief or anger as easy as pushing "play."  As a wellness practitioner who's founded four wellness centers across two states, she's built her practice around a simple concept: specific sound frequencies can help the body heal itself, supporting everything from chronic pain relief to better sleep and improved mood.

But for years, Shanda faced a technical challenge: she needed to deliver these soundtracks in high-resolution WAV audio format to preserve their effectiveness, and most platforms couldn't handle it. The few that could forced her into expensive, confusing website sales where clients had to buy each track individually—no trial option, no subscription for ongoing support. After years of searching, she had nearly given up on creating an accessible app.

Then she discovered Movement—and turned years of scattered content into Healing Frequencies, an all-in-one app that's helping thousands of people access therapeutic sound therapy whenever and wherever they need it.

What led you to create an app with Movement?

The Healing Frequencies just lend themselves perfectly to be delivered through an app. This allows members to have access to a huge library of sound frequencies that balance muscles, nerves, emotions and more... for pain relief, improved sleep and mood directly through their cell phone... or any digital music player. 

I searched for several years for an appropriate app—it was a long, exhausting search that I had actually given up on. I made the frequencies into soundtracks in the meantime and posted them for sale on my website. 

Not only was the process of posting on my website laborious, but the delivery method was frustrating and confusing to me and my clients. And it was expensive for them because they had to buy each soundtrack (without even being able to try it to see if it worked for them).

It was very difficult to find an app that accepts wav format sound files. This high resolution sound file is key for the frequency soundtracks to deliver all of the information to the body's nervous system.

Why did you choose Movement to create your own audio app?

I loved everything about Movement—finally my prayers were answered!

I loved the name and what it felt like they stand for. I, of course, needed an app that would work with wav files. And I loved that this app would allow me full creative expression with sound, video, articles, and images. There are just so few limits, unlike most apps.

The fixed price was important for a solo entrepreneur like me, and the done-for-you option was a no-brainer.

"I loved everything about Movement—I loved the name, and what it felt like they stand for. And I loved that this app would allow me full creative expression with sound, video, articles, and images. There are just so few limits, unlike most apps."

Have you tried any other platforms to create something similar?

Yes, most other platforms I tried required me to water down the efficacy of the sound files, which is definitely not ideal. These frequencies are like medicine for the nervous system, so you want them full strength. 

Other platforms were just so difficult to understand how to build and use, not intuitive to me at all.

And, I had done enough research to know that I didn't want an app dictated by Google and Apple who take 30% of everything you do in an app... forever. No thank you. I don't work for them. So I LOVE that Movement is a PWA (I didn't know what that was at the time—a Progressive Web App) that is available as a traditional html-style website but also downloadable as an app... for FREE. This saves me and my clients sooo much money and time (not having to constantly pay to update the app to meet changes in policies and cell phones). As small as my business is, there's no way I could handle that.

"I had done enough research to know that I didn't want an app dictated by Google and Apple who take 30% of everything you do in an app... forever. No thank you. I don't work for them. So I LOVE that Movement is a PWA"

Why did you choose Movement's Done for You Service rather than build your app yourself?

Thank God I was caught between a rock and a hard place in my life when this app had to be built. Another app I'd been using for sound bath meditations for 3 years suddenly went belly up at the same time I had to move my entire business and life 800 miles away unexpectedly. It was a shit show.

If it had been during any other time in my life, I would have probably tried to save money and do it/figure it out myself and it would have sucked because there is so much I did not know.

I've been a freelance graphic designer since 1993. I've built websites since 1996—a lot of them, so I'm pretty confident I can figure things out. But I knew I didn't speak app (and it's definitely a different language) and there's NO WAY I could have built the app efficiently by myself, especially under the stressful conditions of moving, construction remodel, time deadlines, etc.

The Movement Team came to my rescue and I could not be more grateful!!!

What I didn't know then was what I didn't know about how they structure the app with dynamic content so that it is efficient, not just in the building process, but in maintaining it and growing it. It's brilliant!

"The Movement Team came to my rescue and I could not be more grateful!!!"

Would you recommend the Movement app to others?

Wholeheartedly YES I would highly recommend Movement to others... and I DO for more reasons than I can list.

First of all, it's just such a solid product. Period. That's reason enough to recommend it. When you build out a new page or new content, it's usually done on the first try. That's not the case in a lot of technologies where you have to do the same thing over and over to get it to stick or behave like you want it to. Movement is solid, which dramatically lessens the frustration level when learning a new modality and taking on all of the overwhelming details of building a new product.

But I have also really grown fond of the team at Movement. I enjoy interacting with them and that means the world to me. Everything is frequency. And I want to support with my money and brand people I like. I like what they do, how they do it and how they have supported me in building my dream-come-true app!

I even love Mai—Movement's AI assistant. She's brilliant and always there for me when I can't figure something out at 2:00 am. And if she and I can't figure it out together, I ask her to direct the issue to a human and she does. And the support team responds quickly. There's no waiting on hold, no wasting my time, no words lost in translation. That stuff infuriates me.  There's none of that with Movement.

There is such a feeling of freedom with Movement... it's the perfect fit for me, as I am ALWAYS expanding my business and growing at a pace I can barely even keep up with. 

When recommending Movement to others, I would explain that some of the terminology is different... with my web design background, I think of tags in terms of SEO, but in Movement, tags are used internally as categories.

I am a forever grateful fan!!!

"There is such a feeling of freedom with Movement... it's the perfect fit for me, as I am ALWAYS expanding my business and growing at a pace I can barely even keep up with."

How has having your own app with Movement changed your practice?

When I first started out, I only had the idea of building my 100 or so Physio Sound Therapy soundtracks into the app. And that's what I discussed with Steve in the beginning. Through the build-out process (which was about 10x's more work than I thought it would be), it became evident that I could incorporate two more aspects of my healing tools into the app... and organize it all by category so users could simply pick a subject they need help with and find multiple resources all in one place.

For me, the functionality of the app is just incredible—it is an all-in-one tool that incorporates my YouTube channel, my library of 300 sound bath meditation recordings, and my 100+ Physio Sound Therapy soundtracks all in one place. And all for a fixed price!!! AND they offer done-for-you. 

Movement is just a no-brainer. When you've been in the trenches trying to make other software work and it just doesn't quite fit, you know a great deal when you see it! Movement is a Godsend. And my app is already helping sooo many people. I love it personally, and use it every single day to balance my own nervous system. Since inside the app, the soundtracks can play in the background, it allows users to use a soundtrack during yoga, meditation, sleep... or while also using their tablet or cell phone functions while the soundtrack trains their nervous system in the background. This is not possible with most music players. Priceless!

"For me, the functionality of the Movement app is just incredible—it is an all-in-one tool that incorporates my YouTube channel, my library of 300 sound bath meditation recordings, and my 100+ Physio Sound Therapy soundtracks all in one place. And all for a fixed price!!!"

Today, Healing Frequencies is helping people every single day with seamless access to over 400 sound therapy tracks, YouTube content, and meditation recordings—all in one place. 

For Shanda, Movement wasn't just a platform; it was the answer to years of searching, the freedom to build without limits, and the support system that held her hand through one of the most stressful seasons of her life. As she puts it: "Movement is a Godsend." And for anyone looking to deliver transformational content through their own app without the technical headaches or crippling app store fees, Shanda's story proves that the right platform—and the right support—can turn a lifelong dream into reality.

Check out the Healing Frequencies app.

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