Casey Lewis & Stacey Pickering have been co-creating Sound Bath + Reiki offerings together for quite some time, as well as engaging in their own vocal sounding practices individually & in small groups. Both regularly experience supportive, transformative healing through their explorations with vocalizing - humming, toning, groaning, growling!, or whatever arises. As their collaborative Sound + Reiki offerings have evolved, they feel guided to not only share their vibrational support with folks for the time that we are gathered, but to help (re)connect participants with the medicine that those of us with breath & voice carry within and can almost always access.

Sounding it Out is about empowering ourselves to remember & reclaim our voices to support our own healing & liberation. In this practice we:

• Slow down, tune in, & listen within

• Notice what is asking for attention

• Optionally: Bring care to the parts of us that need it through breath & vocalization (humming, toning, sighing, groaning, or whatever arises!). This can be done sitting, lying down, moving as needed, and even silently, in stillness, if desired.

• Release practicing & nestle in to receive the restorative vibrations of crystal & Tibetan singing bowls, bells, chimes, gong, shruti box, rain stick, guda drum, & voice, and the (optional) nurturing touch of Reiki

• Close our gathering together, with an invitation to share

Of course, vocal sounding is optional, as are all parts of these gatherings. Silence can surely be medicine too. But if there is something in us that fears being heard, perhaps a supportive container of nonjudgement is the perfect place to lean in with curiosity & compassion, and explore what happens when we give ourselves permission to have a voice.