AUDIENCE COMMENTS
Audience Comments
About TONIA'S SOUND BATH - SOUND HEALING SESSIONS:
Dave: I love the feeling of being in your sound baths. You create such a warm and beautiful environment. You structure your healings so well. They are balanced and are run professionally. I trust you and allow myself to fully receive your blessings of music, chanting and spoken word. Your work soothes my soul and disolves my stress/anxiety. You have helped me to heal. I thank you so much for the good work you do.
Paul: Deep vibrations and immersion in sound. Lost track of time in the bath which is a good sign. Thank you.
Carolyn: I felt wrapped in a vibrational blanket of both gentle and more urgent waves of healing. Thank you!
Laura: This was wonderful! I feel so relaxed and cleaned. I felt that I went very deep during the silence at the end. Thank you!
Diana: I saw a spiral on my stomach. A wolf howling to the moon. The wolf was outside the cave with a Native American man. They were waiting for me while I was inside the cave healing . . . I also heard a voice that said "you are healed, you're free, you're ready." It was an uplifting experience.
Mary Ellen: Thank you so much for the wonderful south bath last Saturday at Westwoods. I have recently completed a seven-week radiation course which, on top of surgery and chemo, had me feeling pretty drained. I can't believe how completely that has been washed away since last Saturday evening. You are one awesome healer!
Note: the following comments were from a session where the intention and focus were on healing from trauma and making the lower 3 chakras - root (survival), sacral plexus (sex), solar plexus (power) - healthy and whole.
Kafunda (4 days later): I have struggled with an addiction to sugar for years. I did the sound healing with Tonia and suddenly lost all taste for sugar. I feel like the "little girl" in me grew up and now my adult self has a much more balanced approach to sweets.
Alexandra: I saw purple, blue, and a bald eagle. Thank you, I loved it!!
Donna: The most amazing experience I have had in a very long time. Every one of my chakras are open, especially my base, which I know was blocked. Your gifts and talents are truly a blessing from above. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Lisa: I felt incredible. I've never had an experience like this before. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
K: I'm floating on air and loving this amazing feeling. Thank you! I'll be back.
Anonymous: I felt like I had stuck energy in my base chakras. I felt the music vibrate through my body and I felt like I shed the stuck energy like a snake sheds its skin.
Dave: I love the feeling of being in your sound baths. You create such a warm and beautiful environment. You structure your healings so well. They are balanced and are run professionally. I trust you and allow myself to fully receive your blessings of music, chanting and spoken word. Your work soothes my soul and disolves my stress/anxiety. You have helped me to heal. I thank you so much for the good work you do.
Paul: Deep vibrations and immersion in sound. Lost track of time in the bath which is a good sign. Thank you.
Carolyn: I felt wrapped in a vibrational blanket of both gentle and more urgent waves of healing. Thank you!
Laura: This was wonderful! I feel so relaxed and cleaned. I felt that I went very deep during the silence at the end. Thank you!
Diana: I saw a spiral on my stomach. A wolf howling to the moon. The wolf was outside the cave with a Native American man. They were waiting for me while I was inside the cave healing . . . I also heard a voice that said "you are healed, you're free, you're ready." It was an uplifting experience.
Mary Ellen: Thank you so much for the wonderful south bath last Saturday at Westwoods. I have recently completed a seven-week radiation course which, on top of surgery and chemo, had me feeling pretty drained. I can't believe how completely that has been washed away since last Saturday evening. You are one awesome healer!
Note: the following comments were from a session where the intention and focus were on healing from trauma and making the lower 3 chakras - root (survival), sacral plexus (sex), solar plexus (power) - healthy and whole.
Kafunda (4 days later): I have struggled with an addiction to sugar for years. I did the sound healing with Tonia and suddenly lost all taste for sugar. I feel like the "little girl" in me grew up and now my adult self has a much more balanced approach to sweets.
Alexandra: I saw purple, blue, and a bald eagle. Thank you, I loved it!!
Donna: The most amazing experience I have had in a very long time. Every one of my chakras are open, especially my base, which I know was blocked. Your gifts and talents are truly a blessing from above. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
Lisa: I felt incredible. I've never had an experience like this before. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
K: I'm floating on air and loving this amazing feeling. Thank you! I'll be back.
Anonymous: I felt like I had stuck energy in my base chakras. I felt the music vibrate through my body and I felt like I shed the stuck energy like a snake sheds its skin.
About TONIA'S NADA YOGA-YOGA OF SOUND SESSIONS:
Mary Elizabeth Lennon: Nada Yoga or Yoga of Sound, with Tonia Pinheiro was an enlightening and fun experience. We are unique expressions of divine love, and sometimes we forget that. This class with Tonia helps us to remember that Divine “I AM” Presence that we are all born with. We began by setting an intention and Tonia guided us through a chakra clearing. We used hand mudras, color visualizations and our own voice vibration chanting a mantra for each chakra. After each chakra was cleared, we visualized free flowing divine energy refill each one. With open energy centers and chakras, we all comfortably were transported and transformed with a sound bath. Tonia performed a symphony of primordial nature sounds with chimes, drums, rattles, crystal bowls and more to engulf ourselves and the entire room, which filled with a high and sacred vibration.
The experience was magical and soul nourishing. The immediate effects were calming and enlightening, and a feeling of peace and joy continued to ripple for days.I felt the experience helped me at least to begin to release thoughts and patterns that are holding me back from feeling the divine connection within me. That night I had vivid dreams that I felt were guiding me in a sacred and spiritual direction. I am grateful for Tonia sharing this experience with us.
Dorothy Ferranti: Thank you again for what became a very healing experience on so many layers. The first response from the session happened the very next day when I realized that throughout the morning I had caught myself having negative thoughts, like telling myself I was overwhelmed or I did not have the confidence I once had. I was struck by my awareness of this and how I had been repeating these thoughts to myself for quite some time without even noticing I was doing it! I instantly thought of the affirmations that we spoke the evening before and they suddenly revealed their purpose. I stopped any negative thoughts that day and replaced them with an affirmation, I have noticed a strength in myself emotionally, physically and spiritually. Now the positive thoughts are flowing freely.
That evening during the chakra work in our chairs, my body had quite a response when we focused on expelling blocks or toxins from particular chakras and filling them with healing energies. Coming together with you and the group was very powerful, the positive intent and loving energies was truly amazing. When we came together at the very end, we were all looking at one another as if we were friends. I felt as though I had been supported by all these lovely spirits and I was happy for any experiences that they may have experienced. It was as if everyone's exterior had melted away and you could just feel and see the spiritual beings around you. I was able to experience how we are all "one."
Maria F.: I'm always very happy with any event Tonia puts on because her preparation and knowing is always evident. She continues to outdo herself with NADA YOGA: Tonia's gentle guidance into NADA YOGA is really a sweet envelopment of love! Take a chance with a friend, and it's also cool to go to this alone, as you will enter a safe and cultural "bath" that feels like a harmonious oneness with everyone in the room. All thanks to the amazing and unusual instruments that Tonia has incorporated here. Looking forward to more. Thanks!
Mary Elizabeth Lennon: Nada Yoga or Yoga of Sound, with Tonia Pinheiro was an enlightening and fun experience. We are unique expressions of divine love, and sometimes we forget that. This class with Tonia helps us to remember that Divine “I AM” Presence that we are all born with. We began by setting an intention and Tonia guided us through a chakra clearing. We used hand mudras, color visualizations and our own voice vibration chanting a mantra for each chakra. After each chakra was cleared, we visualized free flowing divine energy refill each one. With open energy centers and chakras, we all comfortably were transported and transformed with a sound bath. Tonia performed a symphony of primordial nature sounds with chimes, drums, rattles, crystal bowls and more to engulf ourselves and the entire room, which filled with a high and sacred vibration.
The experience was magical and soul nourishing. The immediate effects were calming and enlightening, and a feeling of peace and joy continued to ripple for days.I felt the experience helped me at least to begin to release thoughts and patterns that are holding me back from feeling the divine connection within me. That night I had vivid dreams that I felt were guiding me in a sacred and spiritual direction. I am grateful for Tonia sharing this experience with us.
Dorothy Ferranti: Thank you again for what became a very healing experience on so many layers. The first response from the session happened the very next day when I realized that throughout the morning I had caught myself having negative thoughts, like telling myself I was overwhelmed or I did not have the confidence I once had. I was struck by my awareness of this and how I had been repeating these thoughts to myself for quite some time without even noticing I was doing it! I instantly thought of the affirmations that we spoke the evening before and they suddenly revealed their purpose. I stopped any negative thoughts that day and replaced them with an affirmation, I have noticed a strength in myself emotionally, physically and spiritually. Now the positive thoughts are flowing freely.
That evening during the chakra work in our chairs, my body had quite a response when we focused on expelling blocks or toxins from particular chakras and filling them with healing energies. Coming together with you and the group was very powerful, the positive intent and loving energies was truly amazing. When we came together at the very end, we were all looking at one another as if we were friends. I felt as though I had been supported by all these lovely spirits and I was happy for any experiences that they may have experienced. It was as if everyone's exterior had melted away and you could just feel and see the spiritual beings around you. I was able to experience how we are all "one."
Maria F.: I'm always very happy with any event Tonia puts on because her preparation and knowing is always evident. She continues to outdo herself with NADA YOGA: Tonia's gentle guidance into NADA YOGA is really a sweet envelopment of love! Take a chance with a friend, and it's also cool to go to this alone, as you will enter a safe and cultural "bath" that feels like a harmonious oneness with everyone in the room. All thanks to the amazing and unusual instruments that Tonia has incorporated here. Looking forward to more. Thanks!
About DIDGERIDOO SOUND & SILENCE MEDITATION:
- "What a blessing last night was and what a goddess you are! Thank you for the wonderful solstice celebration, the enchanting music and singing. Your energy created such a sense of wonder and delight... it seemed that everyone there felt comfortable enough to let their spirits shine through unencumbered by constraints, make new friends, and will be humming their way into the new year. I will carry the joy I felt last night into 2010 with hope and a renewed faith in the strength of our collective consciousness. Thank you from my heart and spirit ~ Wishing you many blessings."
- "I suffer from upper back, neck & shoulder problems which cause painful tension headaches. All of my stress/blockages inside me just melted away last night. I felt (and still feel) more fluid, open, relaxed and refreshed. I had a wonderful time. One, that I won't soon forget!"
- "exhilarating, uplifting, moving, healing, grounding"
- "I felt very engulfed in the delicious sound and vibration."
- "Magical, transformational, healing flow of vibration! Thank you!"
- "This event is a wonderful vehicle for universal prayer, supreme meditation and certainly also a means to give our purity and purified intention of Love into the Earth and all of Her beings - human, animal, plant, spirit."
- Wild, captivating, renergizing, invigorating, renewal, clearing"
- "This is my 3rd didge solstice/equinox with all you lovely souls. In these times of sharp highs and deep lows to energy in/from/around this incredible celebration felt like spiritual air bags. We were channeling joy!"
- "My expeience was spiritually transcendent. The sounds were ethereal."
- "The didges at times sounded like whales. i imagined clean ocean waters for them."
- "Amazing energy"
- "Very uplifting!"
- "Very compelling. The drums really enhanced the meditation nd it was a great way to bring peace on Earth together."
- "Oneness in mind and spirit."
- "Thank you for your beauty in motion and your motion in beauty."
