Sounding Circles

Joule L’adara is a classically trained vocalist whose music integrates western and eastern spiritual traditions utilizing extended vocal techniques. She is Sound Healing and Reiki practitioner, holding an MFA in Multi-Focus Vocal Performance and Integrated Media from California Institute of the Arts, a BFA in Acting, and a Diploma in Audio Engineering. She has sung in Carnegie Hall, The Metropolitan Opera, and professional musical theatre and opera companies in the United States and in Europe. As the founder of Sounding Circles she joyously leads workshops and retreats throughout the US featuring group improvisational vocal methods designed to bring about emotional release and promote the idea of community building through group resonance. 

Elvina Munir is an accomplished musician and an intuitive mandala artist, who has an in depth knowledge of sound and harmonics. She also has a degree in engineering and completed her Associate of Music on flute. After many years of living and traveling in India following her interest in yoga and meditation, she settled in Germany. There she worked in the field of sound therapy and was introduced to energy chimes and the amazing healing harmonics that they produce. Elvina now lives in the Byron Bay, Australia, where she makes hand crafted energy chimes, facilitates Harmonic Healing workshops Australia wide, gives regular sound meditations and plays music with various ensembles.   Learn more about Elvina at: www.elfenharmonics.com

Elana de Veaux is a Cultural Psychologist from Sydney Australia. As a child she was inspired by the beauty and power of the Ocean, the rhythm of the tides and the cycles of the sun and moon. She trained in Classical, Primitive and Contemporary Dance, Hatha Yoga and Taoist and Sufi traditions to find ways to embody and share her ecstatic experiences. Over 25 years of teaching, she has created Shakti Yoga to honor the inclusive nature of the Divine Feminine, weaving together traditional Yoga and Taoist practices with a strong focus on the Power of the Breath, Sound and Movement for healing and transforming the Body, Heart and Mind. She is passionate about reconnecting to Nature and developing engaged cultural and spiritual practice.