A Sonic Pathway to Nervous System Regulation

The Rest and Restore Protocol™ (RRP) is a gentle, clinical-grade listening therapy available at Mermaid Well®. 

Designed to support nervous system regulation through specially engineered soundscapes, this protocol helps bring your body back into balance—promoting deep calm, improved resilience, and healing from chronic stress and dysregulation.

Co-developed by Dr. Stephen Porges, the originator of Polyvagal Theory, and powered by Sonocea® Sonic Augmentation Technology™, RRP uses sound as medicine to shift the nervous system out of survival mode and into restoration.

Could your nervous system use some support? When your body has been stuck in "fight/flight" or "freeze" mode because of stress, trauma, chronic illness or neurodivergence, it can show up as trouble with:

  • Breathing

  • Sleep

  • Digestion

  • Concentration

  • Mental clarity

  • Social connection

"We built Sonocea® to go beyond music or art.

It's about using sound in a precise, scientific way to help the body find balance."

~Anthony Gorry, co-creator of Rest and Restore Protocol™

Rest and Restore Protocol Treatment Add-on

Calm your nervous system in clinic, then keep the support going at home!

The best part? You don't have to "do" anything except listen!

How it works:

  • Book it: When you schedule online, add the Rest and Restore Protocol™ (30 minutes) to your treatment session.

  • Get set up on the Unyte app: We'll help you download the Unyte app on your phone and connect you to your personalized RRP program.

  • Listen in clinic: You'll put on headphones and listen to your first 30-minute track in the Unyte app, with your therapist right there to guide you.

  • Personalized pacing: The full protocol is five hours of listening, done in 30-minute tracks. We watch how your body responds and adjust from there. Some people need to go slower, others are ready to progress. Your plan is built around you.

  • Keep listening at home: Your track stays in the Unyte app on your phone, so you can keep listening throughout the week from the comfort of your own home.

Why home access matters: This isn't a one-and-done session! Nervous system regulation builds with consistency. Because your program lives right in the Unyte app, the calm you build in clinic comes home with you. You listen during the week, and at each visit we check in, adjust your pacing, and help you take the next step.

What you may notice:

  • A calmer response to stress: You respond to hard moments instead of reacting and getting "stuck" in them.

  • More emotional ease: You move through setbacks with more flexibility.

  • Deeper connection to your body: Your breathing, heart rate and digestion find a steadier rhythm, which supports rest and recovery.

What the research shows: RRP is informed by decades of research on the body's natural rhythms, and clinical trials are ongoing. In early pilot data with 110 participants, clients reported improvement after RRP:

  • Anxiety: 93% reported improvement

  • Trauma-related symptoms: 88% reported improvement

  • Depression: 82% reported improvement

  • Sleep: 76% reported improvement in insomnia-related symptoms

  • Digestion: Participants also consistently reported improved digestive symptoms

Works alongside your care: RRP pairs beautifully with physical therapy, aquatic therapy, mental health and trauma therapies (like EMDR and Somatic Experiencing), talk therapy, pilates, and other listening programs like the Safe and Sound Protocol™.

RRP can only be delivered by certified professionals. As a Certified Rest and Restore Protocol™ provider, we've seen how powerful it can be for people living with POTS/dysautonomia, hypermobility, chronic pain, anxiety, and stress-related symptoms. It's one small, gentle practice that can create a real ripple effect in how you feel!

Ready to start? Just add the Rest and Restore Protocol™ to your next session when you book online. We can't wait to guide you through it!

 

Rest and Restore Protocol in the Water

Rest and Restore Float Therapy - $170

A premium aquatic therapy experience for deep nervous system support and relaxation.

How it works:

  • Features a supported float with aquatic manual therapy and gentle stretching.
  • Rest and Restore Protocol™ is delivered through pool speakers.
  • Includes customized aquatic warm-up/cool-down exercises.

 

Float. Listen. Heal.

"There’s no place like homeostasis. Return to yourself through the transformative power of sound." Unyte ILS

Contact us to learn more or schedule your first session today!

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