OFFERINGS
“From somewhere
a calm musical note arrives.
You balance it on your tongue,
a single ripe grape,
till your whole body glistens.
In the space between breaths
you apply it to any wound
and the wound heals.”
-Naomi Shihab Nye, The Song
through our practice, we cultivate the spaciousness to be together and for each other
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through our practice, we cultivate the spaciousness to be together and for each other 〰️
Sound Meditation Experiences
Each session is designed to support presence, transformation, and conscious rest.
A 60-minute in-person or virtual guided meditation session with vocal toning, guided visualizations, and healing instruments. This session is tailored to meet your unique needs. For 1-2 people.
A 60-minute in-person or virtual guided meditation session with vocal toning, guided visualizations, and healing instruments. This session is tailored to meet your group’s needs. For 3-10 people.
Sound offers us many gifts.
The hum is a profound form of vocal expression that brings us into harmony with ourselves and with others. Our ancestors hummed and sang. How much of their use of voice contributed to their physical, tangible wellbeing? When we listen to gospel and the prayers, mantra, and affirmations that feed us – we experience the power of sound. Choral singing, pure tones, and sweet words from a lover are all healing. We’ve known this forever. Intentional sound created in guided meditation, by our voices or by healing instruments can allow the body to enter into deep rest and meditative states, help regulate our nervous systems, and other more profound things we can talk about together! By using a combination of frequency and intention, you have access to these tools on a regular Tuesday, in your regular work clothes, in the comfort of your home or office.Group meditations can be tailored to the group or individual (both, if private) and Can Include different offerings within the same structure (See: Present Memory), but here is what to expect in general:
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All meditations are facilitated by Anicka with instructions on what to do next. We generally start and end by getting grounded through breath. Everything that comes after will be described by Anicka in the session and you don’t need any previous knowledge or experience to participate. The meditation overall is not a passive experience, there is invitation to participate in breathing exercises and vocalizing.
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Virtual guided meditations can be practiced anywhere in the world. If possible, set up a supportive nest for yourself. This might include a rolled up towel for neck support, a pillow for under your knees, an eye pillow to block any excess light, a comfortable chair or pillow for sitting, or a support animal or person near. For all virtual meditations, participants are muted and video off as they enter the Zoom. For some practices, I may encourage participants to turn their video on, if possible. Show up how you need to.
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Virtual meditations include administrative support. If you cannot connect with Zoom, arrive late, or need to leave a message to admin in the chat, they are available to respond and assist with technical needs to the best of our ability.
Movement Practice
Archives and Memory Caretaking
Expansive ways of looking at legacy, memory, and becoming an ancestor
Archival
Consultation
At it’s heart, this is a consultation session to help navigate moments of transition. The session is intended for us to reflect together on what legacy, memory, and the archive mean to you. Our initial conversation may lead us to examine the physical, digital, and intangible materials that you’ve collected over the course of your life and work and consider their potential afterlives.Examples of what we might talk about during a consultation:
The embodied archive - the memories we hold in our bodies, minds, and spirits, across generations
Alternative ways to think about legacy and becoming an ancestor
Fear of loss, transition
“Stuckness” and perpetual states of being “in-between”
Reflection on generational stories, embodied memories
Artmaking with archival material
The physical and digital archive - material documentation of your work and life as paper or data bits
Digitization processes
How to conduct a collection analysis
How to write a work plan
Questions of inheritance and donation of documents
Anicka Austin
For the last 12 years, I’ve facilitated and led creative spaces, worked as an archivist and memory worker, and studied healing and liberation modalities. I’m a lifelong seeker and finding imaginative ways to fill spaces with beauty and meaning has often superseded any logic!
I believe that all of the seemingly disparate paths I’ve intuitively followed have led me to a place that is more centered, more compassionate, and more focused on how we can build tools to honor our wholeness and the interconnectedness that is inherent to our lives.