The
Center of Light Institute of Sound Healing and Shamanic Studies
for all study programs and purchases.
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Brook
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Farm House |
Rec Hall
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Registration Lounge, Coffee & Tea, throughout event. |
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Networking tables open for your professional information Some private therapy sessions may be available |
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Opening
Presentations Michael
O'Leary Molly
Scott Other evening presenter bios follow |
Presentation in the Rug Room: Michael O'Leary is a spirit singer and chant creator/leader and came to singing in mid-life, having been one of those people who didn't think they could sing. Now singing is (almost) his life, both as a song-leader and performer. He currently facilitates weekly song circles called SoulSong in Gloucester, MA and leads chant and spirit song circles at community gatherings and yoga, spiritual and healing centers. He has practiced spirit singing with Saruah Sarah Benson of the Earth Sound Light Center and Shawna Carol of the Way of Song Center and last year joined with Robert Gass and On Wings of Song for the recording of their latest CD, Kirtana, to be released in 2006. Words that forever inspire him: "Song is the soul." -Percy MacKaye |
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Jeff
Volk, Erik Larson Cymatics: The Shape of Sounds to Come Utilizing the new generation CymaScope, Erik and Jeff will allow us to directly observe how audible sound creates form and structure in matter. It provides a solid foundation for the therapeutic use of sound, based in empirical science. We'll view video excerpts comparing these vibrational ‘sound figures’ with patterns that appear in nature and throughout the world's great artistic and architectural traditions, ranging from cathedrals to crop circles. These ever-fluid forms portray many vibrational processes and universal principles which underlie our lives –such as the dynamics of chaos and re-integration– in much the same way that specific vibratory frequencies underlie and determine these sound figures. These principles will be brought to life as participants create their own cymatic images in real time, by singing or toning into a startling new acoustic imaging device called the CymaScope®, which Erik helped to design. So be prepared to take a deeper look at the hidden nature of sound and vibration… “You’ll never look at sound the same again!” ™ |
Bios for Jeff Volk and Erik Larson, presentation in the Rug Room: Jeff Volk is an authority on the science of Cymatics, which demonstrate how audible sound creates harmonic, geometric patterns found in intricate life forms, and in the sacred art and architecture of the world's Great Traditions. Over the past 20 years, he has published a series of programs on Cymatics, including Of Sound Mind and Body: Music and Vibrational Healing, which won the Hartley Film Award through the Institute of Noetic Sciences. Erik Larson has a long history as a designer, inventor, engineer and instrument builder. Vice President of the Inventors Network of Vermont, he played a large role in the development and production of the legendary Parker guitar, used by such notables as Joni Mitchell, Joe Walsh, Tom Hamilton (Aerosmith), and Reeves Gabriels (David Bowie). For the past two years, Erik has been working with acoustic engineer and Cymatics researcher, John Reid, to realize their shared dream of building a 21st Century device to visualize the effects of sound on matter, the CymaScope. His passion is to help people see sound, and thus understand the nature of the vibrations which hold us (and everything else that’s matter) all together. |
Lounge, Coffee & Tea, throughout event. |
continue through day Ben Sheppard, NESHRI webmaster and Director of Content Management will teach volunteers & members how to work on the new website as he is available. |
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Networking and Sales continue through day |
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| 2:00 - 3:00 PM | NESHRI
musical/sound interlude; Come and improvise (or simply bathe in the sounds) in group sound exercises and improvisational music with teachers, sound healers and musicians, including: Christopher Carbone, Michael O'Leary, Ben Sheppard, Michelle Herrera Foster, you, & others of our teaching staff Historically, we generate rich tapestries of sound & music, moving, and healing to recipients and musicians alike. |
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Dr. John Beaulieu Sound Healing with Tuning Forks Students will learn the an energy medicine approach to tuning the human nervous system with tuning forks based on molecular research conducted by Dr. John Beaulieu. During class each participant will learn how to tune their nervous system using BioSonic tuning forks as well as evaluate their current tuning. Special emphasis is given to the use of nervous system tuning for healing through case histories as well as scientific studies. Dr. John Beaulieu, N.D., PhD. is the founder of BioSonic Reaptterning™ and the author of Music and Sound In The Healing Arts. He is a pioneer of sound healing field, past supervisor of Music Therapy at Bellevue Psychiatric Hospital, a sound healing researcher who has published in numerous journals, and travels throughout America and Europe lecturing on sound and its use in the healing arts. |
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Scott Sound as Touch This workshop will focus on using vocal techniques as vibrational interventions in body/mind therapy. Will include theory, examples from practice, and one on one practice with voice-on techniques. For bodyworkers and energy practitioners. Molly Scott, Ed.D.,LMHC, is a therapist, singer, educator, and pioneer in the use of the embodied voice in psychotherapy, She has a doctorate in counseling psychology and has presented her Creative Resonant training throughout the |
Networking and Sales continue through day Ben Sheppard, NESHRI webmaster and Director of Content Management will teach volunteers & members how to work on the new website as he is available. |
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Evening
