Winter Solstice Celebration | Return to the Light
2025-12-20 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago) | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Gather with us for a magically enchanted and sacred evening celebrating the Winter Solstice with Loving Awareness’ Savi + Mark and family.

Come join the circle for one of our most festive and special gatherings of the year!

Winter Solstice | Return to the Light on Saturday, December, 20 at 4:00 PM at Being Collective.

We’ll celebrate with our beautiful, heart-touching Return to the Light candle ceremony, solstice songs to enkindle the spirit, and a festive tea and treat reception.

Your RSVP is greatly appreciated as it helps us prepare a most magical evening for everyone!To RSVP please send an email to: connect@beingcollective.us

Please Bring ~

your loving gratitude contribution ~ suggested $20 – $35 sliding scale (received at the door during check-in)

water bottle (tea and treats to follow ceremony and songs)

cozy blanket + cushion/pillow for floor seating(we have approx 20 chairs and 15 cushions for use, bringing your own if you can helps ensure there are plenty to go around)

(optional) a sweet or savory treat* to add to the sharing table for the reception *meat free, please * add an ingredient label to place by your dish for those with allergies

Embrace the Season for Turning Inward: Winter Mini - retreat with Tanja
2025-12-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
As the world slows and the air turns crisp, winter calls us inward—to rekindle our inner warmth and nourish our strength. In this cozy, heart-centered workshop, Tanja guides you through a soul-soothing seasonal practice designed to balance the chill and heaviness of winter. You’ll explore grounding breathwork and sacred mudra, flow through a gentle, warming vinyasa sequence, and sink into deep rest with a guided meditation. Wrap yourself in calm, reconnect with your body’s natural rhythm, and leave feeling restored, centered, and glowing from within.

A seasonal aromatherapy gift is included.

Please Register through Fit Degree here: https://admin.fitdegree.com/registrable/3750588

Embracing the Season will include:

Intro – to how we harmonize with the season and elements

Breath technique

Mudra practice

Vinyasa ( 45-40 min) gentle easy movement- for all levels & beginners

Savasana – with forehead massage

Guided meditation

Please Register through Fit Degree here: https://admin.fitdegree.com/registrable/3750588

Full Moon Sound Alchemy
2026-01-03 18:30 - 19:45 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
It’s the first full moon of the new year … Be with us for this extra magical, potent, and powerful journey … as we EMBOLDEN 2026!

Join us for a guided interactive full moon energy journey … then immerse in the sonic healing waves of an intuitively unfolding Sound Alchemy experience.

Please PRE-Register so we can prepare the space for you!

Be with us for this guided, interactive and immersive experience honoring the energy of the full moon as we harness the power of our breath, merged with meditative mantras and liberating vocalizing to free the mind and body before we lift off into a journey of pure ethereal and ancestral sonic alchemy.

Please bring yoga mat, blanket, water bottle and anything else to assist in your comfort while sitting / laying on our wood floor.

Our time together opens with honoring, intentions, and meditation in sync with the moon’s energy and gently eases into an intuitive flow of sacred sound current that soothes, calms, inspires, and aids in gentle release, while supporting inner peace, balance, and transformation.

Our heart and intuition crafted full moon sound alchemy experiences uplift you on a magic carpet ride with waves and waves of resonating frequency.Immerse yourself.

Saturday, January 3 @ Being Collective109 S Appleton St6:30 – 7:45 pm | 75 Minutes | $30/Person

Savi and Mark, your Loving Awareness Guides, tune into the collective energy of those present to deliver a unique and immersive experience — bringing a field of Love and Healing alive in the most felt, balancing, and beautiful ways.

Mark and Savi are seasoned Conscious Experience Guides who take great care to create and hold sacred space for souls to embody authentically, while allowing rest, reset, and restoration from within.

Each Sound Alchemy Experience features a unique synergy of some of the following:

Handpan, crystal and Origin Series Singing Bowls, overtone flute, Koshi chimes, metallophones, seed rattles, medicine drums, vibrational drones and harmonium, sounding breath, nature sounds, intuited Light Language, and vocal toning, singing, and more…

Allow yourself to rest, reset, and restore as you receive the waves of vibrational sound medicine.

The journey comes full circle with some moments of peaceful silence before being gently guided back into the waking moment, allowing time for reflection and integration.

Soul Sound Journey with Savi + Mark | Sound Alchemy for Mind, Body, Spirit
2026-01-11 14:00 - 15:15, 2026-02-08 11:30 - 12:45, 2026-03-08 11:30 - 12:45, 2026-04-12 10:30 - 11:45, 2026-05-17 10:30 - 11:45 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Journey with us! Rest. Reset. Restore.Soothing Sunday Soul Sound Journeys … your soul is calling.

We invite you to experience how intentionally crafted sound vibrations can give you a restful and revitalizing restorative reset. Come be cocooned in resonant waves of sonic vibrations created and inspired in the moment.

Please Pre – Register below. PRE – REGISTRATION appreciated due to event popularity and space availability.

Savi and Mark, your Loving Awareness Soul Sound Journey guides, tune into the collective energy of those present to deliver a unique and immersive soundscape — bringing a field of nurturing love and healing alive in the most felt, balancing, and beautiful ways.

Immerse Yourself in a sonic river of healing, an ocean love with waves and waves of resonating frequency that soothe, calm, aid in gentle release, and support inner peace, balance, and transformation.

Mark and Savi are seasoned Conscious Experience Guides who know how to create and hold sacred space for souls to embody authentically, while allowing rest, reset, and restoration from within.

Soul Sound Journeys with Savi and Mark are one of a kind (and never the same thing twice!), featuring a unique synergy of the following:

Handpan, Tibetan, crystal, and Origin Series singing bowls, overtone flute, drone flutes, ocarina (clay flute), Nepalese bells, Koshi chimes, metallophones, seed rattles, medicine drums, vibrational drones and harmonium, sounding breath, nature sounds, intuited Light Language, and vocal toning, singing, and more…

Allow yourself to rest, reset, and restore as you receive the waves of vibrational sound medicine.

The journey comes full circle with some moments of peaceful silence before being gently guided back into the waking moment, allowing time for reflection and integration.

What To Bring:

Anything that will support you in feeling comfy, cozy, and cocooned during the journey!

Suggestions are:

Yoga Mat, other thicker mat

Blanket(s)

Pillow(s)

Socks/Slippers

Eye Mask (if you want to block light, totally optional, listen to your inner guidance)

Water bottle

What to Expect:

The full journey from start to finish will be 75 minutes, including introduction at the beginning and integration/reflection time at the end

We are a shoes off gathering space, please feel free to bring slippers or cozy socks

You will be invited to lie down during the sound journey, and you are welcome to change positions at any time for comfort.

Other familiar terms you may have heard for experiences like this can be: sound bath, sound healing, sound therapy, etc. We choose Soul Sound Journey and Sound Alchemy for our unique experience as it is a transformative sound vibration fusion of intuitive, indigenous, and ancient, ancestral sounds and vocalizations that ‘speak to the soul’.

We look forward to journeying into the alchemy of sound with you!

Want to Schedule a Private Group Soul Sound Journey?

