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Browse recent news articles and videos of activities that engage communities through music.

Monique Mead 10/1/24 Monique Mead 10/1/24

Where Music, Nature, and Flow Converge

From February 1-8, 2025, I'll be at Rancho La Puerta directing the 8th Annual Chamber Music Festival, a week filled with extraordinary performances by some of the world's finest musicians. In this blog, I wrote about what makes this festival so special and why you might want to join me there! (If you're a first-timer, be sure to ask me about a special discount.)

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Take a sound bath with Monique

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Lawrence McCullough for a feature in Next Pittsburgh. We chatted about the healing power of music, Leonard Bernstein's influence, student mental health, and how sound healing weaves into my musical life.

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Feel good all Summer

Pittsburgh city paper encourages people to explore unique wellness offerings this summer, including Sound Healing with Monique.

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CMU Research shows Sound Baths reduce stress.

CBS News Pittsburgh features my sound healing studio and research on sound baths for Mental Health Awareness month.

Upcoming Events

Events

Oct 11

Music & Wellness at Rancho La Puerta

Join Monique & Friends for a transformative week of music, fitness, hiking, organic food, and good company at Rancho La Puerta, voted #1 Destination Spa and Wellness Resort by Travel & Leisure magazine. It’s like no place you’ve ever been before—a mix of summer camp, the Garden of Eden, and the perfect home. If this is your first visit, ask Monique about a 20% first-timer discount.

Oct 22

Sound Baths on Walnut St.

Offering a variety of sound bath experiences every week at the Awareness & Wellness Center in Pittsburgh, Monique curates music and sound to create deep relaxation and stimulate the body’s natural healing response.

Monique’s sound healing work has been featured on the front page of the Post Gazette, NPR, CBS Pittsbugh, and Next Pittsburgh.

Oct 24

Level 1 Sound Practitioner Training

Develop your sound healing skills in in this 3-day training designed to give you tools to integrate sound healing in your behavioral health practice. In 3 days and 12 hours of personalized instruction, this Sound Practitioner Certification Program will train you in powerful musical practices that reliably shift consciousness and produce transformative results.

This course is approved for CEUs through the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work. Learn more

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