Name: The Sojourner’s Concert: A Tapestry of Yoruba Motifs by Akindele Bankole
Start: 2026-05-03T17:00:00-07:00
Location: Peace United Church, 900 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

Peace United Church, 900 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060

RSVP for Sunday, May 3, 2026, 5-6:45 pm (Doors open at 4:30 pm) The Sojourner’s Concert: A Tapestry of Yoruba Motifs Original Compositions by Akindele Bankole, singer Luke Shepherd, piano &amp; Marcia Arnold, narrator
Peace United Church, 900 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
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calm semi-static positions that build elastic strength spiral mobility that supports natural gait patterns re-tensioning movements that help joints organize and align mid-range strength for resilient stability breath integration to reduce unnecessary tension practical insights into injury-contributing movement patterns
<div style="color: #111111; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 17px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">This workshop is appropriate for most bodies and especially valuable for people interested in improving posture, reducing injury risk, and learning how the body was designed to move.</div> <div style="color: #111111; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 17px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">You may leave feeling taller, lighter, and more springy in your step.</div> <div style="color: #111111; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 17px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Deb Voisin is a regenerative movement coach who used unconventional yet practical and ancestral ways of moving to heal her own chronic hip, knee, and neck pain.</div> <div style="color: #111111; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 17px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">She has trained in many restorative movement systems like GOATA, Gokhale Method, Original Strength, PRI (Postural Restoration Institute), Functional Patterns, Weck Method and the Axis Syllabus. She is passionate about helping others harness and recycle gravity with better organic alignment, greatly reducing their chance of injury or chronic pain.</div> <div style="color: #111111; font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 17px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://movingasdesigned.com/" style="background-image: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-color: initial; background-color: transparent !important;" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://movingasdesigned.com/</a></div>

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A hands-on introduction to the instruments of sound ceremony.
Sound has long been a pathway into stillness, presence, and deeper awareness. Across cultures and traditions, instruments have been used to create spaces of listening, reflection, and connection.
Join Dallas McKenzie and Adron Beene, teachers in the Fall 2026 Ceremony of Sound course, for an intimate series introducing several of the foundational instruments used in sound ceremonies and contemplative sound practice.
Each gathering offers a hands-on introduction to the voice and character of several instruments, including:&nbsp;&nbsp; Handpans and Tongue Drums 4/4 1-2:30pm Didgeridoos 4/4 3-4:30 and 5/16 1-2:30pm Gongs 4/19 1-3 (There will be a Gong event 3:30-5pm)&nbsp; Native American Flutes&nbsp; 4/26 2-3:30pm&nbsp; Harmonium and Shruti&nbsp; 5/9 1-3pm&nbsp; Didgeridoos&nbsp; Repeat 5/16 1-2:30pm The Instruments You Will Experience Gongs Deep, resonant instruments capable of producing expansive sound landscapes that fill a room with vibration and tone.

Native American Flutes Breath-centered instruments known for their warm, expressive voice and intuitive playability. Handpans and Tongue Drums Meditative steel instruments that create flowing melodic patterns and calming rhythmic tones. Didgeridoos Ancient drone instruments whose deep grounding sound connects breath, rhythm, and earth resonance. Harmonium and Shruti Traditional drone and keyboard instruments used to support meditation, chanting, and sustained tonal soundscapes.
Participants will hear, explore, and gently begin working with these instruments while learning how they are used to create spaces of calm, reflection, and sound ceremony.
Dallas brings an intuitive connection to the earth-based and elemental qualities of sound, while Adron offers a perspective rooted in yogic awareness and contemplative listening. Together they create a welcoming environment where participants can explore sound in a grounded and approachable way.
Who This Is For
These gatherings are ideal for people who:
Feel curious about sound instruments but do not know where to begin
Are interested in instruments for&nbsp;personal meditation or relaxation
Would like to explore sound used in&nbsp;sound ceremonies or sound healing
Simply want to spend time experiencing beautiful and unusual instruments
You Do Not Need to Be a Musician Many people feel drawn to these instruments but hesitate because they believe they are not musical. These gatherings are designed especially for beginners and curious explorers. The instruments themselves are intuitive, and learning begins simply with listening, breath, and touch.
A Hands-On Experience Because the experience is experiential, participants will have the opportunity to work directly with the instruments, ask questions, and begin discovering which instruments resonate most naturally with them.
Yes, you may bring your own instruments!&nbsp;
This is a small, hands-on learning experience To allow everyone time with the instruments and personal guidance, each gathering is intentionally limited to 10 participants. &nbsp; Early registration is recommended.
What You Will Leave With Participants often leave these gatherings with:
&nbsp;A direct experience of several sound instruments
A sense of which instruments resonate most strongly with them
A basic understanding of how these instruments are used in sound ceremonies
Practical guidance on how someone might begin learning an instrument
A deeper appreciation for the role of sound in creating calm and presence
Whether you are simply curious or feel a deeper interest in sound, these gatherings offer a welcoming place to explore.
Discover the instruments that speak to you.
A Pathway Into Deeper Study For many people, these introductory gatherings are simply an opportunity to explore an instrument that has been calling to them. For those who feel a deeper connection, these experiences may also serve as a doorway into our broader Ceremony of Sound program — a 100 hour structured path of study exploring sound, presence, and the art of holding space with instruments.
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