SoundBath: a horizontal concert 6/14
“…such a unique and wonderful experience – one I will not forget. I am not sure where I went during all the amazing sounds but I felt so relaxed and like I had been on vacation somewhere, somehow.”
8:00pm Friday, June 14
Nyack Yoga
42 Main Street, Nyack, NY
(845) 675-7135
info@nyackyoga42main.com
Register HERE.
SoundBath with Naaz Hosseini, Peter Blum, Steve Gorn, and Thomas Workman is a unique concert/meditation event that creates a “sonic bath” or “field of sacred sound”. You are encouraged to experience this horizontally – lying on blankets or yoga mats and allowing the other-worldly sounds to guide you into deep contemplative states. Seating is available, if you prefer.
Naaz and Peter have been presenting meditative sound concerts for nearly two decades, and have recorded two CD’s together – “Pulse Field” in 2002 and “Singing Bowls and One” in 2004. Peter is known for his work with sacred singing metals. Performances feature his collection of over 30 Himalayan singing bowls, large gongs, tingshas, Sabian singing bells, as well as tamboura, flutes, Moyo drum and hand percussion. Joined by Naaz’s exquisite vocals and violin music, their sounds are complemented by the virtuoso dreams of Steve Gorn’s bansuri flutes and clarinet along with the ancient and future indigenous healing instruments of Thomas Workman.
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Naaz Hosseini, is a master vocalist, violinist, dancer, and psychotherapist. As a multi-disciplinary performer she has appeared world-wide with the Meredith Monk Vocal Ensemble at venues including Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, and Walker Art Center. As composer/performer, she collaborated with Pilobolus, the National Theatre of the Deaf, and Bridgman/Packer Dance. Naaz has offered her voice healing and empowerment workshops at Omega, The New York Open Center, and Kripalu. Her CD, SoundPath, is a meditative journey that opened the doorway for her own voice healing and her voice and body work with others. She has combined her extensive experience and training as a psychotherapist, performer and educator to create PowerfulPresence® coaching to help individuals embody their voice personally and professionally. She maintains a private psychotherapy practice in Nyack, New York.
Peter Blum creates a unique meditational environment using large gongs, bells, cymbals, tuning forks, and his collection of dozens of Himalayan singing bowls. Peter has studied music and sound healing with Dr. Karl Berger, Ustad Jamaluddin Bhartiya, Beautiful Painted Arrow (Joseph Rael), Pauline Oliveros, John Beaulieu, and Don Conreaux. He has given workshops and sound healing concerts at Omega Institute, Abode of the Message, Menla Mountain Retreat Center, The Graduate Institute, and yoga studios across America.
Steve Gorn is a world-renowned musician. His virtuoso bansuri flute is featured on the 2011 Grammy-winning recording “Mino – Journey to the Mountain,” with the Paul Winter Consort, and the Academy Award winning Documentary film, “Born into Brothels”. His unique blend of Indian music and contemporary world music can be heard on recordings with Krishna Das, Jai Uttal, Tony Levin, Paul Simon, Glen Velez, Jack DeJohnette, Richie Havens, Deepak Chopra, and many others.
Thomas Workman is certified and active as a Sound Healer. He leads healing sessions with groups and individuals. He is a performer with deep roots in jazz, world folk musics and improvisation, and has helped organize a variety of groups, including the Big Sky Ensemble, BaKana and the Sonitas Project. He has played extensively for theater, and has performed with Steve Gorn, Roswell Rudd, Pete Seeger, Tani Tabbal, Karl Berger, Joakim Lartey, Chris Lane, Arm-of-the-Sea Theater (Musical Director), and The Vanaver Caravan, among others.
“Sound healing can quickly align brain waves and regulate respiratory and other systems, while at the same time presenting teachings gathered in deep inner awareness,” says Workman. “Long before I began formally studying sound healing, I was drawn to instruments with deep roots in ancient shamanic healing traditions. They called to me, and became my teachers: didjeridu, conch shells, bone and bamboo and wooden flutes, Siberian jaw harps, extended vocal techniques and more. I discovered that some traditional sounds and instruments carry healing intention inherently.”
© 2019 Naaz Hosseini
About the Author: Naaz Hosseini
Naaz Hosseini is a singer, dancer, psychotherapist, and voice empowerment coach. She developed Powerful Presence™ coaching to help corporate and entrepreneurial women step into their vocal power to command the attention and respect they deserve. As a NYS Licensed Psychoanalyst and Qualified Gestalt Therapist, she supervises and trains mental health counselors at Teachers College Columbia University and therapists at the Gestalt Center for Psychotherapy and Training. She served as visiting faculty at the Harvard Graduate School of Education Project Zero Summer Institute for ten years where Howard Gardner has said, "With enthusiasm, I recommend Naaz Hosseini, a pioneer in using the voice and the body for understanding." 
