Great Spirit - A Sound Healing Journey & Concert for Universal Harmony

Sat Jan 09 2021 at 01:30 pm to 04:30 pm

St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church | New York

The New York Healing Arts Alliance
Publisher/HostThe New York Healing Arts Alliance
Great Spirit - A Sound Healing Journey & Concert for Universal Harmony UPDATE: Due to the Coronavirus, Great Spirit has been rescheduled for Saturday October 3rd. If you have already purchased a ticket and want a refund, please 'Request Refund' through Eventbrite. Many blessings; may all be safe & healthy.
Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1167341543657212/  (Links for our concert's singalong songs will be posted on the FB event page.)           

Great Spirit, A Sound Healing Concert for Universal Harmony
Featuring a Stellar Ensemble of 30+ Healers & Musical Artists

Conductor: Alan Pratt

Music Director: Slava Yasser

* Energy Healers: Alan Pratt, Alejandra Di, Adele Bertholet, Angelica Lucia, Ann Marie Morales-Ear, Ashley Belin, Brien Egan, Dean Curt, Diane R DeBiasi, Ellen Weiss, Eric A. Dahl, Joe Dapuzzo, Graciela Erica Brooke Tibaquira, Inna Kats, Kellie Walsh, Kelly Keefe, Kiana Love, Laura Kellogg, Mara Lee Gilbert, Matthew White, Nicole Ward, Peter Roth, Raymond Storms, Tom Reynolds

* Featured Vocalists: Valentina Kvasova, 13 Hands, Joelle Danant, Dean Curt, Ellen Weiss, Ann Marie Morales-Ear, Ethan Darling & more tba

* Singers & Speakers of Light Languages, Harmonic Overtone Singers & Throat Singers: Alan Pratt, Alex Sasha Dreyshner, Ann Marie Morales-Ear, Kellie Walsh, Brien Egan, Alejandra Di

* Musicians:

Grammy Nominee '13 Hands'

Dima Klim - Didgeridoo, Jaw Harp, Flute

Alex Sasha Dreyshner - Duduk, Percussion

Slava Yasser - Strings, Percussion, Flutes

Darius Kaufmann - Drums, Ocean Harp, Flutes, Chimes

Taunya Rivera, Karuna Ma & Sheree King -- Crystal & Tibetan Bowls, Crystal Pyramids & Chimes

Karen Skolski - Handpan, Medicine Drum

Greg Prasker -- Gongs, Singing Bowls, Tuning Forks & tongue drums

Eric A. Dahl -- Tuning Forks, Tibetan Bell

Alejandra Di -- Tuning Forks

Graciela Erica Brooke Tibaquira -- Gongs, Didgeridoo, Flute, Drum

Handpan Ensemble: Felix Vasserman, Vika Radost Malaeva, Day Sanchez, Kevon Adrian Simpson, Laura Garcia



TICKETS --

* The ensemble member who invited you, gave you a discount code to get $10 off the ticket fee. If you were not invited by an ensemble member, use this discount code: ACP



PLEASE NOTE:

*All participants will be seated in the church's padded pews. Participants will NOT be lying on the floor, so please do not bring yoga mats, etc.

* Bring a big bottle of water.

* Dress comfortably, for a deep shamanic healing experience.

* Many different healers may work with you 1-1 during the concert. We encourage you to read the healers' biographies and visit their websites.

* The church has an elevator and wheelchair access.



Doors open 1:30

2 - 4:30pm -- The Concert & Healing Journey

5pm -- Post Concert Party at (restaurant tba)



This concert is presented by: Sacred Sing, http://sacredsing.org/

The Family of Light, https://www.facebook.com/groups/172459469486839/

and The New York Healing Arts Alliance

The event will be streamed live on the Sacred Sing FB page:

https://www.facebook.com/sacredsing/, as will our rehearsal on April 8, from 7 - 9pm -- tune in to practice the songs with us.