To book a private Soul Sound Journey for your special group, please reach out:

connect@beingcollective.us

New Moon Sound Alchemy Experience
2026-01-18 11:30 - 12:45 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Release. Renew. Receive.

Immerse with us … into a collectively interactive flow of intention, breath, expression, and Sound Alchemy in harmony with the new moon energy

The circle opens as we call in the energies of the new moon through breath and guided meditation — preparing us to release what no longer serves as we open to receive the new.Turning inward, we gather and set our intentions for this moon cycle.

The journey continues as we open to Sound Alchemy — floating upon an ocean of sonic waves intuitively co-created by Savi and Mark moment to moment. Inviting the energies of the New Moon, we dive deep and explore the inner-world soundscape that emerges when we allow the songs of our souls to be expressed, felt, and received.

Our experience comes full circle with a gentle guided flow of breath and soothing words of affirmation to help us return to the moment with embodied presence, along with some time for integration and Love Field Reflection.

Within our New Moon Sound Alchemy Experience, we are —

listening deeply to our inner call,

opening to new beginnings,

planting seeds of intention,

allowing the grace of renewal, and the power of manifestation to unfold

Please Bring —

Yoga mat + blanket + cushion/pillow

Water bottle

Journal + pen

Anything else you need to support your experience (eye mask, more cozies, etc.)

Sound Alchemy Experiences with Savi and Mark —

Savi and Mark, your Loving Awareness Guides, tune into the collective energy of those present to deliver a unique and immersive experience — bringing a field of Love and Healing alive in the most felt, balancing, and beautiful ways.

Mark and Savi are seasoned Conscious Experience Guides who take great care to create and hold sacred space for souls to embody authentically, while allowing rest, reset, and restoration from within.

Each Sound Alchemy Experience features a unique synergy of some of the following:

Handpan, crystal and Origin Series Singing Bowls, overtone flute, Koshi chimes, metallophones, seed rattles, medicine drums, vibrational drones and harmonium, sounding breath, nature sounds, intuited Light Language, and vocal toning, singing, and more…

Allow yourself to rest, reset, and restore as you receive the waves of vibrational sound medicine.

Go With The Flow | Ecstatic Dance Experience
2026-01-31 19:00 - 20:30 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Ecstatic Dance Experiences at Being Collective …

Intentional sound and movement alchemy for embodied transformation!

Pre-paid Registration Appreciated. Sliding scale. Scroll for ticket options. RSVP needed. If you plan to pay at the door please send us an email: connect@beingcollective.us Venmo or cash at the door.

This month’s theme: Go With The Flow Guest DJ: Desirae

don’t take yourself too seriously

have FUN

like water

journey

loosen up

be yourself

if you are nervous or uncomfortable you probably aren’t the only one so why not join in

Guest DJ: Desirae

A little bit about me and why I love ecstatic dance:

I have always loved to dance. But I developed a tendency to tell myself I had to look a certain way while moving my body to music. My children, now 9 and 10, have taught and reminded me how to let the music take over and flow through the body, allowing movement to come without thought or judgement. This was becoming easier to do at home with them, but I felt the need to experience this feeling with others.

I attended my first ecstatic dance at Being Collective last January. I was very nervous. I sat in the back for the first few songs trying to summon the courage to get up and move. I almost left as my fear was getting the best of me. But I stayed and did the scary thing because deep down I knew I had to stop taking myself so seriously and just flow. It felt so damn good, not only to dance but to do something uncomfortable. That is where growth happens. Dancing nourishes me, dancing with others energizes me. I love creating playlists to provide an experience for people whether it be in my group fitness classes, a movement meditation by the river, or an ecstatic dance at Being Collective. I look forward to flowing on a movement journey with you!!

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The Flow

Doors open at 6:45Doors will be closed at 7:00 to create and hold a sacred space for the group* Times are approximate … the FLOW naturally unfolds!7:00 | Breathe & Stretch + Opening Circle with Savi + Desirae7:15 | Ecstatic Dance Journey DJ’d by Desirae8:30-ish | Closing Circle guided by Savi + Mark + Desirae

The Experience

Join us for an evening of dance and liberation.Ecstatic dance is a judgment free movement exploration space. Feel free to dance, stretch, or rest as you please, as long as everyone’s space and experience is respected.

Come and move and BE as you are!This is YOUR dance — your journey of self-expression, transformation, and LIBERATION in the company of others BEing and doing the same. No experience necessary. This is a sober event.

The STORY

Ecstatic dance is a free-form dance practice where participants move to music without following specific steps. The music provides the journey, and participants feel, move, and weave through the soundscapes freely. The sacred intent is to provide a liberating and joyful space for self-expression through movement in the company of others doing the same.

The dance floor is a sacred space where we join together to journey into sound, rhythm, movement, and breath.

As we enter into the journey, we commit to an intentional, sacred, and safe space where we are all held and honored — on the dance floor we let go and free ourselves as we drop deep into the experience, inviting and allowing powerful transformational dance moments that can invoke a natural ecstatic state from immersing in embodied connection within ourselves and our surroundings.

When we step onto the dance floor, we invite and include our whole selves, even the frightened parts that want to hideWe dance through pain and sorrowWe dance with joy until our hard edges soften and our masks fall awayWe dance, bravely allowing the uniqueness of our authentic nature to beam throughWe meet other courageous dancers, weaving unbreakable threads of connectionOur connections and friendships transcend the boundaries of time and spaceAnd it all melts together —Sound, beat, movement, breath —into a swirling vortex we embrace as communityAs the throbbing pulse of the dance floor matches our own heartbeat, we know, without a doubt, we are not alone — we are all connectedAnd we return, again and again to the dance floor to uplift ourselves in community, connection, belonging, love, peace, and joy!

The guidelines

All are embraced and welcome.We ask that all honor and respect the shared space and one another.

Be free | dance, move, and be still how and when you want — no judgementBe present | no phonesBe clear | no intoxicants or altering substancesBe embodied | no talking (expressive, embodied sounds are invited!)Be consensual | if it’s not a clear yes, it’s a no

Pre-paid Registration Appreciated. Sliding scale. Scroll for ticket options. RSVP needed. If you plan to pay at the door please send us an email: connect@beingcollective.us Venmo or cash at the door.

Auspicious Full Moon + Imbolc Convergence | Immersive Sound Alchemy Experience
2026-02-01 18:30 - 19:45 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Gather with us for this powerful alignment that intensifies themes of renewal, purification, and new beginnings

This is an extra sacred time of nurturing nature’s awakening within us AND honoring the full moon energy … a potent convergence of energies that support our embodied awakening.

Connect within through guided meditation for reflection + realignment, healing sounds + conscious breath, as Savi and Mark lovingly guide our journey from deep wintering to spring awakening by the light and energy of the full moon.

On this night – February 1st (Imbolc *in the belly of the mother* in the Celtic tradition), we gather to honor the midpoint between winter and spring — a sacred time of nurturing Nature’s awakening spirit within us.

