Saturday, Sept. 20
8:30 a.m. Doors open
9 - 9:45 a.m. Opening Spiritual Circle
10 -10:45 a.m. Guided Imagery Experience: Designed to help you release tension, restore inner balance, and reconnect with your own strength. Elizabeth Garzarelli. MA, LCMHC. Therapist. https://www.elizabethgarzarelli.com
11 -11:45 a.m. Finding Stillness Within Tension: A shared practice of using our breath to recognize inner tensions, learning to see those tensions as our most valuable teachers.
John Gardner, former professional skater turned social worker who teaches suicide prevention in local schools.
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Noon - 1:45 p.m. Lunch Box: Healing arts services and activities plus multiple stations set up for healing arts practitioners to engage with guests. Live music curated by Bob Williams. https://www.reverbnation.com/bobwilliams2
Ayurvedic Medicine: Ayurvedic Pulse assessment and Marma Sessions (ayurvedic acupressure demos) and general information about Ayurveda.
Vishnu Dass, an Ayurvedic Doctor, clinical herbalist, massage therapist, educator, and author of Ayurvedic Herbology East & West. And Cricket Greer, AP, RN, MA, LMBT. bluelotusayurveda.com
HeartMath: Heart rate variability training through biofeedback helps develop a greater sense of coherence in the autonomic nervous system. A state of coherence gently guides the body-mind to settle into relaxation and a deepened sense of groundedness. HRV also synchronizes the heart and brain, which helps to develop resilience to stress and nurture elements of wellbeing. A HeartMath station will be setup to check participants' HRV in real time.
Omri Sitton, Chiropractor, Zero Balancer, Wellness Educator, and HeartMath Practitioner. https://www.omsourcewellness.com
Reiki: A Japanese form of energy therapy that directs "universal life-force energy" to promote healing and well-being in the body, mind, and spirit.
Frank Pizzardi, Reiki practitioner and counselor.
BirthSong — Circle Walking Meditation: A “work-in.” Allowing breath and movement to guide you as you circle yourself & your BirthSong with increased clarity in the rhythm of now. Using breath response to imbalance, to rebalance. Connecting in, re-membering who you are, and birthing YOU out into your day. This Circle is your: healing & rehab place, centering and connecting to the Earth, authentic self & your BirthSong.
Robert Haden, SD, DW https://www.birthsong.love
Zyto Bioresonance Scans: Determine specific nutritional supplements that your body needs and identify areas in which your body needs support and the kinds of support that it requires (acupuncture, chiropractic, herbs, etc.) Muscle testing to determine if your nutritional supplements are working for you (please bring supplements with you).
Garry D'Brant, DC, LCSW, CTN, DIPLAC and Certified Nutritionist. drdbrant.com
Oneness Walks: Return to your roots and reconnect with Mother Nature on a Oneness Walk with Trey Carland. Trey has been hosting meditative hiking tours since 2018 and has a unique ability to guide people to re-discover their innate connection to all that is. Stop by his booth and sign up for a walk in the woods to remember.
Trey Carland. http://zenmountaintours.com/
Appalachian Herb Collective: A grassroots herbal Re-leaf effort by local herbalists to directly help the folks affected by Hurricane Helene’s devastating impacts.
Lena Garzarelli. https://www.appalachianherbcollective.net
Swannanoa Valley Wild: Serving the Swannanoa Valley in protecting, conserving, and restoring wildlife and habitat. https://www.facebook.com/swannanoavalleywild/
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2 -4 p.m. Reimagining Resilience
Join us as we breath fresh life into the word resilience, moving past the tired buzzword to rediscover its “ordinary magic.” We’ll explore the many ways people find strength and even growth after hardship, together and on our own. In the wake of Hurricane Helene, resilience and post-traumatic growth don’t mean pretending everything is fine — they mean finding a sturdy, hopeful path forward.
