Join Us for a Community Kirtan and Song Circle!

Experience the joy and connection of kirtan, a heart-centered gathering where we come together to sing devotional chants in a call-and-response format. Rooted in ancient traditions, kirtan uses the power of music and mantra to quiet the mind, uplift the spirit, and create a sense of unity.

Accompanied by instruments like the harmonium, drums, and guitar, we’ll share an evening of soulful melodies and shared energy. Open to everyone, regardless of musical experience or spiritual background, this event offers a welcoming space to connect, reflect, and let the power of sound open your heart. Come as you are—leave feeling refreshed and inspired.  Bring a song or mantra to share!

Larry McDowell has been teaching hand drumming in the Asheville area for decades and is a loved and respected fixture of our local drumming scene. He believes in the power of drumming to create positive change in ourselves, our communities and our world! Larry is generously lending his skills to teach a free community drum class every Monday at The Well. While classes are free, donations of any amount are VERY gratefully accepted to help with expenses and be able to continue to provide these classes. Bring a drum or use one that is provided. These classes are perfect for beginner and intermediate students. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!

Fundamentals of Bellydance

Drop-in and beginner student friendly. All bodies welcome.

What we know here as “bellydance” is based in a wide variety of cultural art forms, that share some common aspects.  Internal movement, isolations, smooth travel, hip articulation and fluidity are some of these aspects.  Come find where this movement art moves you, and free your hips to shimmy and your arms to flow.  Lift your heart and breathe deep.  We will explore dancing as part of a full life and connect you to a joyful artform.

Contact appalachastan@gmail.com

Classes on Wednesdays

$150 for 7 sessions   $25 for drop in 

five student minimum 

**We will now be having Breathwork at The Well in West Asheville**

We call this a coming home to ourselves.

We gather in honor of giving way for our humanity. Men are faced with the unachievable pressures of assuming perfection in the realms of work and finances, emotions, fatherhood, and in relationship. Trying to embrace the "perfect" form of what it means to be a man only enables a broken system.

Here we learn to welcome our fallibilities, our shame, our mistakes, our grief, our shadows, and so on... while celebrating in our victories. We turn towards our whole system that gives us the ability to inhabit our authenticity, rather than deny it.We do this together. No more suffering in silence.

This breath practice is used as a way to move through an experience together and overcome challenges, to strengthen and deepen the ties of brotherhood in our community.

This practice has been adapted specifically for the gathering of men, to inspire the warrior within us to create and hold a container for the softness within our hearts. We believe the truth of a healthy warrior lies in his ability to deeply feel and experience suffering as well as the beauty in life, therefore being crystal clear on what he stands for and what he protects.

We will arrive together, create a group organism, use poetry as a medium to deepen into ourselves, experience the practice, and have an integration circle following.

To get more out of the breathwork practice it is recommended to not eat at least an hour and a half beforehand. Food is welcome during our integration circle. If you have asthma or specific heart conditions please reach out to Banks before joining. There will be light snacks provided to support grounding after the experience.

Your Guide:

Banks Anderson is a gifted facilitator specializing in breathwork, men’s work, and bodywork. Growing up around an immensity of suffering in men while also experiencing his own rock bottom with nowhere to turn, a fire was lit in Banks to find another way. After founding a local men’s movement in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina, he is now expanding his impact to our greater community. With years of experience guiding men toward greater integrity, connection, and honesty, Banks brings a unique blend of wisdom, vulnerability, and strength to his work that creates a container to help men descend into their depths and return with their true nature intact. Banks’ prayer is to support men with their attachment and development while weaving them back into a life of soul.

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IMPORTANT: Please arrive on time! Doors close at 15 minutes after event start time. Bring a cushion to sit on.
Payment: Sliding scale of $20-60
Please Venmo: @banksanderson87 to secure your spot.
If finances are in the way of you joining us we still want you there - we ask that you reach out to Banks to speak about it beforehand.

Overflow parking at Ingles across the street.
Contact Banks with any other questions or concerns about the evening : 828.334.2489

Time & Location

Tickets available: HERE

Nov 20, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

The Well, 3 Louisiana Ave, Asheville, NC 28806, USA

About the event

✨ Star Sounds: A Sound Healing Journey with David Heiss
An immersive experience of Astrology & Sound Alchemy

Enter the evening where cosmic intelligence meets vibrational healing.

We begin with a grounded yet intuitive transmission of the current astrological landscape—translating what’s happening in the sky into real guidance for navigating your life right now.

From there, you’ll be guided into a deep, multidimensional sound journey.

Surrounded by the resonance of multiple gongs, crystal and Tibetan bowls, handpan, and other harmonic instruments, your body becomes the receiver… and the field begins to shift.

This is not just something you hear—

it’s something you feel, something you enter.

🔊 The Experience

As the gong waves move through you:

• The nervous system begins to downshift and unwind

• The mind softens, releasing control

• The body opens into deep cellular resonance

• Stagnant energy begins to move, release, and reorganize

• This time we are fresh off a full moon in Aquarius and the energies are still strong

Many describe the experience as entering a dreamlike, timeless state—

where insight, emotion, and clarity arise naturally from within.

The sound doesn’t guide you somewhere else…

it brings you deeper into yourself.

🌌 Why This Now

2026 is not a passive year—it is revolutionary- an evolutionary leap is here now.

We are being asked to trust ourselves at a deeper level, to move without certainty, and to listen inward more than ever before.

Sound—especially the gong—has a unique ability to bypass the thinking mind and reconnect you with your own internal guidance system.

