All Pravada workshops focus on self healing and empowerment through vocal sound and will offer healing tools that the participants can easily incorporate into their lifestyles at home. No previous experience in sound healing or shamanism is needed to join in the workshops... beginner's awareness is always a gift. The Pravada Shamanic Sound Healing workshops are Nina Umai's original creations that she have received over a lifetime of her own spirit connections, all of which she has carefully birthed, fine tuned, and nurtured over the years. The following is a list of descriptions of the workshops that are most often offered at the Pravada Center, including a more extensive list of available workshop topics upon request.

Workshops with descriptions are frequently offered at the Pravada Shamanic Sound Healing Center in the apprenticeship and group training programs. Workshops listed without descriptions are offered by request.

We have each been gifted in this lifetime with many unique abilities that are intricately woven into our individual personalities, spirits, and souls. During this time of great change and challenge on our planet, it is very important that we re-awaken to the power and radiant beauty of our soul’s true purpose in order to step more fully into our personal roles in community - global healing. Remembering who we truely are and why we are here in this lifetime transforms each day into a heart-opening, purposeful journey that is led by our most authentic selves, re-aligning us with a powerful, synchronistic connection with all who live on the planet.

Awakening through sound is a timeless, ancient form of indigenous healing that naturally supports mindfulness. It allows us to become more present to the full spectrum of what actually exists within and around us in each moment. Sound altered states connect us effortlessly with our own internal guidance, the teachings of our ancestors, and the healing abilities of the spirit and nature realms. We become increasingly aware of the beauty and light that radiates through every living form in daily life, and begin to see the entire world and all of it’s many inhabitants with a new, expansive vision. The more present we are, the easier it is to create the change that we desire in our lives.

When we walk through life in oneness with all living beings, there is tremendous power in every step we take. In truth, none of us are really ever alone in this time of great change. Isolation is a societal illusion that we can no longer afford. Each change that we initiate individually and within our own local community ripples globally, as we open to our natural state of complete reunion. It is time to live once again in sustainable, gentle, peaceful ways with all who share our precious earth, and to remember the truth of equality in all forms. Change is just a breath and a sound away... and we can all choose to breathe deeply enough in each moment to awaken our true sounds of freedom, healing, and peace. I look forward to joining you in discovering who we are individually and together in this amazing life journey, as we uncover the unique gifts that we each have to offer the world.

I was first introduced to the power of Sound Bridging during a near death experience when I was very little, and again as a child in the woodlands surrounding our country home, where I developed my abilities in self healing with shamanic sound, and learned to communicate through sound from the natural and spirit worlds. The third time I was taught Sound Bridging was during one of the few prophetic dreams I have had as an adult, which took place in my late twenties, and was the inspiration for weaving sound healing into my private shamanic therapy practice. Each one of these experiences was very different in form, and has changed my life in more ways than I could ever have imagined it would. They have all given me a new vision of the world, and a clear sense of heaven on earth. I am grateful every day for the blessings that this sound healing form brings and for the synchronicity, ease, joy, and lightness that it weaves into my world. May it touch you with whatever healing, vision, life change, and blessing that you are welcoming in at this time in your life.

Pravada Shamanic Sound Bridging is one of the basic foundational forms for all of the sixteen self-healing methods that I teach in the Pravada System apprenticeship and group training programs. I have been exploring and developing this way of working with sound since early childhood. Sound Bridging has become one of my favorite avenues for joyful living, healing, and spiritual connection in life. It is also one of my greatest joys to share in life, because it makes my days easier, more open hearted, and fills them with light.

One of the main reasons that I have chosen to focus on Sound Bridging so often in my training program is that it makes life easier in many ways, and offers clear guidance. It feels like an important teaching to share as much as possible at this point in life, especially in these amazing and challenging times that we have been walking through lately in the world. Sound Bridging is a wonderful form of self healing and empowerment that anyone can learn easily and practice at home on a regular basis. It offers easy connection with anything or anyone you wish to communicate with through the sound of your own voice or favorite instrument. Sound Bridging works with the spirit realm, strengthening your connection with your own clearest spirit, any beings in the spirit, angelic, earth, nature, and star realms, any experience from the past that you want to heal, our other lifetimes, clear animal communication, medical intuitive healing, communication with your ancestors and lineage memories, soul retrieval - any aspect of your soul that you need to call home, your own clearest spirit, the earth element spirits - fire - water - earth - air, anyone who has passed on who you wish to communicate with from the spirit world, baby spirits who are waiting to come into the world and babies inutero, couples and family therapy and communication, all of the beings in the natural world, and anything that you wish to manifest in your life. It focuses on trust building, self-healing, and empowerment, which all come naturally when we speak with our own spirits, the earth, and the spirit realms on a regular basis. I know in my heart, that when we are spirit led through life, every one of us has all the wisdom that we will ever need, living within us every moment of the day... more than enough to easily carry us through many lifetimes. It is an honor and a delight to witness the unfolding of that spirit wisdom in every person who seeks it, and is something I hope to be doing in many forms for the rest of my life.

