15th Annual Sage Academy Sound Healing Retreat Intensive
With Silvia Nakkach, M.A., MMT, Thomas Workman, Lea Garnier, Katya Valomova and Scott Williams
June 27 - 29, 2025
In 2010 Sage Academy of Sound, located in Woodstock NY, created the 1st annual Sound Healing Retreat Intensive at Menla. After directly experiencing the healing benefits of sound, and dedicated to sharing this with others, the founders created a platform that would give sound pioneers a beautiful environment to share their knowledge, as well as a place to rest and explore. Fifteen years later, this program, led by Sage Academy director & founder, Lea Garnier, continues to inspire many on the healing path of vibrational medicine.
The world’s foremost experts in the art and science of Sound Healing will come together to immerse retreat participants in the sacred power of sound. Under the guidance of these remarkable scholars, healers, and sound practitioners, students will explore the healing potential of Tuning Forks, Crystal Bowls and Pyramids, Tibetan Bowls, Sacred Gongs and Bells, Voice, Drums, Conch, Flutes and other sacred sound instruments. Participants will learn the therapeutic application of sound tools to create sacred space, shift and expand consciousness, address a range of physical conditions, restore balance, and promote positive change at the cellular level. Featuring: Sound Pioneers Silvia Nakkach, Thomas Workman, Lea Garnier, Nicholas Pertrucco, Katya Varlamova and Scott Williams
Full program description here:
https://sageacademyofsound.com/2025summersoundhealingintensive
https://sageacademyofsound.com/our-programs
Schedule
Friday, June 27
- 3 pm Arrival & Room Check-in
- 3:30 – 4:30 pm Lea Garnier: Intro
- 4:30 – 6 pm Afternoon Session
- Nick Patrucco: The Power of the Drum & Ancestral Journeying
- 6 – 7 pm Dinner
- 7:30 – 9 pm Evening Session
- Lea Garnier & Sage Sangha: Creating Vibrational Doorways with Sound & Sound Bath
Saturday, June 28
- 7 – 8:15 Optional Morning Sadhana
- Yoga
- 8 – 9 am Breakfast
- 9:30 – 12 pm Morning Session
- Thomas Workman: From Ancient 2 Future: Sound Tools Through The Ages
- 12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch
- 2 – 5 pm Afternoon Session
- Silvia Nakkach: Medicine Melodies of Diverse Vocal Traditions
- 6 – 7 pm Dinner
- 7:30 – 9 pm Evening Session
- Lea Garnier & The Sage Sangha: Crystal Corpus: Sound Healing Ceremony
Sunday, June 29
- 7 – 9:30 am Check-out of Rooms (Before or After Breakfast)
- 7 – 8:15 am Optional Morning Sadhana
- Scott William: Forest Listening
- 8 – 9 am Breakfast
- 10 am – 12 pm Morning Session
- Katya Varlamova: Icaros & Andean Ceremony
- 12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch
- 2 – 5 pm Afternoon Session
- TBD
- 5 – 6 pm Departure
*Please note that the schedule is subject to change.
About the Leaders
Silvia Nakkach, M.A., MMT
Grammy® nominated composer, interdisciplinary vocal artist, educator, author, academic consultant, Hindustani raga musician, experimental new music, embodied improvisation, and recording artist. A former clinical psychotherapist and an internationally accredited specialist in transcultural sound and music therapies, including music in shamanic practices. For many years, she has been on the California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) faculty, where […]
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Thomas Workman
Thomas is a multi-instrumentalist, certified sound healer, instrument builder, visual artist, teacher and founder of Ancient2Future Sound Healing. He brings together unique musical instruments, compositional and improvisational skills, shamanic practices, and practical knowledge of the healing power of music. In this session we will explore a wide variety of instruments such as didgeridoo, conch shells, fujara, […]
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Lea Garnier
Lea Garnier has worked in the healing arts for over 25 years and is an established practitioner in the field. She is the Director of Sage Academy of Sound in Woodstock, NY which she founded in 2007. She is an Upledger trained Craniosacral Therapist, practicing since 1990. She is a certified yoga instructor trained in the […]
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Katya Valomova
Katya Varlamova is a clinical herbalist, naturopath, plant wellness educator, and founder of the organic herbal wellness line Warmicita Herbals. Katya's journey with the plants started in back 2006. Just two short years later she was calling on their healing powers to help her recover from a devastating traffic accident. Lovingly and patiently, the plants helped […]
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Scott Williams
Having worked for years as a successful Creative Director, Scott sought something with a deeper resonance. Liking the tone of sound baths, he decided to attend one at Sage Academy of Sound in Woodstock, NY, on a whim. That experience was his big bang and first awakened him to the power of Sound. With a […]
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