Embodied Sound for Unshakeable Peace
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of you reading this might already know me as a singer-songwriter, sound therapist & yogi, someone who shares sound experiences rooted in spirituality, peace, self-love, etc. What you might not know is there was a time in my life when I deeply hated my body and myself, and was in complete rejection of being here. I spent most of the first few decades of my life so uncomfortable with myself, my body, my voice, and my place here in the world.
“ I was 12 years old when I was hospitalized for anorexia and bulimia. ”
I was treated by doctors who barely understood eating disorders and who used talk therapy, medications and followed the Canada food guide. Though they were doing their best, it didn’t take me long to realize the professionals around me didn’t know how to truly help me get to the heart and suffering of this illness beyond simply putting weight back on. All of their techniques only grazed the surface of my body loathing, rather than getting to the root of my core issues. I knew there was another way. Even at 12, I sensed my body
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Embodied Sound for Unshakeable Peace
was holding something - I now know the body holds crystalized emotional and energetic memories that need to be moved, felt, alchemized in order to be transformed. I’m sharing the reality of my experience with multiple eating disorders here not to lament or glorify it but to highlight it as a major turning point in my life, the thing that pushed me to search for ways to create profound transformation. This journey was a catalyst to help me learn why sound medicine, devotional music with mindful embodiment practice can be such powerful tools for full body acceptance and liberation.
“ I dedicated several years of my life to exploring many different healing methods and practices ”
and found the most powerful impact came through music and sound practice combined with embodied energy healing journeys. I became a certified music therapist (MTA) and yoga instructor (ERYT) to offer song, sound, mindfulness and healing to others. I travelled the world and sought out music and spiritual guidance from many global teachers. Then, also I got super real about the remaining parts of my body-self