When Sound Bridging with other living forms and spirits, we begin to communicate with our new companions by listening to what they have to say to us first within the silence, and then through their core sound. One of the easiest ways of connecting with all beings through sound is to listen to their signature sound that lives in the moment, (which is in constant flux, as they are fluid, living forms). When we are communicating with people, we also can offer them our own living signature sound in the moment as well, creating a double looped bridge. It helps one to remember that this is a regular form of conversation, which will vary tremendously each time we speak, as all conversations do. Many life altering experiences await each of us, as we listen to and connect with all forms of life that surround us in the natural and spirit realms each day. Indigenous cultures in all areas of the world have been speaking with the earth and spirit realms in many similar ways for centuries. It is a very natural thing to do when we all live in the universe together as one, with so much wisdom to share.

My own ancestral lineage is Russian - Siberian, Romanian, Jewish, and Polish. I was raised in an extended family with both parents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and all four of my grandparents, all of whom have been a tremendous cultural influence in my life, and have touched my heart deeply. "Ancestral Voices" is one of my favorite forms of shamanic sound healing movement that I specifically designed in order to spend more time with my family members who have passed on, (as well as those ancestors whom I have not had the honor of meeting in physical form). It is a unique shamanic sound healing process in which we call in our own ancestral lineage from this lifetime, (and others), through our authentic core sound and movement, in order to build ongoing bridges of living sound with our family members. As we welcome our ancestors to join us energetically through our bodies, and express themselves through our movement and sound on a deep personal level, we are blessed with a new level of personal connection, sacred union, and a deeper understanding of what they have been through in their lifetimes, as well as what they have to offer us as teachers. This workshop has been a life changing experience for many participants, as it is a powerfully effective form for getting to know our ancestors on an intimate level, and bonding through our hearts, bodies, spirits, souls, movement, and voices. It also offers closure and healings with each ancestor on an individual basis, which can heal many facets of our ancestral lineage lines that interact actively with us in our lives on a daily basis.

This is one of my favorite workshops to teach because it is such an honor to support individuals and groups who are interested in re-claiming their ethnic, ancestral lineage. It is also a huge part of my soul's purpose in this lifetime to help support our radiant cultural diversity and individual beauty within our communities, as well as globally. I strongly believe that as we each visit with our family members, and step into our ancestral cellular memories that live within our bodies and speak through us throughout our lives, tremendous healing occurs on many levels that eventually spread throughout our planet. Our lineage healing re-awakens aspects of ourselves that allow us to walk with greater self knowledge and empowerment, as we discover who we are in greater detail, and step into deeper levels of our soul's purpose in this lifetime. I also believe that re-claiming our cultural roots will offer tremendous healing and clarity on a personal, interpersonal, and global level for all of us universally, as honoring ethnic diversity creates peace. The more we learn about and honor our own precious diversity on all levels, the more we will welcome the diversity of all who live in the world.

During our workshop we will begin our sound healing movement by dropping in deeply into our bodies and becoming more present, which greatly expands our inner and outer vision as well as our spirit guidance. We will each work with our own core sound and movement in order to connect more deeply with our own spirit and soul. Authentic sound and movement allow us to drop our outer layers of stress, and release internal blocks that get in the way of our authenticity, allowing us to more fully step into our clearest selves on an ongoing basis. We will then call in specific ancestors that we would like to spend time with, inviting them to speak and move through us for a reunion, welcoming closure for anything that may have been left unfinished in the relationship, or in our family history. We will follow with an open sound and movement time, in which we call in any members from our general ancestral lineage who wish to join us for personal connection, as well as sharing their teachings and information. the ease with which group members have been able to step into their clear, powerful selves, and have meaningful connections with their ancestors has been a delight to witness, and a wonderful surprise for workshop participants over the years. I have taught this form for over 30 years on both the east and west coasts, with wonderful responses from all group members about how simple it is to awaken the ancestral lineage that lives within us all. Once we step more fully into ourselves through our ancestral voices, we are empowered in all walks of our lives, as well as being gifted with new visions of our soul's purpose. This is a living improvisational form, and is a complete joy to enter for the first time, so it is not necessary to have any previous sound or movement experience.

