Sound bath strikes chord with participants looking to relax
The OM Rhythm Circles Sound Bath Experience is a journey of pure sound and vibration. The first Sound Bath, presented by the Visual and Performing Arts Education Program (VAPAE), took place on February 1 in the Broad Art Center EDA. Now, VAPAE brings you Sound Bath Under the Stars—a second sound bath experience outside on the Broad Art Center lawn.
Raymundo Baltazar-Flores expected his first sound bath to be like a rave. Instead, when he got to Broad Art Center, he lay down on the ground and let the sounds of didgeridoos and Tibetan singing bowls wash over him and put him at ease.
“All you really have to do is listen and allow for the sound to enter your body, your consciousness and unconsciousness, and be able to relax, enjoy and partake in the experience,” said Baltazar-Flores, a third-year world arts and cultures student.
UCLA’s Visual and Performing Arts Education, or VAPAE, program will host “Spring Sound Bath Under the Stars” Monday at Broad Art Center. Participants will settle down on the grass on blankets, yoga mats and pillows, where they will be bathed in the sounds of vibrational instruments like gongs, Tibetan singing bows and didgeridoos.
The goal of the sound bath is to provide a space for students to get in touch with their identities, enrich their creativity and return to their studies feeling rejuvenated, said Lindsay Lindberg, the program coordinator and a lecturer for VAPAE.
“Spring Sound Bath Under the Stars” will be the second sound bath at UCLA this year and the first outdoor one. During a sound bath, participants are immersed in sounds and the vibrations from the music flow through the body and replace tension with positivity, Lindberg said. — Meghan Savisaar, May 5, 2016
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