BellaSpark May-June 2010 : Page 39
sacred sound instruments, she immediately knew this was her true calling. She studied with Sacred Sound Workshops for over two years and was individually mentored by Richard Rudis, a pioneer in the arena of Sound Healing. As a certified sacred sound practitioner since 2004, she was one of a very few in the country practicing this modality. Others soon recognized the benefits of the sacred sounds, and people started buying bowls and calling themselves healers while not Our memories, in the form of energy, are stored in our muscles, cells and organs. really knowing what they were doing. Although one doesn’t have to be a Tibetan Buddhist to play these instruments, Mandle believes it is imperative to understand Tibetan Buddhism and how the instruments are played in their original tradition. She has visited Tibet, Nepal and India several times to immerse herself in the culture. She opened the Tibetan Bowl Sound Healing School in 2007 to train potential practitioners and establish a standard of excellence. Small classes allow her to be personally attentive as each student goes through a personal and spiritual healing while learning to play these sacred instruments. Mandle notes that even though there’s a definite benefit from listening to a CD, a greater benefit occurs after attending an actual concert and experiencing the vibration. Then, listening to the CD will trigger that cellular memory. A short performance on video can be experienced on her websites: www.soundenergyhealing.com and www.Tibetanbowlschool.com Dora Hildebrand, co-founder of Spellbinders Oral Storytellers, Larimer County, is a storyteller, writer and editor of the book Pioneer Journey, published in 2006. She’s a former legal administrator, now retired, who loves living in Fort Collins. dmhildebrand@q.com www.BellaSparkMagazine.com May/June 2010 BellaSpark 39 Woe Lf etr fr Siiul Lvn 2020 South College Avenue, Suite C-1 Fort Collins, Colorado 970-224-1206 www.wholelifecsl.org W eert nns n a e clbae Oees i n amshr f Lv, Acpac n o. t opee o oe cetne ad Jy Sunday meditation 9:30 am Sunday service and youth program 10:00 am Classes & community offered Cm on u hr e o e ji s wee w Lv prtal rm te Cne! ie Siiuly fo h etr hl ie Cne o prta iig