ARTISTS & HEALERS BIOGRAPHIES



Alan Pratt has been touring the U.S. since 2009, conducting Sound Healing Ceremonies & Concerts, facilitating Psychic & Life Coaching Circles, and presenting his own original spiritual theater pieces. Alan has worked with hundreds of healers and musicians, practicing countless healing modalities. Thousands of light workers acknowledge Alan for activating their abilities to higher levels. In ceremony, Alan sings & speaks in many 'celestial languages', taking participants deep into a shamanic trance state, where we connect with spirit guides, purge old trauma, heal disease & activate our dormant DNA. Alan's healing credits include full recoveries from throat & tongue cancer, kidney cancer, breast cancer, brain injury, paralysis, spinal injuries, chronic lung disease, Bell’s palsy, shingles, thyroid condition, hip & leg mobility issues, hip replacement infection, tongue ring infection, chronic foot pain & gout; and measurable improvements with clients suffering a range of diseases including ALS, arthritis, diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, hearing loss, eczema, urinary tract pain, abdominal cramps & addictions. http://www.alanpratt.net/



Slava Yasser spent first 20 years of his life in Eastern Europe absorbing rich musical traditions of Balkans, Ukraine and South Russia, composing and performing music since early childhood. After relocating to the United States in mid-90s Slava got involved with open air festivals and gatherings as a performer, facilitator and organizer. In 2009 his company Open Concert Network co-founded JetLag - the largest and the most diverse Russian-American music festival in the US. Slava is a multi-instrumentalist currently active with Omnitribe Collective (oriental afrobeat fusion), Yurtacalypse (ambient soundscapes) and Colectivo Mistico (medicine music). He enjoys practicing improvisational and healing music modalities and is always looking out for new jams and experiments.

JetLag https://www.facebook.com/JetLAGFestival/

Omnitribe Collective https://www.facebook.com/OmniTribe-Collective-1685687665049141/

Yurtacalypse https://www.facebook.com/yurtacalypse/

Colectivo Mistico https://www.facebook.com/colectivomisticomusic/



DALIEN, aka 13 HANDS is a 2 time Grammy ballot nominee, National Wellness Practitioner Professor of Yoga and Meditation at Montclair State University, ERYT500 level instructor and personal/professional development presenter for corporations, small businesses, non-profit organizations, social work agencies, individuals, artists struggling with trauma, PTSD, domestic violence/sexual abuse, addiction, recovery, education and other related institutions and arenas. He brings an inspiring life journey of surviving 5 near death experiences including one with a harrowing struggle with Crohns/Colitis and other severe endocrine system challenges that he cured through natural lifestyle choices, organic, 100%, 8 year, raw, plant based lifestyle (and still going but with varying percentages during the seasons), 30 years of yoga, martial arts, qigong, Peruvian and Native American shamanism and various emotional/stress reduction/inner child release approaches to bring his health back into balance. For over two decades he's been creating clinically proven results across multiple auto immune challenges, creating inspiring lifestyle programs and excels in all areas of digestion, PTSD, nervous, detoxification, personal / spiritual development, wellness and stress related anxiety given his inspiring powerful personal journey and survival story.

Playing well over 75 instruments across varied cultures and lineages, a classically trained musician/vocalist with a 5 octave angelic range, referred to by some as a channel (he doesn't take on titles in this work and never has ever called himself a healer), recorded to date 15 albums and creates instrumental music that has been proven to support sleep, anxiety and stress reduction..... along with a very deep, para-sympathetic healing response. He's on the road presenting/performing full time, about 100 plus events a year, having shared his incredible health journey, music, teachings, yoga and wellness initiatives alongside such noted luminaries as The Dalai Lama, Gary Null, Jack Kornfield, Anne Lamott, Krishna Das, Snatam Kaur, Seane Corn, Shiva Rea, Trevor Hall, RUN DMC, Christine Lavin, Aztec Two Step, the late Pheobe Snow and Dr. Emoto, Laurie Anderson and many more across wellness, fitness, best selling literary authors, corporate, new age, religious and contemporary/world music. Additionally he has received many awards, grant funding and accolades from many non-profit, trauma/recovery organizations, such as an SHRM award (Society of Human Resource Management), for innovative wellness programming and grant funding for his yoga, music and arts recovery services from the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Warren County to name a few. https://www.13hands.com/



