Healing with Sound
Gentle Movement Meets Vibrational Healing
Join us for a rejuvenating blend of yoga and sound healing, where mindful movement readies you for the vibrations of Himalayan singing bowls and vocal toning to restore balance and inner stillness.
This special experience begins with a gentle yoga asana (postures) practice led by Pushpa Danielle Barr, inviting you to arrive fully, breathe deeply, and rest into presence. Through breath-centered movement, mindful awareness, and grounding postures, we slow down together—rooting into the body and awakening subtle pathways of energy so that mind, body, and spirit are gently prepared to receive the healing vibrations that follow.
We will then transition into Healing with Sound guided by Fehrunnisa and Junayad Moore. Uniting Himalayan singing bowls with vocal toning, this experiential practice uses breath and sound to “tune” your whole being. Especially supportive in times of stress or change, it offers a sense of balance, refuge, and respite.
Rooted in the principle of Nada Brahma—“the world is sound”—this practice recognizes vibration not only as what we hear but as everything that is unimpaired, steady, and healthy. Together we will create and experience sound, trusting its innate intelligence to realign us from within. In this way, every dissonance is welcomed as a movement toward resonance and harmony.
Anyone can participate; no vocal training is needed. This is a safe, empowering space to dissolve into ease, open into receptivity, and cultivate the inner stillness from which true sound and healing can emerge.
The day’s program will also include:
- A guided tour of the Mount Madonna campus (weather permitting)
- Brunch & dinner in the shared community dining hall
- Personal time
- Option to stay for arati (ritual of light) after dinner at the Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple
- Option to book a wellness treatment at Kaya Kalpa Wellness Center (fees additional, advance reservations recommended)
To participate in this special class, please register for a Mountain Experience day visit or Personal Retreat overnight stay.
Please note: this class is appropriate for ages 13 years and older.
Sample Schedule
| Saturday, November 22 | |
| 10:00am | Arrival & Check-in | 10:00 - 11:00am | Brunch | 11:30am - 12:30pm | Guided campus tour to Sunset Ridge | 12:30 - 2:30pm | Personal time | 2:30 - 3:45pm | Gentle yoga asana | 4:00 - 5:15pm | Healing with Sound | 5:15 - 6:15pm | Dinner | 6:00pm | Arati | 7:00pm | Program Concludes |
Presenters
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Pushpa Danielle BarrE-RYT 500, RPYTA preschool teacher at Mount Madonna School for the last four years, Pushpa Danielle Barr, E-RYT 500, RPYT, has been practicing Yoga for many years. She completed her Prenatal Yoga Training at Mount Madonna and has over 1200 hours of yoga teacher training. She has taught in many settings all around the world. Danielle’s classes are breath focused, challenging, fun and spacious. Her intention as a guide in Yoga is to hold a place for the practitioner to live a more present life, with gratitude in what is offered with each breath. She believes a Yoga practice acts as a strong foundation for an awakened life. Pushpa lives in the redwood forest of Watsonville with her two children and husband and two wolf dogs, and many chickens!
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Fehrunnisa & Junayad MooreFehrunnisa and Junayad Moore are Level III Advanced students of Tibetan Bowl Sound Healing with their teachers, Diane Mandle and Karma Sonam Dorje. They are senior teachers of the Inayati Sufi Order and have led meditation classes and retreats for 35 years. In addition, they lead group pilgrimage treks in the Annapurna region of the Himalayas.
They have helped others to find their “centering tones” for resilience, especially during journeys with cancer. They are a community resource for Hospice of Santa Cruz County, supporting hospice patients and their families in finding centering tones for creating calm and strength during end of life. They are often asked to play their Tibetan bowls during hospice vigils to create an atmosphere of peace.