This journey is an opportunity to:

• Reset your energetic field

• Reconnect with your intuition

• Realign with your inner rhythm

• Receive sudden insight and clarity

🌀 What is Sound Healing?

Sound healing works through vibrational resonance.

The rich, non-linear overtones of instruments like the gong interact directly with the body’s energetic and physical systems—supporting:

• Relaxation and nervous system regulation

• Emotional release

• Energetic clearing and activation

• Expanded states of awareness

You don’t need to “do” anything—

 simply lie down, receive, and allow.

Price is by Donation starting at $22. Please give what you can.

You can Donate w credit card HERE or at Vemno @Starsounds

Cash is okay at the door, please let us know you coming...email David@starsounds.love

🧘 What to Bring

Yoga mat • Blanket • Pillow • Water • Anything for comfort

See You There

👤 About David Heiss

David Heiss is an Evolutionary Astrologer and Sound Alchemist devoted to guiding himself and others into deeper self-awareness through vibration and cosmic insight.

Since 2012, he has worked with the transformative power of gongs and astrology, following a profound awakening that shifted his life toward a path of healing and inner discovery.

His work blends:

• Astrological intelligence (understanding your soul’s path)

• Sound immersion (direct vibrational experience)

Creating a space where participants can remember who they are on a deeper level.

His intention is simple and precise: to help you experience yourself more fully.

REGISTER HERE

Calling wild-hearted women, in and around the Blue Ridge Mountains of Asheville ~ let’s stir up some sisterhood magic in 2026.

Using the tools of story, music, meditation, journaling, ritual and community sharing we will co-create a space to connect with our own inner guidance, intuition & creativity.

In Wild Woman Project Circles we share in a monthly theme and look to the natural world as a teacher, friend & guide. Women of all faiths or no faiths are welcome here. There are no “have-tos” in Circle; Everything is optional. You are encouraged to sit on the throne of your own spiritual authority.

In Circles, we are not are not here to fight. We are not here to tell each other what to do or think. We are here to listen – deeply. We are here to heal and to bless. We are here to create. We are here to remind one another that we are not too much, but juuust enough.

While we wild women tend to go deep and feel a lot, our Circles are a playful practice where we aim to not take ourselves too seriously. If this sounds intriguing or exciting to you, we’d love to have you.

When:

Monthly on Sunday afternoons, 3-5pm, near the Full Moon.

Register HERE

Where:

In West Asheville at The Well

3 Louisiana Ave 28806

Price:

$20 - 50*

*Sister Support Scholarship Seats available for those in financial need: Email support@thewildwomanproject.com to request one.

ABOUT CHRIS:

Chris Maddox is the founder of The Wild Woman Project where she teaches women how to utilize the gifts of the Wild Woman Archetype in their everyday lives & how to lead women’s circles in their local communities. She has trained hundreds of Wild Woman Project Circle Leaders who facilitate in 27 countries around the world. She is the founder, director & a facilitator of the beloved annual Wild Woman Fest, a women’s retreat-festival hybrid which fosters a deep connection to nature, a direct experience of the divine feminine & profound spiritual sisterhood among the women in attendance.

An ever-student of the great mysteries of existence and nature itself, Chris believes women are holding innate gifts & tools that society at large needs – now more than ever. She is committed to helping women remember their special magic and to bring it forward into every corner of their lives, for the greater good of the planet. Learn more about Chris.

Thank you! 

___________________________________

Chris Maddox

Instigator of Inquiry, Writer, Teacher, Founder of The Wild Woman Project |  WILD WOMAN FEST | Wild Woman Underground 

Join Us for a Community Kirtan and Song Circle!

Experience the joy and connection of kirtan, a heart-centered gathering where we come together to sing devotional chants in a call-and-response format. Rooted in ancient traditions, kirtan uses the power of music and mantra to quiet the mind, uplift the spirit, and create a sense of unity.

Accompanied by instruments like the harmonium, drums, and guitar, we’ll share an evening of soulful melodies and shared energy. Open to everyone, regardless of musical experience or spiritual background, this event offers a welcoming space to connect, reflect, and let the power of sound open your heart. Come as you are—leave feeling refreshed and inspired.  Bring a song or mantra to share!

Larry McDowell has been teaching hand drumming in the Asheville area for decades and is a loved and respected fixture of our local drumming scene. He believes in the power of drumming to create positive change in ourselves, our communities and our world! Larry is generously lending his skills to teach a free community drum class every Monday at The Well. While classes are free, donations of any amount are VERY gratefully accepted to help with expenses and be able to continue to provide these classes. Bring a drum or use one that is provided. These classes are perfect for beginner and intermediate students. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!

Fundamentals of Bellydance

Drop-in and beginner student friendly. All bodies welcome.

What we know here as “bellydance” is based in a wide variety of cultural art forms, that share some common aspects.  Internal movement, isolations, smooth travel, hip articulation and fluidity are some of these aspects.  Come find where this movement art moves you, and free your hips to shimmy and your arms to flow.  Lift your heart and breathe deep.  We will explore dancing as part of a full life and connect you to a joyful artform.

Contact appalachastan@gmail.com

Classes on Wednesdays

$150 for 7 sessions   $25 for drop in 

five student minimum 

Join Us for a Community Kirtan and Song Circle!

Experience the joy and connection of kirtan, a heart-centered gathering where we come together to sing devotional chants in a call-and-response format. Rooted in ancient traditions, kirtan uses the power of music and mantra to quiet the mind, uplift the spirit, and create a sense of unity.

Accompanied by instruments like the harmonium, drums, and guitar, we’ll share an evening of soulful melodies and shared energy. Open to everyone, regardless of musical experience or spiritual background, this event offers a welcoming space to connect, reflect, and let the power of sound open your heart. Come as you are—leave feeling refreshed and inspired.  Bring a song or mantra to share!

Larry McDowell has been teaching hand drumming in the Asheville area for decades and is a loved and respected fixture of our local drumming scene. He believes in the power of drumming to create positive change in ourselves, our communities and our world! Larry is generously lending his skills to teach a free community drum class every Monday at The Well. While classes are free, donations of any amount are VERY gratefully accepted to help with expenses and be able to continue to provide these classes. Bring a drum or use one that is provided. These classes are perfect for beginner and intermediate students. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!

Tarot Club is a monthly meetup at the Well that explores the tarot as a metaphysical practice. Each month, we’ll study a new method, approach, or way to work with the cards while engaging in personal journeywork. This meetup is part learning and part self-exploration.

Tarot Club will be led by Rebecca of Laughing Eye Weeping Eye Tarot. Rebecca is a full-time tarot practitioner, author, deck creator, and artist. She’s been teaching tarot for over a decade.

You can learn more about her work here: https://www.rebeccaschoenecker.com

Cost: Tarot Club is a recommended donation of $20, although no one will be turned away for lack of funds. You can pay in person with cash, Venmo, or Zelle.

Bring: A tarot deck, journal, and any magical items (crystals, talismans) that you find helpful. 

We look forward to journeying through the tarot with you! All skill levels welcome.

Fundamentals of Bellydance

Drop-in and beginner student friendly. All bodies welcome.

What we know here as “bellydance” is based in a wide variety of cultural art forms, that share some common aspects.  Internal movement, isolations, smooth travel, hip articulation and fluidity are some of these aspects.  Come find where this movement art moves you, and free your hips to shimmy and your arms to flow.  Lift your heart and breathe deep.  We will explore dancing as part of a full life and connect you to a joyful artform.

Contact appalachastan@gmail.com

Classes on Wednesdays

$150 for 7 sessions   $25 for drop in 

five student minimum 

Register here.

RECHEDULED DATE!

Join us in Asheville, NC for a monthly in person gathering that invites ancient wisdom and intuition to find a home inside modern evolving humans.

We live in bodies that are still wired for tribe, ritual, and rhythm. But let’s be real, most people don’t have a place to experience that on a regular basis. 

Root + Rise is remembering that older way of being human, made relevant and accessible for your busy modern reality.

This container is designed to help you remember…

That your body already holds the intelligence to heal.
That your emotions are an energetic wave meant to move.
And that the wisdom traditions humans have leaned on for thousands of years still work (and can work for you where you are now.)

Every Month Is a New Experience

We don’t repeat the same format twice. Each gathering is fresh, shaped by the season, the astrology, what’s alive in the collective field, and what wants to come through both of us as facilitators.

You’ll experience a unique session exploring your inner world guided by our tools of presence:

• Shamanic journeywork — an ancient practice led by drum and rattle, opening non-ordinary states of consciousness 

• Somatic movement practice — instead of talking or thinking about what you feel, you let your body express and release it directly

• Ceremonial cacao — our heart-opening plant ally that softens the body and opens the emotional field so that we can go deeper

• Transformational Group Coaching — receive personalized guidance,  while being seen and held by the community. You’ll come away with clarity and confidence to take the next step. 

• Yoga Nidra — a guided descent into deep rest where the nervous system finally gets to stop performing and simply be

• Gene KeysContemplation — dive into teachings from humanity’s most important living wisdom system, all contained in your own DNA

• Sound, Song, Story, & Connection — we’re leaving space for magic from the Universe to surprise us and you with innovative ways to heal and grow in community

The container and commitment is consistent: Two hours every month where we help you come home to your body, your emotions, and your own inner wisdom. What changes is the medicine we use to get you there.

Who This Is For…

Root + Rise is for you if:

• You’re craving embodiment, not just more information. You’ve read the books, done the therapy, and you’re ready for practices that work through direct experience

• You feel most yourself in ritual, ceremony, and circle and you miss having a regular place to return to that feeling of belonging and being known

• You’re already familiar with expanded states (through psychedelics, breathwork, meditation, or other spiritual growth practices) and want an ongoing container to keep integrating and deepening

• You want a monthly rhythm of grounding and release, rather than a single big experience you have to plan your whole life around

• You’re drawn to ancient wisdom traditions and want to experience them held responsibly, with care, and in community

Sacred Rest:

Vocal Sound Journey

• 6:00 PM 7:00 PM

• THE WELL (map)

Join Kari at The Well in Asheville, NC for a group passive Vocal Sound Journey.

This experiences is guaranteed to be one of a kind. An experience you have yet to have.

What this is and is not…

This is a potent repose from life to rest, deeply relax and receive..

It is not a performance, and there are no requirements or anything you have to do, but show up. You simply come with an open heart and allow sound to move through you. What rises is often exactly what was waiting to be seen.There are no words in what I sing to you, but you will still understand and receive what is ready to be discovered.

How this came to be…

Nine years ago, in my private practice as a Depth Hypnosis Practitioner, I began naturally weaving a Heart Song into my client sessions. Over time those sounds evolved into channeled vocal frequencies and light languages that created profound energetic shifts for the people receiving them.

Four years ago, during meditation, I received a clear message that I was to begin working with Seed Sounds to help activate healing and codes within others. At the time, I did not fully understand all that it meant, as I knew it was very different from what I’d learned in my yogic studies. Then I met Venerable Dhyani Ywahoo, a Cherokee elder and spiritual teacher. Sitting with her, so much of what I had been shown began to make sense.