"Led By Your Spirit with Ease and Simplicity... Learning To Trust Your Self... Living in Synchronicity and Oneness In Everyday Life" is one of my favorite workshops to teach, because it supports each group member in developing a powerful, trusting relationship with their own clear spirit and individual spirit guides, which offers a lifetime of ongoing reliable support and guidance. We will focus on listening to your inner guidance easily, learning to trust it fully, and following it from moment to moment through each day... creating a life of synchronicity and balance. You will be sound bridging with your own spirit, as well as one of your spirit guides or animal companions, and the angelic realm. All of these connections will offer you clear guidance about current life issues, shamanic sound healing experiences, ongoing spirit connection, and information about your soul's purpose. I invite you to get to know your own clear spirit and guides on a deeper level, and continue to build your relationships with them throughout your life, as they will easily lead you through every day with a sense of deep self-trust, strength, courage, vision, and power. When we are led by our own spirit, we feel a strong sense of belonging in the world that grows with each day. We begin living our lives in a flow of natural synchronicity and oneness, which is a normal way of existing that allows us to easily connect with all other beings in the universe. Remembering to live in oneness changes our view of the world tremendously, and fills us naturally with great joy, peacefulness, and light. It opens our eyes to a heaven on earth that already exists within our own world, where we are surrounded with gentle spirits, angels, star and nature beings who shower us with unconditional love and blessings every day.

Basic Pravada Shamanic Sound Healing Movement - focuses on physical healing and spiritual bridging, using meditation, improvisational authentic core sound, and core intuitive movement. This has been a strong healing form for people who are seeking self healing for physical injuries and emotional issues, which also offers sound bridging to spirit and the development of an ongoing sacred relationship with their own bodies, sound, and movement. During our workshop we will begin our sound healing movement by dropping in deeply into our bodies and becoming more present, which greatly expands our inner and outer vision as well as our spirit guidance. We will each work with our own core sound and movement in order to connect more deeply with our own spirit and soul. Authentic sound and movement allow us to drop our outer layers of stress, and release internal blocks that get in the way of our authenticity, allowing us to more fully step into our clearest selves on an ongoing basis. Shamanic Sound Healing Movement was one of the original Pravada workshops taught in New York, where the first Pravada Shamanic Sound Healing Center was first founded. I initially developed this fluid form as a way of healing a severe back injury, and was delighted to discover that it offered one of the most powerful spirit connections and experiences of oneness that I have ever found. Any time we return to authentic existence we return to a profound state of oneness and freedom.

Speaking with the Earth Through Sound... Calling In Our Soul Songs through Sacred Niggunim... Living in Oneness focuses on spiritual bridging through sound and movement, calling in our soul songs in the form of Jewish wordless sacred melodies called Niggunim, re-creating tribal Jewish community, and remembering how to speak with the earth through sound in order to return to a state of living in oneness. It helps us remember how to listen deeply within for spiritual guidance and healing sound, and walk on the earth with more awareness of all life in our indigenous Jewish, tribal way, which is an important aspect of our inherited ancestral lineage.

"Speaking with the Earth and Spirits through Sound... Walking Indigenously Again... Living in Oneness." Spring and summer are very magical times of the year when all living beings and spirits in nature are singing out joyously, delightfully awaiting full connection with the rest of the earth. New life is bursting out all around us, awakening more fully in each minute of every precious day. It is a time when all I want to do is sing for hours with the flowers, trees, humming birds, and all other creatures that I come in contact with. Fall and winter are also magical times of the year for speaking with the earth and spirits through sound, as each season offers its own special personality with unique ways of connection to all who share the earth with us. Communing with the natural and spirit realms through vocal sound has been one of my favorite activities since early childhood. It naturally offers a full union with all beings and spirits on the earth, physical and emotional healing, spiritual connection, and pure joy. It is one of the easiest, most accessible and most reliable sources of moment to moment guidance, healing, and unconditional love in life that I have ever discovered in my entire life.

Speaking with the earth and spirits through sound is one of my favorite forms of shamanic sound healing to share, because it allows participants to easily enter a state of oneness with all of life. It is the primary workshop I have been teaching for over 9 years to the staff at the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, New York, and is easily learned by all ages and cultures, as it bridges communication with every living form. All forms of Pravada self healing help us to become more present in each moment through our own vocal sound, allowing us to easily enter a state of oneness with all living beings and spirits that we come in contact with. Sound creates a natural altered state of awareness that enhances all levels of communication with every form of life. Once we arrive in the present moment, it is very easy to receive sound healing and teachings from all forms of life in nature and the spirit realms, as they are patiently awaiting connection with us, and are delighted to return to a state of oneness through vibrational sound. When we speak with a flower, a plant, tree through sound, their healing essence lives within us forever from that moment on. We have welcomed their vibrational signature sound into our cellular structure, and awakened their holographic memory that already lives within in a universal state of oneness. When we bridge with another's signature spirit sound, we connect with its special gifts and abilities, and receive its energetic healing treatment through vibrational pitch. It is an amazing experience to feel the sweet energy and essence of a flower or a tree living inside us as a life companion, not to mention the miracle of having it's guidance to walk through life with. It naturally awakens a strong desire and ability to live life peacefully with everyone in the world. When we connect with living nature and spirit forms through sound, each one fills us with the most loving, pure energy that we may ever have the honor of experiencing in our lifetime. It is our indigenous birthright to enter into these deep lifetime friendships in the natural and spirit realms, as they offer ongoing companionship, teaching, and healing that creates a powerful universal experience of global healing for us all.