Valentina Kvasova is a Russian folk singer, combining medieval harmonies with cutting-edge contemporary sound. Multi-instrumental performance with songs full of love, dramatic vibe, wisdom and humor of the Russian folk tradition. https://www.facebook.com/kvasovaband/,
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Joelle Danant is a transformational musician, singer/songwriter/sound healing channel, educator, interfaith minister (One Spirit Seminary/One Spirit Learning Alliance—1spirit.org), and writer. Joelle is a certified music improvisation teacher (https://www.musicforpeople.org/wp/graduates/joelle-danant/), a certified Yoga teacher (Integral Yoga Institute-Level 1); she teaches meditation classes and offers sound healing and chanting sessions at Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, NY); and has offered Kirtans in local Yoga Centers and interfaith spiritual services based on meditation and music/chanting at One Spirit and other NYC venues. Joelle is a recipient of the Music Ambassador Award from Music for People (2013, for her “Music Improvisation for the Soul” workshops); and of the Pratt Faculty Fund Development Grant (2017) for her upcoming book on Meditation. Joelle recently released her musical “Sacred Union” CD (https://store.cdbaby.com/cd/joelledanant) intended as an invitation to embark on heart-opening journeys, whether peaceful or passionate — with a reverence for the Sacred in life. Joelle’s next sound healing and chanting session is to be part of a higher education conference on mindfulness and contemplative practice for the benefit of students (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/what-brings-you-here-mindfulness-contemplative-practice-in-student-affai-tickets-92208537217). Joelle is a recent member of the NYC Healing Arts Alliance. www.joelledanant.com



Ann Marie Morales-Ear is a Channeler of various High Frequency Beings and channels Light Language. These beings assist her as she clears energy blockages that cause physical and emotional illnesses in the human body. She is also an artist, vocalist and educator. Ann Marie can be contacted at https://theartofhealing.org.



Dean Kurt, as an energy channeler, has studied many healing modalities but has found over the years that his sessions are most effective if he follows his impulse/intuition even if it doesn't make sense to his logical mind. Every session is a bit different than the next and he is always surprised and grateful for the miracles when they happen. VERY GRATEFUL. [email protected].



Ellen Weiss is a passionate performer/musician and healer working, teaching and performing in Manhattan for 30 years. She has had a strong drive from the tender age of 5 to see a world where peace, harmony, joy, kindness, connection and loving self-expression are the driving forces of our lives. Song and dance were the earliest expressions of this drive. As an adult, songwriting and energy healing work became more refined expression of this. Ellen has been helping people access the vehicle of voice professionally for 25 years through the Ellen Weiss Vocal Studio and as a performer in Theatre, Cabaret, and the Folk and Pop music scene. She has a regular meditation practice based on her own technique which she developed while a member of the “Self Enquiry Café”. Ellen does energy healing work influenced by a number of different modalities including Jin Shin Jyutsu and Reiki.



Ellen is so excited to be part of this event!