Facilitator Scott MacGregor, certified Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction facilitator, coach, and therapist. https://www.ashevillemindfulliving.com
Lt. Jay Bettencourt, Asheville Fire Department and Resilient Mind Program developer
Dr. Aditi Sethi, a hospice and palliative care physician and musician who founded the Center for Conscious Living and Dying. https://www.ccld.community
Liz Frost, a physician assistant and lifestyle medicine provider at Integrative Family Medicine of Asheville. https://www.integrativeasheville.org/elizabeth-frost-pa/
Tamara Hanna, LCMHC, grief specialist, and spiritually integrated psychotherapist.
https://www.loveandlosscounseling.com
Sunday, Sept. 21
10:30 a.m. Doors open
11- 11:45 a.m. Contemplative Practices: Facilitator David Dixon and Michael Scardaville, a meditation teacher who has been practicing Insight Meditation for about 30 years, will explore how a contemplative practice cultivates inner resources that help us deal with difficulties and strengthen our sense of community.
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Noon - 1:45 p.m. Lunch Box: Healing arts services and activities plus multiple stations set up for healing arts practitioners to engage with guests. Live music curated by Bob Williams. https://www.reverbnation.com/bobwilliams2
Ayurvedic Medicine: Ayurvedic Pulse assessment and Marma Sessions (ayurvedic acupressure demos) and general information about Ayurveda.
Vishnu Dass, an Ayurvedic Doctor, clinical herbalist, massage therapist, educator, and author of Ayurvedic Herbology East & West. And Cricket Greer, AP, RN, MA, LMBT.
Turning the Page on Helene: This community-based altered book project is designed to help the community process and express their Helene experiences and their hopes for the future. Learn how old, abandoned books can be repurposed into transformative works of art and make pages yourself.
Angela Modzelewski, art therapist, ATR-P turningthepageonhelene.com
Make One Take One: MOTO is an ongoing community art piece responding to community trauma from natural disasters, human violence, and the unsheltered living experience. Originally created by art therapist Delaine Due after the Alameda Fires in Oregon in 2020, the project has recently expanded to Appalachia and the Upstate.
Angela Modzelewski, art therapist, ATR-P. Instagram: @make_one_take_one
Reiki: A Japanese form of energy therapy that directs "universal life-force energy" to promote healing and well-being in the body, mind, and spirit.
Frank Pizzardi, Reiki practitioner and counselor.
BirthSong — Circle Walking Meditation: A “work-in.” Allowing breath and movement to guide you as you circle yourself & your BirthSong with increased clarity in the rhythm of now. Using breath response to imbalance, to rebalance. Connecting in, re-membering who you are, and birthing YOU out into your day. This Circle is your: healing & rehab place, centering and connecting to the Earth, authentic self & your BirthSong.
Robert Haden, SD, DW https://www.birthsong.love
Zyto Bioresonance Scans: Determine specific nutritional supplements that your body needs and identify areas in which your body needs support and the kinds of support that it requires (acupuncture, chiropractic, herbs, etc.) Muscle testing to determine if your nutritional supplements are working for you (please bring supplements with you).
Garry D'Brant, DC, LCSW, CTN, DIPLAC and Certified Nutritionist. drdbrant.com
Oneness Walks: Return to your roots and reconnect with Mother Nature on a Oneness Walk with Trey Carland. Trey has been hosting meditative hiking tours since 2018 and has a unique ability to guide people to re-discover their innate connection to all that is. Stop by his booth and sign up for a walk in the woods to remember.
Trey Carland. http://zenmountaintours.com/
Weaving Our Grief Together – Community Basket Weaving Project: Grief has many layers. Come unwind them as we weave a community basket with Kudzu. Experience the nervous system regulation created by the repetitive, rhythmic movement of working with our hands and natural materials. Community weaving is a great way to find support in our grief and be reminded that we’re not alone.
Carleigh Fairchild, certified Niasziih healer. https://humannatureconnection.com
JoanieTerrizzi
Appalachian Herb Collective: A grassroots herbal Re-leaf effort by local herbalists to directly help the folks affected by Hurricane Helene’s devastating impacts.
