A special in-person workshop with Ayla Nereo, where we will have the opportunity to immerse yourself in the powerful art of song-channeling. Ayla will guide you through techniques to open your creative channel and voice, move through doubts and blocks, develop lyrics and melody that hold deep meaning, and practice free expression so you leave a more clear and available channel to heal and integrate imbalances in your own and the collective experience.

We will dive into:

• Tuning the instrument to receive

• Sound as a healing technology

• Clearing obstructions and integrating fear/doubt/judgment around the voice, words, and creativity

• Channeling and refining words/lyrics of deep meaning

• Developing and shaping melody and song

• The power of Intent in expression

• Group channeling of a song, attunement to the field of healing

• Opportunity to bring your questions

Rebirth Ritual · Drum Journey into the Earth

Descend into the heartbeat of the Earth.

This guided Rebirth Ritual is a sacred drum journey — a passage into light, through surrender into awakening.

Let the rhythm lead you beyond the surface of thought…

into the soil, the silence, the pulse of creation itself.

Here, you will shed what no longer serves, meet your essence, and rise anew — reborn, radiant, and whole.

🌍 What Awaits You

🌀 A sacred descent guided by drum, breath, and voice

🔥 A symbolic death and renewal of spirit

🌕 A return with clarity, energy, and inner light

Harmonizing: The Art of Listening Louder Than You Sing

Harmonizing is one if the most elusive and exciting things we can do musically. It may seem foreign to some, while it comes intuitively to others. Yet it can be broken down into a few steps, centered around the concept ‘listen louder than you sing.’ 

Join renowned opera singer and voice coach Anne Walsh and seasoned music coach, vocalist, producer and artist Heather Christie in an unforgettable experience cracking the codes around weaving our voices together in harmony. 

In learning how to harmonize the voice, we learn how to harmonize our ways of being in the world; and in doing so, realize we are truly all parts of the same beautiful chord.

The Language of Music: A Panel Conversation with Nick, Vir and friends

What is music at its core? What are notes, rhythms, and patterns really saying to us — and through us?

Join this panel of friends and fellow musicians for a rich conversation exploring the deeper meaning of music. Together we will reflect on the language of sound, share stories and perspectives, and dive into the questions that music itself inspires. This is an open dialogue on rhythm, harmony, and the mysteries that live between the notes.

Beneath the embrace of the Grandmother Oaks, Sound Bird Healing invites you to rest, listen, and attune. Throughout the day, ambient sound healing instruments create a living soundscape—come lay beneath the trees and absorb the frequencies, or join in and play alongside Sound Bird healers in a co-creative exchange of vibration and presence.

At sunset, gather in the Luna Dome (5–6 PM) for a multi-healer sound bath—a convergence of crystal bowls, gongs, and harmonic tones designed to guide you into deep restoration and resonance with the land.

A Devotional Voice: A Journey Through Sound

Join Lynda Arnold and Priya Deepika for a heart-centered exploration of the voice as a sacred instrument. Together, they will guide you through an evening of Indian-style vocal practices — gentle toning, humming, mantra, and call-and-response singing — designed to quiet the mind, open the heart, and awaken devotion.

This is a slow, meditative, and deeply nourishing experience where sound becomes prayer. Through shared resonance and guided exercises, participants are invited to discover the healing power of their own voice and connect with the collective field of sound.

No prior singing experience is required — just an open heart and willingness to listen, breathe, and sing together.

The Biology of Sound

We all know that music affects us on a physical level but are you curious to know what is actually occurring in the body to make this happen? In this workshop we will explore how our biology is shaped and tuned by sound, and the physiological processes that facilitate communication between the artist and audience. Topics will include:

- How geometry and sound frequencies shape the body’s structure and function

- The role of phonons (sound packets) in the nervous system

- The effect of 432Hz tuning on the cells and DNA, and the connection to creativity

- How to optimize the physiological processes of communication between performer and audience through a deeper understanding of the biology of sound, we can not only use this to tune our own dynamic health, but also to enhance the connectivity of the performance experience for both artist and audience.