Sound Healing Concerts Kirtan (Ecstatic Chanting) Christopher Carbone John Beaulieu, piano Guided Music w/ Benyamin Sheppard, Michelle Herrera Foster, and friends Stay after for improvisational Jam Christopher Kavi Carbone works professionally as a musician, storyteller, wholistic educator, yoga instructor and sound healing artist; In his work, he seeks to integrate ancient knowledge with contemporary approaches to sound, music, theater and the healing arts, thereby providing deep yet accessible pathways to personal and community growth. Christopher, with his wife Katherine, is co-founder and co-director of "Present Moment Arts Center" and "Arts-in-Celebration!", based in Newport, RI, featuring programs in the creative & healing arts for families and individuals of all ages, as well as training programs for educators and other professionals. Christopher also serves on the faculty of |
Bios for Benyamin Sheppard, presentation in the Rug Room: Ben is a healing musician, sound weizzar, composer, scientist, and visionary dreamer. Ben comes from a diverse musical background that combines many forms of classical and folk traditions from around the world, with Jazz, electro-acoustic music, and the blues. Ben was also trained as a piano tuner/technician and studied electronics and audio engineering while in high school. Ben’s technical training eventually led him to perusing software engineering for his career path. In parallel to his technical career, Ben studied music in Boston and holds a Bachelor of music composition from the New England Conservatory. Ben’s metaphysical training includes: TM, Kriya Yoga, Pranayama, Multiphonic Chant, Reiki, and research of using music and sound for healing, meditation, and transformational work. Today, Ben uses an array of musical instruments from diverse ethnic traditions to compose and perform deeply inspired spiritually guided music. |
Bios for Michelle Herrera Foster, PhD, presentation in the Rug Room: Michelle performs intuitive sound healing and improvised and composed music with viola, voice, and percussion. Michelle is a Reiki Master who channels Spirit and the Divine Feminine through her music using viola, voice, Tibetan and crystal bowls, and drums. In her Guided Music practice she does private and group sessions and leads experiential workshops. Michelle has blended her classical music training and extensive experience with orchestras and chamber music as a violist, with her spiritual training, while discovering her gift as a vibrational healer and improvisational musician. With her Ph.D. in Chemistry and 20 years of corporate management experience, she forms a bridge between mainstream and alternative spiritual approaches to personal growth. |
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Saruah (Sarah) Benson Free your voice free your life - sounding into healing and wholeness Saruah will share some of her experiences with her cancer journey and sound as a healing modality. Through releasing fear, and the reframing & renaming of toxic words she was able to reduce pain and transform the experience into a healing journey. Saruah Sarah Benson is a Sound Healing Guide, musician, and poet of the soul. She has been exploring sound, consciousness and healing for over thirty University in Saruah is |
Zacciah Blackburn The Three Gunas: The Powers of Creation An Experiential Journey into the Feminine Aspects of Creation, Bija (Seed) Sounds, and How to Utilize Them. We shall study the power of mantra, the language of subtle energy, and how we can utilize aspects of the mind and heart to blend and join with these subtle forces of Creation, calling upon them to impart in our lives, what is most appropriate for us at this time. Using Sacred Sound techniques, we shall journey with them into the Mysterious Realms, to call upon our power, explore our deeper nature, and the fundamental essence of creative manifestation in our lives. Zacciah Blackburn is a sound healer trained in classical healing and shamanic traditions, and sacred sound cultures, and is practicing at The Center of Light Institute of Sound Healing and Shamanic Studies, in Ascutney, VT. Zacciah has studied with a variety of master teachers of various spiritual lineages, including Hindu, Buddhist, and Egyptian mysticism, and elders of North, South, and Central American traditions, incorporating these teachings into his work over a 3 decade period. Zacciah is Director of Education for the New England Sound Healing Research Institute (NESHRI,) a worldwide community of healing practitioners broadening the awareness of sound healing through networking, education, and scientific research. He is also co-founder of the World Sound Healing Organization, and the All One Now network of organizations furthering world peace, healing, and transformation of human consciousness through simple ceremony and Elders wisdom, broadcast live via the internet. He utilizes sound coupled with sacred intention as a therapeutic tool, for personal healing and transformation. Zacciah brings with him a warmth and radiance that exudes through his work. He invites energies of various sacred cultures to assist us in the work. |
Lounge, Coffee & Tea, throughout event. |
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Forum: Network, Forum, and Future Planning with peers, Conference Faculty, and NESHRI Staff & Board Members Closing Sound Ceremonies |
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Volunteers Needed
NESHRI is a volunteer organization, and your help is appreciated. We
need
volunteers to assist with boosting our membership, hosting fundraising
events,
writing articles, and finding research grants and research
opportunities, such
as in hospitals or holistic centers. We are working together to raise
awareness
about the power of sound and music in healing and building community.
The
NESHRI family is growing! We will also be looking for a number of
volunteers for our next conferences to assist in planning, admin,
doorkeeping/ticketing, and general overall conference assistance.
Please let Zacciah know if you are interested.
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Zacciah
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The
Center of Light in Vermont
P.O. Box 389
Hidden Glen Rd.
Ascutney, VT
05030
USA
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