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Brunch B’yahad Virtual with Special Guest Sha’ari Garfinkel
February 5, 2021 @ 10:30 am - 11:30 am
Brunch B’Yahad is now available through Zoom meeting here.
Join new and old friends for light brunch, socialization and lively discussion. Featured guest speakers, and relevant cultural and timely topics will fill our minds.
The Brunch B’Yachad special guest this week is — Sha’ari Garfinkel, from Inner Listening Therapies. Sha’ari will be giving an introduction to and a demonstration of her gongs and talking about their healing powers.
Sha’ari Garfinkel is the director of Inner Listening Therapies and a specialist in the use of integrating sound and music into psychotherapy. She is a nationally-board certified music therapist & clinical social worker licensed in Washington, Idaho, North Carolina and Kansas. She earned a Bachelor of Music from Oberlin College Conservatory and got her Master’s in Social Work from University of Houston. Sha’ari has studied Jewish Shamanic healing and earth-based practices with Rabbi Sarah Etz Alon and Rabbi Gershon Winkler. She is a certified practitioner in MARI Mandala Assessment.
Sha’ari plays many instruments including gongs, percussion, flutes, conch shell, shofar and French horn. She has performed French horn professionally and has worked for major US orchestras and arts organizations. She has sung professionally and acted as cantor & spiritual leader, facilitating experiences and weddings for Jewish and interfaith communities and couples as a non-denominational minister. Sha’ari recently began studying Northern Indian Classical Music at the Ali Akbar College of Music in California. She has a private practice in West Seattle and offers video therapy throughout Washington State, Idaho, Kansas and North Carolina. She often works with clients to find means of expression, live according to one’s values and listen to one’s small yet wise inner voice.
Brunch B’Yahad is a recurring meeting every Friday
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