This is a potent time for connecting with our Inner Sun, the lamp of sustaining LIGHT that we are Sourced of, that is ever-lit and always with us. It is a time for realignment and reflection as we prepare to awaken from our inward journey of wintering into the aliveness of life springing into rebirth.

And this year, Imbolc lands on the same night as the Full Moon in Leo! This creates a magically charged evening to bask in the energies of fire and light, of rebirth and transformation!

Join us for a guided interactive full moon energy journey … then immerse in the sonic healing waves of an intuitively unfolding Sound Alchemy experience.

Please PRE-Register before 1pm on Sunday February 1st

Be with us for this guided, interactive and immersive experience honoring the energy of the full moon as we harness the power of our breath, merged with meditative mantras and liberating vocalizing to free the mind and body before we lift off into a journey of pure ethereal and ancestral sonic alchemy.

Please bring yoga mat, blanket, water bottle and anything else to assist in your comfort while sitting / laying on our wood floor.

Our time together opens with honoring, intentions, and meditation in sync with the moon’s energy and gently eases into an intuitive flow of sacred sound current that soothes, calms, inspires, and aids in gentle release, while supporting inner peace, balance, and transformation.

Our heart and intuition crafted full moon sound alchemy experiences uplift you on a magic carpet ride with waves and waves of resonating frequency.Immerse yourself.

Sunday, February 1 @ Being Collective109 S Appleton St6:30 – 7:45 pm | 75 Minutes | $30/Person

Savi and Mark, your Loving Awareness Guides, tune into the collective energy of those present to deliver a unique and immersive experience — bringing a field of Love and Healing alive in the most felt, balancing, and beautiful ways.

Mark and Savi are seasoned Conscious Experience Guides who take great care to create and hold sacred space for souls to embody authentically, while allowing rest, reset, and restoration from within.

Each Sound Alchemy Experience features a unique synergy of some of the following:

Handpan, crystal and Origin Series Singing Bowls, overtone flute, Koshi chimes, metallophones, seed rattles, medicine drums, vibrational drones and harmonium, sounding breath, nature sounds, intuited Light Language, and vocal toning, singing, and more…

Allow yourself to rest, reset, and restore as you receive the waves of vibrational sound medicine.

The journey comes full circle with some moments of peaceful silence before being gently guided back into the waking moment, allowing time for reflection and integration.

Kirtan! Brilliant Bliss Mantra Music Journey
2026-02-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
When we sing in harmony together it just plain feels GOOD! AND… it creates a unified field of purpose, power, and love that amplifies our connection and collective presence. Come raise your voices in song with us!

Singing together helps! It helps to give emotions a safe channel for release, it helps to uplift our tired spirits and renew our souls, it opens the heart and calms the mind, it creates a deeper sense of belonging and unified connection, it brings inner-harmony. Come sing with us! We need this!!

SACRED SOUND MEDICINE FOR HEART AND SOUL ~ SING . LISTEN . BREATHE . CONNECT . BE .

These gatherings of singing ancient mantras + conscious lyrics are heart + soul medicine that support us now more than ever. Let’s GO! We need this!!You don’t have to be a singer to join us … the collective voice creates a brilliantly beautiful sound that heals the heart and uplifts the spirit! Come!

About Our CommUNITY Mantra Music Journeys

Did you know that singing in community can increase inner-peace, uplift your mind, open your heart + leave you feeling more connected, centered, and alive?

Join our Family Band — Savi, Mark, Deann, Denise, Eliana + soul family friends — for an evening of Brilliant Bliss: a participatory, co-creative music + sound healing journey.

Karli from the amazing local duo, Natural Satellite, will be joining us on cello.

Come sing with us, rock your body, dance if the mood arises, and bask in the ocean of sacred sounds and heart connection with soul family.

Not a singer? No problem! Come and immerse in the sound current and BE.

Brilliant Bliss Mantra Music is sacred sound medicine for heart & soul, weaving high vibe conscious lyrics, ancient mantras, and earthy-cosmic grooves that embrace, uplift, empower & elevate!

The most important part of the band is…YOU!

It’s YOUR Presence and open heart that co-create the magic that unfolds.

THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING TO JOIN US FOR THIS COLLECTIVE SOUL-ENRICHING EXPERIENCE!

What to Bring —

Parking: available in the ramp behind our building

PLEASE BRING for your comfort:

Cushion/pillow + blanket for floor seating, if you prefer this. We have chairs available if you prefer not to sit on the floor.

Water bottle with sealable cap

Flexible pricing for this event! Please choose the ticket price that works the best for you. Cash or Venmo option also available at the door. If not pre-purchasing a ticket please email us ahead of the event to let us know you will be joining us. connect@beingcollective.us. Thanks for your support!

Flow Love | World Sound Healing Day Sound Journey
2026-02-14 11:30 - 12:45 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Flow Love on World Sound Healing Day! Let yourSelf receive this intuitively co-created flow of Healing Sounds encoded with the frequencies of Love & Compassion … as we ripple the waves out to the whole world. FLOW LOVE with us!

Journey with us! Rest. Reset. Restore.Soothing Soul Sound Journeys … your soul is calling.

We invite you to experience how intentionally crafted sound vibrations can give you a restful and revitalizing restorative reset. Come be cocooned in resonant waves of sonic vibrations created and inspired in the moment.

Please Pre – Register below. PRE – REGISTRATION appreciated due to event popularity and space availability.

Savi and Mark, your Loving Awareness Soul Sound Journey guides, tune into the collective energy of those present to deliver a unique and immersive soundscape — bringing a field of nurturing love and healing alive in the most felt, balancing, and beautiful ways.

Immerse Yourself in a sonic river of healing, an ocean love with waves and waves of resonating frequency that soothe, calm, aid in gentle release, and support inner peace, balance, and transformation.

Mark and Savi are seasoned Conscious Experience Guides who know how to create and hold sacred space for souls to embody authentically, while allowing rest, reset, and restoration from within.

Soul Sound Journeys with Savi and Mark are one of a kind (and never the same thing twice!), featuring a unique synergy of the following:

Handpan, Tibetan, crystal, and Origin Series singing bowls, overtone flute, drone flutes, ocarina (clay flute), Nepalese bells, Koshi chimes, metallophones, seed rattles, medicine drums, vibrational drones and harmonium, sounding breath, nature sounds, intuited Light Language, and vocal toning, singing, and more…

Allow yourself to rest, reset, and restore as you receive the waves of vibrational sound medicine.

The journey comes full circle with some moments of peaceful silence before being gently guided back into the waking moment, allowing time for reflection and integration.

What To Bring:

Anything that will support you in feeling comfy, cozy, and cocooned during the journey!

Suggestions are:

Yoga Mat, other thicker mat

Blanket(s)

Pillow(s)

Socks/Slippers

Eye Mask (if you want to block light, totally optional, listen to your inner guidance)

Water bottle

What to Expect:

The full journey from start to finish will be 75 minutes, including introduction at the beginning and integration/reflection time at the end

We are a shoes off gathering space, please feel free to bring slippers or cozy socks

You will be invited to lie down during the sound journey, and you are welcome to change positions at any time for comfort.