Three years ago I began offering 1:1 Shamanic Vocal Vibration journeys. What happened next was extraordinary. Clients experienced profound emotional releases, energetic recalibrations, and deep states of remembrance and peace. It soon became clear that this work was never meant to stay in one room with one person. It was meant to be experienced in sacred group fields.

And so, here is your invitation.

Upon Arrival:

• Set up your sacred space

• You will be guided into a hypnotherapy induction to rest, relax

• And prompted to open up your Akashic Field to Receive from your highest self.

What you can expect:

• Deep relaxation and transformational insight

• Energetic releases and empowerments

• New codes for renewal and revitalization

You may experience:

• Past life, womb, and inner child healing

• Life changing realizations and reset

• Ancestral visitations and relationship healing

• A journey to places your soul knows and deeply cherishes

This is for you if you:

• Are committed to your spiritual growth and would like to be held in a space of release, realization, and reset

• Are actively practicing being in the present moment

• Desire to learn from your inner world and your own wisdom

• Are ready to deeply relax and receive from the heart of Oneness

What people are saying

This was a deep and ancient remembering of my soul. I experienced visions of different lives and so many energetic releases, with power and light infusing back into my being.

Megan Powers, Teacher, Counselor, Shamanic Healer & Equine Therapist

I am in a transitional phase in life and felt called to this to help me release stuck patterns. Per Kari's instructions, I identified where these stuck patterns were in my body beforehand and was able to track their release by the end. Kari creates an experience that is like a sound bath, yet more focused, deep and potent than the average experience. While she was singing to us, I could feel old tension patterns in my body letting go and falling into deeper relaxation. I left this event feeling deeply relaxed. Kari has a beautiful and unique gift. I highly recommend.

Joy Dettling, Life & Health Coach

If you are reading this, you have more than likely felt the nudge to connect with Kari or her work. My advice: take the leap. I participated in her group Vocal Vibration Sound Journey and it was an experience unlike anything I have ever had or could put into words. Her light, her wisdom, her guidance, and her ability to challenge you in the kindest way beyond your current perspective. It is an experience you will never forget. If any of her services are on your heart, you should go for it.

Whittney K. Taylor, Life Coach

The details

• Date: Friday, December 4th, 2026

• Time: 6:00 to 7:00pm

• Location: THE WELL, Asheville, NC

• Investment: Sliding scale, $10 to $35. You choose the amount that is right for you.

• Space: These circles sell out. Sign up, Bring your yoga mat, a blanket, pillow and your water bottle. And be ready to be escorted into a new awareness.

• Please register by Dec 5th at 7pm.

Register here, and send your payment to Venmo @KariRivers

With love,

Kari Rivers

Kari Rivers is a seasoned and trusted Spiritual Counselor, Depth Hypnosis and Shamanic Practitioner, nominated one of the top energy healers in Asheville.

Space is limited. Register to hold your place, and let’s create a field of love and alignment with our highest truth and love.

Join Us for a Community Kirtan and Song Circle!

Experience the joy and connection of kirtan, a heart-centered gathering where we come together to sing devotional chants in a call-and-response format. Rooted in ancient traditions, kirtan uses the power of music and mantra to quiet the mind, uplift the spirit, and create a sense of unity.

Accompanied by instruments like the harmonium, drums, and guitar, we’ll share an evening of soulful melodies and shared energy. Open to everyone, regardless of musical experience or spiritual background, this event offers a welcoming space to connect, reflect, and let the power of sound open your heart. Come as you are—leave feeling refreshed and inspired.  Bring a song or mantra to share!

Larry McDowell has been teaching hand drumming in the Asheville area for decades and is a loved and respected fixture of our local drumming scene. He believes in the power of drumming to create positive change in ourselves, our communities and our world! Larry is generously lending his skills to teach a free community drum class every Monday at The Well. While classes are free, donations of any amount are VERY gratefully accepted to help with expenses and be able to continue to provide these classes. Bring a drum or use one that is provided. These classes are perfect for beginner and intermediate students. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!

Fundamentals of Bellydance

Drop-in and beginner student friendly. All bodies welcome.

What we know here as “bellydance” is based in a wide variety of cultural art forms, that share some common aspects.  Internal movement, isolations, smooth travel, hip articulation and fluidity are some of these aspects.  Come find where this movement art moves you, and free your hips to shimmy and your arms to flow.  Lift your heart and breathe deep.  We will explore dancing as part of a full life and connect you to a joyful artform.

Contact appalachastan@gmail.com

Classes on Wednesdays

$150 for 7 sessions   $25 for drop in 

five student minimum 

Attend the full series for the most complete experience, but drop-ins are welcome.

About the event

Summer Legal Cannabis Ceremony/circle on Saturday August 29💚 Sign up right here! 🙏✨😀

PLEASE READ TO THE END for info on what you need to bring for yourself and other important information.💖 This event also has a limited amount of spaces, so if you are interested, please sign up early.

Join us for a LEGAL psychedelic experience featuring Cannabis THCa flower containing <0.3% of Delta 9 THC from local legal cannabis dispensaries. Legal THCa hemp flower

will be provided to maintain consistency and ensure everyone has access to the same quality medicine!

We ask that you bring healthy snacks to share, eye shades, journal/pen and smoking pipe/vaporizer or other device and don't forget to bring WATER for yourself! PLEASE ALSO BRING A PAD TO LAY ON, BLANKET AND PILLOW. This will make your experience much more enjoyable having the proper comfort.

