TranceSonics at the N.E.S.T. with Peter Blum and Special Guest Instructors.

Go deeper into the power and knowledge of hypnosis and sound healing and where the two meet during 3 thrilling days at The Nest in the Catskill Mountains.

Students will learn in a highly interactive environment with supervision and feedback, how to work with themselves and others.

Teachings may include these topics:

• “Deep Listening” as defined and taught by Pauline Oliveros

• Vowel sounds practice and meaning, taken from the work of Beautiful Painted Arrow

• Concepts of rapport, pacing and leading, and some basic hypnotic language patterns

• Use of drones as foundation (tamboura, shruti box)

• Tuning fork protocol as taught by John Beaulieu (Body tuners and “Brain” tuners)

• Tibetan singing bowls - brief history and debunking myths

• Brief overview of mantra - specifically as a self-hypnotic practice

• Ga Ma La Ta Ki rhythm patterns as taught by Dr. Karl Berger at Creative Music Studio

• Storytelling - the brain’s “default” setting. The hypnotic power of the story of the sound and the sound of the story.

• Entrainment - what is it and how does it work?

• Shamanic Journeying w/drum & rattle a la Michael Harner

• “Magical Voice”, aka Harmonic or Overtone singing, as taught by Timothy Hil