We will learn to release our outer layers of stress, trauma, and physical pain through vocal sound so that we can arrive more fully in our bodies and in each present moment, which will allow us to easily hear and follow our deepest inner wisdom and guidance. Our next step in speaking through sound is soul bridging in pairs with our friends in the human realm. We will then learn Pravada Sound Bridging with the spirit and natural realms, which will allow us to easily hear the sounds and teachings of living beings in nature and from the spirits, receiving healings and teachings from all as well as offering our mutual support. Speaking with the earth through sound offers lifelong friendships, ongoing healing, and endless guidance from many beings in the human, spirit, and natural worlds. In our workshop we will be sound bridging deeply with our own spirits, with each other in pairs, (which allows us to see past lives and animal familiars), and with the many living forms and spirits in the natural world. Speaking with the earth through sound is one of the main ways that our indigenous ancestors shared life with the earth. It is an ancient tradition and way of life that has been reborn, and comes naturally to each one of us as we learn to trust what we know and hear. Shamanic sound healing is a wonderful way of listening to the universal wisdom that flows through us all... and as our awareness heightens through sound; we will begin to notice that we are living in a truly beautiful heaven on earth. All workshops focus on self healing and empowerment through vocal sound, and will offer healing tools that the participants can easily incorporate into their lifestyles at home.

One World... One Heart... Voices for Freedom and Peace - This workshop honors the uniqueness of each of our own ethnic lineages, and the power of ancestral to influence who we are in our lives. It calls in our ancestors to express sound and move through us as a way of getting to know each other's similarities and differences, and learning to respect both. It is amazing to learn how much our ancestors speak through us without our knowing the source of certain personality characteristics, which has been a life changing experience for many to discover. One World... One Heart... Voices for Freedom and Peace deals with diversity and learning to live in the world while honoring ourselves and all other people from different cultures and walks of life.

Pravada Sound Flower Essences - When we sound bridge with a flower, a plant, or any other living being, their healing essence lives within us forever from that moment on,... as we have welcomed their vibrational signature sound into our cellular structure, and awakened their holographic memory that already lives within us in a universal state of oneness. We bridge with the plant or flower’s signature spirit sound to awaken its healing abilities, and receive its energetic healing treatment through vibrational pitch. It’s a really wonderful experience to feel the sweet energy of a flower living inside your body. It naturally awakens a strong desire and ability to live life peacefully with all beings in the world, as they fill you with the most loving, pure healing energy that you may ever have the honor of experiencing in your lifetime.

Awakening the Light within... Discovering Heaven On Earth - Especially in these days of great change, it is important to re-awaken our most radiant, light filled spirits in order to walk through life with greater ease and joy. Remembering who we truly are as light beings supports us to creatively live the amazing lives we have been gifted with in this lifetime. When we arrive as fully as possible in the moment through our own vocal sound, our inner light automatically re-awakens and returns to its brightest state, which allows us to receive guidance easily on a regular basis. We are then able to see the world around us with more clarity, and are aware of the every day miracles that greet us as we begin to discover heaven on earth. I invite you to join us for an afternoon of effortless self discovery, as we awaken together to our truest nature as light beings, and gently open to the wisdom and beauty that we were born with. We will actively support each group member to open to the miracle of who they are, and allow their light filled spirits to shine brightly again. May we each carry this brilliant light into our everyday lives, and share it with those we meet. Creating a world of peace, strength, and gentleness comes easily when we awaken the light within and discover that we already live in heaven on earth.

Healing Relationships ... Deepening Connection and Expanding Communication... Creating A Peaceful World Together - Pravada Shamanic Sound Healing is an easy, joyful avenue for powerful self healing that transforms interpersonal communication into a glorious dance, enriching the quality of each relationship with clarity, peace, and grace. Our hearts and souls open to one another in new ways when we communicate through sound, and we are able to see each other in true full spectrum. Sound healing offers us an easy way to arrive more fully in our bodies, which allows us to become more present in each moment. As we shift effortlessly into a healthier balance, we access our clearest selves and return to a natural state of inner peace, great joy, and heightened awareness. We then begin to experience ourselves, others, and everything that surrounds us with a new vision... a deeper, more compassion connection and a greater openness.