Other familiar terms you may have heard for experiences like this can be: sound bath, sound healing, sound therapy, etc. We choose Soul Sound Journey and Sound Alchemy for our unique experience as it is a transformative sound vibration fusion of intuitive, indigenous, and ancient, ancestral sounds and vocalizations that ‘speak to the soul’.

We look forward to journeying into the alchemy of sound with you!

World Sound Healing DAy

24th AnnualWORLD SOUND HEALING DAYFEBRUARY 14, 2026

WHAT: World Sound Healing Day-The Sound Heard Around the World. Every February 14th, people throughout the planet join together with their intentionalized sound to project a sonic valentine of love & appreciation to Gaia, our Earth Mother.

The purpose of World Sound Healing Day is to:

1). Heal Our Planet2). Heal Our Waters3). Raise Our Consciousness

Want to Schedule a Private Group Soul Sound Journey?

To book a private Soul Sound Journey for your special group, please reach out:

connect@beingcollective.us

Community Call: Raise Your Voice | Singing Resistance Fox Cities
2026-03-05 18:30 - 20:30 | Being Collective, 109 S Appleton St, Appleton, Wisconsin, 54911
Have you felt inspired to SING in solidarity with our friends in Minnesota and around the globe? Do you want to raise your voice in a connected, unified, heart-led way?

If yes, then meet with us on March 5th at Being Collective for our first Singing Resistance Fox Cities Intro | Info | SING Meeting.

Join the MOVEMENT that is SINGING Resistance + Growing LOVE for all

Please RSVP to: singingresistancefoxcities@proton.me

Inspired by Singing Resistance Twin Cities, we are excited and eager to help Singing Resistance Fox Cities find its collective voice as we organize, mobilize, and take to the streets, rallies, community centers and gatherings, etc while using the power of our shared voices in music and song to create change and transformation for good.

Mark and I attended a webinar recently with the Singing Resistance team. Around 3000 people attended!! The purpose is to support groups all around the country (and world!) to join the movement in Singing Resistance for a brighter, better world.

The webinar was AMAZING! This team is inspired! organized! and super LOVING and supportive!! They’ve created a toolkit and songbook for all of us to utilize so we can step right into the wave they’ve so beautifully created and ride it right here in the Fox Cities to SING and raise our voices locally!

This project will take a village! Please attend our first informational meeting so we can connect and build momentum toward organizing, mobilizing, and of course SINGing!!

We will meet on Thursday, March 5th at 6:30 PM at Being Collective.

Savi will make tea to share! If anyone wants to bring a treat to pass, feel free!

Please spread the word!

… and RSVP to singingresistancefoxcities@proton.me let us know if you are able to attend.

Meeting Agenda for March 5th

This meeting will be an introduction to Singing Resistance where we can share info and collectively co-create ideas to share and grow interest and participation … AND!! of course, we will SING!!

In Heart and Song for Humanity’s Spirit and our Country’s and the World’s Well-Being…Love and Peace,Savi + Mark

Community Singing! Brilliant Bliss Mantra Music | Kirtan
2026-03-13 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-04-10 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-05-08 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-06-19 18:30 - 20:00 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
When we sing in harmony together it just plain feels GOOD! AND… it creates a unified field of purpose, power, and love that amplifies our connection and collective presence. Come raise your voices in song with us!

Singing together helps! It helps to give emotions a safe channel for release, it helps to uplift our tired spirits and renew our souls, it opens the heart and calms the mind, it creates a deeper sense of belonging and unified connection, it brings inner-harmony. Come sing with us! We need this!!

SACRED SOUND MEDICINE FOR HEART AND SOUL ~ SING . LISTEN . BREATHE . CONNECT . BE .

These gatherings of singing ancient mantras + conscious lyrics are heart + soul medicine that support us now more than ever. Let’s GO! We need this!!You don’t have to be a singer to join us … the collective voice creates a brilliantly beautiful sound that heals the heart and uplifts the spirit! Come!

About Our CommUNITY Mantra Music Journeys

Did you know that singing in community can increase inner-peace, uplift your mind, open your heart + leave you feeling more connected, centered, and alive?

Join our Family Band — Savi, Mark, Deann, Denise, Eliana + soul family friends — for an evening of Brilliant Bliss: a participatory, co-creative music + sound healing journey.

Karli from the amazing local duo, Natural Satellite, will be joining us on cello.

Come sing with us, rock your body, dance if the mood arises, and bask in the ocean of sacred sounds and heart connection with soul family.

Not a singer? No problem! Come and immerse in the sound current and BE.

Brilliant Bliss Mantra Music is sacred sound medicine for heart & soul, weaving high vibe conscious lyrics, ancient mantras, and earthy-cosmic grooves that embrace, uplift, empower & elevate!

The most important part of the band is…YOU!

It’s YOUR Presence and open heart that co-create the magic that unfolds.

THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING TO JOIN US FOR THIS COLLECTIVE SOUL-ENRICHING EXPERIENCE!

What to Bring —

Parking: available in the ramp behind our building

PLEASE BRING for your comfort:

Cushion/pillow + blanket for floor seating, if you prefer this. We have chairs available if you prefer not to sit on the floor.

Water bottle with sealable cap

Flexible pricing for this event!Please choose the ticket price that works the best for you.Cash or Venmo option also available at the door. If not pre-purchasing a ticket please email us ahead of the event to let us know you will be joining us. connect@beingcollective.us.Thanks for your support!

Community Call: Raise Your Voice | Singing Resistance Fox Cities
2026-03-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Have you felt inspired to SING in solidarity with our friends in Minnesota and around the globe?Do you want to raise your voice in a connected, unified, heart-led way?

If yes, then meet with us on March 19th at Being Collective for our 2nd Singing Resistance Fox Cities Intro | Info | SING Meeting.

Join the MOVEMENT that is SINGING Resistance + Growing LOVE for all

Please RSVP to: singingresistancefoxcities@proton.me

Inspired by Singing Resistance Twin Cities, we are excited and eager to help Singing Resistance Fox Cities find its collective voice as we organize, mobilize, and take to the streets, rallies, community centers and gatherings, etc while using the power of our shared voices in music and song to create change and transformation for good.

Mark and I attended a webinar recently with the Singing Resistance team. Around 3000 people attended!! The purpose is to support groups all around the country (and world!) to join the movement in Singing Resistance for a brighter, better world.

The webinar was AMAZING! This team is inspired! organized! and super LOVING and supportive!! They’ve created a toolkit and songbook for all of us to utilize so we can step right into the wave they’ve so beautifully created and ride it right here in the Fox Cities to SING and raise our voices locally!

This project will take a village! Please attend our 2nd informational meeting so we can connect and build momentum toward organizing, mobilizing, and of course SINGing!!

We will meet on Thursday, March 19th at 6:30 PM at Being Collective.

Please spread the word!

… and RSVP to singingresistancefoxcities@proton.me let us know if you are able to attend.

Meeting Agenda for March 19th

This meeting will be an introduction to Singing Resistance where we can share info and collectively co-create ideas to share and grow interest and participation … AND!! of course, we will SING!!

