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! 🙏✨😀

https://www.starsounds.love/event-details/summer-legal-psychedelic-cannabis-sound-healin-circle-donation-based-legal-psychedelic-cannabis-sound-healing-circle

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!

Join us Sunday mornings for a rejuvenating experience of sound and energetic healing with James and Karen Genaro.

James will take you on an hour-long musical journey using singing bowls, gongs, bells, didgeridoo, lyre, Moog synthesizer, and other musical instruments while Karen offers the option to receive individual healing energy work.

Suggested donation $10-20+.

James is a musician and composer with 25 years of experience using sound as catalyst for altering consciousness, healing, and accessing visionary states.

Karen has been a practitioner of massage and bodywork, reiki and trauma release for over 16 years. In these sessions, she will be working to identify energetic blockages and encourage the body to heal.

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 

Please join me for an exciting and therapeutic evening of Sacred Somatic Voicework — the embodied exploration of your voice as a portal for multi-dimensional healing & authentic self-expression empowerment.

Your voice is the ultimate tool for aligning with your soul’s desires. It carries your unique signature vibration like a blueprint, constantly shapeshifting with your emotions, thoughts, memories, hopes, fears, and experiences. At once deeply human and somatic, yet capable of channeling beyond-human messages, it carries information from all your ages and buzzes with echoes of other voices that have imprinted upon you or with which you currently resonate (and may wish not to!). All of this can be heard and utilized to discern what’s truly yours, release what no longer belongs, align with your heart’s desires, and speak, sing, and move your preferred way of being into the world.

In this 2-hour introductory workshop, ALL FEELINGS ARE WELCOME! You’ll be guided through both reverent and playful embodied vocal experiences, deep inner listening, radical self-awareness, and explorations with spontaneous sound, emotion, and movement — along with plenty of invitations to verbally share — all designed to help you un-mute and unleash the authentic voice, truth, and soul desires of YOU.

Using the voice like a flashlight into your inner world, Sacred Somatic Voicework illuminates — and inspires your active, autonomous agency to transform — patterns such as:

• Emotional suppression

• Self-editing and self-silencing

• Over-sharing

• Abandoning your needs, desires, and preferences

• People-pleasing

• Performing rather than authentically expressing

• Perfectionism

• Shrinking, hiding, or dimming yourself

• Over-efforting to customize, curate, or manage experiences for others

• Over-explaining or justifying yourself

• Fuzziness around limits and boundaries

• And so much more…

Rather than prescribing what healthy self-expression should look like, we'll practice listening & feeling for what feels authentic and timely for you — strengthening your ability to respond to your own inner signals, knowings, and soul direction.

During our time together, you may somatically release tension, experience unexpected emotion, receive intuitive insights, discover new aspects of yourself, realize you want to communicate differently with a loved one, feel inspired to speak, sing, or share your own personal artistry or divine gifts, or otherwise feel freer to take up more space and sound as YOU.

Please register by Venmo-ing @Devora-Kalma $20, or pay cash or Venmo @ the door. Pre-registration appreciated, but anyone can show up right before 7 pm the night of the event. Feel free to call or text me at 310-999-5538 with questions or curiosities. 

About Devora Kalma: Hi! As a nationally board-certified music therapist for 20 years, licensed clinical counselor associate, pianist, singer, songwriter, self-expression coach, and founder of Voice Empowerment Arts LLC — an organization devoted to healing and empowering the inner and outer voice of humanity — I integrate decades of clinical, creative, somatic, and spiritual exploration to help people reconnect with their authentic voice and feel safer and freer to express their soul gifts for the benefit of all.

Learn more about Devora’s work here: www.devorakalma.com

And more about Sacred Somatic Voicework (or Therapeutic Voicework) here: www.devorakalma.com/therapeutic-voicework

Devora Kalma, MA, MT-BC, LPC-A

Founder, Voice Empowerment Arts, LLC

www.devorakalma.com

Come experience the power of analog synthesizers in immersive, quadraphonic sound!
Composer and sound designer Logos, aka James Genaro, will take you on a meditative musical experience, blending analog synthesizers and acoustic instruments in a quadraphonic speaker array.