Sound Bridging In Pairs... Energetic Shape-shifting, Past Lives, and Animal Familiars... seeing one another in full spectrum - past lives and animal spirits. Pravada Shamanic Sound Bridging in pairs is a form of energetic shape-shifting that creates a tunnel of sound between both people that carries with it information from each person's past lives, animal familiars, and special gifts and teachings that are alive in this lifetime. As we begin to sound bridge with other people, we will notice many aspects of their truest, purest, most spiritual selves moving across their faces, which is a type of energetic shape shifting. When we become more present and speak through sound with one another in pairs, we not only see and hear each other more clearly in full spectrum, our communication becomes much more loving, and we learn to create a peaceful world together. There is nothing more wonderful in this lifetime than stepping into the full radiance of our soul, and embracing the amazing gifts that we have come here to share with one another.

In this amazing time of awakening, wonder, and challenge, it is more important than ever to step into our truest soul's purpose as fully as possible. As we live each day guided by our inner spirits, our lives unfold with greater ease, grace, and synchronicity, which supports us naturally in remembering on a soul level who we are and why we are here in this lifetime. In our workshop we will call in our soul's purpose with improvisational core vocal sound, learn more about how to follow it each day, and receive group support for the special gifts that we each bring to our tribal community. This is a joyful, heart opening workshop that offers self healing tools for ongoing soul and spirit connection that help our lives unfold with a new level of ease and purpose. I look forward to learning more about each one of your soul's paths in this lifetime, and how we can support one another to unfold in full spectrum in our tribal community. May you walk with the light and the dark, as we enter this sacred time of darkness and great inner beauty.

Living Your Soul's Purpose with Ease and Joy... Taking Your Next Step... Walking In Truth and Light - We will use our own authentic vocal sound to arrive more fully in each moment, gently and naturally allow our hearts to open, release our emotional - physical pain, and learn more about how we can each walk in our own truth and light as fully as possible every day... dedicating our lives to living our soul's purpose. In this time of great heart opening and planetary change, it is important to create sacred places where we can slow down together, become more present, and have the opportunity deeply share the most important aspects of our lives and visions. As we slowly build tribal communities together, where we can walk in balance in our own light and learn trust our truth, we actively begin to live our soul's purpose every day of our lives. In our workshop we will gently release the emotional - physical pain that covers our natural state of bliss, and allow our hearts to open to the amazing beauty and light that we each walk with in this lifetime when we are truly present. When we become more present it is easier to hear the clear guidance from our inner spirits and follow it step by step through each day, which becomes a lifestyle. Our lives begin to unfold with greater ease, grace, and synchronicity,... uncovering our many gifts and reasons for being here in this lifetime. We will call in our soul's purpose with improvisational core vocal sound, learn more about how to follow it each day, and receive group support for the special gifts that we each bring to our tribal community. This is a joyful, heart opening workshop that offers self healing tools for ongoing soul and spirit connection, which help our lives unfold with a new level of ease and purpose.

Living With Ease and Simplicity... Led By the Spirit Within - I am deeply touched each day by the blessings that I receive as I follow Spirit through my own life, and am forever grateful for the beauty and synchronicity with which my life unfolds when I do. My favorite shamanic sound healing teachings through the years have been focused on how easy it is to learn to follow our Spirits. It is amazing how clearly we always know exactly what we need within ourselves when we do, and how beautifully our lives unfold with grace and ease when we are Spirit led. Living a lifestyle that is spirit led from within is one of the most enjoyable ways of beginning each day with natural ease and simplicity, which makes being alive a true blessing. It supports us in creating the lives that we have come here to live, and allows us to live as fully and deeply as possible in our soul's purpose. As we return to our natural indigenous ways of living in oneness, in which we listen to the earth and spirit wisdom, our lives unfold easily with a level of moment to moment synchronicity that allows us to experience a true heaven on earth. Listening to, trusting, and follow our own Spirit guidance through each day is easy because it is our most natural way of walking through life. I have noticed over the years that many of us overlook our most precious guidance when it speaks to us in each moment, discounting the ease with which it arrives. We are often taught not to trust what we hear from within, especially when it arrives easily. Spirit guidance offers each one of us a simple way to live our lives in peace and joy, showering us with delightful every day magical surprises that are waiting around every corner. I invite you to join our group journey, in which we will each learn to trust and follow our own spirit guidance through every day, as we unfold our soul paths in life. In these changing times, I believe that welcoming ease and simplicity in our lives is more essential than ever. This is the ideal time for many of us to learn to live in a completely new way, that which our ancestors lived in, where each step in life is led by our wisest Spirits.