This work helps us release all the heavy energy that many of us may be carrying these days. It is also very helpful for ptsd, depression, anxiety that many are also experiencing. It can help with regulating and slowing down the nervous system. Everything we need right now.

Our guide, Dave, has studied with The Center for Medicinal Mindfulness in Boulder, CO to facilitate one-on-one and group psychedelic cannabis ceremonies. Dave's approach is from an embodied, mindfulness perspective. He will ask us to set an intention, invite us to imbibe in the medicine, guide us in a body scan meditation, and lead us through some light breathwork for those who want to go deeper. Dave is also a certified clinical herbalist, Energy Worker, and Earth based healing Practitioner.

David Heiss will alchemize the healing sound vibrations. Dave with sound by blending the vibrations of unique instruments including multiple gongs, crystal singing bowls, and other abstract sounding pieces. He has been working with sound since 2012.

A sober sitter will be present, should you need any assistance.

We will meet at 4pm at The Well, for everyone to introduce themselves, discuss protocol and state their intentions. We will go over any last minute details and have time for everyone to settle in before we begin the experience at 5ish pm. The experience will last approximately 2 hours. Afterwards we will gather for some healthy "munchies" and a group integration circle to allow plenty of time for everyone to reground. We will close the circle by 10-10:30 pm.

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Reminder! We ask that you bring healthy snacks to share, eye shades, journal/pen and smoking pipe/vaporizer or other device and a lighter...and don't forget to bring WATER for yourself! PLEASE ALSO BRING A PAD TO LAY ON, BLANKET AND PILLOW. This will make your experience much more enjoyable having the proper comfort.

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This is very important!

If anyone is on any psychiatric medication, is currently going through a big healing or uncomfortable process or if you have a substantial background of trauma/mental instability let us know to see if you are in a safe place to be doing this work right now. This work is not appropriate for people with heart conditions, schizophrenia, psychosis, bipolar or any other serious mental health conditions. Also, it is over 21 only. Thank you, this is very important!

Please register below and don't forget to bring anything to make yourself comfortable..... plus the other items needed!

The cost is $50-$150. When deciding what to pay, please pay what you can truly afford. This event is 6 hours and includes the medicine, guidance and preparation time, so bear that in mind. Thank you.

You can pay at Vemno@Starsounds. If using VM, pay and email David at david@starsounds.love as you can't register here unless using a credit card. Your spot will be reserved. Reach out to David for any questions or concerns.

To reserve your space at this event please register and pay at least $50

From previous Cannabis Circle events:

"Admittedly, I was a bit apprehensive if this was going to be a psychedelic experience; but this has totally changed my view. Prior to this event, my relationship with cannabis was recreational, like most. But the set, setting and ceremony for this circle created a VERY incredible experience. If you are looking to have a new relationship with this medicine, and a very different experience, this circle is for you." - Brian

"I really enjoyed the Conscious Cannabis Event. The guidance of the facilitators and the sound journey was quite powerful.

I valued the space that was created for the event with some light ceremonial aspects which helped focus the intention for the experience.

Having only worked with cannabis recreationally years ago, I was surprised by how powerful of an experience I had and it opened my eyes and heart to a new and more conscious way for me to work with this medicine in the future.

I would highly recommend this experience for someone looking to dive deeper into themselves with a safe and intentional space to do so."

- Ian

😀🙏✨

Thank you!

RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE

More Information and Registration HERE

Join Us for a Community Kirtan and Song Circle!

Experience the joy and connection of kirtan, a heart-centered gathering where we come together to sing devotional chants in a call-and-response format. Rooted in ancient traditions, kirtan uses the power of music and mantra to quiet the mind, uplift the spirit, and create a sense of unity.

Accompanied by instruments like the harmonium, drums, and guitar, we’ll share an evening of soulful melodies and shared energy. Open to everyone, regardless of musical experience or spiritual background, this event offers a welcoming space to connect, reflect, and let the power of sound open your heart. Come as you are—leave feeling refreshed and inspired.  Bring a song or mantra to share!

Larry McDowell has been teaching hand drumming in the Asheville area for decades and is a loved and respected fixture of our local drumming scene. He believes in the power of drumming to create positive change in ourselves, our communities and our world! Larry is generously lending his skills to teach a free community drum class every Monday at The Well. While classes are free, donations of any amount are VERY gratefully accepted to help with expenses and be able to continue to provide these classes. Bring a drum or use one that is provided. These classes are perfect for beginner and intermediate students. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!

Fundamentals of Bellydance

Drop-in and beginner student friendly. All bodies welcome.

What we know here as “bellydance” is based in a wide variety of cultural art forms, that share some common aspects.  Internal movement, isolations, smooth travel, hip articulation and fluidity are some of these aspects.  Come find where this movement art moves you, and free your hips to shimmy and your arms to flow.  Lift your heart and breathe deep.  We will explore dancing as part of a full life and connect you to a joyful artform.

Contact appalachastan@gmail.com

Classes on Wednesdays

$150 for 7 sessions   $25 for drop in 

five student minimum 

**We will now be having Breathwork at The Well in West Asheville**

We call this a coming home to ourselves.

We gather in honor of giving way for our humanity. Men are faced with the unachievable pressures of assuming perfection in the realms of work and finances, emotions, fatherhood, and in relationship. Trying to embrace the "perfect" form of what it means to be a man only enables a broken system.

Here we learn to welcome our fallibilities, our shame, our mistakes, our grief, our shadows, and so on... while celebrating in our victories. We turn towards our whole system that gives us the ability to inhabit our authenticity, rather than deny it.We do this together. No more suffering in silence.

