Hello, I'm Bernard Runo, musician, sound and massage therapist.
Thank you for taking the time to visit my website.

I received my certification as Master Sound Practitioner from the Art of Healing
School of Energy Medicine/School of Sound and Healing in Elm Grove, Wisconsin in
March of 2022. I learned about sound therapy several years ago while attending a
violin conference in Barcelona, Spain in 2016. A Spanish luthier was showcasing his
hand crafted instruments and I noticed a strange instrument I had never seen before
atop a massage table. It was a monochord, an instrument that dates back to ancient
Greece. The luthier invited me to lie down on the table and placed the monochord on
my back. As he began to strum the instrument, I immediately felt its vibrations
throughout my body. I instinctively began to sing and harmonize with the instrument
while other musicians in the room began to play around me. Its profound healing
benefits were transformational for me and set me on this wonderful journey of sound
healing.
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Music has always been a part of my life. My grandmother played piano and sang, my
dad played the French horn, my cousins are all musical. I vividly remember the very
first concert I attended at age 4 at my elementary school in Chicago, the school’s
violin ensemble’s fall concert. I joined the group the next year at age 5. My teacher,
Laurel Goren, was also a yoga instructor and she incorporated yoga techniques into
her violin teaching. I learned the importance of breathing and posture and how the
body is interconnected with the instrument. I was also taught meditation techniques. I
started piano at age six. I then went on to study with renowned violin professor Mark
Zinger of Northwestern University and classical guitar with Norm Ruiz of the Old
Town School of Folk Music. As an adult, I studied violin performance at the New

Music School of Chicago for five years under Sam Sharp. I also returned to the Old
Town School of Folk Music to study ensemble playing with DePaul University violin
professor Brandi Benson. Upon my arrival in Milwaukee, I studied with violinist
Jerome Franke of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and currently study cello
with Thea Vorass in Wauwatosa. I will be studying vocals under Milwaukee based
singer Marcya Daneille this Spring.
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Growing up in a Filipino family, I was surrounded by relatives in the medical field,
primarily nurses and pharmacists. In the pre-colonial Philippines, healers were revered
among the tribes, second in prestige to the chiefs. Many of our native healing
practices survived the Spanish colonization and people from around the world travel
to our islands to experience some sort of indigenous healing. My maternal “Lolo”
(grandfather) was a very powerful psychic who had the ability to heal people. It’s
common belief that these abilities are passed down through the generations and
probably no accident that my grandfather named my mom Remedios, which means
cures or remedies in Spanish. Since I was a child, my mother taught me massage
techniques she learned from her father. As an adult, I received professional training
and certification in indigenous Filipino massage also known as Ablon or Hilot at the
Kailukuan School of Indigenous Science in Walnut, California just outside of Los
Angeles. Locally, I received my professional training, certification and licensure as a
massage therapist at the East-West Healing Arts Institute in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
There I learned both Eastern and Western modalities such as Swedish, deep tissue,
hydrotherapy, Chinese Tui Na, Thai and Shiatsu.

My unique approach to holistic wellness combines indigenous Filipino medicine with
massage and sound therapies. Drawing upon my lineage of shamanic healers and
musicians, my classical music training, my training in traditional Filipino healing arts
along with sound and massage therapies - I will craft a unique and impactful healing
session personally tailored for your specific needs. Whether a one on one session or a

group sound bath, my intention is that you’ll walk away feeling more relaxed and at
peace.