Pravada Shamanic Fire Journeying through sound teaches us how to relate to fire as a living spirit being that offers us the ability to access deep wisdom and clarity. We will learn to use our individual vocal sound to easily open the shamanic realms of altered states, receiving clear spirit guidance that will offer us a bridge to answering many life questions that we have been walking with over time. Fire spirit easy uncovers our soul's purpose, and allows us to experience a strong sense of who we are in our lives, as well as helping us trust and live by our deepest inner truth. Connecting with the living spirit elements of the earth returns us to our strongest lifeline and most natural rhythms. Fire as a living spirit element easily opens the visioning powers that live within each one of us in our own intuitive wisdom, allowing us to re-vision our entire lives in an easy, gentle way. In this time of great change on the planet, it is a sweet remembering and sharing of an old form that has walked with each of us in the deepest of our memories from our indigenous lineage throughout time.

Shamanic Fire Journeying and Sound Healing for Couples offers the same teachings as the basic fire journeying workshop, including a focus on journeying individually and with your partner on relationship questions that you have both been walking with in your lives. You are welcome to bring a dear friend or life partner, each of which offers a different viewpoint on this workshop. We will also weave in an experience of soul journeying and shape shifting through sound in pairs, during which time you and you partner will learn to see each other in full spectrum vision. This vision offers an inner window that allows you to see your many dimensions from past lives, different ages in this lifetime, and the animal companions that live within each of you. This way of sharing through sound helps us understand who we are truly with in our lives, and has changed many a relationship through time... enhancing communication, offering new ways of seeing life together... welcoming each relationship into its next step.

In this workshop, we will relate to fire as a living spirit being, which offers us the ability to access our deepest wisdom and clarity within. We will learn to use our individual core vocal sound to easily enter shamanic altered states, receiving clear spirit guidance that will offer answers to life questions, as well as new visions for walking through life individually and in our partnerships. I will be playing improvisational journeying - sound healing music on Native American flutes that will unfold in response to the energetic balancing needs of the individual group members and couples. Fire spirit easy uncovers our soul's purpose, and allows us to experience a strong sense of who we are in our lives, as well as helping us trust and live by our deepest inner truth. Connecting with the living spirit elements of the earth returns us directly to our strongest lifeline and most natural rhythms. Fire as a living spirit element easily opens the visioning abilities that live within each one of us, allowing us to re-vision our entire lives in an easy, gentle way. In this time of great change on the planet, fire journeying is a sweet remembering of an old form that has walked within each of us in the deepest of our memories from our indigenous ancestral lineage throughout time.

Speaking with those we love in all forms is a normal part of life, and is much easier to do than one might imagine. In truth, the "other side" is right here with us, and is very easy to access when we slow down, become more present, and listen. Learning to trust what we hear and experience when in communication with the spirit realm allows us to have regular contact with our loved ones who have moved on from their physical forms, and realize that they are still very present with us in our lives. It is an important realm to become comfortable with for many reasons, ranging from releasing our fears about death, to knowing that we are loved and supported by those who have been most important to us in our lives. Sharing our experiences in a group helps us to normalize this everyday aspect of life that exists on many subtle levels.

Awakening Your Authentic Self... Coming Home To Your Clearest Truth - is a life changing journey that will allow you to easily release patterned behavior and thinking without effort, uncovering the amazing, joyous being that you are here to be in this lifetime. Every time we step into our authentic selves more fully, we have the joy of becoming more fully present in each moment, which allows us to re-join our universal family and live in oneness again. Living in oneness welcomes a wonderful level of synchronicity into our lives, which allows us to experience the truth and beauty of why we are here on the earth in this lifetime. At this time on the earth it is extremely important for each one of us to step as fully as possible into our most integrity filled, authentic selves, and our true reasons for being here. As we show up fully in each moment, honoring the truth of who we are and the gifts we bring, we restore healthy balance to the earth and to our communities on a global level.

Sound Journeying and Self-Healing With Your Own Voice and Instruments - is a wonderful way to learn how to create improvisational spirit music that will allow you to easily enter sound altered states, for a powerful self-healing, journeying experiencing. There is nothing quite like journeying to your own sound, and being able to hear the ethereal music that is floating all around us in every moment. It is such a joy to welcome in the music of the universe, which is where improvisational sound comes from. This workshop will bring you a lifetime of healing and pleasure through your own sound, and allow you to become more aware of which pitches are healing for you from moment to moment. It is a delightful way to bond with your instruments on a spirit level, and learn the power of your own voice.