This breath practice is used as a way to move through an experience together and overcome challenges, to strengthen and deepen the ties of brotherhood in our community.

This practice has been adapted specifically for the gathering of men, to inspire the warrior within us to create and hold a container for the softness within our hearts. We believe the truth of a healthy warrior lies in his ability to deeply feel and experience suffering as well as the beauty in life, therefore being crystal clear on what he stands for and what he protects.

We will arrive together, create a group organism, use poetry as a medium to deepen into ourselves, experience the practice, and have an integration circle following.

To get more out of the breathwork practice it is recommended to not eat at least an hour and a half beforehand. Food is welcome during our integration circle. If you have asthma or specific heart conditions please reach out to Banks before joining. There will be light snacks provided to support grounding after the experience.

Your Guide:

Banks Anderson is a gifted facilitator specializing in breathwork, men’s work, and bodywork. Growing up around an immensity of suffering in men while also experiencing his own rock bottom with nowhere to turn, a fire was lit in Banks to find another way. After founding a local men’s movement in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina, he is now expanding his impact to our greater community. With years of experience guiding men toward greater integrity, connection, and honesty, Banks brings a unique blend of wisdom, vulnerability, and strength to his work that creates a container to help men descend into their depths and return with their true nature intact. Banks’ prayer is to support men with their attachment and development while weaving them back into a life of soul.

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IMPORTANT: Please arrive on time! Doors close at 15 minutes after event start time. Bring a cushion to sit on.
Payment: Sliding scale of $20-60
Please Venmo: @banksanderson87 to secure your spot.
If finances are in the way of you joining us we still want you there - we ask that you reach out to Banks to speak about it beforehand.

Overflow parking at Ingles across the street.
Contact Banks with any other questions or concerns about the evening : 828.334.2489

Join Us for a Community Kirtan and Song Circle!

Experience the joy and connection of kirtan, a heart-centered gathering where we come together to sing devotional chants in a call-and-response format. Rooted in ancient traditions, kirtan uses the power of music and mantra to quiet the mind, uplift the spirit, and create a sense of unity.

Accompanied by instruments like the harmonium, drums, and guitar, we’ll share an evening of soulful melodies and shared energy. Open to everyone, regardless of musical experience or spiritual background, this event offers a welcoming space to connect, reflect, and let the power of sound open your heart. Come as you are—leave feeling refreshed and inspired.  Bring a song or mantra to share!

Larry McDowell has been teaching hand drumming in the Asheville area for decades and is a loved and respected fixture of our local drumming scene. He believes in the power of drumming to create positive change in ourselves, our communities and our world! Larry is generously lending his skills to teach a free community drum class every Monday at The Well. While classes are free, donations of any amount are VERY gratefully accepted to help with expenses and be able to continue to provide these classes. Bring a drum or use one that is provided. These classes are perfect for beginner and intermediate students. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!

Fundamentals of Bellydance

Drop-in and beginner student friendly. All bodies welcome.

What we know here as “bellydance” is based in a wide variety of cultural art forms, that share some common aspects.  Internal movement, isolations, smooth travel, hip articulation and fluidity are some of these aspects.  Come find where this movement art moves you, and free your hips to shimmy and your arms to flow.  Lift your heart and breathe deep.  We will explore dancing as part of a full life and connect you to a joyful artform.

Contact appalachastan@gmail.com

Classes on Wednesdays

$150 for 7 sessions   $25 for drop in 

five student minimum 

Join Us for a Community Kirtan and Song Circle!

Experience the joy and connection of kirtan, a heart-centered gathering where we come together to sing devotional chants in a call-and-response format. Rooted in ancient traditions, kirtan uses the power of music and mantra to quiet the mind, uplift the spirit, and create a sense of unity.

Accompanied by instruments like the harmonium, drums, and guitar, we’ll share an evening of soulful melodies and shared energy. Open to everyone, regardless of musical experience or spiritual background, this event offers a welcoming space to connect, reflect, and let the power of sound open your heart. Come as you are—leave feeling refreshed and inspired.  Bring a song or mantra to share!

Larry McDowell has been teaching hand drumming in the Asheville area for decades and is a loved and respected fixture of our local drumming scene. He believes in the power of drumming to create positive change in ourselves, our communities and our world! Larry is generously lending his skills to teach a free community drum class every Monday at The Well. While classes are free, donations of any amount are VERY gratefully accepted to help with expenses and be able to continue to provide these classes. Bring a drum or use one that is provided. These classes are perfect for beginner and intermediate students. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!

On the first Sunday of the new year, we will gather for a vision boarding session to set our intentions for 2027 into unique pieces of collage art!

Light snacks and vision boarding craft supplies provided. Contributions of snacks for the group, extra magazines/craft supplies and cash are all very welcome! Suggested donation $5 to $20 (sliding scale) NOTAFLOF

Larry McDowell has been teaching hand drumming in the Asheville area for decades and is a loved and respected fixture of our local drumming scene. He believes in the power of drumming to create positive change in ourselves, our communities and our world! Larry is generously lending his skills to teach a free community drum class every Monday at The Well. While classes are free, donations of any amount are VERY gratefully accepted to help with expenses and be able to continue to provide these classes. Bring a drum or use one that is provided. These classes are perfect for beginner and intermediate students. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY!

THE GOA HOUR

Join us as we journey back to the time of Goa Trance—when the music was deeper, the rhythms were hypnotic, the energy was electric, and the dance floor brought us all together.

Let’s relive the sound that defined a generation. When those unforgettable Goa times would take you somewhere beyond the ordinary.