In Heart and Song for Humanity’s Spirit and our Country’s and the World’s Well-Being…Love and Peace,Savi + Mark

Community Call: Raise Your Voice | Singing Resistance Fox Cities
2026-04-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Have you felt inspired to SING in solidarity with our friends in Minnesota and around the globe?Do you want to raise your voice in a connected, unified, heart-led way?

If yes, then join us on April 9th at Being Collective for Singing Resistance Fox Cities Sing In || SING Meeting and MORE Singing!

We are collecting donations for Multicultural Coalition’s free store in Menasha

Click here for a list of donation needs PDF

Join the MOVEMENT that is SINGING Resistance + Growing LOVE for all

Please RSVP to: singing resistance here

Inspired by Singing Resistance Twin Cities, we are excited and eager to help Singing Resistance Fox Cities find its collective voice as we organize, mobilize, and take to the streets, rallies, community centers and gatherings, etc while using the power of our shared voices in music and song to create change and transformation for good.

Mark and I attended a webinar recently with the Singing Resistance team. Around 3000 people attended!! The purpose is to support groups all around the country (and world!) to join the movement in Singing Resistance for a brighter, better world.

The webinar was AMAZING! This team is inspired! organized! and super LOVING and supportive!! They’ve created a toolkit and songbook for all of us to utilize so we can step right into the wave they’ve so beautifully created and ride it right here in the Fox Cities to SING and raise our voices locally!

This project will take a village! If you can not attend on March 19th (and also unavailable on 3.14 for our Oshkosh rally) and you want to get involved and help please follow this link for more information and a link to a form you can fill out and share your interests and get connected into the Singing Resistance Fox Cities movement.Our first community sing on March 5th was so inspiring. Please attend our 2nd community sing and informational meeting so we can connect and build momentum toward organizing, mobilizing, and of course SINGing!! If you can’t wait for March 19th we will also be singing at Opera House Square on 3.14 with Peaceful Patriots at 1 pm and rallying for Pi Day. 3.14 Pi Day Peaceful Patriots Details HERE. If you like FREE Pie and fun, welcoming people this event is for you.

We will meet on April 9th at 6:30 PM at Being Collective.* Note: Being Collective is a shoes off in the gathering space wellBEing center on the 2nd floor at 109 S. Appleton St. Downtown Appleton.

Please spread the word!

… and RSVP here >> to singing resistance let us know if you are able to attend.

Meeting Agenda for April 9th

This meeting will be to continue to introduce the Fox Cities to Singing Resistance where we can meet each other, where we can share info and collectively co-create ideas to share and grow interest and participation … AND!! of course, we will SING!!And, because be we LOVE mutual aid and directly helping our communities, we are inviting you to bring donations that will directly help our local refugee families in our 3 county area that the Multicultural Coalition supports through their FREE Store in Menasha.

Donation Collections | Bodega FREE Store in Menasha

We will be collecting donations for Multicultural Coalition‘s FREE Store in Menasha. the Multicultural Coalition currently supports 600 refugee families in our 3 county region with a FREE store twice monthly in Menasha.

Their most needed items include:

rice (white),

pinto beans,

black beans,

corn flour,

cooking oil,

toothbrushes,

toothpaste,

dish soap,

bar soap,

laundry detergent.

Please bring your donations with you to Being Collective, 109 S Appleton St.

click here for a list of donation needs (PDF)

In Heart and Song for Humanity’s Spirit and our Country’s and the World’s Well-Being…Love and Peace,Savi + Mark

Full Moon Sound Alchemy
2026-05-01 18:30 - 19:45 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Join us for a guided interactive full moon energy journey … then immerse in the sonic healing waves of an intuitively unfolding Sound Alchemy experience.

Please PRE-Register before 1pm on Friday May 1st

Be with us for this guided, interactive and immersive experience honoring the energy of the full moon as we harness the power of our breath, merged with meditative mantras and liberating vocalizing to free the mind and body before we lift off into a journey of pure ethereal and ancestral sonic alchemy.

Please bring yoga mat, blanket, water bottle and anything else to assist in your comfort while sitting / laying on our wood floor.

Our time together opens with honoring, intentions, and meditation in sync with the moon’s energy and gently eases into an intuitive flow of sacred sound current that soothes, calms, inspires, and aids in gentle release, while supporting inner peace, balance, and transformation.

Our heart and intuition crafted full moon sound alchemy experiences uplift you on a magic carpet ride with waves and waves of resonating frequency.Immerse yourself.

Friday, May 1 @ Being Collective109 S Appleton St6:30 – 7:45 pm | 75 Minutes | $30/Person

Savi and Mark, your Loving Awareness Guides, tune into the collective energy of those present to deliver a unique and immersive experience — bringing a field of Love and Healing alive in the most felt, balancing, and beautiful ways.

Mark and Savi are seasoned Conscious Experience Guides who take great care to create and hold sacred space for souls to embody authentically, while allowing rest, reset, and restoration from within.

Each Sound Alchemy Experience features a unique synergy of some of the following:

Handpan, crystal and Origin Series Singing Bowls, overtone flute, Koshi chimes, metallophones, seed rattles, medicine drums, vibrational drones and harmonium, sounding breath, nature sounds, intuited Light Language, and vocal toning, singing, and more…

Allow yourself to rest, reset, and restore as you receive the waves of vibrational sound medicine.

The journey comes full circle with some moments of peaceful silence before being gently guided back into the waking moment, allowing time for reflection and integration.

Full Moon Sound Alchemy
2026-05-30 18:30 - 19:45 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Join us for a guided interactive full moon energy journey … then immerse in the sonic healing waves of an intuitively unfolding Sound Alchemy experience.

Be with us for this guided, interactive and immersive experience honoring the energy of the full moon as we harness the power of our breath, merged with meditative mantras and liberating vocalizing to free the mind and body before we lift off into a journey of pure ethereal and ancestral sonic alchemy.

Please bring yoga mat, blanket, water bottle and anything else to assist in your comfort while sitting / laying on our wood floor.

Our time together opens with honoring, intentions, and meditation in sync with the moon’s energy and gently eases into an intuitive flow of sacred sound current that soothes, calms, inspires, and aids in gentle release, while supporting inner peace, balance, and transformation.

Our heart and intuition crafted full moon sound alchemy experiences uplift you on a magic carpet ride with waves and waves of resonating frequency.Immerse yourself.

Saturday, May 30 @ Being Collective109 S Appleton St6:30 – 7:45 pm | 75 Minutes | $30/Person

Savi and Mark, your Loving Awareness Guides, tune into the collective energy of those present to deliver a unique and immersive experience — bringing a field of Love and Healing alive in the most felt, balancing, and beautiful ways.

Mark and Savi are seasoned Conscious Experience Guides who take great care to create and hold sacred space for souls to embody authentically, while allowing rest, reset, and restoration from within.

Each Sound Alchemy Experience features a unique synergy of some of the following:

Handpan, crystal and Origin Series Singing Bowls, overtone flute, Koshi chimes, metallophones, seed rattles, medicine drums, vibrational drones and harmonium, sounding breath, nature sounds, intuited Light Language, and vocal toning, singing, and more…

Allow yourself to rest, reset, and restore as you receive the waves of vibrational sound medicine.

