Sound Therapy Workshop Featuring Tuned Sound Therapy
Who We Are
Soldiers of Creation is a gender inclusive social enterprise that focuses on providing a safe space for survivors and supporters of sexual assault to connect, reclaim their voice and empower each other. We aim to introduce survivors and allies dealing with trauma caused by sexual assault to alternative methods of healing.
Workshop Details
Soldiers of Creation partnered up with Dr. Jackie Obermeyer, owner of Tuned Sound Therapy, for a Sound Therapy Workshop. Attendees were able to choose between two dates for the workshop: Saturday June 27th at 11:30 am, or Sunday June 28th at 7:30 pm. The workshops were hosted via Zoom, lasted for approximately 2.5-3h, and were hosted by SOC team members Cynthia Yeh (Event Ops Coordinator) and Amy Finkelstein (Founder). Mickey and Vivian joined as the workshop’s active listeners for Saturday and Sunday, respectively. The goal of this workshop was for the SOC community to learn about the healing properties of sound, and how specific frequencies can affect and transform our minds and our bodies.
Workshop Summary
The workshop started off with introductions from Cynthia, Mickey (Sat.) and Vivian (Sun.). After going over a few housekeeping items, Jackie led the group in a few engaging activities (i.e. setting intentions for the workshop, identifying how we react to certain familiar sounds) and then proceeded to teach us about how our brains react to sound, the scientific explanation of chakras (“large electromagnetic fields associated with big bundles of nerves”, Jackie Obermeyer, 2020), and how we can use sound to remove energetic blockages. Jackie then led us through an activity to help us identify our blockages, and used her tuning forks - a specific frequency paired with each chakra - to help us reprogram our thoughts, and therefore helping to relieve the identified blockages. She finished off this portion of the workshop with a multi-layered sound bath, which left everybody in awe and feeling great.
Following Jackie’s sound therapy portion and quick 5-minute break, Jackie led the attendees in an opening activity to prepare for the optional conversation portion. The following questions were discussed during the conversation: a) How did you feel during the workshop, b) If you feel comfortable, share a sexual assault, mental health, or anxiety story that you have experience, and c) How do you show allyship to yourself and others. Mickey and Vivian wrapped up the workshop with grounding closing activities to bring us back into the present moment.
Workshop Partners
Facilitator: Jackie Obermeyer, PhD (Tuned Sound Therapist)
Photo provided to Soldiers of Creation by Jackie Obermeyer
About Jackie:
Combining her expertise in neuroplasticity with her 25 years of musical training and performance experience, Dr. Jackie Obermeyer has developed a unique strategy for optimizing energetic health and wellbeing. Working with specific frequencies and combinations of sound, she helps others disrupt limiting subconscious programming and implement new neuro-architecture to support the growth and evolution of their consciousness.
Jackie believes that we all have the capacity to thrive in this world, and that all it takes is finding the right frequencies to support the life experiences that we seek.
About Tuned Sound Therapy:
Tuned Sound Therapy uses specific frequencies and combinations of sound to activate, observe and cleanse the Chakras, raising your frequency and aligning you with your highest self. Ideal for the release of mental, emotional and physical pain, and for breaking addictive patterns of thought, feeling, behaviour or reaction.
Active Listener (Saturday): Mickey Agnelli, BSW, RSW
Photo provided to Soldiers of Creation by Mickey Agnelli
Mickey (she/her) is a social worker based in Toronto currently working as a mental health counsellor serving young pregnant and parenting women. Mickey uses anti-oppressive practice, trauma-informed care, and intersectional feminism as the frameworks that guide her professional practice. Outside of her social work career, Mickey is also an embroidery artist and runs a small business called ‘Gal Who Sews’. Many of Mickey’s embroidery creations are rooted in her interests in dismantling the patriarchy, self-care, feminism, and empathy.
Active Listener (Sunday): Vivian Zhang, MSW, RSW
Photo provided to Soldiers of Creation by Vivian Zhang
Vivian is a Toronto-based clinical therapist who focuses on embracing the ways we connect with others. Her desire to help started at a young age after experiencing trauma at home and trying to navigate the mental health system to find support for her loved ones. Vivian supports those who are struggling, experiencing a difficult time, or undergoing a challenging transition. Support comes in many forms when it comes to mental health. Vivian’s initiative is to engage individuals in conversations about mental health and build safe support networks as well as communities to further allow for discussions on mental health.
Workshop Highlights
The sound bath, 100%!
Brave and honest sharing from attendees 🥰🙏
Feeling our bodies react to the tuning forks frequencies
What We Learned:
What the chakras are and how the affect every aspect of our health and wellbeing
How to identify energetic blockages within ourselves and how they can be released with sound energy
Tips and tools for grounding and refocusing
Digital Informational Care Kit
Together with Jackie, Mickey and Vivian, we put together a digital informational care kit for the workshop attendees. Each attendee received a personalized message from Cynthia or Amy; Jackie shared a summary of what she taught during the workshop; and Mickey and Vivian shared some self-care tools and practices. We also provided everyone with resources from our directory that are currently offering free resources during the pandemic: The Mental Wealth and Wellness Podcast (Jenna Knapp), Lotus Strength and Wellness (Nicole), with YATUEI and Earth Oil providing attendees with generous discounts off their products.
Here is a sneak peek of what the care kit looks like:
