Sounds Heal Podcast

Dustin Selva is the creator of Elemental Flutes and creates one of a kind flutes using local and exotic woods. Dustin discovered the flutes after being drawn to travel the world and explore his own self-healing. When he worked with healing ceremonies in the Peruvian Amazon and sound healing ceremonies on the Hawaiian Islands, Dustin's passions of sound and spirit merged. His unique flute creations, such as the double and triple flutes, are inspirations for others to create dynamic and meditative music. Along with making the instruments, he is inspired to teach others to make and play the flutes. https://www.elementalflutes.com/ http://www.instagram.com/elemental_flutes https://www.facebook.com/ElementalFlutes Natalie Brown: http://www.soundshealstudio.com http://www.facebook.com/soundshealstudio.com http://www.instagram.com/nataliebrownsoundsheal http://www.youtube.com/soundshealstudio Music by Natalie Brown, Hope & Heart http://www.youtu.be/hZPx6zJX6yA This episode is sponsored by The Om Shoppe. The OM Sh

John Yost has studied with master drummers in Africa, Japan, and the US and has a degree in percussion and a certificate in a Leadership and Organization Change, both from Northeastern University in Illinois. With his company Rhythm Revolution, he has been leading rhythm-based events for more than 30 years. He is certified as a drum circle facilitator by the Drum Circle Facilitator’s Guild and Village Music Circle, for which he is a global trainer. Yost serves as co-chair of the Interactive Drumming Committee for the Percussive Arts Society and is an adjunct professor at Vandercook College of Music. He has facilitated interactive music-making activities and drum circles for conferences, corporations, schools, community groups, and at major events worldwide. Along with leading a free monthly community drum circle, he heads and performs in both Sound Magic (gong and bowl immersions) and Kaiju Daiko (Japanese-style drumming) and teaches both Daiko and West African drumming. On top of all that, he has created a b

Crystanium Gongs founder, Ross Barrable, has been building sound sculptures for more than 40 years. His journey into building sound sculptures and instruments began with his discovering the melody his folk harp produced as the wind strummed the strings when he was playing outdoors. This inspired him to learn how to listen to sound and harmonics. He has evolved his sonic art form to develop innovative Contemporary Wind Harps, fabricated out of titanium, which adorn over 350 public and private landscape settings throughout North America and Europe. Working with titanium to build wind harps was ultimately how Ross was introduced to the gong community. When Ross set out to build titanium gongs, it was clear to him that this metal has a totally different vibration and a real resonant affinity with the human body that you won’t find elsewhere. He’s not interested in duplicating anything that’s out there in the gong world; rather, he’s creating something new, something that, from his point of view, resonates with th

Jason Snell is a multidisciplinary artist who performs electronic music with biosensors and builds generative art installations. His performances use biofeedback loops to explore consciousness and the line between cause and effect. His installations explore the nature of authorship, requiring the presence of visitors to generate the art. These projects use live data from the body and mind to compose music and visual sequences in real-time. The resulting compositions are biomorphic - taking the shape of life patterns - and reveal a natural intelligence inherent in the world and our bodies. Jason's work has been featured at Sundance, SXSW, CPH:DOX, the Berlin Independent, SF Independent, Slamdance, and Eufonia festivals, in TV and print news, and earned ADC, IAB, Webby, and Glaad Media awards. His brainwave and bio-sonification work has captured the attention of neuroscience and arts communities. He has presented and lectured throughout North America and Europe, including at NYU, MIT, Ableton, Native Instrument

