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Welcome to Happiness & Bliss

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Sound Bliss is dedicated to engage pure sound with various integrative holistic and therapeuticapproach to help our community experience the True Bliss of wellbeing.

Sound that is truly present, suffuses good vibes, intune with the wellbeing of our body, mind and spirit, and is express freely through positive intent is Pure Sound.

Bliss that is experience directly through our being, beyond our intellect and emotion, an honest and profound glow of happiness, peace and joy is True Bliss.

Sound Bliss...Pure Sound, True Bliss

Email us blisssound@gmail.com

5Elements Yoga Vibes

2008-09-10T01:34:00.000-07:00

Introduction
(A Yoga & Music Wellbeing Workshop)
In SoundBliss, we engage Hatha Yoga with 'Live' Holistic music in an ambient enviroment suffuse with pure vibes to help unleash your potential to strike and adapt to specific therapeutic yoga pose with grace and ease through the touch of holistic rhythm.

The awareness of the co-relationship between the 5Elements (Earth, Water, Fire, Air & Ether) and your being through the facilitation of the ancient art of yoga and music will help you develop and harness the positive energies of the elements to achieve the wellbeing of your body, mind & spirit.

Taught by experience and accredited teacher with the music offerings by SoundBliss musicians in small-individualized classes, the postures and music are personally adapted to specific elements for your Holistic Wellbeing.

What it's about?
5 Elements Yoga Vibes is not about twisting your body into amazing pretzel poses. It is a non-competitive, mind-body work out to relax, rejuvenate and restore your body and spirit.

Linking body and mind in conscious movement, via breath in a dynamic practice of yoga postures with the positive vibes of Holistic music; 5Elements Yoga Vibes teaches the Asana( Yogic postures), relaxation and Creative Visualization with the Sound of Bliss.

Benefits of practice

With gentleness, persistence and patience; the practice of 5Elements Yoga Vibes will release self- limiting habits in body,mind and spirit; helping you achieve balance and live in union with the nuturing energies of the 5 Elements , thus assisting you to realize your true potential within.

The 5 Elements of Being and Music

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The 5 Elements (bhutas) in Ayurvedic philosophy (springing forth from the same roots as yoga) are Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether (light, life, consciousness, space). Interestingly, many other cultures integrate a concept of the 5 Elements, such as the Celtic tradition and the Chinese (although slightly different: wood, fire, earth, metal and water). They are found in all aspects of life and in all things.

By understanding the co-relationship between the Elements and our being, we can thus develop these positive energy to embrace our being and the beauty of life!

The Earth Element (Element of Nuturing) refers to our connection with the earth, the place where the raw elements for our bodies came from. We may bring more "earth" awareness into our being when we focus on grounding, building a firm base of support, connecting with the earth beneath us.

Many times in our lives we become too "lofty" in our thoughts and need to come down to Earth to feel grounded and secure. Our stability is facilitated through deepening our connection with the Earth. Sometimes the Earth also refers to the Planet that we call home…exploring our connection with our Planet and the beauty and wonders that it holds... which we are all responsible to preserve.

From Earth Element we can learn forgiveness;we observe mother earth's profound ability to forgive us for our abuse of her.

The music for Earth element support a full range of our emotions and enhance our firmness in wholesome principals, balance in being and grounded in good faith.

The Water Element (Element of Restoration) in the body refers to the water that flows through our veins, or the circulatory system in the body. Health is only possible as the water element remains flowing in the body. Water has almost magical properties and is essential to life (our bodies are 70% water), with incredible healing and cleansing powers. It is a universal symbol for the spirit,where new life is generated.

From water we can learn compassion and we learn to purify all that comes in contact with us. Water is flowing and progressive; from it we can learn adaptability and flexibility.

The music for Water element encourage associative and sensual reverie emotions and it enhance our fluidity,calmness and refreshes us.

The Fire Element (Element of light & power) in the body refers to the internal warmth and heat that is generated, it provides the energy and "will" to go on even when we want to quit. It is the source of light that creates and pacify, symbolizing the spirit in many beliefs and has the ability to burn away impurities.

From Fire we can learn to remove ignorance and fear, we could gain spiritual solace from our connection to fire element.

The music for Fire element increase the temperature of passion and creativity , it boast our vigour and energy.

The Air Element (Element of Life and connections) refers to both the breath of life and creating space in the body. The breath is the basis of all life, since without breath; life does not exist. All beings are interconnected by the breath of life.

Air is what carries the vital energy or "prana" ("chi" in Chinese philosophy) throughout the body and the universe. It is the essence of all life.

Pranayama, mindful breath awareness and all-encompassing focus on the breath. This practice of breathing could initiate changes in the psychological, physical, neural and cerebral areas, increasing memory and creativity. It will strengthen your willpower and steady your mind.

From Air element we can learn to be unattached, to be joyful and move freely. We could learn of man's ability to live in the depth of spirit rather then on the surface of existence.

The music for Air element encourage the free spirit,imagination and intuition,it uplifts our negative emotions and ease the tension in our mind and body.