Lena Garzarelli. https://www.appalachianherbcollective.net
Swannanoa Valley Wild: Serving the Swannanoa Valley in protecting, conserving, and restoring wildlife and habitat. https://www.facebook.com/swannanoavalleywild/
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2 -4 p.m. “Healing US” Documentary followed by interactive discussion
Narrated by Susan Sarandon, this documentary makes the case for American healthcare to be free and accessible to all. The film calls for unity and action in the ongoing battle for healthcare justice.
Facilitator Terry Hash, a peace and social justice advocate and member of HealthCare for All of Western North Carolina. https://healthcareforallwnc.wordpress.com
Dr. Joseph Q. Jarvis, an Utah-based public health physician and the documentary’s executive producer. He will be joined by two local healthcare experts.
Dr. Ellen Kaczmarek, a retired gerontologist.
Dr. Constance Fontanet, a resident at Mountain Area Health Education Center (MAHEC).
Monday, Sept. 22
8:30 a.m. Doors open
9 - 9:45 a.m. Opening Spiritual Circle
10 - 11:30 a.m. atONEment
A flow-state oriented musical concert by Joel Karabo Elliott enlivening inner peace, extra-sensory perception, personal heart-mind alignment, and collective coherence. Joel improvises therapeutically as a pianist, singer, guitarist, and percussionist, fluently weaving traditions and languages from various classical, jazz, and indigenous traditions. His spontaneous and sensitive curation focuses on listening and offers spaciousness for meditation, contemplation, celebration, and powerful group singing. Through the magic he creates, guests explore their inner musical voice.
Joel Karabo Elliott. His most recent album, "atonement," and his music - along with links to his multi-continental, world music ensemble Roots Grown Deep - can be found at:
www.linktree.cx/musicalecology
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Noon - 1:45 p.m. Lunch Box: Healing arts services and activities plus multiple stations set up for healing arts practitioners to engage with guests. Live music curated by Bob Williams. https://www.reverbnation.com/bobwilliams2
Emotional Healing with Body Code Therapy: A process that uncovers and releases trapped emotions and hidden imbalances in the body to restore natural balance, clarity, and well-being.
Elba and Avelino Lopez, Emotional Healing certified practitioners and retreat facilitators. rediscoveringhealing@gmail.com
Ayurvedic Medicine: Ayurvedic Pulse assessment and Marma Sessions (ayurvedic acupressure demos) and general information about Ayurveda.
Vishnu Dass, an Ayurvedic Doctor, clinical herbalist, massage therapist, educator, and author of Ayurvedic Herbology East & West. And Cricket Greer, AP, RN, MA, LMBT.
Oneness Walks: Return to your roots and reconnect with Mother Nature on a Oneness Walk with Trey Carland. Trey has been hosting meditative hiking tours since 2018 and has a unique ability to guide people to re-discover their innate connection to all that is. Stop by his booth and sign up for a walk in the woods to remember.
Trey Carland. http://zenmountaintours.com/
Seated Chair Massage
Kiber Selig, LMBT. https://www.blackmountainmassageandwellness.com
Grounding with Grace: With reiki, sound, and deep presence, I attune to your energy body, supporting you as you awaken your natural capacity to heal and gently remember your wholeness.
Grace Rector, Reiki Practitioner and Sound Healer
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/groundingwgrace
Applied Kinesiology Assessment: Chemical, structural, and emotional stressors in the body with neurological reset through chiropractic adjustment.
Dr. Kirsten West, DC MS, applied kinesiologist, chiropractor, and co-founder of Mindful Wellness Space. https://www.mindfulwellness.space
Niasziih Bodywork: What is healing? Making contact and initiating a shift in the client's perspective, building awareness of their potential. Niasziih is an earth-based healing modality rooted in ancient indigenous practices. Come experience a transformative hands-on session.
Carleigh Fairchild, certified Niasziih healer
https://humannatureconnection.com/about-carleigh
Weaving Our Grief Together – Community Basket Weaving Project: Grief has many layers. Come unwind them as we weave a community basket with Kudzu. Experience the nervous system regulation created by the repetitive, rhythmic movement of working with our hands and natural materials. Community weaving is a great way to find support in our grief and be reminded that we’re not alone.