The journey comes full circle with some moments of peaceful silence before being gently guided back into the waking moment, allowing time for reflection and integration.

Sing In | Singing Resistance Fox Cities at Tardigrade’s
2026-06-04 18:30 - 20:00, 2026-06-18 18:30 - 20:00 | Tardigrade’s, 501 N. Richmond St, Appleton, WI, United States
Join us at Tardigrade’s Bookshelf for a night of RESISTANCE SONG SINGING

COME EARLY and order a delectably delicious drink from Tardigrade’s to enjoy with us during our singing.

Please RSVP to: singing resistance here

What to Bring…

** If you’re able, bring a donation for Multicultural Coalition Inc, helping to support refugee families in our region.

We are collecting donations for Multicultural Coalition’s Bodega FREE Store in Menasha

Bring your donation to help us support Multicultural Coalition‘s FREE Store in Menasha. MCI currently supports 600 refugee families in our 3 county region with a FREE store twice monthly in Menasha.

Their most needed items include:

rice (white),

pinto beans,

black beans,

corn flour,

cooking oil,

toothbrushes,

toothpaste,

dish soap,

bar soap,

laundry detergent

More Singing Resistance Info!

Have you felt inspired to SING in solidarity with our friends in Minnesota and around the globe?Do you want to raise your voice in a connected, unified, heart-led way?

If yes, then join us at the Tardigrade’s Book Shelf, 501 N Richmond St Appleton for our 3rd Singing Resistance Fox Cities Info and SING Meeting and MORE Singing!

Join the MOVEMENT that is SINGING Resistance + Growing LOVE for all

Please RSVP to: singing resistance here

Inspired by Singing Resistance Twin Cities, we are excited and eager to help Singing Resistance Fox Cities find its collective voice as we organize, mobilize, and take to the streets, rallies, community centers and gatherings, etc while using the power of our shared voices in music and song to create change and transformation for good.

Mark and I attended a webinar recently with the Singing Resistance team. Around 3000 people attended!! The purpose is to support groups all around the country (and world!) to join the movement in Singing Resistance for a brighter, better world.

The webinar was AMAZING! This team is inspired! organized! and super LOVING and supportive!! They’ve created a toolkit and songbook for all of us to utilize so we can step right into the wave they’ve so beautifully created and ride it right here in the Fox Cities to SING and raise our voices locally!

This project will take a village! If you can not attend and you want to get involved and help please follow this link for more information and a link to a form you can fill out and share your interests and get connected into the Singing Resistance Fox Cities movement.Our community sings have been so inspiring. Please attend our community Sing In and informational meeting so we can connect and build momentum toward organizing, mobilizing, and of course SINGing!!

Please spread the word!

… and RSVP here >> to singing resistance let us know if you are able to attend.

Sing-In Agenda

This Sing-In will be to continue to introduce the Fox Cities to Singing Resistance where we can meet each other, where we can share info and collectively co-create ideas to share and grow interest and participation … AND!! of course, we will SING!!Because we LOVE mutual aid and directly helping our communities, we are inviting you to bring donations that will immediately help our local refugee families in our 3 county area that the Multicultural Coalition supports through their FREE Store in Menasha.

Please bring your donations with you to Tardigrades, 501 N Richmond St. Appleton

In Heart and Song for Humanity’s Spirit and our Country’s and the World’s Well-Being…Love and Peace,Savi + Mark

Singing Resistance | Make Music Day
2026-06-21 12:30 - 14:30 | History Museum at the Castle, 330 E College Ave, Appleton, WI 54911-5715, United States, Appleton, Wisconsin, 54911
Join Singing Resistance for Community Singing at Make Music Day on the lawn of the History Museum.

Singing Resistance will be singing at about 1:40 pm

Make Music Day 2026 is almost here! Join us in Downtown Appleton on June 21st for a free, fun-filled day of live music, interactive workshops, and community connection. Whether you want to try out an instrument for the first time, learn about music from different cultures, or simply soak it all in, there’s something for everyone. Keep an eye out for more details as we finalize this year’s schedule!

Mandala Yoga Festival
2026-06-28 09:00 - 17:00 | Pierce Park, 1035 W Prospect Ave., Appleton, WI, 54911, United States
The Mandala Yoga Festival is a vibrant, all-day event open to the community, celebrating the diverse expressions of yoga and wellness.

This free festival invites participants to explore various styles and disciplines, fostering a spirit of connection and inspiration.

Being Collective, Savi and Mark, are producing the sound arts area of the festival on the stage at Pierce Park.

The Sound Arts Odyssey is an immersive, experiential, adventurous epic sonic journey to elevate, uplift and respark the soul

We intend to cultivate a loving energy that unites our community, encouraging everyone to deepen their practice and share their unique gifts. Experience workshops, classes, and activities designed to inspire and uplift, creating a space for growth and transformation. Come be part of the magic—let’s celebrate our shared passion for yoga together!

Sound Arts Odyssey 2026 at Mandala Yoga Festival
2026-06-28 09:30 - 17:00 | Pierce Park, 1035 W Prospect Ave., Appleton, WI, 54911, United States
Live music is an integral part of the yoga festival experience, adding creative heart and soul celebration to the day. This year’s Sound Arts Odyssey invites you to immerse and elevate — join us for our uniquely interactive concert experiences happening all day at the Main Stage and Gathering Grasses.

Sound Arts Odyssey 2026 — an epically immersive experiential sonic journey to elevate, uplift, and respark the soul — LIVE, co-creatively dynamic, and danceably divine!The Experience — flow in … immerse … flow through … follow your blissThroughout the day, journey into ceremonial sounds, ambient atmospheric awakening and ancient yogic mantra magic — flow with world fusion sonic delight and into heart expanding lyrical soul grooves — and soar into an ultra-high-vibe collab jam of co-creation and celebration of the human spirit.

Inspired movement, dance, drumming, and flow arts will further enhance our Sound Arts Odyssey experience all day long in the Gathering Grasses in front of the Main Stage. Feel free to join in — dance, express, sing your heart open wide, or find a comfy spot in the grass to relax and bask in the sounds and vibes.Be sure to wander through, shop, and connect with the amazing vendors surrounding the Sound Arts Odyssey experience!

This Year’s Sound Arts Odyssey is Co-Creatively Designed by:

Being Collective | a visionary collaborative community of creativesmusic | song | art | dance | story | imaginal expression

Sound Arts Odyssey Origin + Intro —

Festival Sound Arts Coordinators Savi and Mark Gehrke have put their vision, hearts, and energy into generating a fresh new sound arts experience inspired by the yogi’s journey for the main stage and gathering grasses at the 2026 Mandala Yoga Festival.We’re excited to announce this year’s sound artists — a co-creative group of gifted musicians who love the inspired synergy and magic of collaboration, while each bringing their own unique expressions, energy, and appeal.

Sound Arts Odyssey —Schedule, Sound Experience Description, Artist Bios

Opening Ceremony | 9:00 Main StageJoin us as we open the festival with high vibration energy, intent, gratitude, and love — enter into a ceremonial sound meditation featuring Ace Champion ‘Good Buffalo’ on Flute with shaman drumming and guided breathing meditation with Savi and friends.

