Swiss Institute for Sound Healing Medicine
Dr. Miriam Lee Burger, MD, MSc
Sound Healing & Sound Medicine in Zürich.
Rigorously Researched. Clinically Applied.
Zurich’s First Address for Sound-based interventions and Sound Healing Arts.
Art Prescribing. Evidence-based methods, grounded in research.
Dr. Miriam Lee Burger, MD, MSc translates emerging evidence in neuroacoustics, psychoacoustics, and vibroacoustic medicine into clinical practice and health system applications. Her work bridges neuroscience, precision medicine, and the healing arts — grounded in research, applied in practice. Her in house sound-based method originates in indigenous traditions while developed with focus groups in health and prevention.
MD, MSc · Harvard Mind-Body Medicine & Global Health· Fellow, European Space Agency · Medical Expert, UN Taskforce on Space & Global Health (UNOOSA) · Contributing Physician, OpenAI / Harvard University - HealthBench AI
Dr. Lee Burger is founder and CEO of Somnea GmbH (Swiss Institute for Sound Medicine), including two sound therapy studios in Zurich, Switzerland. As a doctor (Vienna & Zurich Psychiatry, Harvard Global Health, Mind-Body Medicine) and musician (Concert violinist, Sound therapist, Meinl Sonic Energy Artist) with distinctions in these fields, a medical expert member of the UN Taskforce on Space and Global Health (UNOOSA), and fellow of the European Space Agency (ESA), she pioneers the development of sound- and vibration based therapy in Medicine and Healing Arts.
Dr. Lee Burger also worked as an active contributor to international sustainability organizations & initiatives, including the United Nations, World Health Organization, World Economic Forum Davos, and the OpenAI / Harvard HealthBench AI project; as a contractor to WHIS in support of the Pope Francis COVID-19 commission in Integral Human Development 2020, to the 25+5 SDG Cities Leadership Platform at the World Economic Forum Davos 2020 and 2022.
Our Mission and Research Background
Evidence-Based Sound Therapy: Where Neuroscience Meets Medicine
For most of medical history, music and medicine were treated as separate disciplines. The neuroscience of the last two decades has fundamentally changed that. Today, music and sound are applied in health and in medicine. We apply solutions that combine precisely these areas, creating new types of music-based interventions.
We develop and translate evidence from neuroacoustics, psychoacoustics, and vibroacoustic research into clinical and institutional applications — across sleep medicine, stress physiology, HPA axis regulation, vagal tone, and HRV-based resilience protocols.
Our work operates at the intersection of neuroscience, precision medicine, and the healing arts. In multidisciplinary collaborations with stakeholders from Swiss neurosciences, the international music industry, and the global healthcare sector, we investigate how sound-based interventions can be rigorously designed, measured, and applied. We develop new insights on how so-called sound healing, soundscapes, acoustic vibrations, and music can influence the nervous system, and non-ordinary states of consciousness.
This includes acoustic environment design for clinical workplaces, sound-based burnout prevention for healthcare professionals, vibroacoustic stimulation protocols, and digital medical music applications for clinical settings.
"30 years ago, music and medicine were seen as strictly separate fields. Today, we apply sound and vibration with the precision of a clinical instrument." - Dr. Miriam Lee Burger
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Our large STUDIO SEEFELD
in the beautiful lake district of Zurich:
Zollikerstrasse 183, 8008 Zurich
Our Far East & Bali-infused STUDIO MILCHBUCK
in the lively uni district of Zurich:
Langackerstrasse 19, 8057 Zurich
Kind Words
My mentoring with Dr. Miriam Lee has only furthered my interest in the field of sonic medicine and research.
She is highly knowledgeable, open minded and thought provoking and was very generous with her time and feedback.
As a current sound meditation practitioner and facilitator, I admire and respect Dr. Lee‘s encouragement to not only continue to learn more, but to also be an active participant in the area of research. I look forward to working with her again, and would recommend anyone interested in being coached in this space to do the same.
Julie Habelmann
Founder of Noble Tones Sound Healing, USA (2022)
Dr. Miriam Lee combines her extensive medical knowledge with her work in sound therapy, contributing to the holistic healing of individuals.