Carleigh Fairchild, certified Niasziih healer. https://humannatureconnection.com
Joanie Terrizzi
Appalachian Herb Collective: A grassroots herbal Re-leaf effort by local herbalists to directly help the folks affected by Hurricane Helene’s devastating impacts.
Lena Garzarelli. https://www.appalachianherbcollective.net
Swannanoa Valley Wild: Serving the Swannanoa Valley in protecting, conserving, and restoring wildlife and habitat. https://www.facebook.com/swannanoavalleywild/
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2 - 4 p.m. Pathways to Healing
Through the last year, we have individually and collectively carved a path from survival to solidity. Some journeys have been fairly smooth. Many of us have hit road blocks.
In response to Helene, professionals have offered support for mind, body, spirit, and community healing. The process continues.
Join us as we explore pathways that panelists and others have developed to strengthen our response, repair, and resiliency. We will celebrate the journey to date and map out possibilities for next steps.
Facilitator Steve Milan, LCSW in North Carolina and Texas. Hakomi-oriented psychotherapist. Steve@therapistaustin.com
Omri Sitton, Chiropractor, Zero Balancer, Wellness Educator, and HeartMath practitioner. https://www.omsourcewellness.com
Elizabeth Garzarelli, MA, LCMHC. Therapist and co-owner of Quietude in Black Mountain https://www.elizabethgarzarelli.com
Eve Stevens, MDiv, CHWC. UU Minister and certified health and wellbeing coach. www.anatomyofchange.life
Michele Brigante, E-RYT 500 Yoga Instructor. www.explorewithmichele.com
Tuesday, Sept. 23
8:30 a.m. Doors open
9 -9:45 a.m. Opening Spiritual Circle: Rev. George Grimm-Howell, with Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Hendersonville, focuses on building and sustaining a multigenerational, multicultural community centered on love, justice, and healing. He frequently incorporates socially transformative art forms into the worship experience.
10 - 11:30 a.m. Yoga Nidra & Sound Bath: Integrating gentle movement, yogic sleep, and resonant sound healing bowls to calm the nervous system, reduce tension, and promote restful awareness. Yoga Nidra, or “yogic sleep,” is a guided meditation focusing on breath and body sensations. While reclining on a yoga mat, participants are led to a state of deep relaxation between wakefulness and sleep. The meditation will culminate in a sound bath.
Leslie Temme, PhD, MSW, and a certified yoga instructor at Oasis Recovery Center.
Joy Bush, a sound healing practitioner, yoga teacher, and health coach. https://www.safeandsoundhealing.com
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Noon - 1:45 p.m. Lunch Box: Healing arts services and activities plus multiple stations set up for healing arts practitioners to engage with guests. Live music curated by Bob Williams. https://www.reverbnation.com/bobwilliams2
Emotional Healing with Body Code Therapy: A process that uncovers and releases trapped emotions and hidden imbalances in the body to restore natural balance, clarity, and well-being.
Elba and Avelino Lopez, Emotional Healing certified practitioners and retreat facilitators. rediscoveringhealing@gmail.com
Ayurvedic Medicine: Ayurvedic Pulse assessment and Marma Sessions (ayurvedic acupressure demos) and general information about Ayurveda.
Vishnu Dass, an Ayurvedic Doctor, clinical herbalist, massage therapist, educator, and author of Ayurvedic Herbology East & West. And Cricket Greer, AP, RN, MA, LMBT.
BirthSong — Circle Walking Meditation: A “work-in.” Allowing breath and movement to guide you as you circle yourself & your BirthSong with increased clarity in the rhythm of now. Using breath response to imbalance, to rebalance. Connecting in, re-membering who you are, and birthing YOU out into your day. This Circle is your: healing & rehab place, centering and connecting to the Earth, authentic self & your BirthSong.
Robert Haden, SD, DW https://www.birthsong.love
Oneness Walks: Return to your roots and reconnect with Mother Nature on a Oneness Walk with Trey Carland. Trey has been hosting meditative hiking tours since 2018 and has a unique ability to guide people to re-discover their innate connection to all that is. Stop by his booth and sign up for a walk in the woods to remember.
