3 offering options: Take 1, 2 or all 3 segments!

Thursday & Friday, Sept. 25 & 26: Level 1 Therapeutic Sound Certification

Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 27 & 28: Level 2 Therapeutic Sound Certification

Monday, Sept. 29: 7 Sacred Flames Sound & Light Attunement

$100 Early Bird discount for first 6 students to register!

You're invited to 5 days of vibrational transformation with Evolvlove Sound & Light Academy at idyllic Stonehedge Gardens near Pennsylvania's Pocono mountains!

These immersive sound healing trainings offer the opportunity to explore how sound healing works, how we can use it for relaxation, stress relief, pain relief, energy clearing, chakra balancing, whole body harmony, inner strength, and illumination. We will primarily focus on the many uses of bronze singing bowls with an introduction to crystal singing bowls, planetary gongs, weighted and unweighted tuning forks, and other instruments.

Attune yourself to the rich, ancient tones and vibrations of large hand-hammered bronze singing bowls & gongs, and the pure coherent tones of crystal bowls and tuning forks for healing and harmonizing the physical, mental, emotional, and etheric bodies.

Looking at ancient and modern theory, we will explore how stagnant and unbalanced energies affect the body, how sound and vibration work to heal and harmonize, and we'll learn leading-edge methods to awaken the healer within.

This retreat, hosted at the beautiful Stonehedge Gardens in Tamaqua, PA, includes all meals, indoor and outdoor camping options, morning yoga, sound bath meditations, and conscious expressive movement. You are invited to join us!

A Calming and Clearing Exercise

We will go over basic techniques of how to play each instrument and when and why you would use each one. We will learn how to give treatments specific to instilling deep relaxation, calming the mind, grounding, clearing the aura, harmonizing chakras and meridians, and entraining into whole body coherence. We will learn effective and efficient noninvasive treatments for chronic pain, discuss treatment plans and cautions for dozens of conditions, and discover how to apply this knowledge in our lives and integrate these methods in our therapeutic practices.

We will practice holding compassionate space for our clients, matching intentions, being present, and encouraging emotional release and profound transformation. Other instruments such as flutes, harps, drums, handpans, chimes, and rattles will be discussed and may be used as well.

Thursday & Friday, Sept. 25 & 26: Level 1 Therapeutic Sound Certification

The Level 1 training will include info on how to support individuals and groups using sound, vibration, and simple musical concepts (chords, scales, harmony, binaural beats) while holding compassionate space for emotional release, pain relief, and encouraging deep relaxation, using a variety of instruments.

Saturday & Sunday, Sept. 27 & 28: Level 2 Therapeutic Sound Certification

Level 2 will go deeper into energetic clearing and strengthening of chakras, meridians, transmuting limiting beliefs, thought and emotional patterns, and using various instruments, voice, and simple breathwork and lightwork to heal and shift to higher consciousness states along with more advanced music theory like chord progressions, major/minor scales, and frequency medicine.

Monday, Sept. 29: 7 Sacred Flames Sound & Light Attunement

The 7 Flames Attunement will explore how we can support ourselves, our clients, nature, and society using these higher-dimensional light technologies. We will inform and empower our sessions with color therapy and infuse sound with light for the highest possible outcomes.

Who are these trainings for?

These trainings are recommended for current and aspiring healing practitioners, bodyworkers, lightworkers, therapists, caregivers, sound, meditation & yoga practitioners, spiritual seekers, musicians, and anyone interested in learning and using this healing science in supporting health for themselves and those they care about.

A Bowl and Gong Session

Daily Schedule (sample & subject to flow)

Wednesday (optional)

6pm Early arrival
8pm Grounding Sound Bath

Thursday: Level 1, Day 1

7am Morning Yoga
8am Breakfast
8:30am Opening Circle, introductions & intentions
9:30am Sound Healing Theory & Opening Practice
12:30pm Lunch
1:30pm Stress & Pain Relief: Methods for Self & Other
5:30pm Dinner
7pm Conscious Movement
8:30pm Group Practice Sound Bath

Friday: Level 1, Day 2

7am Morning Yoga
8am Breakfast
8:30am Sound & Breath Meditation
9:30am Music & Mind: Instruments, Harmonics/Timbre, Rhythm/Beats, Melody/Key, Frequency/Tuning
12:30pm Lunch
1:30pm Whole Body Sessions, Emotional Release, Loving Acceptance
5:30pm Dinner & Closing Circle
7pm Level 2 Early Arrival
8pm Mixed Group Practice

Saturday: Level 2, Day 1

7am Morning Yoga
8am Breakfast
8:30am Opening Circle, Introductions & Intentions
9:30am Grounding & Awakening Meditation
10am Theory & Practice: Chakras & Nadis, Flow & Blocks
12:30pm Lunch
1:30pm Vocal Toning & Self Awareness
2:30pm Opening & Balancing with Sound
5:30pm Dinner
7pm Conscious Movement
8pm Group Practice Sound Bath

