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Beltane 1-Day Retreat ~ Lower Hudson Valley, NY
Beltane 1-Day Retreat ~ May 5th ~ Lower Hudson Valley, NY
Listening to the Land: Field Recording Workshop
Time & Location
Jun 17, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Supplies for Creative Living, 145 Main St, Cold Spring, NY 10516, USA
About the Event
Join us for an afternoon of listening, as participants to explore field recording and listening as a form of ecological care and a powerful way to connect deeply with the natural world around us.
We'll explore listening as a process of re-rooting within our ecosystems and building relationships with non-humxn kin, and how the sounds of the land can both nourish and inspire us. Participants will learn listening techniques, the basics of sound energy, how to field record, and how to cultivate collaborative co-creative relationships with the forest and non-humxn kin. The workshop will include an easy hike into the local forest to practice field recording. Teens and adults are welcome.
No experience with field recording or fancy equipment is necessary. For this workshop participants will need a phone or recording device (such as a portable digital recorder), a pair of headphones or earbuds and walking shoes and weather appropriate clothing for light hiking.
Zaneta (they/them) is a sound ritualist, listening educator, and interdisciplinary artist based in Brooklyn. Their work focuses on listening as spiritual ecological care, and how sound brings us into deeper connection and healing with the natural world.
website www.soundartmagic.com
IG @soundartmagic
Psychic Tour of Brooklyn Botanic Gardens with Eliza and Zaneta
Join Eliza Swann and Zaneta Sykes for a Psychic Tour of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.
Together we’ll stroll the gardens, stopping to practice guided plant communication and deep listening exercises and comparing notes about our plant perceptions as a group as we go. No prior experience with plant communication is necessary - please bring an open mind and heart. This tour is organized independently of the Botanic Gardens - you will need to purchase a ticket to the gardens to enter in addition to signing up for the Psychic Tour.
Space is very limited - you must register to attend. This tour is donation based - $15 is suggested - there are no refunds.
We’ll meet at the 990 Washington Street entrance to the gardens at 10:45 am to give everyone a chance to purchase tickets.
About your psychic tour guides:
Eliza Swann aka Emerald is an interdisciplinary artist, intuitive, writer, and educator based in New York City. They received a BA in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute, and an MFA from Central St. Martins in London. Eliza founded The Golden Dome School in 2014, and began giving Psychic Tours in 2017. They also teach alchemy at the Pratt Institute.
Zaneta Sykes is a sound artist, educator, percussionist, witch, healer, and Tarot reader based in New York City. Zaneta co-directs the arts non-profit Inner Arts Initiative, reads Tarot for creative healing, trains teachers to decolonize music ed, creates soundscapes for spell work, holds ceremonial performances, and offers classes for drumming, sound art, and magical and creative empowerment.
Where Land Meets Sky: Geophonic Transmissions for the Body
long before there was the word, there were the sounds of the earth. from the distant thunder to the cresting wave, the elemental forces of nature shaped the land and in turn, these sounds etched themselves deep into our bodies and our psyches.
the geophonic sounds of the natural world, such as thunder, rain, and wind, are guiding forces that surround us each day, cuing our bodies into the seasons and rhythms of our dynamic planet. however, these sounds have been slowly masked by the pervasive impact of humxn presence. yet, we still call upon these elemental sounds for healing and peace. we play the rain to fall asleep. we listen to the ocean to relax. we even conjure the crackling fire, as we snuggle close with our loved ones.
in essence, the body remembers the elements. in its deepest memories, the body holds the water, the stone, the wind, and the fire. so that these elements are not distant forces, too large for comprehension, but grounding energies that are alive within us and around us.
in this 4-part community listening series, participants will be guided through an immersive somatic-sound journey of each element, uncovering the deep connection between body and earth, and how geophony shapes our inner and outer worlds.
Psychic Tour Brooklyn Botanical Garden with Eliza Swann
Join us for a Psychic Tour of the Botanic Gardens where we'll practice plant communication and deep listening
Radical Ritual + Ecology Panel: Maps for Presence on the Verge of the World
This panel is a live conversation facilitated by Mary Grace with guests Alysia Mazzella, Jamesa Hawthorne + Zaneta Sykes.