Trey Carland. http://zenmountaintours.com/
Multidimensional Energy Healing
Randi Botnick, Psychic Healer. www.randibotnick.com
Applied Kinesiology Assessment: Chemical, structural, and emotional stressors in the body with neurological reset through chiropractic adjustment.
Dr. Kirsten West, DC MS, applied kinesiologist, chiropractor, and co-founder of Mindful Wellness Space. https://www.mindfulwellness.space
Herbal Consultations: Specializing in mental health, Ibsy is offering 15-minute one-on-one herbal consultations. After your assessment, she will blend a custom tincture and/or flower essence formulation for you to take home. While supplies last, there will be a selection of no cost herbal products brought to you by the Appalachian Herb Collective.
Ibsy Linder, clinical herbalist and new proprietor of Herbiary in downtown Asheville.
Weaving Our Grief Together – Community Basket Weaving Project: Grief has many layers. Come unwind them as we weave a community basket with Kudzu. Experience the nervous system regulation created by the repetitive, rhythmic movement of working with our hands and natural materials. Community weaving is a great way to find support in our grief and be reminded that we’re not alone.
Carleigh Fairchild, certified Niasziih healer. https://humannatureconnection.com
Joanie Terrizzi
NADA Ear Acupuncture: Providing grounding and calming, NADA is a protocol that is used to help with addictions, mental health, and emotional trauma.
Faith Enuol, MAHM, LMBT, L.Ac.
Intuitive Bodywork: Combining restorative deep tissue, lomi lomi, myofascial release, polarity therapy, somatic energy work, and craniosacral therapy with the power of an intuitive, nurturing touch and earth medicine.
Samantha Ruth Sky, certified massage therapist
https://earthvitalitywellness.com
SoulCollage® & Sound Healing: Come experience the simple, healing practice of creating SoulCollage® cards while immersing in tranquil, ethereal sounds of the hardpan played by David Heiss.
David Heiss, Sound Alchemist. https://www.starsounds.love
Michelle Parkerson, SoulCollage® Creatrix. www.autumnhair.net
Appalachian Herb Collective: A grassroots herbal Re-leaf effort by local herbalists to directly help the folks affected by Hurricane Helene’s devastating impacts.
Lena Garzarelli. https://www.appalachianherbcollective.net
Swannanoa Valley Wild: Serving the Swannanoa Valley in protecting, conserving, and restoring wildlife and habitat. https://www.facebook.com/swannanoavalleywild/
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2 -4 p.m. Meeting & Making Peace with Wild Uncertainty: In this age of Wild Uncertainty and the acceleration of climate events, how do we transmute our grief, anxiety, and love into deeper compassion, resilience, and wise response? This session offers an embodied exploration of both our post-Helene grief and the life-changing spiritual teaching the storm provided. Through guided meditation, deep listening, and community sharing, we will fortify greater connectedness, joy, and vitality within our community and beyond.
Caitlin Amittay, psychotherapist, spiritual activist, and co-founder of Rootstock Collective
Deborah Eden Tull, founder of Mindful Living Revolution and a Zen Buddhist teacher, author, and spiritual activist who spent seven years as a monastic at a silent Zen Monastery. She has been engaged in sustainable communities for 30 years.
Tuesday Night (6:30-8:30 P.M.) Sept. 23
Doors open at 6 p.m.
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Stories That Heal: Art, Media, and Community Resilience
We’ve heard it said many times: Art has the power to transform.
In times of crisis, that power is magnified. Art and storytelling—so often interchangeable—become lifelines, offering comfort, expression, and a means of making sense of the unimaginable.
After Hurricane Helene, our community turned to art in countless ways. It became a way to process grief and loss, to give voice to experiences that words alone could not capture, and to share our stories with the outside world in hopes of finding understanding and support. Whether through visual art, music, performance, or film, creative expression carried us through the chaos and helped restore a sense of connection and humanity.
Today, art and media continue to be vital tools—not only for healing within our community but also for inviting others to see, listen, and engage with us in meaningful ways. They serve as bridges: from the personal to the collective, from the local to the global.
