20 HOUR SOUND HEALER TRAINING

July 7th-9th

Friday 6-9pm, Saturday 10-8pm, Sunday 10-6pm

Led by Adrian DiMatteo

 This comprehensive sound healer training will provide participants with the skills and knowledge needed to facilitate guided meditation and sound healing experiences. Through hands-on training with a variety of instruments, participants will directly experience the power of sound as a tool for mental, physical, and spiritual attunement. Participants are encouraged to bring their own instruments (instruments will also be provided as needed, and a variety of sound-healing instruments will be available for sale). The weekend will include a sound bath, interactive discussions, group exercises, and a “Sound Healer Open Mic” (friends and family welcome, free of charge).

*A certificate of completion will be issued to those who fully attend the workshop.

We will be exploring:

The Space: creating a hygienic “container” for healing and meditation.

  • Inner space

  • The outer environment

  • The relationship between the facilitator and the receiver

  • The Seven Directions

  • The Four Elements and the Three Hearts

  • Incense, altars, crystals, herbs, elements, oils, aromatherapy, candles, lighting, etc.

  • Nature sounds, white noise, recorded vs. live audio

Modalities: exploring the fundamental categories of sound-based therapy.

  • What is healing? What is meditation?

  • Traditional and indigenous perspectives

  • Empirical science-based, physiologically-oriented treatment

  • Intuitive approaches, “channeling,” etc.

  • Conducting ethical “spiritual business”

Sound and Silence: frequency theory and the nature of vibration.

  • Cosmology of sound

  • Physics of sound

  • Passive and active listening, group participation

  • What are “healing frequencies” and are they objectively beneficial?

  • Tuning systems, 432 hz, Schumann Resonance, Overtones, Solfeggio Frequencies, etc.

The Voice: the first instrument.

  • The power of the “Word”

  • Thoughts, prayers, mantras, invocations, sacred languages, translation, interpretation

  • Guided meditation, drum journeying, call and response

  • What constitutes a “sacred song”?

  • Physiology of the voice, vocal exercises, breath, sighing, yawning, laughing, crying

  • The diet of the voice

Instruments: tools of the sound healer/meditation facilitator.

  • What constitutes a sound healing or meditation instrument?

  • Practical demonstration, participants will gain experience giving and receiving sound in proximity to the body

  • Common instruments: drums, shakers, leaves, gongs, singing bowls (metal, crystal, terracotta, etc.), guitars, flutes, handpans, tuning forks, bells, chimes, crystal instruments

  • Instruments and the elements

Sound and Music Theory: the language of music.

  • Dynamics, tempo, rhythm, intensity, tension and resolution

  • Notes, colors, and chakra associations

  • Combining instruments: determining compatibility, intervals, scales, keys

  • Global music theory traditions

Sound and Music Theory: the language of music.

  • Giving and receiving

  • Sensitivity, empathy, intuition, emotion, compassion

  • Physical, mental, and emotional balance

Facilitator bio:

Adrian DiMatteo is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and a student of Maestro Manuel Rufino. For over 20 years, he has studied and traveled the world -- exploring sound, language, musical culture, and how they affect individual and collective wellbeing. With a holistic approach to science and consciousness, he offers a closer look at how sound itself can impact life.

Schedule:

Friday July 7th: (6-9pm): Introduction, guided sound meditation, foundational principles.

Saturday July 8th: (10am-2pm, 3:30pm-8pm): Extended study.

Morning session/ (break) /Afternoon session

Sunday July 9th: (10am-2pm, 3:30-6pm): Q&A, “Open Mic” (friends and family invited, free attendance), formal closing.

Morning session/ (break) /Afternoon session

EXCHANGE: Scale $300-$500

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