Sound Baths With Guadalupe Maravilla’s Disease Thrower #10

While undergoing treatment for cancer, Guadalupe Maravilla was introduced to sound therapy, a healing practice that uses vibrations produced by gongs. According to the artist, this practice “cleanse[s] the water in our bodies, which can carry stress, impurities, and, in some cases, diseases.” Now a trained sound healer, Maravilla regularly holds therapeutic workshops for undocumented immigrants, cancer patients, and those in need. The gongs played by the artist and his collaborators are tuned to specific frequencies that resonate with the moon and other planets in our solar system and will create an immersive soundscape within the artist’s sculptural installation.

As a part of the acquisition of Maravilla’s sculpture Disease Thrower #10, WCMA invites Maravilla’s sound healer collaborator Michael Jay to offer sound baths to students and the general public in Williamstown.

The sound bath will last for one hour. Late entry will not be permitted. Audiences will be welcome to sit or lie down in the gallery space; yoga mats and seating cushions will be provided. Chairs will be made available on a limited basis, upon request. Please note that the sound baths involve sustained noise levels of varying volumes. Wearing an extra layer of warm clothing is recommended. Please email Roz Crews (rc15@williams.edu) if you need any other type of accommodation.

Admission to the sound baths is free but requires advance registration. There are 25 spots available per sound bath.

Sign up for the 10 a.m. sound bath here.

Sign up for the 3 p.m. sound bath here.

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