“As far back as I can remember, music has been a vital part of my life. I always followed my own path, building a career as an independent musician and composer. Over the years, as my meditation practice deepened, I began to see how my musical and contemplative selves were intertwined. Once I discovered the power of Deep Listening® (with Pauline Oliveros) and followed in the footsteps of my teachers, meditation and music converged for me.  They now coexist within my work, providing me with endless opportunities to explore and tap into my creativity. Today, my work as a musician, composer, and teacher centers on how listening helps us heal, focus, and connect with ourselves and one another. Having dedicated my life to the art of listening, I create ambient soundscapes that incorporate frequencies, field recordings, and music for various levels of consciousness, from active listening to deep sleep.” ~ Michael Reiley. http://soundoflistening.com/ Natalie Brown:
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Jim Doble is a designer, instrument maker, sound healing practitioner, and owner of Elemental Design, a studio that handcrafts unique musical instruments for professionals, schools, science and children's museums, playgrounds, music therapy centers, sound healing practitioners and novices. Elemental Design creates instruments for sound therapy and healing, as well as large unique sound experiences like the Gong Tunnel and The Whale. Jim designs instruments out of recycled or reclaimed materials, glass, wood, metal and stone. https://www.elementaldesign.me/ https://www.facebook.com/Elemental-Design-SoundVibration-Therapy-327210097894971 
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Founded by Madhava Carrara and Margherita Cioffi, Grotta Sonora (“Sonorous Cave"), designs and constructs hand-crafted experimental musical instruments, drawing on their personal experimentation with sound, using different types of metals. Madhava is a musician, percussionist and artisan who was brought up in an environment strongly influenced by Indian culture. He has been experimenting for years with the craft of making stringed, wind and percussion musical instruments, using a wide range of materials, including recycled waste materials. With Margherita, singer and decorator, he started the exploration that is at the foundation of Grotta Sonora. Their first instruments were crafted in an Etruscan cave (“grotta”) close to Calcata Vecchia, a medieval village in the Treja Valley, north of Rome. The cave turned out to be the perfect place to play these newly crafted instruments, thus kicking off the Grotta Sonora project. In this podcast episode, we learn more about their background, how they connected, and eve

Shawn Aceto is a self-taught and independent gong maker. He creates dynamic gongs that offer a full spectrum of sounds. The inspiration for his work ranges from the esoteric, to science and ancient iconography. We discuss his path to gong creation, his gong making process, philosophy and insights on gong playing and our sound community. “To achieve harmony between music, design, & craftsmanship is the focus of every creation.” - Shawn Aceto Shawn Aceto’s links: https://shawnacetosounds.com/ https://www.facebook.com/shawnacetosounds https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEqYC-o9jZUm8Nr950xOZvg Natalie Brown:
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Peter Blum has practiced and taught hypnosis to tens of thousands of people for more than 35 years. He has cofacilitated hypnosis and storytelling workshops with Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona (author of Coyote Medicine) and hypnosis and sound workshops with Creative Music Studio founder Dr. Karl Hans Berger. A lifelong musician, Peter has studied music and sound healing with Ustad Jamaluddin Bhartiya, Pauline Oliveros, Fabian Mamman, Dr. John Beaulieu, and Don Conreaux. He has also been a student of transcultural shamanic practices, primarily with Native American elder Beautiful Painted Arrow (Joseph Rael). Peter has given concerts and workshops at the Omega Institute, the Abode of the Message, Menla Retreat Center, and the United Nations, using his extensive collection of Himalayan singing bowls and other instruments from around the world. His six CDs in the Sounds for Healing series are popular as an adjunct to meditation, guided imagery, yoga, massage, and hypnosis. He is the author of the recently published book

Paul Cardall is a man born with only half a heart who is one of today’s most listened to pianists. His miracle story and music inspire many. Paul is an 11-time No. 1 Billboard recording artist with millions of fans in more than 160 nations. He had a heart transplant 11 years ago and his journey has given him a unique outlook on life. We discuss his hardships, triumphs and the transformative power of music. https://paulcardall.com/ https://www.facebook.com/PaulCardallMusic/ https://www.instagram.com/paulcardall/ Natalie Brown:
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The OM Shoppe & Spa offers a vast array of Sound Healing and Vibrational Medicine tools for serious professionals and for those ready to make sound and vibration part of their ongoing lifestyle. More and more we are

Fran Bak discovered the power of the gongs through her own spiritual journey and her life has been transformed. She is now bringing Western gongs to Bhutan and she is the only tourist that has been given permission to enter Bhutan since before the pandemic. In this podcast, we learn more about Fran, her background, how the gong has been a mirror of her own inner journey as well as her mission in bringing the gongs and sound healing to Bhutan. Please enjoy this inspiring episode with Fran Bak! *You can watch the video conversation at http://www.youtube.com/soundshealstudio
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Music by Natalie Brown, Hope & Heart http://www.youtu.be/hZPx6zJX6yA This episode is sponsored by The Om Shoppe.
The OM Shoppe & Spa offers a vast array of Sound Healing and Vibrational Medicine tools for serious professionals and for those ready to make sound and

