Sharing My Peace

It all started about 10 years ago at the Jersey Shore.

I was a year into my recovery from a long undiagnosed case of Lyme Disease and I. Was. Exhausted.

I was anxious, physically tired from IV treatments, emotionally strung out and dealing with so many unknowns. My mind was so loud and my heart was so worried.

Something in my spirit had nudged me when I came across an ad for a sound bath at Soulful Awakenings in Lake Como with a practitioner named Donna Sica.

As I laid down on my mat space that evening, comfortably propped up and tucked in with a blanket, I heard the bowls play for the first time. They sounded so beautiful and were so comforting. The sound surrounded me and felt like it was moving through me as I began to drift— my mind quieted, my body began to relax and I could feel this heaviness begin to slide away. Tears began to stream down the side of my cheeks in relief. My heart began to open. What was this feeling? I was totally immersed in the present moment and completely at peace within myself, surrounded by sound. At one point, my spirit simply floated away.

Donna gently brought us all back at the end of the offering and as I slowly opened my eyes to the quiet, candlelit studio, I will never forget her warm presence and smile. Donna gave me a priceless gift that night that would continue to nourish me throughout the rest of my treatment and journey to wellness, and planted a seed that would follow me in the years ahead.

Eventually, that seed began to whisper— you should share it, too.

That whisper grew until I answered the call. My studies began and eventually I went out into the world to share sound.

My intention and prayer for every offering is this— may I ease and empower, may I bring you home to yourself, may I weave great love into my community. May I continue to share the peace that was given to me.

And so it is.

With love,

Kate