At this time of year, as we move toward the darker season and traditions across time have honored the mystery of what lies beyond the visible, we’ll explore another possibility: What if there is less of a veil than we think? Through gentle movement, microdose breathwork, breath holds and guided inquiry, we’ll explore what we may be ready to release—the noise, holding and habitual ways of perceiving that can obscure our sense of greater connection. Then, we rest. Held in an immersive landscape of voice, singing bowls, drums, rattles, chimes, chanting and light language, you’ll be invited into deep listening and receptivity—to body, mystery, memory, Spirit, and whatever wishes to meet you there. A journey not toward another world, but toward a deeper experience of the one we are already within.
***Breathwork & Safety**
This experience includes gentle movement, microdose breathwork and brief breath holds designed to support awareness, inquiry and relaxation rather than intense or prolonged breath activation. Breath practices may not be appropriate for everyone. Please consult with your healthcare provider before participating if you are pregnant or have a history of cardiovascular disease, uncontrolled high blood pressure, stroke, seizures or epilepsy, glaucoma or retinal conditions, significant respiratory concerns, recent surgery, or another medical condition that may be affected by changes in breathing or breath retention. If at any point a practice does not feel appropriate for your body, you are always welcome to return to your natural breath, modify the practice, or simply rest. Participation is invitational throughout. This workshop is intended for personal growth, reflection and wellbeing and is not a substitute for medical or mental health care.
Please Note - Arrive 15 minutes early so we can begin together. - Wear comfortable clothing. - Avoid a heavy meal for approximately two hours beforehand. - All practices can be modified or opted out of.
What to Bring - Yoga mat - Eye covering, if desired - An extra layer for the extended sound journey - Water - Journal and pen, optional
Guest Facilitator: Brooke Graves
Brooke Graves is a soul/pop recording artist, songwriter, and certified sound healer with a deep passion for using her voice and music as vessels for healing, inspiration, and hope.
Discovered by Shae Haley of Pharrell Williams’ N.E.R.D. at 18, Brooke has spent years cultivating her artistry alongside a multi-Grammy Award-winning creative team. Her music weaves together soul-filled sound, heartfelt storytelling, and cinematic experiences, all of which come together in her debut album, Rated BG, set for release in early 2027.
Through her journey in the music industry, Brooke discovered the transformative power of creating space for stillness, presence, and inner connection. Her own practice has been deeply shaped by yoga, restorative and yin practices, meditation, and the healing qualities of sound and vibration. She went on to become a certified sound healer, expanding her relationship with sound beyond performance and into intentional healing.
For Brooke, music, sound, and vibration are universal languages of the soul. Through sound healing, she creates immersive spaces that invite participants to slow down, reconnect with themselves, and experience the restorative power of listening, presence, and vibration.
About Emily
Emily Peterson (RiverStar) is a shamanic healer, ceremonialist, yoga teacher and teacher-trainer, and trauma-aware somatic educator. With more than twenty years of interdisciplinary teaching and healing experience, her work brings embodied practice, nervous-system understanding, and Earth-honoring spiritual traditions into relationship.
She believes healing restores connection between body, heart, soul, and the living world. With warmth, reverence, and respect for each person’s unfolding, Emily creates spaces where vulnerability is met with compassion, spiritual experience can be safely integrated through the body, and each person’s inner knowing is honored.
Her practice weaves voice, soul retrieval, ceremonial fieldwork, Water Spirit and heart-coherence healing, depossession, and somatic spirit counseling. She also serves as a sacred midwife through the dying process.
Emily is the creator of New Paradigm Yin — The Way of the Waters, an embodied and spiritually rooted approach to Yin Yoga. Her wider work includes 3H — Human • Horse • Harmonics, offering relational healing experiences with horses, land, and the living field rooted in consent, presence, and reciprocity.
Her classes and healing sessions are gentle yet profound, supporting deep rest, emotional integration, soul remembering, sovereignty, and the return of aliveness and joy.
She lives in Jamaica Plain with her partner and two pups.
Date & Time:
Friday Oct, 30th 7:00-8:45PM
Location: Coolidge Studio. 1297 Beacon St, Brookline MA
Price: $50 before Oct 10th, $60 after
All cancellations will result in a credit to your account, not a refund. Studio Credit will be offered with 48 hour notice before the event. Any cancellation less than 48 hours will not receive studio credit.