Darius Kaufmann's 'Journeys With Sound' takes audiences on a mesmerizing journey of sound and spirit using instruments and objects from ancient and indigenous cultures around the world. Australian didjeridoos, Native American flutes and drums, Japanese bamboo flute, and Indian snake-charmer merge with crystal singing bowls, Aztec wind whistle, Hawaiian conch shells, ocean harp, Chinese gongs, Tibetan chimes and drums from Native America, India and the Middle East.http://journeyswithsound.com/bios.html



Taunya Laya Rivera, MS, ED is a member of the Sound Healers Association, and Certified as Advanced Master Level IV Himalayan Singing Bowl Practitioner. Taunya has been vibrating the harmonics of her authentic antique Himalayan Singing Bowls for over 26 years. Taunya has facilitated group meditation sessions, private treatments, and instructional classes in the US, the Caribbean, Asia, Middle East, South America, and Central America. Taunya also facilitates free meditation sessions in New York’s Central Park. http://www.mysecondbreath.yahoosites.com/



Alex (Sasha) Dreyshner is an award winning composer/ sound designer, producer, harmonic overtone singer and multi-instrumentalist. He has written music for films, animations, TV series, commercials and theater productions in USA and Russia. Alex's music was premiered at Carnegie Hall and other NY venues. In 2003 Alex studied with Karl-Hainz Stockhausen in Kurten, Germany. In 2008 he studied harmonic overtone singing with Huun Huur Tu and Alash ensemble. He is a member of Petroglyph sound healing group since 2012.

Alex leads Harmonic Overtone singing workshops since 2013.

http://cargocollective.com/alexdreyshner

https://www.facebook.com/Petroglyph-626268577389075/



Dima Klim - QiGong and martial art practitioner. Geophysics bachelor degree( St Petersburg Russian Military Academy) . Completely change his live in US, Restorator and musician. Became Didgeridoo, Jaw Harp and traditional flute player, former musician of Petroglyph, Chingis Dub, Yantra and Once In band, creator of Vibro-Energy-Tuning system( was presented on Sound Therapy Conference in 2014, Andover Massachusetts), master of Cosmo Energy system( developed in Russia, based on Nicholas Roerich knowledgies). Learning sound synthesis, combining traditional instruments and electronic synthesisers in a new project -- Klim & TiShina.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=817413174941280

https://www.facebook.com/Petroglyph-626268577389075/



Peter Roth has been a professional intuitive healer/counselor for the last 25 years. In 1997, he founded the Heart River Center for Intuitive Healing, a school that has taught thousands to become intuitive healers. He has hosted the weekly radio show/podcast Energy Stew for close to 15 years where he interviews the most profound people he can find who are leaders in consciousness and personal development. He lives and works on the Upper West Side in person and also online using zoom and with the phone.

https://heartriver.org/



Kellie Walsh is the founder of The Divine Hive, a platform for creating community for light workers and all healing melodies. She channels from many guides and master with the message of Self Divine Love. Through visual guided meditation she will bring you on a journey of self discovery and personal transformation. Connecting to the very core of Mother Earth we will raise with the energy of the Goddess to transend into the cosmic womb of all that is all. https://thedivinehive.com/



Karen Skolski loves to work her Magick through Shamanic Sound Healing. She is a Gateway Dreaming™️ Practitioner, Percussionist, trained with Gong Master Marco Dolce. Space Clearer, Energy Worker, Forest Therapy™️ practitioner. Conduit, Channeler, Clairsentient , Soul Coach®, Feng Shui and Red Lotus Practitioner. Shining Star member of The Linn Academy. She also holds private healings & Sound Baths. Owner of Stellar Intentions LLC and Stellar Sound.. For more information on her work and certifications please check out www.stellarintentions.com.

Facebook - Stellar Intentions, Stellar Sound.

Instagram - Karen.Skolski.

YouTube - StellarUntamed.

