A Journey into Sound [Sound Bath Journey w. Adaptive Mushroom Tea Ceremony]

[Sound Bath Journey with Adaptive Mushroom Tea Ceremony]

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GUIDE — Graham Slick

DATE — SUN 12/7 • 7-9PM

DURATION — 120 Minutes

PRICE — $85 Recommended • $60 Minimum

LOCATION — Aloka — 1607 SE 3rd Ave. Portland OR 97214 (Map)

VIBE — Ceremonial, Introspective, Transformative

STYLE — Shamanic, Immersive, Experiential

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This is A Journey into Sound, a profound ceremonial experience that weaves together ancient wisdom traditions with live instrument surround sound. This carefully crafted session begins with an adaptive mushroom tea ceremony—a sacred practice using functional mushrooms tailored to support your intention and state of being. As the tea opens pathways within, you'll be guided into an immersive spatial sound journey designed to move through you and around you, creating a three-dimensional sonic landscape that dissolves boundaries between inner and outer worlds. The experience culminates with an intentional energy cleansing to release what no longer serves and integrate the journey's gifts. This is not simply a sound bath—it's a complete ceremonial arc designed to facilitate deep healing, expanded awareness, and spiritual connection. Come prepared to surrender, explore, and transform.

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Graham Slick — Named Best Sound Bath Experience by Willamette Week’s Best of Portland Readers’ Poll 2025.

A lifelong musician and spirit seeker, Graham has spent the past five years immersed in the world of sound baths, quickly emerging as a master of the form. His background in rhythm, creativity, and spiritual inquiry all converge to shape a style that’s as heart-centered as it is skillful. Expect a passionate, playful, and deeply thoughtful guide who brings warmth, curiosity, and authenticity to every session.
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OVERVIEW

This ceremonial experience integrates three powerful healing modalities into one transformative journey. We begin with an adaptive mushroom tea ceremony, where you'll receive a carefully prepared blend of adaptogenic mushrooms to support mental clarity, emotional openness, and energetic alignment. As the tea gently opens your awareness, you'll be guided into a surround sound journey—an immersive sonic experience where instruments are positioned around the room to create multidimensional waves of healing vibration. Crystal singing bowls, Tibetan bowls, harmonium, gongs, rattles, and chimes will wash over and through you, working on cellular and energetic levels. Throughout the session, energy cleansing techniques including intention-setting, visualization, breathwork, and gentle movement will help you release stagnant patterns and invite renewal. The combination of plant wisdom, vibrational healing, and intentional clearing creates a powerful alchemical container for transformation, rest, and deep insight.

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WHAT TO EXPECT

• Sacred Opening: Upon arrival, you'll be welcomed into our ceremonial space with soft lighting, gentle music, and the aroma of cleansing herbs. You'll have time to settle onto your mat and prepare your nest for the journey ahead. Nests will be provided.
• Adaptive Mushroom Tea Ceremony: We begin with a guided tea ceremony where you'll receive a warm cup of adaptogenic mushroom blend. The facilitator will share the intentions and properties of the medicine, and guide you through mindful consumption. You'll have time to notice the subtle shifts in your awareness as the adaptogens work with your system.
• Intention Setting & Energy Clearing: As the tea integrates, we'll create sacred space together through intention-setting, light breathwork, and initial energy clearing practices to prepare your field for the sonic journey.
• Surround Sound Journey: The heart of the experience unfolds as you're enveloped by carefully orchestrated sound from multiple directions. Instruments will move through the space, creating waves, spirals, and geometries of vibration that you'll feel in your body and energy field. This immersive soundscape guides you into deeper states of consciousness, facilitating release, insight, and healing. Expect 45-60 minutes of profound sonic immersion.
• Personal Experience: You may experience deep relaxation, emotional release, vivid inner visions, energetic sensations, or states of expanded awareness. Some participants journey through memories or receive insights, while others rest in pure presence. The adaptive mushroom tea enhances receptivity without overwhelming—your experience will be uniquely yours.
• Integration & Closing: We conclude with gentle grounding practices, a closing circle (optional sharing), and time to journal or simply rest in the afterglow of the journey.

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BENEFITS

• Enhanced Receptivity: Adaptive mushrooms prepare your nervous system and energy field for deeper healing and insight.
• Multidimensional Healing: Experience sound working on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels simultaneously.
• Energy Clearing: Release stuck patterns, stagnant emotions, and energetic debris that may be blocking your flow.
• Expanded Awareness: Access states of consciousness beyond ordinary waking awareness, opening doors to insight and creativity.
• Nervous System Regulation: Deep rest and recalibration of your autonomic nervous system through the combined effect of adaptogens and sound.
• Cellular Healing: Vibrational frequencies work directly on cellular structures, promoting coherence and balance.
• Spiritual Connection: Many participants report feelings of unity, interconnection, and access to deeper spiritual truths.
• Integration Support: The gentle nature of adaptogenic mushrooms allows for accessible yet profound experiences with easier integration.
• Community Held Space: Journey in ceremony with others, held by experienced facilitation and sacred intention.

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NOTE

• Arrive Early — Please arrive 15 minutes early to settle in and receive your tea before the ceremony begins.
• Fasting Recommended — For optimal experience with the mushroom tea, avoid heavy meals 2-3 hours before. Light snacks are fine.
• Dress Comfortably — Wear loose, comfortable clothing. Layers are recommended as body temperature may fluctuate.
• Nests — We have 20 mats (if you have a nest you are connected with please feel free to bring your own), pillows, and some blankets and bolsters. Bring your blankets and bolster in case we run out. It can also be grounding to bring a blanket that you have a connection with.
• Stay Cozy — A blanket or shawl will help you stay warm and comfortable, enhancing your experience. We have some blankets but if you have one that you're connected with it may enhance your experience.
• Scents — Strong scents can become a distraction to yourself and others. Please refrain from strong odors (ie. perfumes, colognes, definitely no cucumber melon).
• Stay Hydrated — Bring a water bottle to keep yourself hydrated before and after the session.
• Health Considerations — If you're pregnant, nursing, or taking medications, please consult with the facilitator before attending. While adaptogenic mushrooms are gentle, we want to ensure this experience is right for you.
• Set Your Intention — Take time before arriving to reflect on what you're seeking from this experience.

  
  

  OTHER THING

• Journal for post-journey integration
• Eye mask or scarf if you prefer darkness
• Crystals or sacred objects you'd like to place on the altar
• Open heart and willingness to receive
  
  And…Readiness to journey inward.

Join us at Aloka — Sound Bath House for a ceremonial exploration that honors the ancient wisdom of plant medicine, the transformative power of sound, and the clearing force of intentional energy work. Whether you're new to ceremonial spaces or a seasoned explorer, A Journey into Sound offers a sacred container for healing, transformation, and profound inner discovery.