Mehtab Benton began his yoga career in 1973 in San Rafael California where he used the techniques of Kundalini Yoga in the ashram’s drug rehabilitation program. As a Kundalini Yoga Lead teacher trainer, he has trained hundreds of Kundalini Yoga teachers across the United States. Mehtab received the Kundalini Yoga Teacher of the Year Award as well as the International Kundalini Yoga Teachers’ Association award for “Building Yoga Communities.”  Mehtab is the originator and author of Gong Yoga, the first book and course on using the gong with the practices of yoga and meditation. His book, Teaching Gong Yoga, has been used in yoga teacher training classes by teachers of all disciplines, and his book Gong Therapy has provided the foundation for teaching sound healers, healing professionals, and yoga teachers how to use the gong therapeutically.  Mehtab is a life-long astrologer who discovered the spiritual potency of using Indian or Vedic Astrology to guide people in finding their dharma and life purpose. He is a

Marla Leigh Goldstein is one of the few female professional frame drummers in the world today. She is a Grammy-nominated percussionist and flautist, and an internationally-recognized educator, performer and composer.   As a classically trained-musician, Marla began playing at the age of three and never stopped. With a BFA and MFA in Percussion from California Institute of Arts, she studied under the great percussion masters Glen Velez, John Bergamo, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Randy Gloss and Layne Redmond. Marla is passionate about exploring rhythm from different cultures around the world. She loves bringing people together and sharing through the universal language of rhythm. Marla is CEO of Frame Drum Academy. She also created her own line of signature frame drums with the Cooperman Company. Marla also serves as an artist and advisor for the #hitlikeagirl Drum Summit. She released her own long-awaited debut album and music video in May 2020. Rhythms of Tof Miriam was recorded in Israel and brings together man

Jens Zygar’s early experiences—living his first decade in Liberia, then moving to the North Sea coast of Germany to attend boarding school—have given him a multicultural perspective on musical language. He began his professional exploration of sound as a guitarist in the Hamburg-based new wave band Große Freiheit (Great Freedom). In the early 1980s, Swiss author and scientist Hans Cousto introduced him to the concept of the “cosmic octave,” inspiring him to develop “planetary gongs” that resonate with the frequencies, tones, and harmonics in nature. In the late 1980s, he cofounded the Stars Sounds Orchestra with keyboardist Steve Schroyder, combining the gongs with electronic sounds. Today, Jens Zygar is a well-known global gong artist engaged in a large range of projects, including lectures and workshops as well as performances. Website: https://jenszygar.de/ and http://www.jenszygar.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/starsounds Natalie Brown: http://www.soundshealstudio.com http://www.facebook.com/sound

Frank DiCristina is a certified Himalayan singing bowl master/teacher, gong master, Natural Crystal Way practitioner, Reiki / healing touch practitioner, dowser, as well as a certified building biologist / electromagnetic radiation specialist. Frank has been studying sound since the early 70s. He began working with singing bowls in 2002 and gongs in 2007. He has traveled to Nepal to study traditional sound healing practices. He continues to advance his skills in harmonic therapy and holistic resonance studies under Suren Shrestha, Dr. Mitch Nur, and Johnathan Goldman. He is a member of the Harmonic Therapy Association, which is committed to the advancement of research, education, and training, advocating best practice standards, and providing a forum for the exchange of ideas, knowledge, and experience in sound and music therapy. Natalie Brown: http://www.soundshealstudio.com http://www.facebook.com/soundshealstudio http://www.youtube.com/soundshealstudio http://www.instagram.com/nataliebrown... Music by Nat

