Things to do in Ithaca, NY
Three years ago when I moved here, practically everyone I met volunteered things to do in Ithaca, so as not to be bored. They felt it vitally important to share with every newbie—and potential former Ithaca resident. I kept hearing the exact same three things from the different people who live here. Someone would say “ohh if you like Mexican food, we've got the best Mexican downtown it's called Viva …Gimme Coffee has the best coffee…of course you’ve got to go to the famous Ithaca farmers market .” These things always came up as a tri…
Update: Sound Meditation Class
When I returned from England this winter, I posted a general sound bath update, with vague details about my plans for the rest of the year. I was taking it easy for a few months, before easing back into facilitating individual and group sessions. Today, I have just wrapped up my first professional retreat for a national organization, and am adding summer and fall sessions to my calendar. My in-home clients have booked me out through the remainder of the year, and there'sthis: I have completed the proposal for my sound meditation class fo…
Sound Bath at the Writer's Retreat
A few months back, a mentor-friend asked about my willingness to facilitate a sound bath at an upcoming retreat, held by the American Assn. of Colleges and Universities. The week-long writer's retreat was to occur in March 2023, to benefit STEM faculty at historically Black universities. This gathering was right up my street; serving one of my favorite professional audiences, who would welcome a break from the week of intense focus required for their work. This woman is not an official mentor, but an expert, an friend, a sounding board, a …
Sound Bath Update
Last year, I made it my goal to bring sound bath meditations to as many university campuses as I could comfortably manage. Between that, and my full-time course load in speech-language-pathology, a part-time job, managing the community orchard, volunteering to feed the hungry, and maintaining some semplance of a social life, I also completed a Sound Healer certification (yes, 20 years after I began playing singing bowls AND teaching others to use them in meditation). So, 2022 was a busy year. But I was able to do several campus sessions, bot…
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