Sound & Stillness: A Guided Somatic Meditation for Releasing Grief
Come soften into this edgy season of uncertainty by feeling our aliveness through stillness
Dear ones,
Things are feeling bleak, and the days are still very cold. But the earth continues to turn, and we must tend to our bodies, because we are alive!
Come soften into this edgy season of uncertainty by feeling our aliveness through stillness with a vocal toning meditation. Stillness is perhaps when we are most conscious of
our aliveness, our body, our breath. I invite you to join me in this practice.
This meditation practice guides participants on an intentional and slow exploration of releasing stagnant and anxious energy through a guided vocal toning* meditation. This is an invitation to ground in our bodies and clear our energetic channels. It’s an offering to exhale.
When: Sunday, February 9th, 11:00 am-1:00 pm
Where: Haven Wellness Center, 1639 N Hancock St, Philadelphia, PA 19122
What to bring:
A water bottle
A yoga mat or meditation cushion
About Vocal Toning:
Vocal toning is a practice of circular breathing with lengthened, vocalized exhalations to utilize the voice as an attunement mechanism. It is a way to activate your voice to cleanse and clear the channels and cavities of your body on a vibrational level. No previous experience necessary!
About Meirav:
Meirav Ong (she/they) is an Ashkenazi-American transdisciplinary artist researching embodied prayer in relation to grief, Jewish mourning rituals, and Genetic Memory through textiles, clay, sound, performance and social practice. She draws from her Jewish heritage as a framework to conceive of an embodied prayer practice that exists as an alternative to Judaism’s patriarchal structures. Meirav received her MFA in Fiber from Cranbrook Academy of Art and a BFA from University of Michigan. She has exhibited at The Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco, CA, The Everson Museum in Syracuse, NY, among others.
Meirav has been offering vocal toning meditations for the past 5 years and has shared this practice with communities and organizations around the country including Lab/Shul (NYC), Zekelman Holocaust Center (Detroit), Chautauqua School of Art, and the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco.