Dance @ Bennington presents: Sound Bath by Stephen Earnhart

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | Please join sound healer Stephen Earnhart for his signature “SOUND SPIRAL”, a deeply immersive and relaxing sound journey for the mind and body.

Audience members typically lie down on blankets or mats (like the end of a yoga class), but can also choose to sit in a chair. Stephen then leads the audience through a short meditation and breathing exercises before “bathing” them with different therapeutic sounds. He uses gongs, crystal singing bowls, chimes, shamanic drums, and other sacred sound instruments to lead audience members into a state of deep meditative restoration.

The goal of the “Sound Spiral” is to provide each person with an experience that’s both unique and communal, a journey through the senses, the body’s energy centers (called chakras), and different layers of consciousness, eventually spiraling down into the profound space of deep inner silence.

Sound baths have been scientifically proven to reduce stress and anxiety, boost the immune system, repair DNA, lessen depression and negative thinking, improve sleep patterns, and promote inner peace. Most find them incredibly relaxing. One only needs to lie down, get cozy, and allow the beautiful vibration to wash over them.

Give yourself a vacation from worry and stress and a chance to remember what deep rest feels like.

Stephen Earnhart (he/him) has worked as film and theater director, performer and sound designer for nearly 30 years. After leaving his post as Director of Production for Miramax Films, he went on to direct critically acclaimed documentaries that were released by Sundance Channel, New Line Cinema & Warner Bros. He produced internet connect for musical artists such as Santa, The Who, Sheryl Crowe and the Wallflowers and more than fifty corporate videos for companies such as Barnes & Noble, Fed Ex, American Express and IBM. His theatrical productions have been presented at venues such Edinburgh International Festival, Singapore Arts Festival and The Public Theater's "Under the Radar” festival. Stephen has been supported by the Asian Cultural Council, the Edward F. Albee Foundation, The Japan Foundation, The Japan-US Friendship Commission, NYSCA, The Asia Society, The Greenwall Foundation, The Saison Foundation, and The Doris Duke Foundation.
Over the past decade, Stephen has been incorporating various healing modalities into his life and his art. He is a certified Kundalini Yoga teacher, Yoga Nidra meditation instructor, sound healer and addiction/recovery coach and mentor. He feels passionately about utilizing the healing arts and the performing arts as vehicles to enhance physical and mental health, creativity, joy and self-care.

Stephen has a BFA in film from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and an MFA in theater from Sarah Lawrence College.