- "Everyone seemed very involved and dedicated to the practice. This was a great community
- experience."
- "Original impulses of creativity."
- "We came from the sea. This is our reminder."
About VOW BREAK TO FREEDOM RETREAT
"I feel more open yet more protected. A wonderful safe experience." - SE
“I have released fears and blockages leaving me more aware of signs and open to possibilities. I highly recommend this program!” - SD
“I released feelings of hurt and loss and was able to forgive a loved one by the end of the session. My energy shifted and my heart was no longer heavy. Would repeat the experience eagerly.” - NVK
“I released stuck energy by letting go of the past and was able to move forward with my staff at work and be a more productive manager.” - CKO
“I became aware of negative thought patterns that create stress in my life and I have been able to break these patterns by responding differently and with greater awareness when they arise.” - BK
"I feel more open yet more protected. A wonderful safe experience." - SE
“I have released fears and blockages leaving me more aware of signs and open to possibilities. I highly recommend this program!” - SD
“I released feelings of hurt and loss and was able to forgive a loved one by the end of the session. My energy shifted and my heart was no longer heavy. Would repeat the experience eagerly.” - NVK
“I released stuck energy by letting go of the past and was able to move forward with my staff at work and be a more productive manager.” - CKO
“I became aware of negative thought patterns that create stress in my life and I have been able to break these patterns by responding differently and with greater awareness when they arise.” - BK
About Tonia's DREAM SONG
“The song caused a subtle but profound shift in me. The day you sang it, I felt my doubts clear away inside and my power grow stronger. Listening to the recording the next day reinforced that feeling. The song seems to have planted my life dream more deeply inside me, where it can more easily be nurtured. Thank you for this wonderful gift.” — Lawrence K., Arlington MA
“Tonia has a gift for channeling dream affirmations with her beautiful singing voice, and for empowering the dreamer to know that their dream can be fulfilled. My Dream Song request was about finding the perfect home for me, my son, my work, and my community. Within one week of receiving my Dream Song, I found the house that fit my dream song vision.” -- Michelle Herrera, (past) Director, New England Sound Healing Research Institute
“While attending a holistic event, I was very drawn to Tonia's beautiful and gentle smile. I had a strong desire to chat with her and touch her. Upon touching her shoulder, I had an overwhelming feeling of emotion come over me. As I started to cry, I walked away not sure of what was happening to me. After I gathered my thoughts and composure I returned for a Dream Song. I told Tonia what happened and when she embraced me, I felt this total wave of love and compassion come through her to me.
After sharing my dream with her, we began my healing Dream Song. A wave of energy came through me as she sang my song. I felt my heart opening as she sang and felt that a cleansing was occurring for me. After the tears, came an uplifting that had eluded me for a very long time. I was willing to open to the healing that was being offered to me through Tonia. It was a most profound experience and I feel honored to have felt this with her. I will never forget it. I feel so very blessed for having the opportunity to have met Tonia and experience her work. She is definitely a blessing to all who have contact with her. I bless her and thank her for coming into my life and for the work she is offering to humanity.” — Sharyn Flesher, R.N., Craryville, NY
“Tonia has a gift for channeling dream affirmations with her beautiful singing voice, and for empowering the dreamer to know that their dream can be fulfilled. My Dream Song request was about finding the perfect home for me, my son, my work, and my community. Within one week of receiving my Dream Song, I found the house that fit my dream song vision.” -- Michelle Herrera, (past) Director, New England Sound Healing Research Institute
“While attending a holistic event, I was very drawn to Tonia's beautiful and gentle smile. I had a strong desire to chat with her and touch her. Upon touching her shoulder, I had an overwhelming feeling of emotion come over me. As I started to cry, I walked away not sure of what was happening to me. After I gathered my thoughts and composure I returned for a Dream Song. I told Tonia what happened and when she embraced me, I felt this total wave of love and compassion come through her to me.
