HARMONIZING BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT
WITH THE HEALING POWER OF VOCAL SOUND
with
JAMES D'ANGELO

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For general questions on the workshops contact James directly on 01452 413220 or info@soundspirit.co.uk

23 February (Thurs) Cheltenham. Holistic Sound as a Healing Force presented by the Aquarius Severn Astrological Society @ the Isbourne Holistic Centre, 4 Wolseley Terrace. 8-10pm.
Cost: £10

24 February (Fri.)

London Holistic Sound As a Healing Force @ The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensbury Place , SW7. 7-8:30pm.
Cost: £8 (non-members £12).
Info/booking: 0207 589 3292 & Admin@collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

3 March (Sat.)

London The Healing Power of Vocal Sound @ Colet House, 151 Talgarth Road, W14. 10:30am -5:30pm
Cost: £40.
Info/bookings: 01452 413220 & info@soundspirit.co.uk SEE BOOKING FORM

4 March (Sun.) London The Healing Power of Vocal Sound @ The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, W1.
Workshop: 2-4:30pm
Cost: £15 (£10 conc.)
Info/booking: 0207 563 9815 & info@theosoc.org.uk
8 March (Thurs.) Cheltenham A cabaret performance with Jenna Monroe, vocals and James D’Angelo, piano.
SEE CONCERT PAGE

18 March (Sun.) London The Healing Power of Vocal Sound @ The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensbury Place, SW7. 10am-5pm.
Cost: £65 members & £85 non-members.
Info/booking: 0207 589 3292 &
Admin@collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk
25 March (Sun.) Cheltenham The Healing Power of Vocal Sound @ The Isbourne Holistic Centre, 4 Wolseley Terrace. 10am-5pm
Cost: £35.
Info/booking: 01242 254321 & education@isbourne.org
21-22 April (Sat.-Sun.) Glastonbury The Healing Power of Vocal Sound @ The Isle of Avalon Foundation, The Glastonbury Experience, 2-4 High St. Sat. 10am-5pm & Sun. 10am-4pm.
Cost: £110.
Info/booking: 01458 833933 & office@isleofavalonfoundation.com
27 April (Fri.) Axminster, Devon Holistic Sound as a Healing Force @The Axminster Awareness Group , Chard Street, EX13 5DZ. 8-9:15pm.
Cost: £3.50.
Info: 01297 32331 & www.awarenesscentre.org.uk
28 April (Sat.) Axminster, Devon The Healing Power of Vocal Sound @ The Axminster Awareness Group, Chard Street EX 13 5DZ. 10am-4pm.
Cost: £24.
Info/booking as above.
12-13 May (Sat.-Sun.) Gloucester and Cheltenham Concerts of Trio D’Angelo. SEE CONCERTS PAGE
1-3 June (Fri-Sun.) Holy Isle, off Arran Island, Scotland The Healing Power of Vocal Sound @ The Samye Ling Centre. Fri. 6pm to Sun. 12 noon.
Cost: single room, £164; twin each £142; dorm, £126.
Info/booking: 01770 601100 & reception@holyisle.org
23 June (Sat.) Cheltenham area (co-leader Christine Barnett)
20 July Friday (Fri.) Stanton, nr Broadway Worcestershire WR12 7NE Holistic Sound as a Healing Force (A Quiet Day) @ Stanton Guildhouse 10am-3:30pm. Suggested donation: £10 (bring packed lunch).
Info/booking: 01386 584357 &info@stantonguildhouse.org.uk
28-29 July (Sat.-Sun.) Dublin, Ireland TBC
7 October (Sun.) London Tuning the Chakras Through Sound: Vowels, Consonants and Seed Syllables as Powers for Healing @ Alternatives, St. James’s Piccadilly. Venue: Heythrop College, Kensington Square. 10am-5pm.
Cost: £65 £40 (conc.)
Info: 0207 287 6711 & www.alternatives.org.uk
12-14 October (Fri-Sun.) Wimborne, Dorset The Healing Power of Vocal Sound @ The Gaunts House Foundation. Friday 6pm to Sunday 4pm.
Cost: £245.
Booking/info: 01202 841522 & info@gauntshouse.com

20 October (Sat.) London The Healing Power of Vocal Sound @ Colet House, 151 Talgarth Road, London W14. 10:30am-5:30pm.
Cost: £40.
Info: 01452 413220 & info@soundspirit.co.uk SEE BOOKING FORM
9-11 November (Fri-Sun) Lingfield, Surrey The Healing Power of Vocal Sound @ Claridge House, Dormans Road. Fri. 4pm to Sun. 2pm.
Cost: £175
Info & booking: 01342 832150 & welcome@claridgehousequaker.org.uk

23-25 November (Fri.-Sun.) Stroud, Gloucestershire. Tuning the Chakras Through Sound:: Vowels, Consonants and Seed Syllables as Powers for Healing @ Hawkwood College.
Fri. 6pm - Sun. 4pm.
Cost: £216 (res., single room), £186 (res. shared room) & £146 (non-res.).
Info/booking: 01453 759034 & info@hawkwoodcollege.co.uk


GENERAL OUTLINE FOR THE COURSES
In either the Awakening Chakras Energies Through Sound or The Healing Power of Sound and depending how long the workshop is, James will draw upon following areas::

  1. Toning the chakras. This will be done in four forms. Pure vowels, pure consonants, Tantra Yoga seeds and adapted Western seeds. These will be done on spontaneous tones, a collective tone and a particular scale. They will be sounded aloud, on the breath and finally, as in meditation, mentally.
  2. Taoist Healing Sounds. These sounds and movements are directed at the principal organs of the body and are accompanied by specific movements.
  3. Breathwork: Development of a technique that concentrates on the belly as the source of breath. Also other brief warm-up exercises.
  4. Natural Sound rituals. Particular ritualistic ways of engaging in laughter, groaning, keening, humming and sighing.
  5. Breath mantra and Chanting.
  6. Collective Improvisation
  7. Discovering your own fundamental tone.
  8. Listening and resonating with tuning forks. These are both placed to the ears as pairs and also placed on the body singly. The forks are tuned purely to the overtone series.
  9. Much of the work is accompanied by very simple movements and gestures.

Given the time, not every area will necessarily be covered.

Other website links:

For more writing and commentaries on sound, music and healing by James, go to www.soundtravels.co.uk This is the premier UK website for what is going on with the world of sound and music in the alternative world.

The Isbourne Holistic Centre

THE ISBOURNE HOLISTIC CENTRE (Cheltenham) continues to grow in stature as the longest running and what is for many, the favourite centre for holistic studies and personal growth in the Southwest of England. www.isbourne.org

Hawkwood College, Stroud GL6 7QW

HAWKWOOD COLLEGE (Stroud) is an independent centre foir adult education. It founding anthroposophical ethos provides a welcoming context for short courses on the theme of creative exploration. These include personal and spiritual development, arts and crafts, music, health and well-being as well as nature and sustainability. There is a friendly, informal atmosphere and no formal qualifications are needed to participate.
www.hawkwoodcollege.co.uk/courses/Tuning_The_Chakras_through_Sound_November

Therapist Directory
For other holistic health therapies see Therapist Directory - www.therapistsdirectory.info

Susan Hale
Workshops, private sessions and training.
Susan Elizabeth Hale - Author Sacred Space - Sacred Sound: The Acoustic Mysteries of Holy Places. Quest Books, July 2007. www.songkeeper.net

Susan Hale takes us on a spiritual autobiographical sound journey and re-enchants the world around us. She profoundly heightens our awareness of the natural processes and the creation of living forms through sound while easily supplying a wealth of knowledge of the sound phenomena and the history of the sacred sites. . She personally introduces us to significant figures in the field of sound research and music who offer their insights and wisdom. This is a deeply heartfelt sonic travelogue that presents us with familiar landscapes and great architectural spaces and transforms them into magical, enthralling temples of harmony. Like an intuitive acoustic archaelogist, Hale writes so totally from deep personal experience that we are brought into the living presence of the sacred spaces from around the world. Sacred Space Sacred Sound lends fresh meaning to the word "sacred" and is a glorious hymn to both the ecstasy and serenity to be found in great architectural spaces and Nature itself..
(James D'Angelo 2007)

Rivers of Sound
For those interested in the healing vibrations of North Indian Vedic chanting and Gregorian chant please click on www.riversofsound.co.uk for more information.

SOUNDSPIRIT VOICE WORKSHOPS

33, Morpeth Street,
Gloucester, GL1 4TN
Tel: 01452 413220

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