Sound Meditation with Jon Mueller

Sunday, August 14
7PM

Kind Soul Yoga
Top of the Hill Shops
9331 Spring Road
Unit B-24
Fish Creek, WI 54212

Please join us for the first event of an ongoing series of Sound Meditations with Jon Mueller at Kind Soul Yoga in Fish Creek, Wisconsin. Using a range of both small and large gongs, these hour-long sessions will offer a uniquely contemplative closure to one’s week.

Since 2006, Mueller has held gong performances and sound meditations throughout North America and has released over ten recordings utilizing various gongs from his collection. In review of one of these recordings, Chicago journalist Bill Meyer noted “…a strong respect for the power of pure sound.” For Mueller, that “power” represents sound’s capacity as a functional and productive resource, particularly when it comes to gongs.

Two notable experiences helped develop this respect.

When visiting late designer Harry Bertoia’s Sonambient barn of gongs and other metal sound sculptures in Eastern Pennsylvania, Mueller marveled at the elemental quality of the instruments – like tall grasses waving in the wind, the instruments seemed to play themselves, emitting a shifting soundtrack ranging from the womb to outer space to ultimately a place within. This reflected in his own work with gongs, but after studying Indian Classical Singing in New York with artists La Monte Young and Maria Zazeela, Mueller became more attuned to the potentially profound effect that subtle shifts and movement can have on the character of sound, helping create a dreamlike journey for those listening in a relaxed or meditative state.

While immersed in sound, entering a relaxed or meditative state is common, which allows the senses to become the main focus, freeing the mind from surface or typical day-to-day thoughts and opening to something deeper. However, each person brings their own perspective to the experience, and so for each individual, each session is unique. Because of the potential variables, attending multiple sound meditations is encouraged.

Register for this experience at kindsoulyoga.com. Limited space is available for each session.

About Kind Soul Yoga

Kind Soul Yoga was designed to offer a comfortable space to practice yoga in Northern Door County. We invite you to come to the studio to practice in smaller groups, schedule with us and experience carefully tailored individual practices or to explore additional alternatives for your practice in health and wellness.