Michele Averard, author of “Free your Voice, Heal your Life -13 Steps to Free your Healing Voice,” is a founding member and co-director of both the Spanish and International Associations of Sound Therapy. She is also an internationally recognized singer-songwriter. Since 1994 she has conducted courses, workshops and conferences on the healing power of sound and particularly the voice. She is co-owner of The Dome Center, headquarters of the Association of Sound Therapy, with her husband Nestor Kornblum. Nestor and Michele have produced 13 CDs, Michele plays guitar, tampura, monochord, Native American flute, Tibetan Bowls and other acoustic instruments. Besides Michele’s main focus of the healing power of the voice, she is a firm defender of women’s rights, has taught sound awareness and energy work to children, and was a choir director for a group which performed sacred chants from around the world. https://harmonicsounds.com/ Natalie Brown: http://www.soundshealstudio.com http://www.facebook.com/soundshealst

Since 1995, Nestor Kornblum has explored and practiced the ancient art of overtone singing, or vocal harmonics, as a healing modality. He is one of a handful of Westerners to master overtone chanting employed by Tibetan monks and Tuvan (Mongolian) singers, which enables him to sing up to four simultaneous notes, with a range of five octaves. In addition, he plays didgeridoo, monochord, tampura, jew’s harp, overtone flute, mouth bow, and assorted percussion instruments. He has also developed his own system of tuning fork therapy. With his wife, Michele Averard, he is cofounder and codirector of the International Association of Sound Therapy. Together, they conduct courses, workshops, and perform concerts worldwide, and have produced more than ten CDs focused on facilitating stress release, relaxation, transformation, and healing. https://harmonicsounds.com/ Natalie Brown: http://www.soundshealstudio.com http://www.facebook.com/soundshealstudio http://www.youtube.com/soundshealstudio http://www.instagram.com/na

German-born Hildegard Westerkamp studied flute and piano at the Conservatory of Music in Freiberg before emigrating to Canada in her early twenties. After completing her music studies at the University of British Columbia, she joined the World Soundscape Project at Simon Fraser University under the direction of R. Murray Schafer. Her involvement with this project not only prompted deep concerns about the encroachment of noise and the general state of the acoustic environment, it also changed her thinking about music, listening, and soundmaking. The newly founded Vancouver Co-operative Radio provided an invaluable opportunity to learn about broadcasting and ultimately enabled her to produce and host her weekly program, Soundwalking, in 1978/79. Hildegard was a founding member of the World Forum for Acoustic Ecology, an international network of affiliated organizations and individuals who share a common concern for the state of the world’s soundscapes and has served over the years as a mentor for people pursuin

Recorded on Zoom, watch video on YouTube for best quality: https://youtu.be/vRqD5exqGGg Simone Vitale is a sound therapy teacher and practitioner and a visionary musician. Since 2002, he's been deepening his understanding of the effects and healing potential of sound and music. He is now dedicating his work to promoting an ecology of sound in which kindness and mindfulness are the keys to a deeper connection with ourselves and each other. Simone offers individual sound therapy sessions with a focus on the use of tuning forks and metal singing bowls and teaches sound therapy both online and in person. His musical creation is multifaceted and includes healing music, music for pregnancy and birth, live music for yoga and movement, kirtan and devotional singing, recording the music of plants, and more. Originally from Rome, Italy, and currently based in New Zealand, Simone has been sharing his work with both sound healing and music internationally in Italy, Germany, Finland, Estonia, France, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, a

Two Year Anniversary of Sounds Heal Podcast! Thank you all so much for your support of the podcast. TWO episodes this month for the second anniversary of the podcast, the second this month is with Rudi Bach. Rudi Bach performs and teaches sound meditation using a large collection of antique Himalayan Bowls. Working both privately and publicly, he plays for large groups and individuals, in numerous settings. His background as a vocal coach, Voice Dialogue counselor, and sound designer informs his approach to creating contemplative and therapeutic soundscapes. He studied Sonic Theology at 9 Ways Academia. Rudi’s website: https://www.himalayanbowlmeditation.com/ This is a fascinating conversation about the personal qualities of a sound worker: what are we sensing or listening to in a session, how do we connect with and reflect our clients or audience, aesthetics, and many other considerations. Please enjoy! Natalie Brown: http://www.soundshealstudio.com http://www.facebook.com/soundshealstudio http://www.youtub