Pravada Shamanic Sound Healing-Journeying - is an opportunity to spend several hours bathing in the ethereal sounds of improvisational vocal and spirit flute music. This workshop format is a bit different than usual, in that I will be playing improvised live music on Native American flutes, and weaving vocal sound in response to your individual vibrational, energetic composition and personal needs for healing. I will offer living sound to each one of you, which will speak to your healing journey in terms of the particular pitch in each moment that is needed for re-balancing on all levels, and traveling deeply inward through shamanic sound tunnels for your journeying experience. It is one of the few workshops in which you will participate fully by just receiving sound, and allowing the healing to naturally occur in your body-mind-spirit without having to do anything actively to create your healing journey.

These shamanic spirit flutes have become my dear friends and teachers through many years of growing companionship. Their ancient voices will help to support new vision, journeys, and healing for each of you. As you enter an altered state through sound and allow your heart to gently open, your healing journey and soul's purpose will emerge naturally with ease. Opening your heart through sound also easily releases old pain and offers a beautiful heart healing, allowing you to feel the joy and oneness that you were brought to this lifetime to experience. Sound journeying to your heart and soul will allow you to feel your own radiance fully, and learn more about the unique gifts that you have come here to share in this lifetime. It is a beautiful way to get to know yourself from the inside out, and to spend time together with your neighbors in community.

I have been playing improvisational shamanic sound healing music on woodwinds in the natural world since early childhood for my own healing, and as a way of connecting with all of life. Sound has become one of my favorite forms of self healing, journeying, and communication with the natural and spirit realms as a shamanic practitioner. It is an honor to share my soul's passion with each of you in this way. Many years ago all of our indigenous ancestors communicated and healed one another through sound in tribal community. May we find the way back home to those simple healing methods that are easily accessible to all, and may we remember together the ancient ways of walking in peace and harmony with all who live on the earth.

Opening your Heart... Awakening your Soul's Purpose - This workshop format is a bit different than usual, in that we will be sound journeying with improvisational live music on Native American flutes in addition to weaving our own self healing experiences with vocal sound. These shamanic spirit flutes have become my dear friends and teachers through many years of growing companionship. Their ancient voices will help to support new vision and healing for each of you in response to your own individual vibrational pitch, balance, and sound healing needs. As you enter an altered state through sound and allow your heart to gently open, your soul's purpose will emerge naturally with ease. In truth, our soul's purpose lives within our hearts as well, and is easily discovered when we honor whatever we feel the most passionate about in life... that which gives us the greatest joy. Opening your heart through sound also easily releases old pain and offers a beautiful heart healing, allowing you to feel the joy and oneness that you were brought to this earth to experience.

At this time on the earth it is extremely important for each one of us to step as fully as possible into our most integrity filled, authentic selves, and our true reasons for being here. As we show up fully in each moment, honoring the truth of who we are and the gifts we bring, we restore healthy balance to the earth and to our communities on a global level. Sound journeying to your heart and soul will allow you to feel your own radiance fully, and learn more about the unique gifts that you have come here to share in this lifetime. It is a beautiful way to get to know yourself from the inside out, and to spend time together with your neighbors in community. It is such a gift to really see clearly the amazing people that we are living with every day.

I have been playing improvisational shamanic sound healing music on woodwinds in the natural world since early childhood for my own healing, and as a way of connecting with all of life. Sound has become one of my favorite forms of self healing, journeying, and communication with the natural and spirit realms as a shamanic practitioner. It is an honor to share my soul's passion with each of you in this way. Many years ago all of our indigenous ancestors communicated and healed one another through sound in tribal community. May we find the way back home to those simple healing methods that are easily accessible to all, and may we remember together the ancient ways of walking in peace and harmony with all who live on the earth.

Connecting Easily With the Angelic Realm... Experiencing Heaven On Earth - is a joy filled, delightful journey in the angelic realm, during which we will welcome the angels to join us through sound, and experience the warmth, radiance, and unconditional love that they so easily bath us in with their presence. Once bridging with the angels, they will walk with you throughout your life, and will be available for healing, companionship, and guidance for the rest of your days. There is nothing else in the world quite like angelic essence, and I am both humbled and delighted to share this life changing experience with our group.

I am very excited about offering this particular workshop at this moment in time, as many of us are entering into a very new way of living in the world, both individually and collectively. It is an amazing time of awakening to our highest, most authentic selves... a time of walking through life with greater ease and grace, and weaving peacefully with those who share this beautiful living earth. May we find beauty in each precious day of life, as all is truly a gift. We will be working with specific self-healing methods that have recently brought unusually powerful healing experiences to clients and apprentices who are working with these forms on a regular basis. I very much look forward to weaving our journeys, unique gifts, and new life visions with one another through sacred sound.

Monthly Workshops: We meet monthly at the Pravada Center in Montague, MA for the Pravada Shamanic Sound Healing workshop series, which focuses on a different self healing topic each month. The workshops are open to the public, as well as to clients and apprentices, and delve deeply into self healing using each of the Pravada forms on a rotating basis.