James has more than 25 years experience working with synthesizers as a catalyst for altering consciousness and accessing visionary states.
Participants will be invited to sit or lay down in a meditative state and experience a wash of sound waves designed to facilitate relaxation, healing, and expanded awareness.

Cost: $15-$20 Suggested Donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)

Join us Sunday mornings for a rejuvenating experience of sound and energetic healing with James and Karen Genaro.

James will take you on an hour-long musical journey using singing bowls, gongs, bells, didgeridoo, lyre, Moog synthesizer, and other musical instruments while Karen offers the option to receive individual healing energy work.

Suggested donation $10-20+.

James is a musician and composer with 25 years of experience using sound as catalyst for altering consciousness, healing, and accessing visionary states.

Karen has been a practitioner of massage and bodywork, reiki and trauma release for over 16 years. In these sessions, she will be working to identify energetic blockages and encourage the body to heal.

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 

Register here.

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 Keys Contemplation — 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

Time & Location

Sep 12, 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

Register HERE

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.

All outer planets (Pluto,Neptune, Uranus, Chiron, and Saturn) will be retrograde during this time making this an excellent time to quiet the mind for re-orientation to Your-Self. Come find out a deeper meaning into this planetary arrangement.

🔊 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

• 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

Join us Sunday mornings for a rejuvenating experience of sound and energetic healing with James and Karen Genaro.

James will take you on an hour-long musical journey using singing bowls, gongs, bells, didgeridoo, lyre, Moog synthesizer, and other musical instruments while Karen offers the option to receive individual healing energy work.

Suggested donation $10-20+.

James is a musician and composer with 25 years of experience using sound as catalyst for altering consciousness, healing, and accessing visionary states.

Karen has been a practitioner of massage and bodywork, reiki and trauma release for over 16 years. In these sessions, she will be working to identify energetic blockages and encourage the body to heal.

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!

Bilingualbirdies.com/asheville

Note

This class is FULL. Please email asheville@bilingualbirdies.com to be on a wait list. We may open up a few more spaces after assessing the enrollment numbers of the other class options.

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 Sunday mornings for a rejuvenating experience of sound and energetic healing with James and Karen Genaro.

James will take you on an hour-long musical journey using singing bowls, gongs, bells, didgeridoo, lyre, Moog synthesizer, and other musical instruments while Karen offers the option to receive individual healing energy work.

Suggested donation $10-20+.

James is a musician and composer with 25 years of experience using sound as catalyst for altering consciousness, healing, and accessing visionary states.

Karen has been a practitioner of massage and bodywork, reiki and trauma release for over 16 years. In these sessions, she will be working to identify energetic blockages and encourage the body to heal.

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!

Bilingualbirdies.com/asheville

Note

This class is FULL. Please email asheville@bilingualbirdies.com to be on a wait list. We may open up a few more spaces after assessing the enrollment numbers of the other class options.

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.

Join us Sunday mornings for a rejuvenating experience of sound and energetic healing with James and Karen Genaro.

James will take you on an hour-long musical journey using singing bowls, gongs, bells, didgeridoo, lyre, Moog synthesizer, and other musical instruments while Karen offers the option to receive individual healing energy work.

Suggested donation $10-20+.

James is a musician and composer with 25 years of experience using sound as catalyst for altering consciousness, healing, and accessing visionary states.

Karen has been a practitioner of massage and bodywork, reiki and trauma release for over 16 years. In these sessions, she will be working to identify energetic blockages and encourage the body to heal.

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!

Bilingualbirdies.com/asheville

Note

This class is FULL. Please email asheville@bilingualbirdies.com to be on a wait list. We may open up a few more spaces after assessing the enrollment numbers of the other class options.