The Ether Element (Element of Transcendence) is describe as a "hypothetical medium supposed to fill all space". Its adjective is "ethereal", meaning: "light, airy, spiritual". Usually refered to as "consciousness".

When we become increasingly conscious, we are conscious of our true self, our connection or honesty with our thought patterns and motivations. Sometimes it is achieved by bringing a keen awareness on a particular aspect that we need to become mindful of, conscious or enlightened about. Bringing light where there was darkness.

We become aware of our true selves in all situations and internalizing what we have learn and making them part of our life and lifestyle. This is not a destination, but rather a life-long process of progress and evolution.

The music for Ether element is the awareness of the interbeing of our internal rhythms(e.g heart rate,thoughts, emotions) and the external rhythms( sounds,happenings around us). Pure sounds brings together inner and outer, past and present, helps us feel more integrated, abundant, and whole. In pure sounds the timeless elements comes through in pieces that transcend time and circumstance. When we internalise the pure sound, the outward sound becomes an image of inward life, it brings a heightened state of awareness. Pure sounds clears mind, brings one back into balance, and gives one the image of beauty needed to meet life difficulties and stimulate our life force on the deepest levels.

About Ms Dhammika

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Ms Dhammika
(Certified Yoga Instructor with Yoga Vedanta Training Academy International, India)

Dhammika is a qualified educator by profession and passionately teaches yoga in small group at private studios, and conducts yoga sessions in schools for youth and children. She had also collaborated with The Faculty for Yoga and Fusion Art.

Dhammika is multi-disciplinary, she is passionate about Nutrition, Enviromentalism, Organic Lifestyle, Travelling and has training in Music, Theater, Physics and Education.

Her background in music and training in Yoga puts her in good stead for the "5Elements Yoga Vibes" Yoga, Music & Wellbeing workshop.

Yoga Teaching style: Towards Traditional (Sivananda)

"Dhammika is very clear in her instructions, her students will not walk away not knowing how and why of what they have done." – a description of Dhammika well known of by her students.

Our Team

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Holistic Music is a paradise of connections and relationships, it brings together inner and outer, past and present, and helps us feel more integrated, more abundant, and whole. Holistic Music also helps to clears the mind, brings one back into balance, and gives one the image of beauty needed to meet life difficulties and stimulate our life force positively on the deepest levels.

Karamen Chia is a Holistic music advocate and composes music with various expressional art forms for Mind-Body therapy works with fellow musicians and facilitates music and wellbeing workshops. Karamen plays the guitar, singing bowls and is a member of Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (COMPASS). Karamen had attended Brief Integrative Psychological Therapy course (NUS), Dance Movement Therapy workshop (AHD) and had graduated with a Diploma in Counselling Skills (ECU).

Sean Liew is a Psychotherapist-Coach/ Trainer and a Certified Human Behavior Consultant (DISC) in private practice with over 12 years of experience in the field of psychotherapy and coaching. Sean not only play the guitar well, he is also a self-taught flutist and plays the harmonica . He had composed music & songs of different genres and is a member of Composers and Authors Society of Singapore (COMPASS).

Wendy Tiow is an industrious performer and vocal coach with numerous experiences. She has been very active as the chairman of her composing club in National University of Singapore, and is a focused musician who has the intelligence and open mind to look beyond the rules of her discipline to find her originality. Wendy is more than a great singer; she is a singer of her style. Besides being well versed in her violin skills; Wendy is also a gifted percussionist.

Wan Yee Leong was trained as pianist since young; she was awarded the fellowship diploma in piano performing at the age of 16. She plays the cello in orchestra, and free-lances in various local musical projects, musical theaters, concerts, TV shows, and has also participated in several international music festival and collaborations. She is enthusiastic in sharing her musical experiences, and transforms them into the composition of an array of inspirational music & songs.

Embrace (Arts,Poetry & Music interactive Workshop)

2008-07-15T23:18:00.000-07:00

Discover the interbeing of the 4 elements and us
through charcoal arts and holistic music.

Discover Love through dance and holistic music.

Discover our True Heritage through poetry and songs.

A holistic workshop synergy of charcoal drawing , dance, poetry and music for self expression and discovery.

Brought to you by soundbliss and Art Therapist Yen chua.

Managing Mood with positive intent and music

2008-07-14T00:07:00.000-07:00

Most of us instinctively feel that happiness is "out there" in an external person, place, or object. However, no matter what we have or how much we have, we are perpetually dissatisfied. Similarly, we often believe that if we just follow others’ wonderful advices, not only would our problems cease, but also the world would be a better place. Unfortunately, this is not the case.

Each of us is unique and no one in the world would be exactly like us. However we have many faces when dealing with stresses and therefore various Moods. Each of us is unique and no one in the world would be exactly like us. However we have many faces when dealing with stresses and therefore various Moods.

In this workshop, you will be empower with life tools to manage your moods through creative visualisations, positive affirmation, mindfulness excercise & mind-body technique with holistic music specially compose and arranged to discover the peace within. Lets's embark on the journey of happiness and bliss.

Brought to you by: Sean Liew (Bear), M.Soc(Counselling) PGD(SFBT) & Soundbliss Musician