We’ll leave the everyday world behind and travel back to an era of freedom, connection, music and pure dance-floor magic.

Sliding scale exchange: $10-$20

**We will now be having Breathwork at The Well in West Asheville**

We call this a coming home to ourselves.

We gather in honor of giving way for our humanity. Men are faced with the unachievable pressures of assuming perfection in the realms of work and finances, emotions, fatherhood, and in relationship. Trying to embrace the "perfect" form of what it means to be a man only enables a broken system.

Here we learn to welcome our fallibilities, our shame, our mistakes, our grief, our shadows, and so on... while celebrating in our victories. We turn towards our whole system that gives us the ability to inhabit our authenticity, rather than deny it.We do this together. No more suffering in silence.

This breath practice is used as a way to move through an experience together and overcome challenges, to strengthen and deepen the ties of brotherhood in our community.

This practice has been adapted specifically for the gathering of men, to inspire the warrior within us to create and hold a container for the softness within our hearts. We believe the truth of a healthy warrior lies in his ability to deeply feel and experience suffering as well as the beauty in life, therefore being crystal clear on what he stands for and what he protects.

We will arrive together, create a group organism, use poetry as a medium to deepen into ourselves, experience the practice, and have an integration circle following.

To get more out of the breathwork practice it is recommended to not eat at least an hour and a half beforehand. Food is welcome during our integration circle. If you have asthma or specific heart conditions please reach out to Banks before joining. There will be light snacks provided to support grounding after the experience.

Your Guide:

Banks Anderson is a gifted facilitator specializing in breathwork, men’s work, and bodywork. Growing up around an immensity of suffering in men while also experiencing his own rock bottom with nowhere to turn, a fire was lit in Banks to find another way. After founding a local men’s movement in the Appalachian mountains of North Carolina, he is now expanding his impact to our greater community. With years of experience guiding men toward greater integrity, connection, and honesty, Banks brings a unique blend of wisdom, vulnerability, and strength to his work that creates a container to help men descend into their depths and return with their true nature intact. Banks’ prayer is to support men with their attachment and development while weaving them back into a life of soul.

==========================================

IMPORTANT: Please arrive on time! Doors close at 15 minutes after event start time. Bring a cushion to sit on.
Payment: Sliding scale of $20-60
Please Venmo: @banksanderson87 to secure your spot.
If finances are in the way of you joining us we still want you there - we ask that you reach out to Banks to speak about it beforehand.

Overflow parking at Ingles across the street.
Contact Banks with any other questions or concerns about the evening : 828.334.2489

What’s Your Sign? 

Offered by Kim Kessaris of Sabian Raine Astrology and Gaby Michel of Gaby Michel Music

What's Your Sign is a year-long exploration of the astrological signs, beginning with Aquarius on January 28, 2027.  

We'll meet on the fourth Thursday of the month at The Well in West Asheville from 7-9pm (shifting to 2nd Thursdays for November and December).

Knowing your sign is more than knowing your big three (Sun, Moon, Ascendant). We contain every sign and we are contained by every sign. Each house in your natal chart has a sign on the cusp (and sometimes a hidden sign within a house!). 

During this year-long community astrology gathering, we will explore one sign per month. We will study the ways in which the signs express through us by observing transiting planets in signs, natal planets in signs, and interactions between planets and their dispositors’ signs. 

When planets move through the houses by transit or progression, a sign is activated. If you have a planet already in that house natally, then your experience of the visiting planet will be different than if your natal house is “empty.” It’s the difference between hosting a guest in your house while you are home or hosting a guest while you are out of town.

In our gatherings, we encourage conversation and creativity when it comes to understanding the signs as expressions. We will even have original music composed for each of the signs. 

Signs are how the planets represent themselves through us. Join us for a deeper dive into your personal signature!

What’s Your Sign? 

Offered by Kim Kessaris of Sabian Raine Astrology and Gaby Michel of Gaby Michel Music

What's Your Sign is a year-long exploration of the astrological signs, beginning with Aquarius on January 28, 2027.  

We'll meet on the fourth Thursday of the month at The Well in West Asheville from 7-9pm (shifting to 2nd Thursdays for November and December).

Knowing your sign is more than knowing your big three (Sun, Moon, Ascendant). We contain every sign and we are contained by every sign. Each house in your natal chart has a sign on the cusp (and sometimes a hidden sign within a house!). 

During this year-long community astrology gathering, we will explore one sign per month. We will study the ways in which the signs express through us by observing transiting planets in signs, natal planets in signs, and interactions between planets and their dispositors’ signs. 

When planets move through the houses by transit or progression, a sign is activated. If you have a planet already in that house natally, then your experience of the visiting planet will be different than if your natal house is “empty.” It’s the difference between hosting a guest in your house while you are home or hosting a guest while you are out of town.

In our gatherings, we encourage conversation and creativity when it comes to understanding the signs as expressions. We will even have original music composed for each of the signs. 

Signs are how the planets represent themselves through us. Join us for a deeper dive into your personal signature!

What’s Your Sign? 

Offered by Kim Kessaris of Sabian Raine Astrology and Gaby Michel of Gaby Michel Music

What's Your Sign is a year-long exploration of the astrological signs, beginning with Aquarius on January 28, 2027.  

We'll meet on the fourth Thursday of the month at The Well in West Asheville from 7-9pm (shifting to 2nd Thursdays for November and December).

Knowing your sign is more than knowing your big three (Sun, Moon, Ascendant). We contain every sign and we are contained by every sign. Each house in your natal chart has a sign on the cusp (and sometimes a hidden sign within a house!). 

