The Dreaming Place: a trance healing music journey
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Join acclaimed NY-based vibraphonist Chris Dingman, whose work was described by The New York Times as “hypnotizing”, for a trance healing music journey, with opening set by Anjali in the magical outdoor space of Somewhere in Gainesville!
Chris plays the vibraphone - a unique and beautiful instrument - in a singular, virtuosic way using the waves and layers of sound along with his voice to bring listeners into a heightened meditative state where healing, connection, visions, and inspiration can occur.
Join us just before sunset, settle in with warming and dream-inspiring blue lotus tea by the fire, and enjoy an opening set of beautiful lullabies by Anjali. As dusk settles, Chris Dingman will guide a meditation and trance healing music journey on vibraphone and voice. Projected visuals by Calypso enhance this sonically rich and expansive journey.
The setting for this experience is the magical outdoor space of Somewhere, just outside of Gainesville yet in a world of its own - a perfect setting to stretch out and go on an expansive journey.
Dream with us in this beautiful and supportive community setting. All are welcome!
Schedule
5:00pm Doors open, Warming herbal tea available
5:30pm Sunset opening circle
5:45pm Opening set: dreamtime sound journey with singing bowls & vocals by Anjali
6:30pm Vibraphone + vocal trance healing music journey with guided meditation by Chris Dingman
7:45pm Journey ends, optional sharing and integration
What to expect from this experience:
A warm welcome
A place to sit or lie down
Warming herbal tea available, and campfire
Sunset opening set of beautiful healing song and singing bowls by Anjali
Expansive meditation leading into an immersive channeled journey on vibraphone and vocals by Chris Dingman
As the journey comes to a close, you will be gently brought back into physical awareness and invited to reflect on the experience, noting new perspectives, guidance, or anything else that comes up
Closing portion of grounding and an invitation to join in the singing
Optional time for sharing/integration time after and thank you
IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a Sound Bath style experience, most participants will be lying on the ground. Bring blankets, chairs, cushions, anything else you would like to have to feel comfortable outdoors in the early evening hours in December.
About Chris Dingman
An acclaimed musician of many genres, Chris Dingman has been performing on the vibraphone for 25+ years, including with celebrated masters Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and many others. He brings together this background with a host of studies and influences from around the world, in service of taking listeners on a journey to a transcendent place.
Working in the fields of jazz, experimental, and world music for decades, Chris’s trajectory changed when, in 2018, his father entered hospice. Chris played and recorded meditative music as an act of care for him in his final months of life. This music became the 5-hour extended album Peace.
Since then, Chris has brought his special brand of healing music journeys far and wide, from live sessions at Kripalu Center and Dance Beyond, to his online series Transformations and Transformations for Grief, his work with the Psychedelic Sangha, music for mediumship, and much more. His critically acclaimed albums Journeys vol. 1 and vol. 2, are described by The New York Times as “hypnotizing,” and by Jazz at Lincoln Center as “absolutely beautiful.”
Chris has been profiled by NPR, the New York Times, AMNY, and many other publications, and has received fellowships and grants from Chamber Music America, New Music USA, South Arts, and the Thelonious Monk Institute.
Check out his music, videos and more at chrisdingman.com
About Anjali
Rooted in a lifelong love for humanity and the living world, her work flows from a desire to meet the world’s pain with presence. A gifted singing bowl opened a channel for angelic presence and healing intention that continues to guide her. Her voice rises as both witness and medicine, weaving mystical calm with grounded compassion. In session, she offers an invitation to relax and receive, sound as healing fairy dust, arriving exactly where it’s needed. On December 13th, she invites you on a magic carpet ride in the moonlit sky to rest, receive, and return softly to yourself.
Chris plays the vibraphone - a unique and beautiful instrument - in a singular, virtuosic way using the waves and layers of sound along with his voice to bring listeners into a heightened meditative state where healing, connection, visions, and inspiration can occur.
Join us just before sunset, settle in with warming and dream-inspiring blue lotus tea by the fire, and enjoy an opening set of beautiful lullabies by Anjali. As dusk settles, Chris Dingman will guide a meditation and trance healing music journey on vibraphone and voice. Projected visuals by Calypso enhance this sonically rich and expansive journey.
The setting for this experience is the magical outdoor space of Somewhere, just outside of Gainesville yet in a world of its own - a perfect setting to stretch out and go on an expansive journey.
Dream with us in this beautiful and supportive community setting. All are welcome!
Schedule
5:00pm Doors open, Warming herbal tea available
5:30pm Sunset opening circle
5:45pm Opening set: dreamtime sound journey with singing bowls & vocals by Anjali
6:30pm Vibraphone + vocal trance healing music journey with guided meditation by Chris Dingman
7:45pm Journey ends, optional sharing and integration
What to expect from this experience:
A warm welcome
A place to sit or lie down
Warming herbal tea available, and campfire
Sunset opening set of beautiful healing song and singing bowls by Anjali
Expansive meditation leading into an immersive channeled journey on vibraphone and vocals by Chris Dingman
As the journey comes to a close, you will be gently brought back into physical awareness and invited to reflect on the experience, noting new perspectives, guidance, or anything else that comes up
Closing portion of grounding and an invitation to join in the singing
Optional time for sharing/integration time after and thank you
IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a Sound Bath style experience, most participants will be lying on the ground. Bring blankets, chairs, cushions, anything else you would like to have to feel comfortable outdoors in the early evening hours in December.
About Chris Dingman
An acclaimed musician of many genres, Chris Dingman has been performing on the vibraphone for 25+ years, including with celebrated masters Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, and many others. He brings together this background with a host of studies and influences from around the world, in service of taking listeners on a journey to a transcendent place.
Working in the fields of jazz, experimental, and world music for decades, Chris’s trajectory changed when, in 2018, his father entered hospice. Chris played and recorded meditative music as an act of care for him in his final months of life. This music became the 5-hour extended album Peace.
Since then, Chris has brought his special brand of healing music journeys far and wide, from live sessions at Kripalu Center and Dance Beyond, to his online series Transformations and Transformations for Grief, his work with the Psychedelic Sangha, music for mediumship, and much more. His critically acclaimed albums Journeys vol. 1 and vol. 2, are described by The New York Times as “hypnotizing,” and by Jazz at Lincoln Center as “absolutely beautiful.”
Chris has been profiled by NPR, the New York Times, AMNY, and many other publications, and has received fellowships and grants from Chamber Music America, New Music USA, South Arts, and the Thelonious Monk Institute.
Check out his music, videos and more at chrisdingman.com
About Anjali
Rooted in a lifelong love for humanity and the living world, her work flows from a desire to meet the world’s pain with presence. A gifted singing bowl opened a channel for angelic presence and healing intention that continues to guide her. Her voice rises as both witness and medicine, weaving mystical calm with grounded compassion. In session, she offers an invitation to relax and receive, sound as healing fairy dust, arriving exactly where it’s needed. On December 13th, she invites you on a magic carpet ride in the moonlit sky to rest, receive, and return softly to yourself.
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Where is it happening?
SOMEWHERE 5402 SW 105th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32608, United States
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