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 

Bilingualbirdies.com/asheville

Note

This class is FULL. Please email asheville@bilingualbirdies.com to be on a wait list. We may open up a few more spaces after assessing the enrollment numbers of the other class options.

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.

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 Keys Contemplation — 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

Bilingualbirdies.com/asheville

Note

This class is FULL. Please email asheville@bilingualbirdies.com to be on a wait list. We may open up a few more spaces after assessing the enrollment numbers of the other class options.

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 

SANCTUARY–The Vibration of Autumn–Sacred Sound Journey with Mark Biehl
Mark Biehl presents a unique sound blessing ceremony to welcome the season of Fall, and inspire us to gracefully move through our own seasonal process by letting go of what no longer serves us and embracing change. Allow the deep vibrational energies of over twenty beautifully tuned Himalayan singing bowls, indigenous flutes, medicine drumming, rattles and shakers, gongs, chimes and vocal mantra to guide us through clearing and release, as we plant seeds to begin a new path of personal growth and transformation.

Autumn begins the onset of shorter days, the harvesting of crops, and a time to prepare for the winter ahead. The element of metal that represents autumn, is found abundantly in singing bowls from the Himalayas, and is a symbol of refinement and inner strength. The season of Fall encourages us to make use of everything that is necessary and pure, and to eliminate those things or qualities that are wasteful and no longer necessary.

"Autumn shows us how beautiful it is to let things go."

Please bring a yoga mat, blanket, pillow, and eye covering (optional). Dress comfortably and bring some water to drink. It's preferable not to eat for an hour prior.

**Space is limited–Register early to secure your spot!

Bio:

Mark Biehl, CVSC, LSHC lifelong musician and composer, is the founder of Acuity Soundworks®, dedicated to the development and presentation of music and sound to inspire creative thought and action. Mark is a Certified Vibrational Sound Coach and Licensed Spiritual Health Coach. He has received training in Primordial Sound Meditation, Traditional Shamanic Sound Practices with Zacciah Blackburn of the Center of Light Institute, and Certification in Sound Healing with Himalayan Singing Bowls from Nepalese Master Teacher Suren Shrestha. He has over twenty years’ experience in sound healing, and offers both private and group sound sessions. Mark believes in the idea that sound creates a gateway into deeper levels of consciousness, the heart, and soul. As a result, he utilizes various sound tools and the voice in conjunction with his spiritual health coaching skills and positive intention to gently support beneficial shifts in our perspective on life.

Mark's Sanctuary Sound Journey program is a deeply relaxing and mentally uplifting experience featuring the sounds and vibrations of over twenty Tibetan singing bowls, gongs, chimes, indigenous flutes, drumming and the voice. His program also includes various breathing techniques designed to bring participants into a more focused and balanced state, and guided readings featuring topics that encourage mindfulness and provide inspiration. Sanctuary is intended to take participants deep into stillness of mind, body and spirit. The breathwork and guided meditation work as a kind of staircase leading everyone into a progressively more relaxed state, culminating in a lengthy sound immersion with Tibetan singing bowls, melodic and percussive instruments, mantra chant and ambient atmospheres.

Bilingualbirdies.com/asheville

Note

This class is FULL. Please email asheville@bilingualbirdies.com to be on a wait list. We may open up a few more spaces after assessing the enrollment numbers of the other class options.

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.

Bilingualbirdies.com/asheville

Note

This class is FULL. Please email asheville@bilingualbirdies.com to be on a wait list. We may open up a few more spaces after assessing the enrollment numbers of the other class options.

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 

Bilingualbirdies.com/asheville

Note

This class is FULL. Please email asheville@bilingualbirdies.com to be on a wait list. We may open up a few more spaces after assessing the enrollment numbers of the other class options.

Register here.

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 Keys Contemplation — 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

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