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Breathing techniques and chanting meditation practices have been shown to impact the structure and function of the brain in ways that enhance memory, cognition, and awareness. They can also promote healing by lowering depression and anger. Learn tools for breathing and chanting meditation practices from the Ayurvedic medicine tradition of India and 6 healing sounds of qigong.
HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LEVEL.

Workshop with Lakshmi Vijaya. The movements of the dance form flow into a seamless synthesis of grace, physical strength, and balance, besides emotive expression, enabling them to connect with the power of their own femininity and is healing, therapeutic and empowering. A young girl aware of her innate power, is then able to take charge of every aspect of her life - be it physical, emotional, social and financial wellbeing.

Songs and storytelling that invoke and inspire these four higher virtues.

Music mindfulness meditations practices that are designed to improve cognitive functioning while lowering stress, anxiety, irritability and depression. Experiencing live sound meditations often leads to the expansion of the mind nurturing inner peace. Such introspective self work has been proven in clinical trials to improve test scores, memory, and emotional regulation. With live music by Yuval Ron.

This workshop offers guided listening and guided mindfulness activities for children k-8. Accompanied by live music by award-winning composer Yuval Ron, the participants are presented with affirmations and body awareness activities and will enjoy healing, soothing and relaxing music to cultivate inner peace, and foster self-regulation.

Changing our brain waves frequencies with sound is called Brain Entrainment. By measuring the impact of sound on our brain waves, the frequencies that vibrate inside the brain while we listen to various sounds, scientists can now validate that indeed various sound waves have various impacts on our brain. In this workshop we explore how composers use particular sound frequencies and music to modulate the brain requisiteness in order to affect our moods, inner imagery, and emotions and achieve improved health, well-being, deep sleep, and relaxation.
HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE LEVEL

This is an interactive workshop that is installed in your space, whether it’s a community center, a high school, or a college. Experience sound that can increase blood flow in the brain, resulting in improved cognitive functions, memory, and increased concentration and focus.
In this installation, each participant will be provided with links to listen to music tracks on their own phone or device, and will receive information about the science behind the tracks and the Brain Entrainment technology used in the music. This installation offers a restful, calming break from the hustle and bustle of our daily routines, and contributes to the participants’ increased sense of inner peace and overall wellbeing.

Learn to Dance: Andalusian Moroccan Dance
Learn to Dance: Turkish Andalusian Folklore Dance
Learn to Dance: Israeli Folk Dances
Learn to Dance: Belly dance
Learn to Dance: Classical Indian Dance
Learn to Dance: Flamenco
Learn to Dance: African Dance

Series of workshops that introduce teens to the positive impact of music and dance on the brain and well-being. Using singing, dancing, clapping in poly rhythms, blues and hip hop songwriting, and discussions we give teens healthy, organic and accessible ways to reach a natural “high” that could lead them to avoid and heal from substance abuse. HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL.

A talk with live music exploring ways to teach unity and tolerance, using music as a platform for meeting people of different cultural or ethnic backgrounds and members of opposing groups. We offer 2 workshops: Armenian and Hispanic Music Traditions and Bridge Building; and African-American and Hispanic Music Traditions and Bridge Building.

Three-part workshop series for building skills of inclusiveness and tolerance in schools that have experienced bullying, racial and ethnic tensions.

Using music, songwriting, and creative expression, these workshops help build student, teacher, and parent awareness on the benefits of social inclusiveness and tolerance that lead to peaceful interactions, resolution, and safe environments.

Experience introspective and ecstatic practices of four ancient spiritual paths: Zen Buddhism, Kabbalistic Judaism, Early Contemplative Christianity, and Sufi-Islam. This unique experiential seminar will journey deep into sacred music chanting, movement, and spiritual mindfulness practices, drawing from the hidden wisdom of the traditions of the East. These practices result in heart-opening, increased compassion, deepening of inner explorations.

These practices have been shown scientifically to impact the structure and function of the brain in ways that enhance memory, cognition, and awareness. These practices also promote healing by lowering stress, anxiety, depression, and anger. We base the activities on Yuval Ron's work with master spiritual teachers of the East and neuroscientists of the West. Through this incredible journey to your inner world, you will have a rare perspective into the worlds of Zen Buddhist masters, mystic Sufi leaders, Kabbalistic Rabbis, leading neuroscientists, and scholars of mysticism of Christianity. COLLEGE LEVEL