After sharing my dream with her, we began my healing Dream Song. A wave of energy came through me as she sang my song. I felt my heart opening as she sang and felt that a cleansing was occurring for me. After the tears, came an uplifting that had eluded me for a very long time. I was willing to open to the healing that was being offered to me through Tonia. It was a most profound experience and I feel honored to have felt this with her. I will never forget it. I feel so very blessed for having the opportunity to have met Tonia and experience her work. She is definitely a blessing to all who have contact with her. I bless her and thank her for coming into my life and for the work she is offering to humanity.” — Sharyn Flesher, R.N., Craryville, NY
About EAST COAST CHANT:
East Coast Chant Audience Survey from The Arlington Center, Arlington MA
~ 18 of 19 people responding:
What did you enjoy the most?
• The healing chant • All the interaction, the music, the chance to dip our hands in the water • Dancing and singing together and calling to awake the soul • The water bowl
• Everything, the pictures on the wall [nature slides and animated Sacred Geometry images]
• The totality of the experience was fulfilling. I really enjoyed Tonia’s voice and presence.
• I so enjoyed the whole evening – the energy, the music, the lyrics, the variety, the openness, the healing opportunity • Moving to the music, the chanting, the sacred geometry • The chant where we let go – Run Mary Run • Permission, the depth, so healing • The Tree of Life ritual and singing, planetary healing and song • Music, freedom to move and sing • Great, everything, participation is the best • Beginning to end • Singing/chanting along • The ritual, singing along • The letting go ceremony • Run Mary Run.
What surprised you?
• The numerous chants • That I became more relaxed • The personal ritual • Songs were familiar • The beautiful pictures • That this experience was very familiar and welcome to me • How consistently good everything was! :) • How easy it was to go into deep meditative state • That I could connect and enjoy it • How easy it was to release into being held by you • You have a great voice, very positive and healing • Healing ritual • Many people dancing, everyone involved • How easy you made this.
What did you wish for?
• Present day song or two • For my healing to be expedited • Expected something more “conservative” and was happily disappointed • I asked self-pity to be gone • Let go of longing • That this happen closer to home – Boston – Roxbury • I wish for more of this. I would make a real effort to come 1x a month • Simplicity • More rhythm songs like “day light comes” [reference to calypso song "Day-O" originally sung by Harry Belafonte] • Perhaps even more time though it didn’t feel rushed • I’m not sure. It’s been a positive experience overall. • To let go of being small and feeling unloved • Love • more.
Did you have a healing, realization, or personal experience?
11 people said “Yes”; 1 person said “I’m not sure”; 6 people did not reply to this question.
• How much trust it takes for me to surrender to the moment, to let the worries go, to let the tension go. This kind of event is very important and necessary for my being. • I felt a connection to my positive resource and a stronger sense of self and a more serene and joyous presence. • Felt mesmerized by the pictures. Focus on soul. Beautiful music too. Love the mama energy. Feel soothed. • I felt a release from sadness, anger and fear and I observed various forms of release/healing/transformation in others. • I gave myself permission to sing, which I rarely do, having been told to mouth the words when I was little. • Very healing, lovely. Email me and I’ll describe it at more length. • Around the cameras and around letting go of doubt and God’s unconditional love. • Saying goodbye to fear was pretty hard but rewarding and relieving work. Quite moving and freeing. Thank you!Additional Comments: • I really enjoyed the spontaneity, the spirit and the openness of it all. The intention was also strong and vibrant. Do you do these kinds of metamorphosis with a variety of communities? Would you like to? I would like to assist/participate in some way. • Thank you. This was an unusual and unexpected experience but a bit churchy and too religious. It belongs in a beautiful chapel. • That the “healing process” can be fun and inspired with group energy support. • You have found a wonderful rhythm here and the perfect backup duo – they get you and each other – it’s great – the best I’ve heard you so far. Love, Peace, Love!