[email protected]

Karen Skolski AIA, ESC, IFS, MWFS, SC, RLP, FTP, GDP



Wild Woman Healer Kiana Love, founder of Be Wild Woman, is passionate about rewilding and awakening women and the world to love. She created Be Wild Woman to help overwhelmed women and their communities heal with nature after trauma so they can feel at home in their bodies and free in their lives. She does this through healing programs, space clearing, energy healing, intuitive readings, art, sound healing. reflexology, ayurveda, holistic health & community events. www.Bewildwoman.com



Sheree King was introduced to Sound Healing Harmonics via the singing bowls while attending a local women’s retreat in 2005. After falling in love with the sound, Sheree travelled to Jamaica, WI for a Sound Healing Retreat for her introduction to learning about and playing the Himalayan Singing Bowls. My Second Breath has been and continues to support Sheree as she uses the bowls in her retreats. Sheree also plays for the members of her faith based community and for the elderly. Sheree is a Retreat Leader, Inspirational and Motivational Speaker, and has recently received her Certificate of Accomplishment in the playing and therapeutic treatments of Himalayan Singing Bowls.



Rev. Brien Egan CHt, CRM, CKRM is an author, certified hypnotherapist, reiki master, karuna reiki master, pranic energy worker, crystal bowl sound healer, EFT practitioner, quantum touch practitioner, ho'oponopono practioner, sedona method practitioner, chakra cleansing teacher, qi gong teacher, an ordained minister from the Essene New Life Church and has his B.S. in Psychology with a minor in Special Education. He is the director of the Sound Healing Conservatory and has been practicing and teaching spirituality for over 17 years. He has done a lot of work with children, families and individuals by leading workshops, classes and through individual, couples or group sessions. He also designed and ran a kids spirituality summer camp for 11 years teaching children many quantum physics and spiritual concepts, meditation and mindfulness practices.



Nicole Ward works through a variety of lineages, teaching and studying yoga, movement therapy, and sacred sound. Meditative and sacred medicine practices have led her to connect with and channel the healing energies of light beings. With deep respect for native traditions as well as new gateways of compassion, authenticity, and love, she is honored to be here at this time as we take on more responsibility for our collective vision of humanity.



Alexandra Marisia is a facilitator based in Philadelphia, Pa.

Reiki Master and Teacher, Medical Intuitive, Intuitive Reader, Reiki Sound Practitioner, and Shadow Worker. Psychic Mama Bear, Survivor, Pied Piper to Shadows, Spirit Doula.

oracleofadelphi.com



Karuna Ma is a sound shaman, a massage therapist, a Tarot teacher, and a storyteller. She’s a devotee and a Light activator through her voice, crystal bowls, and the singing of Sanskrit mantras. Karuna Ma of Hearth Element at hearthelement.com



Raymond Storms is a Reiki Certified Psychic Empath who is able to see, hear and feel energy. He works privately with clients in New York City helping them free themselves from energy blocks, thus allowing them to dive into the beautiful sea of Love that is waiting for us all. His whole practice is based on Unconditional Love and releasing the conditions we place on Love. Raymond has learned to live more in the present thereby reclaiming his power and he can help you do the same. Raymond’s third eye opened during a deep meditation where he discovered he is a healer and has been in all his past lives. As a singer who performs in cabaret, classical music, and opera, Raymond has a unique perspective on unblocking people’s true potential. http://raymondstorms.com



Adele Bertholet is a extremely gifted Healer, Life Coach and Spiritual Teacher. For over 15 years, Adele has honed her skills in service to her clients to assist them in shifting their lives to live more fully, more joyously. Specializing in transforming and transmuting old energies and patterns with her clients, Adele's work is filled with deep compassion, stunning clarity and brilliant hard earned wisdom. She holds a safe and powerful space for all those she is graced to serve. If you are ready for real change and want to be in the presence of a powerful yet humble and authentic being who has your best interest at heart, Adele is the right choice for you.

https://www.facebook.com/Violet-Chateau-100110304670677/



Mara Lee Gilbert has her Master's Degree in Forensic Psychology and worked for many years with incarcerated and institustionalized populations. The difficult nature of this work moved her to explore the spiritual nature of all human expression, seeking to unravel taboos and remove judgement so that healing can take place.

She is now known as an actor and writer and currently uses these skills to help teach empathy to medical professionals and the New York City Police Department.

