Reclaim Your Voice Women's Song Circle & Sound Bath with Michaela Bekenn
About this Event
IMPORTANT - please see image above for exact location. It is on the outskirts of the park, not inside the park. Use the sidewalk outside the park to find us more easily.
Exact location within Corktown Common: https://maps.app.goo.gl/yRb1bLif2T4n7per9
A grove of trees located at the most southeastern corner of Lawren Harris Square and Bayview Avenue.
Join song-carrier and certified music therapist Michaela for a community song circle to nourish the heart. At the beginning of every lineage there was a fire, a drum, and a song. Elder and community song-leader Laurence Cole reminds that “song is one of our most ancient technologies of belonging.” We gather to remember our innate connection to sound, breath, and rhythm. To play, laugh, cry, and bow in reverence to our collective aliveness. This is a space to bring your joy, your grief, and everything in between. We will explore simple songs and juicy layered harmonies through the oral tradition of call and response. No prior experience with singing is necessary. Whether you are passionate for solo singing, campfire jams, or someone who believes “I am not a singer,” this space is for you.
The gathering will close with a soothing sound bath to support integration and release. A sound bath is a full-body listening experience, featuring live frequencies including crystal singing bowls, voice, drum, and more. These vibrations have been shown to activate therapeutic processes such as regulating the nervous system, softening physical tension, slowing the brainwaves, and cultivating deep cellular rest.
This session is planned to take place outdoors, just prior to sunset. Please wear what makes you feel most comfortable, considering cozy layers and additional props like blanket/mat, journal, water bottle, insect repellent, and a small pillow or folding chair for seating.
Optional: bring one small item that connects you to the earth (stone, feather, flower, fruit) as we build a collective centrepiece of beauty to anchor us.
About the Facilitator
Michaela Bekenn (she/they) is a Registered Psychotherapist (Qualifying) and Certified Music Therapist based in Tkaronto (Toronto). Alongside her practice in healthcare, she works as a certified sound therapy practitioner, yoga instructor, meditation guide, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter. Michaela is committed to upholding an approach to care that is anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, person-centered, and 2SLGBTQIA+ affirming. Michaela is a certified facilitator of Compassion-Based Resilience Training and mindfulness for stress reduction, addiction recovery, and chronic pain. With an interdisciplinary background in theatre, music, movement, and energy-work, Michaela brings a holistic, eclectic, and playful energy to her practice. She supports people across the lifespan within both community and clinical settings including mental health care, oncology, palliative care, women’s health, and paediatric rehabilitation. Michaela anchors her approach to community care within a framework social justice and collective liberation. Michaela strives to create a welcoming space for folks of all identities to feel seen, supported, and nourished.
Learn more about Michaela Bekenn: Instagram
Connect with Reclaim Your Voice: Instagram
Agenda
🕑: 06:30 PM - 07:00 PM
Arrival and Mingling
🕑: 07:00 PM - 07:10 PM
Session Begins - please arrive by this time
🕑: 08:30 PM
Session Concludes & Mingling
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
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