November Events listing!
With the diminished daylight hours I find myself
appreciating any time that I get to spend in the
sunlight. A friend recently sent me a short
meditation of Saint Therese and one of the lines stood
out for me: "give your soul the liberty to sing,
dance and be warmed by the sun that is there for each
one of us." Through these darkening months, may the
sun continue to shine through for you!
Namaste,
Ann-Marie Boudreau


November Events at a Glance:
* Wednesday, November 2: An Evening of Vocal Play:
Come explore your own sound in this evening workshop.
* Saturday, November 12th: Journey Experience:
Relax for 90 minutes surrounded by a blanket of live
sound and soulful vocals.
* Saturday, November 26th: Whole Life Expo:
Soundwork as Soulwork Presentation
* Friday, December 16th to Saturday, December 17th:
It's another VIBE. Register early to assure a space
for yourself as this event tends to book up quickly.
* Great New Soundwork Reference: Gary Diggins'
Soundwork Web-Site is up and active: Check it out at
www.garydiggins.com
* Winter Soundwork Studies: Skills Development
Workshops, open to all, at the Transformational Arts
College: See below for more details.

Further Details:
Wednesday, November 2nd: An Evening of Vocal Play
with Ann-Marie Boudreau. Where: Centre for Conscious
Living, 1311 Queen Street East. Time: 7-9pm. Cost:
$20.00. In this playful forum you'll have a chance to
explore and move more deeply into your own sound. No
musical experience required. Inner children are
enthusiastically invited!

Saturday, November 12th: Journey Experience: Myself
and fellow soundwork colleagues will be creating live
sound around and over you using instruments from
traditions across the globe while you relax for 90
minutes. This experience can also deepen meditative
states as you recline in savasanah (relaxation pose or
laying meditation). At times melodic, sometimes
dissonant, soundscapes are created utilizing intimate
knowledge of the chakra system, shamanic traditions
and the vibrational nature of our bodies to enhance
and deepen the meditation experience. Time:
8:00-10:00pm Cost: $20 or pay what you can Place:
1443 Bathurst (south of St. Clair, east side of
Bathurst). NOTE: Entrance is at side of building.
Please bring: a mat, blanket, pillow and bottle of
water for your comfort. Pre-registration is suggested
and these will be held until 7:45pm as space is
limited. To register in advance please contact
416-604-8871. For more details check:
www.iamicaniwill.com

* Saturday, November 26th: Soundwork as Soulwork
presented by Ann-Marie Boudreau, along with fellow
Soundwork colleagues. Through interactive vocalizing
and instrumental play, Soundwork can open up a
dialogue with our inner life or create a sense of
community. Because of the vibrational nature of sound
and through intentional sounding, we can access and
express a range of feelings, issues and memories as
well as release emotional physical blocks while
balancing the body's energy field. During this
participatory presentation you will experience a
variety of healing instruments such as the Tibetan
singing bowls, tingshaws, shruti boxes, crystal bowls
and more. The healing power of the drum and voice
play will also be explored. Where: The Whole Life
Expo @ the Metro Convention Centre – Stage Two. Time:
4:00 – 5:00pm

Friday/Saturday, December 16th/17th: The VIBE: If
you have been looking for an imaginative experience to
call out your creative spirit then the VIBE is for
you! This cycle of exploration and expression is all
about accessing your own artistic energies through
improvised sounding and impressionistic painting.
Participants journey deep into their inner landscape
by listening to various rhythmic and melodic
qualities, played live. After your psyche has been
bathed in sound, you pick up a paintbrush and create
to your heart's content, capturing the essence of your
journey. Participants are encouraged to come with a
`beginner's mind'. The emphasis is on following your
creative energy in a supportive environment. Where:
Primrose Studio, 27 Primrose (Landsdowne and Dupont)
Time: 9pm Friday, December 16th to 7am Saturday,
December 17th (yes, that's overnight!) Cost: $90.00.
For more information or to register contact
gdiggins@... or call 416-482-2783.

Winter Soundwork Classes @ TAC: Soundwork Skills
Development Workshops, taught by Gary Diggins. Where:
Transformational Arts College, 3300 Yonge Street. For
further details on the workshops listed below call:
416-484-0454 or email linda@...:

November 12th 9:30 – 5pm: Expanding our Rhythmic
Vocabulary, Cost: $160.00.
Whether we are supporting a ritual or facilitating a
drum circle, it is helpful to draw on a range of
rhythmic styles. The purpose of this daylong session
is to explore techniques and applications of various
hand percussion instruments.

January 7th 9:30 – 5pm, January 8th 10:00-5pm:
Handling Grief, Loss and Transitions through
Collaboration, Cost: $350.00. Whenever a person goes
through a significant loss or transition in life, he
or she may be `without words' to express feelings.
Soundwork is proven to be an effective tool for
exploring and expressing matters of the heart during
these tender times. Our intent is to focus on
collaborative teamwork as it applies to grief and
bereavement processes, life transitions and more. We
will work experientially with grief within the group
as well as with role plays. The use of contemplative
sounding will be explored.

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