An 9-Month, 130 Hour Professional Training
John Beaulieu, ND, PhD, Don Campbell, PhD, Pat Moffitt Cook, PhD, Arthur Harvey, DMA, Joshua Leeds, Louise Montello, PhD, MT-BC, R. Carlos Nakai, Russill Paul, Layne Redmond
The New York Open Center Sound and Music Institute is a multicultural, multidisciplinary and integral approach to the study of voice, music and sound and its effect on the human mind, body and spirit. We have brought together some of the nation’s finest sound and music teachers, healers and researchers to serve as our faculty.
WHO SHOULD ENROLL IN THIS PROGRAM?
This certificate program is designed for anyone who has a strong interest in learning about the transformative and healing powers of sound, including health care professionals, psychologists, clinicians, educators, musicians, clergy, singers, sound healers, music therapists, yoga practitioners, body workers and others seeking innovative techniques to deal with our society’s ever-growing therapeutic needs.
CORE ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM
*Technical & Theoretical Dimensions of musical expression—Sound, Voice, Rhythm and Music
*Therapeutic Sound—Music-centered Therapies & Remedies: Psychoacoustic Music & Auditory Stimulation Program, Creative Arts & Music Therapy, Scientific research and applications
*Sacred Sound Music—shamanism, sound ecology, and the transformation of consciousness
THIS PROGRAM WILL HELP YOU
*Open doorways into deep states of healing and transformation
*Enhance therapeutic relationships between client, therapist and music
*Gain insights into physical, psychological and spiritual dimensions of life
*Gain skills into using sound and music as therapy or as an agentof change
*Receive Continuing Education Units
*Build networks of practitioners with similar interest in Sound and Music Healing
*Have specific therapeutic healing impact to reduce stress, depression, anxiety and induce relaxation
COURSE SCHEDULE
**Please note: Individual Weekends can be taken for $335 each (Does not include Friday session, which is reserved for Certicate Program registrants.)
DISCOVER YOUR INNER MUSICIAN
David Darling, a master teacher of helping others discover their innate creativity, designed this workshop specifically for the New York Open Center Sound and Music School. In this inspired weekend, David teaches how to discover within ourselves and to teach others to find and use creativity as a tool for healing and inspiration. He shows how to create a healing environment for patients or clients to come face to face with their own wondrous capacity to heal themselves by using their own unique sounds and rhythms. During this workshop participants use their voices, bodies and instruments they play, have always wanted to play or want to start playing again. The workshop includes:
- Free movement, chanting and drumming
- Ways to explore how we hear and receive musical vibrations
- Methods to connect and claim individual innate rhythm and timing
- Tools to eliminate a negative musical and creative self-image
Sept 5–7, 2008, David Darling
**Please note that this workshop is part of the Sound & Music Institute cohort that began in May, 2008. Our next cohort begins with Music RX in October. You can take this workshop independently or in addition to the full program starting in October.
MUSIC RX: JOURNEY OF EXPLORATION AND EXPLANATION
This weekend one of the most respected researchers, teachers and authors in the realm of sound and music therapy will explain and demonstrate diverse approaches to the therapeutic use of music and sound, and discuss how they affect us physiologically and psychologically. Through lecture, discussion, audio resources and experiential exercises, Dr. Arthur Harvey will help us gain a thorough understanding of the various uses of sound and music therapy in healthcare, elucidating what distinguishes sound therapy from music therapy and music for health from music medicine. This is an experiential workshop in which students participate in adaptive and traditional music making with instrumental and vocal processes. Special emphasis will be devoted to Stress Management approaches with music and the use of music and sound to accelerate learning. Come prepared to be educated, entertained, enlightened, entrained and enriched
Oct 3–5, 2008, Arthur Harvey, DMA
NATIVE AMERICAN SOUND HEALING
Although we have come to understand the effectiveness of many Eastern healing modalities, we have only recently begun to recognize that some of the most important systems of traditional healing have emerged from Native American cultures, including a powerful form of Sound Healing.
This weekend, R. Carlos Nakai, one of the world’s leading authorities and performers on the Native American flute, and one of the premier teachers of Native American Sound Healing, will focus on Amerindian sacred, secular and social music and its impact on the healing process. Using discussion, participatory exercises, deep listening, song, movement, ritual and commentary, we will explore highly effective sound self-healing methods as well as techniques we can use with patients or clients to support their healing process.
Oct 31–Nov 2, 2008, R. Carlos Nakai
THE YOGA OF SOUND
In India, the use and knowledge of sacred sound has always been central to that culture’s highly advanced spirituality. This is evident in the power of Indian chant and music that is now so popular in the West. In this workshop, we will, together, explore and discuss how we can use sacred sound to heal our selves, our culture and our communities. During this weekend, students will be introduced to the broad scope of sound in the Indian tradition, with a special focus on understanding mantras, which are specially constructed sounds that function as "sonic pharmaceuticals"; guidelines to mantra pronunciation (because the power of these sounds to have a direct bearing upon our health and energy as well as our power to affect the health and energy of others depends on precise tongue placement); and how musical intervals can affect changes in consciousness.
Dec 5–7, 2008, Russill Paul
BIOSONIC SOUND HEALING
Sound Healing, developed by Dr. John Beaulieu, integrates energy healing, systems science, molecular research and spiritual wisdom. In this workshop, we will learn practical methods of using tuning forks to tune the nervous system, stimulate trigger points and align our posture. Special emphasis will be given to developing systematic evaluation methods based on structural analysis and "five elements" theory.
Evaluation methods, which can also be used for healing, include postural analysis related to sonic intervals and five-element evaluation using voice and movement patterns. The material is supported by clinical examples and stories based on Dr. Beaulieu’s 33 years of practice. Sound Methods will include the use of Pythagorean Tuning Forks, Otto (osteophonic) Tuning Forks, five-element music and voice analysis.
Jan 9–11, 2009, John Beaulieu, ND, PhD
INDIGENOUS SOUND HEALING
In this workshop, Pat Moffitt Cook a pioneer in the field of indigenous sound and music healing, explores indigenous and traditional cross-cultural therapeutic techniques and sound/music repertoires. Sound and music have been used successfully in indigenous cultures throughout history to intercept illness, to control pain, and aid emotional catharsis through relaxation and stimulation. In traditional cultures the conscious use of music has been proven to promote physical wellbeing and to create spiritual connection. In addition, in many indigenous cultures, sound plays a primary role in the death and dying process.
Through experiential practices, demonstrations, dyad and group experiences and discussion, students in this workshop will investigate how sound and music are used as diagnostic tools, healing agents and connectors to spiritual domains and how each of these elements create and construct a dynamic healing session.
An emphasis is placed on trans-cultural themes and addressing the needs of multiethnic client/patient populations.
Feb 6–8, 2009, Pat Moffitt Cook, PhD
SOUNDWORK 2.0: PSYCHOACOUSTICS PLUS
Explores the next generation of auditory-based therapeutic applications, including highly sophisticated sound therapy techniques and leading international soundwork methodologies.
Feb 20-22, 2009, Johsua Leeds
The Voice of Trauma: Music/Sound Therapy in Treating Traumatized Individuals
The voice is a mirror of the soul and the link between psyche and soma. In this experiential workshop, noted music therapist/psychoanalyst Louise Montello demonstrates how expression can be inhibited due to unresolved trauma and how this inhibition can wreak havoc in the mind and body. She creates a safe environment for participants to explore the dimensions of the voice and its natural expression through playful warm-ups, conscious breathing, and basic singing techniques. Trauma themes are explored through musical story telling, vocal improvisation and drumming.
Participants also learn to externalize and transform resistant sub-personalities commonly found in traumatized individuals through the vocal giving-and-receiving feedback loop. Clinical case examples are shared that document the effectiveness of voice-centered music therapy in transforming the ravages of early trauma. Special focus will be given to assessing strengths and weaknesses of the traumatized client, the effects of early trauma on the nervous system, and contraindications for uncovering/releasing techniques. No singing experience or musical background necessary.