During this year-long community astrology gathering, we will explore one sign per month. We will study the ways in which the signs express through us by observing transiting planets in signs, natal planets in signs, and interactions between planets and their dispositors’ signs. 

When planets move through the houses by transit or progression, a sign is activated. If you have a planet already in that house natally, then your experience of the visiting planet will be different than if your natal house is “empty.” It’s the difference between hosting a guest in your house while you are home or hosting a guest while you are out of town.

In our gatherings, we encourage conversation and creativity when it comes to understanding the signs as expressions. We will even have original music composed for each of the signs. 

Signs are how the planets represent themselves through us. Join us for a deeper dive into your personal signature!

What’s Your Sign? 

Offered by Kim Kessaris of Sabian Raine Astrology and Gaby Michel of Gaby Michel Music

What's Your Sign is a year-long exploration of the astrological signs, beginning with Aquarius on January 28, 2027.  

We'll meet on the fourth Thursday of the month at The Well in West Asheville from 7-9pm (shifting to 2nd Thursdays for November and December).

Knowing your sign is more than knowing your big three (Sun, Moon, Ascendant). We contain every sign and we are contained by every sign. Each house in your natal chart has a sign on the cusp (and sometimes a hidden sign within a house!). 

During this year-long community astrology gathering, we will explore one sign per month. We will study the ways in which the signs express through us by observing transiting planets in signs, natal planets in signs, and interactions between planets and their dispositors’ signs. 

When planets move through the houses by transit or progression, a sign is activated. If you have a planet already in that house natally, then your experience of the visiting planet will be different than if your natal house is “empty.” It’s the difference between hosting a guest in your house while you are home or hosting a guest while you are out of town.

In our gatherings, we encourage conversation and creativity when it comes to understanding the signs as expressions. We will even have original music composed for each of the signs. 

Signs are how the planets represent themselves through us. Join us for a deeper dive into your personal signature!

What’s Your Sign? 

Offered by Kim Kessaris of Sabian Raine Astrology and Gaby Michel of Gaby Michel Music

What's Your Sign is a year-long exploration of the astrological signs, beginning with Aquarius on January 28, 2027.  

We'll meet on the fourth Thursday of the month at The Well in West Asheville from 7-9pm (shifting to 2nd Thursdays for November and December).

Knowing your sign is more than knowing your big three (Sun, Moon, Ascendant). We contain every sign and we are contained by every sign. Each house in your natal chart has a sign on the cusp (and sometimes a hidden sign within a house!). 

During this year-long community astrology gathering, we will explore one sign per month. We will study the ways in which the signs express through us by observing transiting planets in signs, natal planets in signs, and interactions between planets and their dispositors’ signs. 

When planets move through the houses by transit or progression, a sign is activated. If you have a planet already in that house natally, then your experience of the visiting planet will be different than if your natal house is “empty.” It’s the difference between hosting a guest in your house while you are home or hosting a guest while you are out of town.

In our gatherings, we encourage conversation and creativity when it comes to understanding the signs as expressions. We will even have original music composed for each of the signs. 

Signs are how the planets represent themselves through us. Join us for a deeper dive into your personal signature!

What’s Your Sign? 

Offered by Kim Kessaris of Sabian Raine Astrology and Gaby Michel of Gaby Michel Music

What's Your Sign is a year-long exploration of the astrological signs, beginning with Aquarius on January 28, 2027.  

We'll meet on the fourth Thursday of the month at The Well in West Asheville from 7-9pm (shifting to 2nd Thursdays for November and December).

Knowing your sign is more than knowing your big three (Sun, Moon, Ascendant). We contain every sign and we are contained by every sign. Each house in your natal chart has a sign on the cusp (and sometimes a hidden sign within a house!). 

During this year-long community astrology gathering, we will explore one sign per month. We will study the ways in which the signs express through us by observing transiting planets in signs, natal planets in signs, and interactions between planets and their dispositors’ signs. 

When planets move through the houses by transit or progression, a sign is activated. If you have a planet already in that house natally, then your experience of the visiting planet will be different than if your natal house is “empty.” It’s the difference between hosting a guest in your house while you are home or hosting a guest while you are out of town.

In our gatherings, we encourage conversation and creativity when it comes to understanding the signs as expressions. We will even have original music composed for each of the signs. 

Signs are how the planets represent themselves through us. Join us for a deeper dive into your personal signature!

What’s Your Sign? 

Offered by Kim Kessaris of Sabian Raine Astrology and Gaby Michel of Gaby Michel Music

What's Your Sign is a year-long exploration of the astrological signs, beginning with Aquarius on January 28, 2027.  

We'll meet on the fourth Thursday of the month at The Well in West Asheville from 7-9pm (shifting to 2nd Thursdays for November and December).

Knowing your sign is more than knowing your big three (Sun, Moon, Ascendant). We contain every sign and we are contained by every sign. Each house in your natal chart has a sign on the cusp (and sometimes a hidden sign within a house!). 

During this year-long community astrology gathering, we will explore one sign per month. We will study the ways in which the signs express through us by observing transiting planets in signs, natal planets in signs, and interactions between planets and their dispositors’ signs. 

When planets move through the houses by transit or progression, a sign is activated. If you have a planet already in that house natally, then your experience of the visiting planet will be different than if your natal house is “empty.” It’s the difference between hosting a guest in your house while you are home or hosting a guest while you are out of town.

In our gatherings, we encourage conversation and creativity when it comes to understanding the signs as expressions. We will even have original music composed for each of the signs. 

Signs are how the planets represent themselves through us. Join us for a deeper dive into your personal signature!