Sound Accord Notes

Spring 2008

Healing Sounds for a change!

NEW!

HOT TOPICS

One-Day Workshops with Gabrielle Laden
By popular request, the upcoming Sound Accord 2009 season introduces a new series of one day enrichment experiences designed to provide stimulating, enjoyable, ways to further your growth as an evolving being and sound healer.   

Rejuvenation #1:    The Face
Madison, date TBA

You will learn
    *Acupuncture face-lift rejuvenation protocol using your tuning forks, to stimulate health and renewal.
    *Facial massage and Neurovascular Balancing, a gentle touch recipe of points on the head which circulates energy, and relaxes and strengthens the whole body.
    *Facial exercises called “Facercise”which help maintain a more youthful, radiant, attractive face.                   

Delight yourself and others with the benefits of this workshop’s special treats! Prerequisite Singing Metals, or Sound Self Two, or permission of instructor.

Four Entryways: Access to Musical Intuition

Madison, date TBA

Learn, practice and explore four methods for cultivating a deep connection with the music you love and work with. 

Great Music: Access to Musical Intelligence
Madison, date TBA

Support and inform your enjoyment and mastery of the use of fine music by delving into the heart and soul of the classics.  

These two music workshops will teach you to expand your musical intuition and musical intelligence:

   *For self-healing and inspiration

   *To enrich your healing practice with individuals

   *To affectively create the soundtracks for    you own presentations, for individual healing, group work and workshops.  

Professional Mentoring

The Sound Accord Mentorship Program provides a doorway of opportunity to inspire and positively influence your career development.  It provides a structured, dynamic learning relationship between an experienced professional teacher/healer and a developing healer who desires professional growth, support as they cultivate a private practice or embark on more teaching and presenting, or coaching regarding specific work with particular clients or cases to develop mastery as a healing professional.  

The mentorship established is unique to your needs, personality, learning styles, expectations and experiences. We will focus on mutually determined expectations and goals through phone sessions, private appointments and observation of your work with others or teaching, according to your goals, needs and personal situation.

The Mentoring Process May Include:

• Personal Healing Sessions

• Tutorials, Coaching, Observation and Feedback

• Private Practice/Business Building Consultation

• Professional and Case Study Supervision and Evaluation

• Weekend Expansion Retreats

Mentor Relationship

Your Mentor will offer knowledge, insight, perspective, experience, support and wisdom.  The Mentee, or Protégé, is someone who is seeking guidance in developing specific competencies, self-awareness, skills and confidence in order to develop mastery; someone who through specific one-on-one mentoring support is willing…

• to move, enact change, and come alive

• to explore new territory

• to develop the capacity to face fear and still act

• to learn to embody and demonstrate your belief and commitment

The Benefits of Mentoring

• Non-threatening learning environment

• Improved Self-Confidence

• Challenge to be excellent

• Support and Reassurance

• Cultivate risk taking and constructive action

• Coaching

• Increased Motivation

• Empowerment to Create your Vision

• New Insights and Perspectives

• Improved Communication

• Networking and Resources

• Professional Fellowship

• Improve Self, Teaching, Work and Service

For more information on Hot Topics classes, or for Professional Mentoring contact Gabrielle Laden at 608-257-7212, or <gabrisha@sbcglobal.net.>

Practitioner Stories From Kathy Kyar in Iowa

I have a friend with whom I have used the voice healing work many times since I attended SS#5.  I added the work to the massage that I do and was using a bell, rattles and the drum that I made last summer with more recently a tibetan bowl.  (I have also used the voice work with other clients.)

The friend loves this work.  She tells me it takes her deeper and farther more quickly and she feels even more nurtured with the sound additions.

I saw the friend for a session just after SS#2 and I used the forks in an abbreviated session prior to massage.  The friend said that she had been feeling bombarded by sound in the world and that she believed the sound of the forks was like coming home and the vibration took the sound to the deep places that wanted to be healed.  I have since used the forks with this friend again and we are looking for a time when we both have time for her to experience a complete session.

This is a friend that has a very busy therapy practice and she is also a massage therapist and a long time Reiki  teacher/practitioner.  She has experienced and practiced many healing modalities and I trust her judgement completely.

I have used the forks in an introductory way with other massage clients and the common theme seems to be that using the forks before the massage brings the calming effect very quickly and the sessions go deeper more quickly.  The best part is that everyone so far loves the experience.

I have completed two complete sessions with the tuning fork protocol we practiced in class.  

The first client's intent was relief of pain.  I used the forks and my voice as I was so moved.  The experience for me was one of flow in the interface place.  I love this work!  After the session, the client said that he felt his pain was relieved and that he felt calmer and smoother.

The second client said she wanted to move forward in the forgiveness work she has been doing.  In this session I used the tuning forks, singing bowl, drum and my voice.  The tuning forks were the primary tool.  The client told me after the session that she  felt things gathering in her body as I worked with the forks and that then when I used the drum ( it asked for quiet and slow sounds) it seemed that the "rocks' that had gathered were broken apart and were able to move out of her body.  The client also said that she felt the work had a deep effect on her body and soul and that she feels more confident of her ability to truly move forward on her forgiveness and healing path

I am looking for places in my schedule to continue to offer practice sessions.  I am excited about the work and I am sure there is a place for this work in my part of the world.

 “Me and My Tibetan Bowl”

From Judy Skog, Madison, WI

I pray with my bowl.  So I invoke Shamael and strike the bowl three times (that grounds me).  Then I say gratitudes and strike the bowl after each one.  Then I ask for each of my family members (individually) for support for whatever they need today (striking the bowl after each).  Sometimes there’s a more specific request (like safe travels). 

Then I branch out to broader concerns – bringing our troops home from Iraq (always next), new people to leave their cars at home and take the bus today, help getting off my butt to resume work on my niece’s quilt, etc.  Actually, I ask for support for specific activities for me after my gratitudes and before my family. 

At the end, I visualize cutting the ties from each of my chakras and send them out to the universe with love, strike the bowl three times, and say three OMs.  If I can’t think of something to say, I strike the bowl until something comes.  I let the bowl carry my intention outward.  This can take as little as five minutes or as long as fifteen.  Sometimes I just pray for generic support for my family and healing for the air, the water, the soil, the animals/fish/birds/plants and the earth.  The important thing is to let go of the prayer.  It can’t actualize if you don’t let go of it and send it out.  And it’s important to change things up sometimes and not say the same things each time.  I think that’s a form of hanging on. 

                I also can use the Chakra Chants CD (10 minutes, pick a chakra to tone with to help me stay grounded.  I have to tell myself “You can make room for 20 minutes for yourself today.”

The importance to all of us of collecting stories of Sound Accord Sound Healing effectiveness by documenting your sessions cannot be overemphasized.   Please send your paragraphs of discovery to us at gabrisha@sbcglobal.net or hopematrix@chorus.net.