I highly recommend her.
PD Dr. Olga Klimecki, PhD, Dr. rer. nat. habil. (2025)
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Neuroscientist at Max-Planck-Institute, Assistant Professor Biological Psychology, Universität Innsbruck, Austria. Interim Chair of Social Psychology at the Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Germany.
Co-director and Co-principal investigator of the longest meditation study to date – the Medit-Ageing / Silver Health study.
I want to share with you what an incredibly mind-blowing experience I had with Dr. Miriam Lee:
she spontaneously gave me a sound session. I can not even describe it - I am moved, touched, blissed out, deeply relaxed, recharged, inspired and motivated.
I highly recommend her - go check her out and keep an eye on all that what's to come! I want to underline, that I am incredibly grateful and blissed-out.
Dr. med. Sabine Egger, MD (2020)
Board-certified Anesthesiologist, FMH
Founder of Mind Your Body, Free Your Mind
What Dr. Miriam Lee offers is an exceptionally powerful practice.
She combines her expertise as a physician and researcher with her phenomenal musical skills and in-depth knowledge in the field of sound. I highly recommend the sound, vibration & healing experience with her.
Sebastian Bartu (2020)
Dipl. Psychologist, Osteopath, Yoga/Martial Arts Practitioner, Founder of The Bartu Method
Dr. Miriam Lee verbindet ihr solides medizinisches Wissen mit ihrer Arbeit in der Klangtherapie, was zur ganzheitlichen Heilung der Menschen beiträgt.
Ich kann sie sehr empfehlen.
PD Dr. Olga Klimecki, PhD, Dr. rer. nat. habil., (2025)
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Neurowissenschaftlerin am Max-Planck-Institut, und Assistenzprofessorin für Biologische Psychologie, Universität Innsbruck, Österreich; kommissarische Inhaberin des Lehrstuhls für Sozialpsychologie an der Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Deutschland.
Co-Direktorin und Co-Projektleiterin der bislang längsten Meditationsstudie – der Medit-Ageing / Silver Health-Studie.
I can only recommend the sound, vibration and healing experience with Dr. Miriam Lee.
She knows exactly what she is doing and the results I have felt confirm that. She combines her years of experience as a physician with her phenomenal skills as a musician (violinist) and her in-depth knowledge and research in sound healing. In fact I recommend her work to all my patients here in Zurich. If you are curious about discovering the healing power of sounds, Miriam is the perfect person for you.
Sebastian Bartu (2019)
Dipl. Psychologist, Osteopath, Martial Arts Expert,
Founder of The NSR Method, Neurosomatic Reprogramming, THE BARTU METHOD
Such a great session with you today. Thank you… As if one would be carried away by the vibrations !
Dr. med. Beatrice Maxi Borchard, MD (2020)
Board-certified Psychiatrist & Psychotherapist,
Founder of Minerva Med, Holistic High Performance, Switzerland
I wholeheartedly recommend Dr. Miriam Lee !
I enjoyed every single lesson while I have delved into sound through her compact course and gained deep insight into the world of sounds and vibrations. I was particularly impressed by Dr. Lee‘s inexhaustible knowledge from scientific, medical, ethnocultural, psychological, energetic and spiritual backgrounds and the linking of all this content.
Claudia Kaminski (2021)
Coaching & Imaginary journeys
Kaminski Coaching in Berlin
I had the great fortune to receive a coaching with Dr. Miriam Lee.
At that time I was in the process of reorienting myself and going deeper into the topic of sound and health. Miriam gave me valuable impulses and tips for my further professional development and deepened my knowledge about some medical research results.
I am grateful for the coaching with her and the "female empowerment". It gave me a motivational boost to continue my path with Ayurveda, Pranayama and sound.
Sabrina Linn (2022)
Founder of Soul & Living
Ayurveda, Sound, Breathwork
Dear Dr. Lee, it was incredibly beautiful and relaxing.
Thank you so much for this great session. It was exactly what I needed this morning.
Dr. med. Sabine Schindler, MD (2020)
Board-certified specialist in General Medicine,
Hausarztpraxis Dr. med. Schindler, Germany
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