This conversation will explore how art and media can untangle the human spirit after crisis, offering pathways to healing, growth, and change. Together with artists, storytellers, and community leaders, we’ll discuss how creativity doesn’t just document what we’ve endured—it actively shapes how we move forward.
Facilitator Jessica Tomasin, a driving force in Asheville’s music and entrepreneurial scene and the founder of the Connect Beyond Festival, which brings musicians, filmmakers, authors, educators, and activists together for a weekend of creativity, dialogue, and social change. https://www.jessicatomasin.com
Wednesday, Sept. 24
8:30 a.m. Doors open
9 - 9:45 a.m. Opening Spiritual Circle
10 - 11:30 a.m. The Grounding Power of Somatic Experiencing: This will be paired with a heart-opening water ceremony. You’ll learn to recognize your own nervous system patterns (flow, flight, fight, and freeze) and practice simple tools for returning back to balance when life knocks you off course. Together, we’ll honor water as a symbol of resilience, flow, and your innate capacity to come home to yourself.
Kari K. Taylor, PhD, licensed psychologist and a Sacred Circle facilitator. https://drkaritaylor.com
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Noon - 1:45 p.m. Lunch Box: Healing arts services and activities plus multiple stations set up for healing arts practitioners to engage with guests. Live music curated by Bob Williams. https://www.reverbnation.com/bobwilliams2
Ayurvedic Medicine: Ayurvedic Pulse assessment and Marma Sessions (ayurvedic acupressure demos) and general information about Ayurveda.
Vishnu Dass, an Ayurvedic Doctor, clinical herbalist, massage therapist, educator, and author of Ayurvedic Herbology East & West. And Cricket Greer, AP, RN, MA, LMBT. bluelotusayurveda.com
BirthSong — Circle Walking Meditation: A “work-in.” Allowing breath and movement to guide you as you circle yourself & your BirthSong with increased clarity in the rhythm of now. Using breath response to imbalance, to rebalance. Connecting in, re-membering who you are, and birthing YOU out into your day. This Circle is your: healing & rehab place, centering and connecting to the Earth, authentic self & your BirthSong.
Robert Haden, SD, DW https://www.birthsong.love
Zyto Bioresonance Scans: Determine specific nutritional supplements that your body needs and identify areas in which your body needs support and the kinds of support that it requires (acupuncture, chiropractic, herbs, etc.) Muscle testing to determine if your nutritional supplements are working for you (please bring supplements with you).
Garry D'Brant, DC, LCSW, CTN, DIPLAC and Certified Nutritionist. drdbrant.com
Oneness Walks: Return to your roots and reconnect with Mother Nature on a Oneness Walk with Trey Carland. Trey has been hosting meditative hiking tours since 2018 and has a unique ability to guide people to re-discover their innate connection to all that is. Stop by his booth and sign up for a walk in the woods to remember.
Trey Carland. http://zenmountaintours.com/
CranialSacral and Light Touch Therapy: CranialSacral therapy is gentle bodywork for the nervous system. Light Touch Therapy includes energy work, reflexology, and bodywork on the lymphatic system and the fascia (connective tissue).
Elizabeth Williams, Illumina Sky Healing Arts
https://m.facebook.com/illuminaskyhealingarts/
Seated Chair Massage
Kiber Selig, LMBT. https://www.blackmountainmassageandwellness.com
Niasziih Bodywork: What is healing? Making contact and initiating a shift in the client's perspective, building awareness of their potential. Niasziih is an earth-based healing modality rooted in ancient indigenous practices. Come experience a transformative hands-on session.
Carleigh Fairchild, certified Niasziih healer
https://humannatureconnection.com/about-carleigh
Weaving Our Grief Together – Community Basket Weaving Project: Grief has many layers. Come unwind them as we weave a community basket with Kudzu. Experience the nervous system regulation created by the repetitive, rhythmic movement of working with our hands and natural materials. Community weaving is a great way to find support in our grief and be reminded that we’re not alone.
Carleigh Fairchild, certified Niasziih healer. https://humannatureconnection.com
Joanie Terrizzi
Intuitive Bodywork: Combining restorative deep tissue, lomi lomi, myofascial release, polarity therapy, somatic energy work, and craniosacral therapy with the power of an intuitive, nurturing touch and earth medicine.