• Ancestral Voices... Calling in Our Ancestral Lineage through Sound Healing Meditation, Movement, Sound Bridging, Journeying, and Soul Songs
• Awakening the Light Within... Discovering Heaven on Earth
• Conflict Resolution and Stress Release... Healing Personal and Professional Relationships - Sound Healing In the Work Setting
• Deepening Your Spirit Connection - Learning to Recognize and Trust Your Spirit Voice
• Energetic Shape shifting For Couples... Seeing One Another in Full Spectrum... Shape shifting- Past Lives and Animal Familiars
• Family Therapeutic Sculpting with Sound and Movement
• Global Healing Through Sound... Envisioning and Creating A Peaceful World - Distance Healing
• Healing Our Hearts - Opening Your Heart Gently and Naturally with Vocal and Instrumental Sound
• Healing Relationships - Pravada Shamanic Sound Bridging In Pairs... Seeing One Another In Full Spectrum... Deepening Connection and Expanding Communication
• Heaven on Earth... Living in Oneness... opening to the beauty that surrounds us in every moment of each day
• Communication - Honoring Differences - Creating a Peaceful World Together (option for either couples, singles, or mixed workshops)
• Hearing the Sound within the Silence... Listening Deeply Within
• Learning To Trust and Follow Your Own Guidance... Discerning Truth from Fear
• Led By the Spirits... Living Each Moment In Oneness and Receiving Moment To Moment Guidance
• Living Your Soul’s Purpose - Remembering and Calling In Your Soul’s Purpose... Living In Oneness
• Led By Your Spirit ... Living With Ease and Simplicity... Walking In Synchronicity and Oneness
• Pravada Basic Medical Intuitive Reading - Beginning Level
• Pravada Energetic Sound Healing With Your Pets - Communication With Your Furry Friends At Home
• Pravada Shamanic Soul Retrievals and Extractions... Self Healing With Vocal Sound
• Pravada Shamanic Sound Bridging with the Angelic Realm
• Pravada Shamanic Sound Bridging with the Elements... Fire, Water, Earth, Air
• Pravada Shamanic Sound Bridging... Seeing Each Other In Full Spectrum... Shape shifting, Past Lives, and Animal Spirits
• Pravada Shamanic Sound Healing Movement... Healing Our Emotional and Physical Bodies... Releasing Pain and Stress... Re-Claiming Our Natural Joy, Balance and Health
• Pravada Shamanic Sound Healing Meditation... Speaking with your Own Spirit Through Sound... Creating A Peaceful World Within
• Pravada Shamanic Sound Journeying - Vocal and Instrumental... Receiving Ongoing Guidance and Support From the Spirit, Angelic, Animal, and Natural Realms
• Pravada Shape shifting Through Vocal Sound Bridging - Energetic Shape shifting with the Natural World
• Pravada Sound Bridging with the Star Beings
• Pravada Sound Flower Essences... Shamanic Sound Bridging With Flowers, Plants and Other Living Beings In Nature - Living Sound Healing Treatments
• Pravada Sound Healing In Medical Settings - Basic Complimentary Medicine
• Pravada Therapeutic Self Healing Treatments With Vocal Sound... "Clearing and Filling”
• Pravada Therapeutic Sound Healing For Families - Expanding Communication and Seeing One Another In Full Spectrum - Healing As A Family System
• Re-claiming Our Ancestral Tribal Lineage Through Sound and Movement... Shamanic Sound Bridging and Sound Healing Movement
• Self Healing and Stress Release... Creating A Peaceful World Within
• Calling In Your Baby... Working With Fertility
• Sound Healing For Mom’s and Babies - In Utero and After Birthing
• Speaking with the Earth and Spirits Through Sound... Walking Indigenously Again... Living In Oneness
• Speaking with the Natural World Through Sound - Sound Bridging In Nature
• Vibrational Color - Light Sound Healing - bridging sound with color and light for self healing
• Speaking With Our Family Members and Loved Ones On the "Other Side"
• Pravada Sound Healing Movement... basic form of sound-movement for physical - emotional healing and balance, natural joyous states, and spiritual connection
• Foundational Pravada Sound Healing... Walking Through These Amazing and Challenging Times With Greater Ease and Guidance
• Therapeutic Sound Healing... releasing emotional and physical pain through vocal sound for physical healing and emotional balance
• Sound Healing Meditation... Listening Within for integration, peace, and guidance
• Finding Your Authentic Voice
• Calling In Your Soul Songs Through Sound and Movement
• Remembering Your Soul's Purpose... Living In Oneness
• Healing Relationships... Seeing One Another In Full Spectrum... Deepening Connection and Expanding Communication
• Therapeutic Self Healing Through Vocal Sound... "Clearing and Filling"