Relaxatone | 9:30 Main Stage

Bliss out with Relaxatone’s ambient atmospheric awakening sound journey — For this special performance, Jason is joined by his wife, Kate Voss, on keyboards and ethereal vocals, adding warmth and melodic beauty to Relaxatone’s signature cosmic sound.Relaxatone with Jason Goessl and Kate Voss

Artist Bio:

Relaxatone is an immersive ambient music experience led by guitarist Jason Goessl, blending soothing electric guitar soundscapes with medicinal frequencies, lush reverbs, and meditative textures designed for deep relaxation and inner exploration. For this special performance, Jason is joined by his wife, Kate Voss, on keyboards and ethereal vocals, adding warmth and melodic beauty to Relaxatone’s signature cosmic sound. Together, they create a calming and uplifting musical journey perfect for yoga, meditation, and mindful connection.

Brilliant Bliss Band | 10:45 Main StageBrilliant Bliss returns to the festival with their interactive, participatory mantra music journey that expands the collective field with more Love, Peace, Harmony, and Unity. Come ride the mantra waves, let these ancient sounds wash the mind, clarify the heart, sooth and uplift the soul. This is Bhakti Yoga — chant with us!Artist Bio:Brilliant Bliss Band creates sacred sound medicine for heart & soul, weaving high vibe lyrics with ancient mantras, and earthy-cosmic grooves that embrace, uplift, empower & elevate. Soulfully etheric vocal harmonies layer with harmonium and the rhythmic dance of drums, guitar, and more! Brilliant Bliss Mantra Music Journeys led by Mark + Savi Gehrke are participatory vibe-raising experiences — everyone present is ‘in the band’!

Brilliant Bliss Band: Savi Gehrke (lead vocals, guitar), Mark Gehrke (rhythm), Deann Kelley (response vocal lead, harmonium), Karli Reisdorf (vocal harmonies, cello), Denise Dietz (harmony vocals), Eliana, Kelley (harmony vocals), and Jorene Ziebell (rhythm)

World Duo | 12:30 Main StageJason and Ryan bring world fusion rhythms and intricate guitar loops alive, creating magically woven meditative waves with sonic flavors inspired by India, Brazil, and West Africa.Feel the music, let it move you!World Duo with Jason Goessl + Ryan Thomas

Artist Bio:World Duo is a world fusion ensemble from Wisconsin’s Fox Valley featuring guitarist Jason Goessl and percussionist Ryan Thomas. Blending nylon-string and fretless acoustic guitars with expressive world percussion, the duo creates immersive instrumental music inspired by West African rhythms, Indian classical ragas, Brazilian grooves, and meditative improvisation.

Natural Satellite | 1:45 Main StageJourney into your soul’s happy place with returning festival artists, Natural Satellite — Jason’s saxophone weaves in and out of verses harmonizing beautifully with Karli’s angelic voice. Their lyrics center on themes of self-love, reflection, and personal growth—offering listeners both comfort and inspiration.Natural Satellite with Karli + Jason Reisdorf — Mile of Music and local favorites!

Artist Bio:

Natural Satellite is an indie duo blending vocals, finger-style cello, and saxophone into a sound that is emotionally rich and uniquely captivating. With their seamless mix of lush melodies and intimate harmonies, Karli and Jason Reisdorf create a sonic experience that is as reflective as it is inspiring. Their music, often compared to acts like Morphine and Portishead, explores themes of self-love, growth, and personal reflection, drawing listeners into a space of both comfort and connection.

BEing Collective Collab Jam | 3:00 Main StageFeaturing: Jason Goessl, Ryan Thomas, Karli & Jason Reisdorf, Savi & Mark Gehrke

Immerse! Dance! Sing! Raise the Vibrations! Empowering, ancestral, elevating!Our Sound Arts Odyssey musicians come together for an epic interactive sound journey that weaves sonic looping waves of cello, sax, guitar, drums, percussion, singing bowls, harmonium, and human voices — while opening and empowering the human spirit, affirming our voice and expression matter. Featuring & journeying from Natural Satellite’s Karli Reisdorf’s song, “Do You”. Dive deep, expand wide, dance wild, sing strong, express YOUrself!

Festival Closing Ceremony | 4:15 Main Stage

Be with us as we bring this year’s Mandala Yoga Festival to a close, celebrating the inspired magic of the the day and all who gathered, as we offer honoring gratitude to all the hearts, hands, and energies that were infused into it — featuring Ace Champion ‘Good Buffalo’ on Flute and guided breathing meditation with Savi, followed by celebratory drumming, dancing, and gratitude with the festival creation team.

Sound Arts Odyssey | Flow Arts + Dance + Rhythm

Inspired movement, dance, drumming, and flow arts will further enhance our Sound Odyssey experience all day long in the Gathering Grasses in front of the Main Stage.Feel free to join in — dance, express, sing your heart open wide, or find a comfy spot in the grass to relax and bask in the sounds and vibes.Meet Our Festival Flow + Dance Artists & Creatives —

Empower Bellydance Troupe | Oshkosh

Empowered Belly Dance Troupe is an eclectic group of dancers from all over the Fox Cities area and have danced their way throughout Wisconsin and into Michigan. From flow festivals to castles and the Great Lakes Belly Dance Convention, they are a dynamic group of not only dancers but also friends who aim to change the world and empower others through dance, creativity, compassion, and play.

Special thanks to Andrea Sunshine for being our Flow + Dance Arts Volunteer Team Lead!

Additional Flow Artists:Fox Valley Flow JamsRhythm + Drumming Artists:Oshkosh Rhythm Institute

Sound Arts Odyssey Artist Bios —

Ace Champion — Good Buffalo | Featured in Opening (9AM) + Closing Ceremony (4PM)

Ace Champion-A.K.A. “Good Buffalo” is an Ancient Native Tree Flute “Air Bender”/musician who also plays a variety of over 60 flutes from over 30 countries from around the world. Good Buffalo also plays a large variety of over 20 meditation instruments like Lyre Harp, Harmonica, Djembe, Quartz Crystal and Tibetan Singing Bowls, Shakers/Rattles, Steel Tongue Drum, and more. He shares his love and passion directly from his soul through each instrument played. There is no script nor cover, just mind, body, and spirit.

Ryan Thomas | Featured in World Duo (12:30), Collab Jam (3:00)Ryan Thomas is a Fox Valley, Wisconsin-based percussionist and composer known for a dynamic playing style that bridges deep rhythmic sensitivity with absolute versatility. Rooted in groove yet fiercely improvisational, he seamlessly transitions between genres—bringing a nuanced touch to jazz, global depth to world music, pocket groove to funk, and blistering double bass to metal, to everything in between. Thomas brings a vibrant energy to every performance, shaping rhythmically intricate spaces and elevating the sonic landscape of every group he plays with.