She also works as a private coach, teaching the concepts of Self-Intimacy and Self-Love.

She has engaged in her own shamanic and energy healings, as well has completed many plant medicine journeys (both in groups and solo), and draws upon her insights gained from this work while helping guide others. www.MaraLeeGilbert.com; https://www.eventbrite.com/o/mara-lee-gilbert-29523186727; Instagram @MaraLeeGilbert



Greg Prasker is a Sound Healer, Hypnotist and Men's Mindset & Lifestyle Coach. He uses a combination of gongs, singing bowls, tuning forks and tongue drums to take individuals on a deep journey into self. Greg is also a co-founder of SupHERBals, an Energetically Attuned and Reiki Infused Sacred CBD Oil Company in New York. Gregprasker.com, Supherbals.com



Eric A. Dahl, LMT, ACMT, aka LovEric A. Dahlface or L’Orange Prudenia’s most important mission today is as a WIZARD OF JOY! Through his work as a Healing Visual and performing artist he helps people (even Orange ones) experience more health, happiness and satisfaction from their lives. He has practiced as a Licensed Massage Therapist for over 20 years, both independently and with top doctors and other institutions in the city. Creative expression is one his most favorite passions and has performed for large audiences on TV, Film and stage as a dancer, actor, musician and even puppeteer. Eric has worked and studied with many different shamans and healing artists over the years and has studied with some of the most notable musicians and sound healers such as David Darling, Russel Paul and John Beaulieu at the Sound and Music Institute at the Open Center here in NYC. He is grateful to be working as a Creative Living Coach, a constant synthesis of all he continues to learn to help people create more healthy, happy effective lives and turn their ideas, dreams and projects into realty!

www.healingeu.com



Diane R. DeBiasi is a Life Coach, Eclectic Holistic Healer and Artist. A life-long empathic healer, her life’s path has given her vast experience and knowledge of the human condition. Her ability to heal, inspire and empower people to live their best life is backed by her B.A. in Psychology, her ability to sense and transmute energy, and her intuitive skills. She loves to apply her uniquely specific skills into her many healing modalities, including Sekhem-Seichim-Reiki energy healing, and creating custom holistic artwork such as Orgonite healing devices. Today, Diane remains on her path of ascension by pursuing the knowledge, skills, tools and experience that she feels guided to acquire in order to enhance and expand her healing abilities, which will soon include sound healing. Her unwavering efforts towards “leveling up” and expanding in her gifts has allowed Diane to continue to help heal and raise the vibration of others for the highest good of all. Follow Diane R. DeBiasi on Facebook and on Instagram @divinebydesignwithlove



Kelly Keefe is a Reiki Master and teacher who founded the Heartspace Healing Academy in 2018 after 6 years of private practice. She is an author, speaker, artist, renaissance woman, and empowerment coach who lives fully and loves to see others do the same. She has studied with spiritual leaders around the world including learning the ancient tradition of cacao ceremony from Mayan elders and hands on healing with other indigenous elders. Kelly's sessions are known to restore balance, provide insight for guides/angels, and help release stagnant thoughts and emotions. Alignment wiht our highest selves and walking in full faith in the undertone of all of Kelly's work. https://www.facebook.com/heartspace.co



Tom Reynolds R.Ph. BS, Reiki level 2, I.E.T. level 1

Energy Healer for NYC Healing Circle 8/2019 thru 2/2020

Energy Healer for: Sacred Sounds of Spirit on 8/3/2019

Symphony of Light 2020 on 1/4/2020

Energy Healer for Tania Stewart Brazilian Spiritual Group Healing on 3/2/19 & 10/25/19



Joe Dapuzzo: I am a Reiki master & massage therapist. I connect with fairys. I feel enerchi. I live to love & be love. I also connect with sunrises @ the moon.



More bios coming soon!

Event Venue

St. Paul & St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 263 West 86th Street, New York, United States

Tickets

USD 40.00 to USD 50.00

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