Upcoming Event ~ Dec 17th 6pm
Winter is a time of will power, endurance, stillness and reflection. In this deep stillness we practice Deep Listening to our primal selves and the emotion of survival, which opens our ears to the world around us. Open your senses to the healing sounds while hair-thin needles tap into the sources of nourishing Winter Solstice energy.
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Elements of Sound: Winter Solstice
This is a profound time to receive treatment as it reconnects, realigns and reorients us to the Season. The Solstices mark powerful shifts, ushering in new energy by way of the elements and connection to nature. Acupuncture is based in Taoism, in which we live in harmony with nature. Oftentimes, our physical, emotional & spiritual body needs help adjusting especially during seasonal changes.
Sound Healing, as SoundBath, or the practice of arranging certain beneficial pure-tone frequencies into progressions, aids the body towards optimal electrical and mental alignments creating relaxation and brainwave entrainment. It is beneficial at any time but the elemental nature of the bodies response to sound is profoundly attuned at the times of great shifting light and energy, making the Solstice a particularly powerful time to receive a SoundBath.
Acupuncture + Sound Series
Elements of Sound
Welcome to Acupuncture & Sound Series, created to assist you in seasonal energetic shifts by combining the ancient wisdom of the Elements in Chinese Medicine, which correlates to the seasons, emotions and associated physical body systems, with Sound Healing frequencies played live with crystal singing bowls, especially arranged to work with these aspects and energies, we bring a powerful yet gentle seasonal supportive adjustments.
Your Hosts
Alexandria Steppe, LAc, MSTCM, LMT, (she/they) is a California Licensed Acupuncturist and Bodyworker who founded InnerGate in 2011. For the Elements of Sound Series, Alex selects specific acupuncture points to help ease your transition through the seasons based on Chinese Medicinal Theories. To read more about Alex, click here.
California Artist, Nicola Buffa, MFA, is a Hypnotherapist + Sound Healer + Reiki Master. Each sound transmission is an arrangement of the healing tones of Quartz Crystal and Alchemy singing bowls, channeled to return optimum alignment to the body, designed to inspire healing thought patterns through brainwave entrainment, and meant to uplift the spirit on all levels. The experience is a meditative journey, which may yield clarity through connection to our inner wisdom, and a sense of deep peace, facilitated by sound.
How it works
You will receive community style acupuncture in a small group of up to 9 participants. We have 3 reclining chairs, 1 massage table and 5 eco friendly cork & natural rubber yoga mats with bolsters and blankets. Please specify when booking if you need a chair or massage table for accessibility.
Each monthly session is specifically designed for the energies of the season. Acupuncture provided by InnerGate's Alexandria Steppe, LAc. While you relax deeply into the Acupuncture (approx 30min) you will be bathed in a sublime arrangement of crystal singing bowls while SoundBath is played by Nicola Buffa, MFA, created to activate and align you throughout your treatment.
6pm Arrive, Check In
6-6:20 Open Circle, Receive Acupuncture
6:20 Sound Begins
7:30 SoundBath Concludes, Circle Closes
Integration Time until 7:45
Reservations are Pre-Paid & NON-REFUNDABLE but they ARE transferable.
You will be charged at time of booking.
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