On this Full Moon in Pisces, we'll come together to explore —
◽️how ritual can serve as a container for transformation of self, community + environment
◽️approaching our work with ecological awareness. what does that mean + how we do that?
◽️how work—art can be ritual + vice versa
◽️what is the value of ritual in this moment of environmental crisis? does it become more or less important?
◽️how Nature helps remember who we are + what we came here to do
In addition to the live discussion, we'll dedicate 20-25 minutes to answer questions specifically from the live audience.
Sliding Scale tickets are available.
Winter Solstice Sound Ritual
when all is quiet, what can be heard? when we surrender our voices for silence, what emerges?
About this Event
like a familiar song that beckons us home, winter invites us to turn inward. to honor the balance of life and death through listening and stillness.
in this final sound ritual of the SACRED SEASONS project, we explore the song of silence, by surrendering to the earth and letting the stillness of the winter guide us back to ourselves.
join sound ritualist zaneta for an evening of ritual magic and sonic scenery, listening to the ancient earth singing through snow, wind, and ice. participants will receive a seasonal ritual guide to work with throughout the season.
ritual soundscapes, singing, intentional listening techniques, meditation, seasonal reflections, and magic are all woven together to help us reconnect to the special energy of the winter solstice.
for those unfamiliar with this project, this is a blend of sound art, spiritual ecology, and community ritual, and will be conducted on Youtube Livestream.
special thanks to the Brooklyn Arts Council and the Macaulay library at Cornell for supporting this project.
Sacred Seasons: Mabon Sound Ritual
celebrate the seasonal shift from summer to fall with the sounds of whispering leaves and the fading embers of the sun’s glory. by leaning into the transition, we can begin to attune to the cycles of the earth and the land we live with. join us for a live stream community sound ritual, where listening is prayer and song is an offering.
Inner Journeys: Sound Meditations for Collective Grief + Healing
With the end of summer approaching, now is the perfect time to reconnect with self.
About this Event
In the wake of the pandemic, the sudden shift to quarantine left so many of us scrambling to navigate our circumstances. From job security to caring for our loved ones to our health, there’s very little room to breathe, let alone time and space to honor the feelings and experiences we lived through.
To honor the experiences and emotions of the last six months, and gently release accumulated energies, Inner Journeys offers this sacred space to breathe, reflect, and release through channeled sound meditations and community connection. Over the course of three sessions, we will reconnect to self and explore the myriad of experiences and emotions that arose during the quarantine.
Each week we will focus on specific themes, such as loneliness, grief, and surrender. Where gentle and affirming space will be held to share and reflect upon these themes as a group. Afterward, participants will be guided through a channeled sound meditation specifically designed to support the deep unfolding and release of emotions and memories. At the end, ample space will be held for processing any experiences that arose during the meditation and prayers will be offered for personal and collective healing.
Inner Journeys will be facilitated by Zaneta of @soundartmagic and channeled sounds will be provided by Chris Dingman @dingmanvibes. All gatherings are virtual and will be conducted through combination of Zoom and Youtube, as the audio quality is substantially more clear on youtube.
Many Moons Lammas Sound Workshop via HausWitch
Workshop Overview
welcome to empress season! this workshop is a deep dive into the full moon/lammas sound ritual i wrote for the 2020 many moons lunar planner and is presented in partnership with hauswitch.
as witches we work with all sorts of mediums, from herbs to colors to celestial bodies, to weave our spells. when used with intention, sound can also be a powerful medium for magic, evoking deep unconscious energies and transporting us to other worlds and beyond.
when lammas (aug 1) rolls around on the wheel of the year we are in the lushest gardens, eating the ripest berries, and all walks of life are relaxing. this is empress season, a time of pleasure and plenty, and everyone is invited to receive.
in this workshop we’ll work with sound magic, using reflective listening to open up to the energies of summer and use field recording techniques create a sound talisman that will evoke the energy of summer even in the deepest nights of winter.
workshop includes a workbook with a beginner’s guide to field recording and a listening meditation to continue developing your sound magic.
many moons 2020 lunar planner by modern women