Samantha Ruth Sky, certified massage therapist
https://earthvitalitywellness.com
SoulCollage® & Sound Healing: Come experience the simple, healing practice of creating SoulCollage® cards while immersing in the tranquil, ethereal sounds of the handpan played by David Heiss.
David Heiss, Sound alchemist. https://www.starsounds.love
Michelle Parkerson, SoulCollage® Creatrix. www.autumnhair.net
Appalachian Herb Collective: A grassroots herbal Re-leaf effort by local herbalists to directly help the folks affected by Hurricane Helene’s devastating impacts.
Lena Garzarelli. https://www.appalachianherbcollective.net
Swannanoa Valley Wild: Serving the Swannanoa Valley in protecting, conserving, and restoring wildlife and habitat. https://www.facebook.com/swannanoavalleywild/
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2 - 4 p.m. Music Moves Mountains: Your perspective is unique, legit, and essential. Your experience and wisdom are a vital piece of your wholeness. Bring your curiosity, and explore new ways to express yourself freely, confidently, and authentically. Through song, group writing, sound, and theater improvisation games, you’ll feel the joy of letting the music move through you. And that changes everything.
Facilitator Daniel Barber, Through a broad range of careers, vocations, and interests, Daniel (Two Trees) has always looked for the trim tab that turns the rudder, that turns the ship we're all on. And he thinks he may have found it. Since 2014, he has been helping people access this for themselves with a potent healing modality that he created that incorporates mindfullness, improvisation and music (mostly on piano and drum) to access innate creative energy. He's looking forward to offering a healthy dose of this "authentic sounding" experience to the Healing HeArts Festival.
Daniel Barber. https://www.danielbarber.com. https://iamsound.info
Louisa Branscomb, an internationally known songwriter, performer, and teacher. By combining her love of music with a career in the psychology of creativity, her work reveals the transcendent power of songs to change lives. Her bluegrass classic, “Steel Rails,” was Alison Krauss’s break out hit, 1991 Song of the Year, and lead play on her first Grammy album. The song returned for distinction on John Denver’s last Grammy album. Branscomb also won the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Distinguished Achievement Award in 2017.
https://louisabranscomb.com/about-louisa
Thursday, Sept. 25
8:30 a.m. Doors open
9 - 9:45 a.m. Opening Spiritual Circle: Homecoming, a spiritual gathering that meets twice a month in Swannanoa to laugh, cry, and sing together with clear eyes and open hearts.
Daniel Barber, Jubilee! Minister of Music and Ritual, and Pastor Lauren Fortuna
10 -11:30 a.m. Crisis as Catalyst for Transformation: Through circle discussions and shared insights from our collective experiences over the past year of hardship, we hope to bring light to our journey of recovery. Together, we will nurture our wellness and prioritize safety with compassion and understanding.
Adam Knapp, M.Ed, community educator, mentor, and coach. https://knappcreative.org
Elizabeth Perryman, Upstreammindfulness
Annie Spindler, Elder Flower Community
Lena Garzarelli, @Moonmilkmusings
Allie Casperian, founder of Bounty & Soul
Neal Forsthoefel, co-owner of Annie's Culinary Garden. https://anniesculinarygarden.com
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Noon -1:45 p.m. Lunch Box: Healing arts services and activities plus multiple stations set up for healing arts practitioners to engage with guests. Live music curated by Bob Williams. https://www.reverbnation.com/bobwilliams2
Emotional Healing with Body Code Therapy: A process that uncovers and releases trapped emotions and hidden imbalances in the body to restore natural balance, clarity, and well-being.
Elba and Avelino Lopez: Emotional Healing certified practitioners and retreat facilitators. rediscoveringhealing@gmail.com
Ayurvedic Medicine: Ayurvedic Pulse assessment and Marma Sessions (ayurvedic acupressure demos) and general information about Ayurveda.
Vishnu Dass, an Ayurvedic Doctor, clinical herbalist, massage therapist, educator, and author of Ayurvedic Herbology East & West. And Cricket Greer, AP, RN, MA, LMBT.