Jason Goessl | Featured in Relaxatone (9:30), World Duo (12:30), Collab Jam (3:00)Jason Goessl is a Wisconsin-based guitarist, composer, and producer known for his deeply expressive playing and genre-spanning musical career. From jazz and Brazilian music to ambient soundscapes and experimental improvisation, Jason brings a thoughtful and meditative approach to every performance. As the creator of Relaxatone, he crafts immersive healing music using alternate guitar tunings, lush effects, and medicinal frequencies designed to promote relaxation and mindfulness. Jason is also the co-founder of Sun Goose Records and an active performer throughout the Midwest and beyond.

Kate Voss | Featured in Relaxatone (9:00)Kate Voss is a Wisconsin-based vocalist, keyboardist, and melodica player known for her warm stage presence and versatile musical style. Drawing from jazz, Americana, vintage pop, and ambient music traditions, Kate creates soulful performances that encourage relaxation, connection, and joy. A nationally touring musician and 2026 WAMI Award winner for Free Reed Instrumentalist of the Year, she brings a calming and uplifting energy perfectly suited for yoga and mindful spaces.

Karli Reisdorf | Featured in Natural Satellite (1:45), Brilliant Bliss (10:45), Collab Jam (3:00)Karli Reisdorf is a cellist, songwriter, and educator based in the Fox Valley. She is best known for her band Natural Satellite, a WAMI Award-winning original project she shares with her husband, Jason Reisdorf. Karli has collaborated with dozens of other artists, composing, recording, and performing alongside their music. She is passionate about sharing the joy of music with others and teaches private lessons, toddler group classes, and creative songwriting workshops throughout her community.

Jason Reisdorf | Featured in Natural Satellite (1:45), Collab Jam (3:00)

Jason is a dynamic force in the local music scene, freelancing and recording while also launching his own experimental venture, Son Reis Project. Together, Karli and Jason lecture at universities, host songwriting workshops, and raise their two children in a home filled with music, creativity, and love.

Savi and Mark Gehrke | Featured in Brilliant Bliss Band (10:45), Collab Jam (3:00)

Sound Arts Coordinators for Mandala Yoga Festival Savi and Mark have been creating conscious heart gatherings, events, & retreats for nearly twenty years, bringing people together to connect, express, and empower through sound, breath, and voice. Known for their intuitive ability to tap into the heartbeat of this earth and the etheric nature of the great beyond, Savi and Mark bring ancestral roots and interdimensional realms alive within every sonic wave. Whether through sound alchemy experiences or interactive mantra music journeys, their evocative music and Savi’s cosmic-ethereal voice reach the soul directly, creating a unique immersive soundscape for upliftment, balance, and inner transformation.

Soul Rising Soul Sound journey @ Soul Rising Rock Shop
2026-09-09 18:30 - 20:00 | Soul Rising, 150 W. Wisconsin Av, Kaukauna, WI, 54130, United States
Journey with us! Rest. Reset. Restore.Soothing Soul Rising Soul Sound Journeys … your soul is calling.

Join us at:Soul Rising Rock Shop150 W. Wisconsin AveKaukauna, WI

We invite you to experience how intentionally crafted sound vibrations can give you a restful and revitalizing restorative reset. Come be cocooned in resonant waves of sonic vibrations created and inspired in the moment.

Please Pre – Register at Soul Rising. PRE – REGISTRATION appreciated due to event popularity and space availability.

Savi and Mark, your Loving Awareness Soul Sound Journey guides, tune into the collective energy of those present to deliver a unique and immersive soundscape — bringing a field of nurturing love and healing alive in the most felt, balancing, and beautiful ways.

Immerse Yourself in a sonic river of healing, an ocean love with waves and waves of resonating frequency that soothe, calm, aid in gentle release, and support inner peace, balance, and transformation.

Mark and Savi are seasoned Conscious Experience Guides who know how to create and hold sacred space for souls to embody authentically, while allowing rest, reset, and restoration from within.

Soul Sound Journeys with Savi and Mark are one of a kind (and never the same thing twice!), featuring a unique synergy of the following:

Handpan, Tibetan, crystal, and Origin Series singing bowls, overtone flute, drone flutes, ocarina (clay flute), Nepalese bells, Koshi chimes, metallophones, seed rattles, medicine drums, vibrational drones and harmonium, sounding breath, nature sounds, intuited Light Language, and vocal toning, singing, and more…

Allow yourself to rest, reset, and restore as you receive the waves of vibrational sound medicine.

The journey comes full circle with some moments of peaceful silence before being gently guided back into the waking moment, allowing time for reflection and integration.

What To Bring:

Anything that will support you in feeling comfy, cozy, and cocooned during the journey!

Suggestions are:

Yoga Mat, other thicker mat

Blanket(s)

Pillow(s)

Socks/Slippers

Eye Mask (if you want to block light, totally optional, listen to your inner guidance)

Water bottle

What to Expect:

The full journey from start to finish will be 75 minutes, including introduction at the beginning and integration/reflection time at the end

We are a shoes off gathering space, please feel free to bring slippers or cozy socks

You will be invited to lie down during the sound journey, and you are welcome to change positions at any time for comfort.

Other familiar terms you may have heard for experiences like this can be: sound bath, sound healing, sound therapy, etc. We choose Soul Sound Journey and Sound Alchemy for our unique experience as it is a transformative sound vibration fusion of intuitive, indigenous, and ancient, ancestral sounds and vocalizations that ‘speak to the soul’.

We look forward to journeying into the alchemy of sound with you!

Reserve your space at Soul Rising Rock Shop

Want to Schedule a Private Group Soul Sound Journey?

To book a private Soul Sound Journey for your special group, please reach out:

connect@beingcollective.us

World Peace Festival at Pierce Park
2026-09-12 12:00 - 16:00 | Pierce Park, 1035 W Prospect Ave., Appleton, WI, 54911, United States
What is World Peace Festival Fox Cities?

The World Peace Festival brings together people of all ages for a day of celebration, reflection and collective hope for a more peaceful world.

Mission Statement: Inspired by the U.N. International Day of Peace, our World Peace Festival is rooted in the belief that peace begins within and expands outward through conscious action, shared understanding, and loving connection.

Vision Statement: We are growing a community rooted in peace and love within a welcoming space where diversity is honored, hope is cultivated, and peace is nurtured.

Full Moon Sound Alchemy @ Tardigrades
2026-09-26 18:30 - 20:00 | Tardigrade’s, 501 N. Richmond St, Appleton, WI, United States
Join us for a guided interactive full moon energy journey … then immerse in the sonic healing waves of an intuitively unfolding Sound Alchemy experience.

Be with us for this guided, interactive and immersive experience honoring the energy of the full moon as we harness the power of our breath, merged with meditative mantras and liberating vocalizing to free the mind and body before we lift off into a journey of pure ethereal and ancestral sonic alchemy.

Please bring yoga mat, blanket, water bottle and anything else to assist in your comfort while sitting / laying on our wood floor.

Our time together opens with honoring, intentions, and meditation in sync with the moon’s energy and gently eases into an intuitive flow of sacred sound current that soothes, calms, inspires, and aids in gentle release, while supporting inner peace, balance, and transformation.

Our heart and intuition crafted full moon sound alchemy experiences uplift you on a magic carpet ride with waves and waves of resonating frequency.Immerse yourself.