Mar 6–8, 2009, Louise Montello, PhD, MT-BC
RHYTHM HEALING
Chanting, overtone singing, and humming to the rhythms of the frame drum are ancient technologies for synchronizing mind and body for psychological, physical, and spiritual healing. During this workshop, we will use all the tools of the ancient priestesses and priests as we learn a synthesis of frame-drumming techniques from India, the Middle East, and North Africa.
- Invoke the elemental energies of earth, water, fire, and air and create sacred space through ritual
- Focus on the heart chakra to help bring balance to ourselves and the world
- Practice Bhramari pranayama (bee breath) and the traditional mantra and mudra of the Hindu bee goddess, Bhramari Devi.
The frame drum is the world’s oldest drum and was played primarily by women for thousands of years as the primary trance-inducing technology for religious and ecstatic rituals. In ancient myth and legend, the frame drum is associated with the bee goddess, who is said to awaken a buzz of ascending consciousness and descending spiritual grace in those who practice these drumming rituals.
Note No prior musical experience is necessary, and appropriate frame drums will be provided.
April 17–19, 2009, Layne Redmond
CREATING INNER HARMONY: HEALING WITH VOICE SOUND AND MUSIC
A balanced diet of sound, music and movement can provide an inner attunement for better mental and physical health. This workshop will explore two areas in current research for improving health: environmental sounds and vocal production.
Using vocal techniques from "Creating Inner Harmony" and "Toning", two new books by Don Campbell, this workshop will train you to access the sound of your own voice and how to modify imbalance in your body. It will also provide the tools to use these techniques to work with clients or patients. It will teach method to scan the body through the voice. You will learn how to experience the power of each vowel sound and how each one can enhance and improve focus, clarity and relaxation.
Hospitals throughout the United States are now using Don Campbell's "Harmonic Healthcare(tm)" for emergency rooms, waiting rooms, public areas and administrative areas. Learn about how you can use these environmental techniques of music and sound to improve home and working areas. This pioneering technique has far reaching implications in public and private healthcare.
This workshop is experiential and will provide time for questions and exploration into new forms of music being used in therapy and performance.
May 1-May 3, 2009, Don Campbell, PhD
Program Facilitator: Thomas Amelio studied yogic sound and music disciplines in India and has been a senior teacher and facilitator for Kripalu Center of Yoga and Health for over 25 years. Along with his deep knowledge and experience of Eastern disciplines, he also brings a strong background in Gestalt, bioenergetics, and other transformational practices. His CDs include Inner Quest, Shakti Fusion and Mantra Darshan. http://www.shivanand.net/
Format: The program consists of a series of monthly workshops and optional, ongoing study groups that integrate the overall training. Thomas Amelio will be supporting individual students to apply the knowledge and skill sets learned to further their personal and professional goals We want this program to be a strong and supportive learning community for you! We will also offer a community newsletter and blog to update the students and teachers on personal progress of the program.
REGISTRATION AND FEES
A 130-Hour Training Program
Fridays, 7:30–9:30pm
(Friday sessions for Certificate Program registrants only; led by Weekend Instructor or Faculty Advisor),
Saturdays, 9:30am–12:30pm, 1:30–5:30pm
Sundays, 9:30am–12:30pm, 1:30–5pm
Students must complete 130 hours of required coursework to receive certificate of completion.
Approved for CEUs
Some of the classes can be used to fulfill the CEU needs of MFTs, RNs and LCSWs.
PROGRAM DATES:
Oct 3-May 3, 2009
Full Payment: 08FHH55SA $2,690
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION BY SEPTEMBER 13, 2008: $2385
Payment Plan: 08FHH55SB $3,040
A nonrefundable deposit of $800 is due upon registration.
Four further payments of $560 are due November 30, January 30, March 30, & April 30(automatic credit card payments only).
Individual Weekends only: $335 (Does not include friday session, which is reserved for Certificate Program registrants) |