Jin Shin Jyutsu and Vedic Astrology: Experience Neva’s gentle therapeutic touch sessions that harmonize the energy flow patterns in the body. Also, learn your destiny, blessings, and obstacles through viewing your Vedic Astrology birth chart.
Neva Ingalls, a yoga therapist, Vedic astrologer, and Jin Shin Jyutsu practitioner. www.nevaingalls.com
BirthSong — Circle Walking Meditation: A “work-in.” Allowing breath and movement to guide you as you circle yourself & your BirthSong with increased clarity in the rhythm of now. Using breath response to imbalance, to rebalance. Connecting in, re-membering who you are, and birthing YOU out into your day. This Circle is your: healing & rehab place, centering and connecting to the Earth, authentic self & your BirthSong.
Robert Haden, SD, DW https://www.birthsong.love
Oneness Walks: Return to your roots and reconnect with Mother Nature on a Oneness Walk with Trey Carland. Trey has been hosting meditative hiking tours since 2018 and has a unique ability to guide people to re-discover their innate connection to all that is. Stop by his booth and sign up for a walk in the woods to remember.
Trey Carland. http://zenmountaintours.com/
Multidimensional Energy Healing.
Randi Botnick, Psychic Healer. www.randibotnick.com
Herbal Consultations: Specializing in mental health, Ibsy is offering 15-minute one-on-one herbal consultations. After your assessment, she will blend a custom tincture and/or flower essence formulation for you to take home. While supplies last, there will be a selection of no cost herbal products brought to you by the Appalachian Herb Collective.
Ibsy Linder, clinical herbalist and new proprietor of Herbiary in downtown Asheville.
Weaving Our Grief Together – Community Basket Weaving Project: Grief has many layers. Come unwind them as we weave a community basket with Kudzu. Experience the nervous system regulation created by the repetitive, rhythmic movement of working with our hands and natural materials. Community weaving is a great way to find support in our grief and be reminded that we’re not alone.
Carleigh Fairchild, certified Niasziih healer. https://humannatureconnection.com
Joanie Terrizzi
Myofascial Massage and Bodywork: Offering this form of osteopathic manual therapy to create wholistic health and pain relief that activates natural healing.
Emily Smith, LMBT, owner of Solbody Movement & Myofascial Bodywork https://www.emily-smith.com
NADA Ear Acupuncture: Providing grounding and calming, NADA is a protocol that is used to help with addictions, mental health, and emotional trauma.
Faith Enuol, MAHM, LMBT, L.Ac.
Intuitive Bodywork: Combining restorative deep tissue, lomi lomi, myofascial release, polarity therapy, somatic energy work, and craniosacral therapy with the power of an intuitive, nurturing touch and earth medicine.
Samantha Ruth Sky, certified massage therapist
https://earthvitalitywellness.com
SoulCollage® & Sound Healing: Come experience the simple, healing practice of creating SoulCollage® cards while immersing in the tranquil, ethereal sounds of the handpan played by David Heiss.
David Heiss, Sound alchemist. https://www.starsounds.love
Michelle Parkerson, SoulCollage® Creatrix. www.autumnhair.net
Appalachian Herb Collective: A grassroots herbal Re-leaf effort by local herbalists to directly help the folks affected by Hurricane Helene’s devastating impacts.
Lena Garzarelli. https://www.appalachianherbcollective.net
Swannanoa Valley Wild: Serving the Swannanoa Valley in protecting, conserving, and restoring wildlife and habitat. https://www.facebook.com/swannanoavalleywild/
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2 - 4 p.m. Common Threads in an Uncommon World
Come one, come all to a conversation focusing on the common threads of humanity in an ever changing world. As we explore our underlying truths and celebrate diversity and our unique experiences, we find common ground to help us rebuild our polarized world.
Facilitator Dr. Aditi Sethi, a hospice and palliative care physician and musician who founded the Center for Conscious Living and Dying.
This conversation will include leaders from a variety of religions and traditions in our community, including:
David Dixon
Lauren Fortuna
Daniel Barber
Michael Scardaville
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