LETTER from an East Coast Chant Participant:
It was so organic. I was so ready to be healed and right from the opening notes I felt like you guys took us all with you. All of it was just beautifully modulated. The thing I felt the most was you took the time to let each chant sink in. I spent a lot of time with my eyes closed and let myself be carried off. Each piece worked as a healing and the whole evening worked as a beautifully orchestrated ride.
Each piece, washed over me, took my anxiety away. The experience was of being held in love and wrapped in healing sound and being given ample time to let go of the negative energy and anxiety I carry with me. There was nothing else to do but be in the love and release the tension and feel the beauty of being alive. It was simple.
The part about letting go of something and bringing in something new allowed a really deep release of what I’ve been holding, which for me was fear. Letting go of the fear of making a mistake, and I brought in something like self-possession, self-love, enough-ness.
For me the simplicity of the words made them accessible without having to come out of the bliss to sing right or decide if I was for or against what I was being asked to sing. It was just simply beautiful and musically whole. It felt like with your intent, not just musical grace but actually healing grace and timing and contours and articulation. There was enough time to rise to a pitch and stay there since the goal was healing. I felt like it could just go on and on like a flowing river.
I felt there were more than just good vibrations. It was real art in the orchestration of the 3 of you together. It was intricate enough to carry you somewhere while being subtle enough to not overpower you. It wasn’t about performance... it was about creating a channel for the flow of healing energy. You guys are so good. It’s hard to believe that it was improvisation.
-- Johnny Lapham, Artist and Activist, Arlington MA
- "This is the purest nectar to the soul."
- "I woke up the next day with the hand of God on my head, and my hand on God's head, thank God! I mean, Thank You!"
- "During a chanting session, I felt myself going deeper into my body and later into my cells, clearing away blockages or my stuck energy or unhealthy condition. The rattles and shakers and other sounds made this more real. This experience was extremely deep as if I felt my soul or spirit. I thought I was in a Native American ritual or ceremony. Wow! I loved it!
- I will be back for more."
- "The music was like water to my soul - cleansing, refreshing, flowing. Thank you!"
“My friend, Tonia Pinheiro, heals, enchants, entertains, and makes the world a better place. I dare say she even works small miracles. In my case she somehow orchestrated a powerful energy shift and it opened up my life in a whole new way. . . When I go to see her it’s like going back in time. I feel like I am seeing an ancient warrior, or a wise medicine woman. I have never been in a real Indian teepee, but, being near Tonia conjures up that image. I feel at peace just writing about her now. If you attend one of her events, you’ll sing, dance, chant, sit quietly, and may even be healed.” Renee Gold [ReneeGold.com]
East Coast Chant Audience Survey from The Arlington Center, Arlington MA
~ 18 of 19 people responding:
What did you enjoy the most?
• The healing chant • All the interaction, the music, the chance to dip our hands in the water • Dancing and singing together and calling to awake the soul • The water bowl
• Everything, the pictures on the wall [nature slides and animated Sacred Geometry images]
• The totality of the experience was fulfilling. I really enjoyed Tonia’s voice and presence.
• I so enjoyed the whole evening – the energy, the music, the lyrics, the variety, the openness, the healing opportunity • Moving to the music, the chanting, the sacred geometry • The chant where we let go – Run Mary Run • Permission, the depth, so healing • The Tree of Life ritual and singing, planetary healing and song • Music, freedom to move and sing • Great, everything, participation is the best • Beginning to end • Singing/chanting along • The ritual, singing along • The letting go ceremony • Run Mary Run.
What surprised you?
• The numerous chants • That I became more relaxed • The personal ritual • Songs were familiar • The beautiful pictures • That this experience was very familiar and welcome to me • How consistently good everything was! :) • How easy it was to go into deep meditative state • That I could connect and enjoy it • How easy it was to release into being held by you • You have a great voice, very positive and healing • Healing ritual • Many people dancing, everyone involved • How easy you made this.
