About Hearttones Sound:
Western science and technology can now prove what mystics & healers have known for eons; sound vibrations are beneficial for our health. When we practice intentional listening under the guidance of the Sound Practitioner, it becomes a catalyst for meditation, relaxation and well-being. Sound Therapy can help us to self-regulate and rise above the invasive thoughts perturbing our clarity of mind, and blocking our ability understand, objectively, the situations in our lives.
The different Sound textures of the singing bowls, chimes, tuning forks, gongs, drums, rattles and the voice, allow us to bath in pure vibration without engaging our analytical mind. The vibrations calibrate our nervous system and dissolve blockages caused by stress, fear or sadness.
Sound Therapy is gentle and non-invasive, and yet strong and effective. Above all, it is not the Sound itself nor the Sound Instructor that heals, but the receiver that heals themself by allowing the sounds to penetrate their heart, mind, and body. We invite you to explore our programs and join us on this fascinating Sound journey.
About Alice Dow:
As a very young child, Alice demonstrated the ability to learn complex melodies by ear. Her parents, who were both startled and amazed, acquired a piano teacher from the Julliard School of Music when she was 4. During her childhood/youth, she played cello, guitar, harp, sang in choirs and studied classical piano for 12 years. The rich musical climate in southern New York State during those years exposed her to an innovative community of composers where her musical instincts flourished. When she was 17, she chose the flute and began to sing, in public, while traveling around the world. She dedicated many years to serving vulnerable communities in Europe, Argentina, and Colombia with an interdenominational faith-driven community. Throughout those years, she practiced a form of Music Therapy for traumatized youth. She also performed publicly and helped to arrange unedited compositions written by her Argentinian husband. Her foundation, Healing Colombia, has served 3000 vulnerable youth and distributed $3.000.000 worth of humanitarian aid to displaced families in Colombia, SA.
Convinced that successful language learning comes from direct interaction and listening rather than book-learning, she created a method for teaching English as a Second Language that relies strongly on using the ears, positioning the tongue and lips, and music. Her language academy, English Voices International, is still active in Bogota, Colombia.
In New York, Alice has been able to pursue her dreams by continuing her musical education at the Integrative Institute of Sound and Music - Open Center Manhattan, NY, where she graduated as a Sound Practitioner, and the Performance Wellness Program where she studied under the late Louise Montello, Founder of PW at the New School, Manhattan. Sound and Music Therapy have enriched the workshops Alice designed for drug and crime prevention, gender reconciliation, motivational and self-empowerment for youth, and mindfulness for all ages. She has two adult children and four wonderful granddaughters from Colombia.