Sunday: Level 2, Day 2

7am Morning Yoga
8am Breakfast
8:30am Chakra Meditation
9:30am Music Theory & Practice: Maj/Min Chords, Transitions, Harmonic Matching
11am Crystal Bowls & Unweighted Tuning Forks
12:30pm Lunch
1:30pm Bronze Bowls & Weighted Tuning Forks
3pm Putting it all together
5:30 pm Dinner & Closing Circle
7pm Group Practice Sound Bath

Monday: 7 Sacred Flames

7am Morning Breath & Movement
8am Breakfast
8:30am Light & Sound Meditation
9am The 7 Flames & Human Evolution
10am Meanings, Uses & Methods
12:30pm Lunch
1:30pm Integrating Light in your Sound & Energy Practice
4pm Earthwork: Lightwork in Nature & Society
5:30 pm Dinner & Celebration

Kirk After a Sound Bath at Anahata's Purpose Wellness Retreat Kirk After a Sound Bath

Workshop Facilitator

Kirk Jones, MS, Master Sound Healer & Founder of Evolvlove Sound & Light Academy

Kirk was powerfully drawn to singing bowls 24 years ago, attracted to the power and beauty of the rich, ancient tones. 10 years later, he witnessed how singing bowls resonated with and elevated his own spiritual and healing journeys, so he decided to learn how to apply this to his own life and to help others.

Since then, he has assisted thousands of people on their own healing journeys, bringing great joy, relaxation, pain relief, emotional release, spiritual upliftment, clarity, and empowerment. He is honored to use and share this sacred gift.

Kirk is a member of the Sound Healers Association, a facilitator for the International Academy of Sound Healing, and a consulting member of the Medical Sound Association.

Since 2016, Kirk has led hundreds of workshops and 87 certification trainings across North and Central America.

The Evolvlove Sound & Light Academy has been recognized as a job training institution by the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation, offering grants to low income Vermonters, since 2017.

Chakra Balancing with Bronze Bowls

Energy Exchange

$100 Early Bird discount for first 6 students to register!

$599 Level 1 Full Registration (18 hrs) $499 Early Bird!

$599 Level 2 Full Registration (for Level 1 graduates*) (18 hrs) $499 Early Bird!

$1099 Level 1 & 2 Full Registration (36 hrs) $999 Early Bird!

$123 Seven Sacred Flames Light Work Training (8 hrs) $77 Early Bird!

$1199 Level 1, 2, & 7 Flames (44 hrs) $1077 Early Bird!

50% off discount available for graduates to re-take the same level!

All options include:

ESLA Sound Therapy Certification and Extensive Color Manuals
All vegetarian meals plus indoor & outdoor camping
Yoga, Sound Baths, Breath & Movement Practices
Payment Plans Available through Afterpay**
Early Arrival/Extended Departure

* "Level 1 graduate" means you've taken any 16+ hour course with Kirk before. "Level 2 graduate" means you've taken at least one of Kirk's "chakra" trainings. If you've taken in-person courses with IASH or other programs, you may qualify for a discount. Reach out.

** Afterpay has a max of $1000 per purchase. If going over $1000, reach out to us about payment options.

Singing Bowls & Instruments

All singing bowls and other instruments used during the class will be provided. You may bring your own if you like. Bronze bowls, crystal bowls, gongs, tuning forks, and other instruments may be available for purchase onsite or ordered at the conclusion of the course.

What to bring

Bring a notebook, pen, and water bottle. Favor light-colored, peaceful, nonrestrictive clothing free of metal or hard plastic for class. Comfort and ease are priority. Water, meals, and snacks are included. Let us know of any allergies or dietary preferences when you register. Please bring a yoga mat (or 2), blankets, and any props (cushion/bolster/backjack) you may want to sit or lie on.

If you are not comfortable sitting, kneeling, or lying on the ground for extended periods, chairs will be available for your comfort. If you would rather work from standing, you may bring a massage table or one may be provided for you at your request.

Bring a tent or hammock for sleeping, or you may reserve off-site lodging. Classes will be held inside or outside, depending on weather and class preferences. Please bring all the gear that you need to feel supported in having a cozy, joyous, relaxing, healing, transformative weekend!

What to expect

These courses will be powerful. Emotions may arise for your awareness and loving acceptance. You may help others in class with their physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual issues. Please come ready to hold space for yourself and others. These trainings include lots of 1-on-1 partner work and group work.

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Feedback from Kirk's trainings

"I would recommend this training/retreat to anyone even curious about sound healing. It was in fact healing on a degree I did not expect & cracked me open to other possibilities of how I can bring this to my community & mostly myself. It's another beautiful tool of self-care & something special to offer to loved ones."

"I couldn't have possibly expected the level of healing I experienced. I can't wait to pay it forward. Thank you!"

"So grateful for this experience and knowledge to carry back home with me. I learned so much about myself - going home a renewed and rejuvenated me!"

"The class was very educational. The hands-on experience was more than I could have asked for. Bowls on my body is incredible. Thank you!"

"Thank you for a wonderful and beautifully healing class experience! Sound is incredibly powerful, healing, and beautiful. I'm so excited to explore and play with this more and bring it to others in my healing practice."

A Pond and Flowering Trees in the Springtime at Stonehedge A Pond and Flowering Trees at Stonehedge