What did you wish for?
• Present day song or two • For my healing to be expedited • Expected something more “conservative” and was happily disappointed • I asked self-pity to be gone • Let go of longing • That this happen closer to home – Boston – Roxbury • I wish for more of this. I would make a real effort to come 1x a month • Simplicity • More rhythm songs like “day light comes” [reference to calypso song "Day-O" originally sung by Harry Belafonte] • Perhaps even more time though it didn’t feel rushed • I’m not sure. It’s been a positive experience overall. • To let go of being small and feeling unloved • Love • more.
Did you have a healing, realization, or personal experience?
11 people said “Yes”; 1 person said “I’m not sure”; 6 people did not reply to this question.
• How much trust it takes for me to surrender to the moment, to let the worries go, to let the tension go. This kind of event is very important and necessary for my being. • I felt a connection to my positive resource and a stronger sense of self and a more serene and joyous presence. • Felt mesmerized by the pictures. Focus on soul. Beautiful music too. Love the mama energy. Feel soothed. • I felt a release from sadness, anger and fear and I observed various forms of release/healing/transformation in others. • I gave myself permission to sing, which I rarely do, having been told to mouth the words when I was little. • Very healing, lovely. Email me and I’ll describe it at more length. • Around the cameras and around letting go of doubt and God’s unconditional love. • Saying goodbye to fear was pretty hard but rewarding and relieving work. Quite moving and freeing. Thank you!Additional Comments: • I really enjoyed the spontaneity, the spirit and the openness of it all. The intention was also strong and vibrant. Do you do these kinds of metamorphosis with a variety of communities? Would you like to? I would like to assist/participate in some way. • Thank you. This was an unusual and unexpected experience but a bit churchy and too religious. It belongs in a beautiful chapel. • That the “healing process” can be fun and inspired with group energy support. • You have found a wonderful rhythm here and the perfect backup duo – they get you and each other – it’s great – the best I’ve heard you so far. Love, Peace, Love!
LETTER from an East Coast Chant Participant:
It was so organic. I was so ready to be healed and right from the opening notes I felt like you guys took us all with you. All of it was just beautifully modulated. The thing I felt the most was you took the time to let each chant sink in. I spent a lot of time with my eyes closed and let myself be carried off. Each piece worked as a healing and the whole evening worked as a beautifully orchestrated ride.
Each piece, washed over me, took my anxiety away. The experience was of being held in love and wrapped in healing sound and being given ample time to let go of the negative energy and anxiety I carry with me. There was nothing else to do but be in the love and release the tension and feel the beauty of being alive. It was simple.
The part about letting go of something and bringing in something new allowed a really deep release of what I’ve been holding, which for me was fear. Letting go of the fear of making a mistake, and I brought in something like self-possession, self-love, enough-ness.
For me the simplicity of the words made them accessible without having to come out of the bliss to sing right or decide if I was for or against what I was being asked to sing. It was just simply beautiful and musically whole. It felt like with your intent, not just musical grace but actually healing grace and timing and contours and articulation. There was enough time to rise to a pitch and stay there since the goal was healing. I felt like it could just go on and on like a flowing river.
I felt there were more than just good vibrations. It was real art in the orchestration of the 3 of you together. It was intricate enough to carry you somewhere while being subtle enough to not overpower you. It wasn’t about performance... it was about creating a channel for the flow of healing energy. You guys are so good. It’s hard to believe that it was improvisation.
-- Johnny Lapham, Artist and Activist, Arlington MA
I Invoke My Soul (9:56): Lyrics & melody by Tonia; Ukumbwa Sauti, percussion; Paul Rodriguez, guitar.
USE IT & PASS IT ON: X the X . . . C'mas is the new abbreviation for Christmas.
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Read more about it here.
Website content © 2008-2012 Tonia Pinheiro & In The One Music. All Rights Reserved.
Banner photo © Chris Seufert Photography