The Healing Power of Sound, Silence, and Community

Reflections on Our Breathe Flow Meditate Retreat on April 18, 2025

Our recent retreat wasn’t just about yoga or sound healing or meditation. It was about presence. About allowing ourselves to soften, to feel, to connect.

We gathered—some familiar faces, some new—in a space held gently by breath, music, movement, and intention.

As I reflect on that day, what stays with me is the sense of deep stillness that emerged—not the quiet kind of stillness, but a vibrant one, alive with awareness and grace.

Sound has a way of reaching parts of us that words can’t. Whether through chants, singing, or the shimmer of chimes, it bypasses thought and brings us straight into presence.

It was a joy and honor to see Anita lead the group with voice and vibration—to feel how collectively, we dropped into something deeper.

What I cherish most is the energy we created together—a field of gentleness, openness, and mutual respect. That’s not something that can be planned. It emerges when we show up as we are, with courage and curiosity.

In the spirit of continuing to create these sacred spaces rooted in sound and the strength of shared experience, our next retreat Sing Free: A Day of Music, Movement & Connection, is hosted by Ramya Shankar from Mukti Music, for girls 6th-9th grade on June 8th. Please spread the word!

- Ranju