Sacred Music
Sacred Voice: Joy, Healing & Meditation through Chanting
with Federico Parra
In this series, the student will gain a remarkable capacity for expressing his/her voice completely, in all its possibilities, including a capacity for harmonizing with him/herself using overtone and sub harmonic singing, group and solo improvisation, and harmonizing with a group and with a space. By combining chanting, harmonic singing, and active listening with the expression of your deepest essence and the pure vibration of harmonics, this series will allow the student to experience healing at the level of the energetic body, at the psychological level, and, in some cases, at the level of the physical body. Through hearing and chanting several layers of consciousness will be explored and experienced which will reveal states of being that you can learn to manifest. The student will become acutely aware of the vibrational power of his/her voice and of the resonance of his/her body.
While no vocal experience is needed, it is highly appreciated. For people who would like to improve their vocal abilities, Private sessions may be set up to level the student.
Tribal Beat: Reveal Your Rhythm Within
with Federico Parra
Students are encouraged to bring a frame drum (djembe or similar) to class.
Students will connect deeply with their natural rhythms and pulses (heart pulse, breath pulse, walking pulse), while experiencing multi-layered rhythms as they learn to play a percussion instrument (up to an advanced level). Through concentration and by keeping their attention away from their thoughts, students will cleanse themselves of stagnated emotions in the trance of drumming and chanting. They will experience the older-than-the-world feeling of deep tribal connection to be found in the pulse that connects all of us.
Federico Parra is the inventor of the internationally acclaimed Garrahand Drum (www.garrahand.com), used by percussionists of Peter Gabriel, Sting, Björk and many others.