Leo is changing the way people interact with sound as well as how we all perceive music. His work in making meditation and sound baths accessible to all has gained him recognition as a leading voice in the wellness movement.
He believes that sound, which is omnipresent, emerges and returns to silence. Perhaps more importantly, he believes that sound enables us to have a profound experience of inner silence, currently unavailable to 99% of the population that suffer from various sources of stress and mental/emotional challenges.
Leo Cosendai is known for his work with gongs and the voice. He usually works with three gongs (symphonic+planeterian) and likes to have the ability to play one gong held by the hand so he can reach people deep into their bones.
His voice work includes mantras and overtone chanting, which he learned over the past 11 years.
His sound meditations help both individuals and corporations, for they are extremely accessible. Leo makes the whole experience inviting to everyone. Since embarking on his journey, he has presented meditation through sound to over 1 million people with the help of his app
Third Ear, as well as his TV appearances with artist Boy George and Brian Cox.
His app was developed internally without funding with the help of his sister Julie Cosendai, a Paris-based designer (Vogue, Balanciaga, Dior, etc), and his school friend Charles Vila, a Lausanne-based technology expert (EPFL, Harvard) and medical doctor.
His work with corporations includes institutions such as
Proenza Schouler, Gstaad Palace, Adidas, Natural History Museum, Tate, PACE gallery, Origins, Vogue, Lululemon, The Gentlewoman Magazine, Royal Academy Of Arts, WeWork, Octopus Group, ?What If!, Ashish, Grace Belgravia, Liberty, and MaMa Group.
Leo is also a Harper Collins author and teaches in London’s leading yoga studios, and gives workshops, seminars and talks internationally. He has been featured widely in the press, appearing in
The Sunday Times,
Forbes,
The Guardian,
Mr. Porter,
VICE,
Huffington Post,
Daily Mail and
Evening Standard, to name but a few.
Leo has been helping people transform their lives through Sound Meditation. A behaviour changing experience which helped eradicate the acute anxiety he had suffered from since early childhood. He now spends most of his time sharing those very tools and techniques with groups, individuals and businesses.
Leo's early years were spent between Switzerland and Asia, where he was exposed to a culture which has discreetly shaped his path. Passionate about art, music, and therapy, he went on to study composition, singing, yoga+meditation around the world, and in London where he now resides with his wife Sara Cosendai.
