Drawing on a range of techniques from Deep Listening™, Yoga, Mindfulness, and more, THE LISTENING BODY workshops aim to find greater physical release, acoustical awareness, environmental connection, and overall playfulness in our breath, body, ears, and voice.
Led by vocalist, composer, and Deep Listening™ Practitioner, Viv Corringham, and Director of Mandala Yoga Center for Healing Arts, Jolie Parcher, each session will uniquely combine exercises in sustained listening, vocal exploration, gentle yoga, and movement.
The workshop is suitable for musicians and non-musicians; yogis and non-yogis alike.
*Workshops will take place in Guild Hall’s Minikes Garden (entrance on the right side of the building). Participants are asked to bring their own yoga mat or blanket, and required face covering.
FAQ: COVID PROTOCOLS FOR EDUCATION EVENTS & WORKSHOPS
Q: Where are workshops located?
A: Workshops will either be located outside in the Furman or Minikes Garden, in the Boots Lamb Education Center, or in the Galleries. Please read each individual event description in full for location.
Q: How many people are in a workshop?
A: In accordance with the NYS Phase-4 Guidelines, all spaces will be operating at a 25% capacity level (e.g. The Boots Lamb Education Center has a max. capacity of 60 people. Throughout the COVID pandemic, the room will operate at a max. capacity of 15 people).
Q: Are Masks mandatory?
A: Masks and/or face coverings are mandatory for all patrons over the age of 2. In certain outdoor workshops an instructor may give the option of removing masks – only if at 6-12ft distance from other parties.
Q: Will Physical-Distancing be enforced?
A: Both instructors and GH staff will enforce a physical distancing of 6 ft. at all workshops. If activities require either the use of projected voice or aerobic exercises, an additional distance of 12 ft (if indoors) will be enforced. We ask that patrons be mindful of physical-distancing and follow signage as they are walking in the building.
Q: How will arts & crafts and other object based activities be handled?
A: All workshops will be designed so that individual participants have their own set of materials and tools. Reusable tools and objects (e.g., scissors, writing utensils, musical instruments, etc.) will be disinfected before & after use.
Q: What happens if I do not feel well or show symptoms of COVID-19? What is the cancelation policy?
A: If you do not feel well or show symptoms of COVID-19 within 14 days of your visit to GH, we ask that you do not participate in the event. To cancel your registration and enquire about a refund policy, please contact Jennifer Brondo at 631-324-0806 x25 or jennifer@guildhall.org.
Q: Will restrooms be available?
A: Guild Hall restrooms are available to patrons prior to the start of the workshop/event.
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Viv Corringham
Viv Corringham is a British vocalist, composer and soundscape artist who studied and worked with Pauline Oliveros for many years, and holds a Certificate to teach Deep Listening. She facilitates workshops in listening and sounding, most recently in Hong Kong, Mexico, London, Bangalore, New York, Kolkata and Manila.
Her work includes concerts, soundwalks, and audio installations, exploring people’s sense of place and the link with personal history and memory. She received an MA in Sonic Art from Middlesex University London and her awards include two Composer Fellowships from McKnight Foundation, through American Composers Forum. Her work has been presented in twenty-six countries including Hong Kong Arts Centre, Fronoteca Nacional de Mexico, Issue Project Troom New York, Onassis Centre Athens, ICA London, Serralves Museum Portugal, Ohrenhoch Berlin, Arts University Taiwan, Shantou University China, and Tempo Reale Florence.
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Jolie Parcher
Jolie Parcher is the Founder and Director of Mandala Yoga Center for Healing Arts since 2001. She is a certified yoga teacher from The Patanjali Yoga Center in Khatmandu, Nepal since 1990 where she first began chanting in the yogic and hindu traditions. Jolie is also an Ayurvedic Practitioner, body worker and aromatherapist. She created Mandala Yoga as a space to practice and learn the full yoga experience and a variety of other healing modalities. At Mandala community joins together for classes, kirtan chanting, reiki training, spiritual book clubs, ayurvedic lunches, philosophy studies and so much more. Her personal yoga classes incorporate sanskrit chanting, essential oils and guidance from Ayurvedic daily wisdom into a more traditional vinyasa flow. As a student of the classic Ashtanga system she returns to that particular sequencing to shape her classes. It's a practice that celebrates a vibrant life both on and off the mat.
