“I appreciate all that you do and the kind gentle folk that are attracted to the gatherings at a very special location.” –a participant on Mt. Desert Island
Upcoming Programs for the Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center in Ellsworth
September 2, 2021: Sound Bath Meditation
Bathe in the healing sounds of crystal & Tibetan singing bowls, seedpods, shells, bells, rattles and drums. With deep breathing, guided meditation, and sound vibrations, participants will be invited to rest and be open to receive. Let your body relax and your mind empty, facilitating realignment, release, and healing. This gentle sound bath meditation is offered by Reiki practitioner and sound healing guide Eileen Mielenhausen.
Open to those in treatment and recovery, caregivers, and the general public; all ages welcome.
Program is free but pre-registration is required due to limited space. To register, contact Amy Kurman at akurman@bethwrightcancercenter.org.
September 9, 2021: Raise Your Vibration with Drumming
In this upbeat program we will raise positive vibrations and balance & ground your energy using the rhythms and techniques of hand-drumming, led by sound healing guide and drummer Eileen Mielenhausen. Participants will also be invited to improvise in a sound healing “drum jam.” Bring a djembe, ashiko, or other hand drum if you have one; extra drums and percussive instruments will be available to share.
All are welcome—whether you’ve drummed before or have never touched a drum!
Program is free but pre-registration is required due to limited space. To register, contact Amy Kurman at akurman@bethwrightcancercenter.org.
September 16, 2021: Singing Your Way Through
Music can touch the places we have no words for. And songs can help us express just about every emotion, our full range of experiences, our joys and losses. Together we will create a safe circle to use our voices in expressing anything that needs to be expressed—speaking, sounding, and singing our way through whatever we are dealing with right now.
Sound healing guide, singer, and Reiki practitioner Eileen Mielenhausen will gently encourage you to create sounds and sing along to some lovely & lively songs she has learned from singing circles over the years.
Come join us in exploring chants & songs of healing, joy, comfort, community, gratitude, transitions, power and peace from various cultures.
All are welcome—no singing experience needed!
Program is free but pre-registration is required due to limited space. To register, contact Amy Kurman at akurman@bethwrightcancercenter.org.
Summer 2021
Summer Solstice Ceremony
Sunday, June 20, 2021 from 3-5 pm, Algerine Coast picnic area on Cape Rd., Seal Cove, Maine
Join us to celebrate the beginning of the summer season with song, story, poetry, and drumming!!
You are invited to bring a story, poem or song to share if you like (and instruments to create healing sounds).
FMI, contact Eileen at (207) 441-2785 or Eileen.Mielenhausen@gmail.com. All ages welcome.
Spring 2021
Winter 2020-2021
Join us for some of the following programs:
*Indigenous People’s Day drum & fire circle
*Winter Solstice celebration at the ocean
*New Year’s Day fire on the beach on MDI
*Imbolc ritual in Blue Hill on Feb. 1
*Shamanic journeying around the fire on Mt. Desert Island
January 2020
“Epiphany” Sound Bath Meditation
Sunday, January 5, 2020, from 6-7:30 pm at ArtWaves Dance Studio, 1345-A State Highway 102, Town Hill
We gather at the beginning of the new year, at this time of “Epiphany,” to focus on Divine connection and manifestation.
Please join us for this healing circle to bless the epiphanies of new ideas, visions, and dreams which have been germinating inside of you. From “Aha” to “Aho” to “So hum,” we will open to the awakenings stirring within as we bathe in the healing sounds of bells & bowls, seedpods, shells & drums.
This gentle sound bath meditation is offered by Reiki practitioner and sound healing guide Eileen Mielenhausen.
Yin Yoga Chakra Sound Bath Meditations on Sat., Jan. 25, 2020 from 4:30-6:30 pm and on Sun., Jan. 26 from 9:30-11:30 am at the Steamy Buddha Yoga Studio
Yin yoga instructor Rupi Ghuman and sound healing guide Eileen Mielenhausen will create a deep space for your exploration of the seven main chakras at the studio at 50 Church St., Ellsworth.
Focus on your breath and feel your energy flow with drums, rattles, shells and seed pods as you explore yin asanas and mantra. Experience sound and vibrational healing from a variety of instruments, including crystal bowls, as you hold spirit- and body-opening poses in resting postures. Find deep resonance as the poses, sounds and vibrations cleanse, heal, and nourish you.
Cost: $35 if you pre-register; $40 at the door. Limited space; register at: https://www.steamybuddha.com/popupsworkshops
NOTE: The program on the 25th is already full.
Spring, Summer, Fall 2020
During the pandemic in 2020, we presented a number of outdoor, masked, physically distant programs including a Whole Health Center drumming program, sound bath meditations, local drum & fire circles, herbal walk & talks, and Spring Equinox, Beltane, Summer Solstice, Autumnal Equinox, and Samhain ceremonies.
