The natural healing powers of Essential Oils and sound healing combine for this all-inclusive, hands-on opportunity to make a variety of Essential Oils-based bath/body products to keep for yourself or gift to others for the holiday season before relaxing during a soothing sound bath to help keep you balanced and aligned as we transition into a new year.

Essential Oils are the living fluid inside a plant that acts as its immune system. These fluids are the regenerating, oxygenating, and immune-strengthening properties of plants. When these fluids are distilled and extracted using a highly regulated, low-heat, slow-steam process and then used topically, aromatically, or internally, they can help bring the vibrational energetic level lacking in our bodies back into balance. This is the same foundational principle of sound healing/sound baths - bringing the body, mind, and spirit back into vibrational alignment.

To begin the experience, Lisa Makowski - a registered nurse (RN), Essential Oils distributor, and owner of Diamond Hypnosis & Holistic Services - shares her 10+ years of experience distributing, blending, and applying Essential Oils to guide you step-by-step through making natural, toxin-free products rooted in Essential Oils blends. Different oils will be mixed to create recipes that can be used for everyday needs/ailments, like Immunity, Breathe Right, Digestion, Sleepy Time, and Stress Away. During this experience, you’ll make and take:

4 rollers (10 ml in each roll-on)

3 shower steamers

2 mini bar soaps (2 oz each)

Following the make and take, Matty Makowski, a Rockford, MI-based, certified Sound Healing and Reiki Practitioner and owner of Matty Sunshine Sound Healing, guides guests on a 60-minute, deeply immersive, and full-body sound bath. During the sonic journey, Matty plays various instruments - including 8 crystal singing bowls, a Heng gong named Sunny, Tingsha cymbals, and more - that produce specific sounds, frequencies, and vibrations with the power to shift brainwaves into a deeply relaxed state. In this state, a person's innate healing abilities can work more effectively to bring them back into vibrational alignment while balancing the mind, body, and spirit. Essentially, creating an opportunity for the body to do what it’s designed to do - heal itself. A variety of pre-made Essential Oil roll-on blends will be available for guests to apply before the sound bath to help enhance their experience.

DATE: Saturday, December 6, 2025

TIME: 2:00 PM-4:00 PM (Make & Take begins by 2:15 PM)

LOCATION: Holistic Health Collective, 3368 Beltline Ct, Grand Rapids, MI 49525 (sound bath takes place in So Hum Yoga Studio, located in the basement of this facility)

TICKETS: $77 per person (space is limited to 20 people)

REGISTRATION: https://mattysunshinesoundhealing.com/essentialsounds12062025

PARKING: Free lot parking attached to building

WHAT TO BRING: The sound bath will last approximately 60 minutes. During this time, you may choose to lay down, sit up, or some combination of both. Whatever makes you most comfortable. To maximize your comfort, you are encouraged to bring a yoga mat, pillow, blanket, cozy clothes, and water. Depending on the thickness of your yoga mat, you may also consider bringing something additional to lay on top of, like an extra blanket, sleeping bag, or even a pool float. Eye masks can also be helpful to wear to enhance relaxation and there will be eye masks available to use. If needed, So Hum Yoga Studio provides storage cubbies for personal belonging and extra yoga mats, blocks, and blankets. Please let Matty know at the email address below if you will need any of these items for your experience or if you will need to sit upright for the entirety of the sound bath in a chair. Approximately one week prior to the event, all registered guests will receive an email with important details and reminders.

ACCESSIBILITY: There is an elevator located inside the building and this event is wheelchair accessible.

QUESTIONS? Please email Matty at MattySunshineSoundHealing@gmail.com

 Introduction to Kundalini Yoga: Awakening the Inner Current

This introductory class is an invitation to awaken the dormant energy that lives within you — the Kundalini — and learn to move it consciously through the body.

Kundalini Yoga blends breathwork (pranayama), movement (kriya), mantra, and meditation to harmonize the nervous system, balance the chakras, and expand awareness.

In this class, you’ll:

• Learn foundational postures and breathing techniques to safely awaken energy.

• Explore gentle movement sequences that strengthen and align the spine — the channel for Kundalini flow.

• Experience deep relaxation and guided meditation to integrate the energy and calm the mind.

  Receive an introduction to mantra chanting and the science of sound as a tool for awakening consciousness.

  This is not about pushing the body — it’s about presence, breath, and connection. No experience is required. Just an open heart and willingness to feel. Leave feeling lighter, clearer, and more connected to the pulse of your own divine life force.

Introduction to Shamanism: Awakening the Language of the Soul

There’s a wisdom that lives beyond words — a way of seeing and sensing that reconnects you to the Earth, to Spirit, and to your own inner truth.

This is the path of the shaman.

Join us for a 3-hour experiential workshop exploring the foundations of shamanism — an ancient way of relating to life through energy, nature, and soul.

In this circle, you’ll:

• Learn what shamanism is and how it supports personal healing and spiritual awakening

• Explore how energy moves through you and the natural world

• Discover your soul symbols — personal signs, sensations, or visions that carry messages from your deeper self

• Experience a guided shamanic journey to connect with your inner wisdom

This is a gentle introduction — open to anyone curious about energy, spirituality, or deeper ways of listening.

No experience is needed. Just a willingness to be present, open, and explore.

Willow Green is a Shamanic Death Doula and spiritual guide with over two decades of study in body intelligence, behavior, aging, and spiritual patterning.

Her work focuses on integration — bridges the physical and the mystical —guiding others to bring harmony between the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of being, so they may live and die with greater awareness and authenticity.

Kundalini free to So Hum members/shamanic experience

$79

Ready to step away from dieting and reconnect with your body’s natural wisdom? Join Registered Dietitian Bre Bock for a grounding, in-person workshop exploring the foundations of intuitive eating and gentle nourishment. Learn how diet culture disrupts body trust, how to recognize and release food rules, and how mindfulness can support both digestion and well-being. The evening includes a guided meditation, a gut-friendly food demo + tasting, group reflection, and a take-home goody bag. No prior experience needed—just come as you are. 👉 Space is limited—reserve your spot today!

The Health & Safety Institute (HSI) Pediatric CPR, AED, and First Aid Blended-Learning course is designed for individuals who need or want certification in pediatric first aid, CPR, and AED—especially childcare providers, teachers, babysitters, and others who work with children. The course builds knowledge, hands-on skills, and confidence to respond to medical emergencies involving infants, children, and some adult situations. The training is delivered in a blended format consisting of an online portion and an in-person skills session. The online portion is self-paced and covers interactive modules, video segments, and essential knowledge content, which must be completed before attending the in-person session. The in-person session provides hands-on practice with an instructor, including demonstrations and skills practice on manikins and AED trainers. Course topics include scene safety, assessment, infection control, CPR for infants, children, and adults, use of an AED, relief of choking, and first aid skills such as bleeding control, bandaging, treating injuries, medical emergencies, and the use of epinephrine auto-injectors. Upon successful completion of both parts of the course, participants receive a certification card valid for two years. Completion of both the online and hands-on sessions is required, as online training alone is not sufficient. The course emphasizes proper instructor-to-student ratios and the use of appropriate training equipment to ensure effective skill practice.

Mala Making with Job’s Tears
Join us for a special workshop using Job’s Tears—an ancient grain with a natural hollow seed, traditionally used for malas and prayer beads. These seeds, grown right here at Fassler Garden and Yoga, carry with them the energy of the earth, the seasons, and the community that nurtured them. Together we’ll explore their history and symbolism, then thread them into malas as a personal tool for meditation, reflection, and intention. Leave with a one-of-a-kind mala infused with both ancient tradition and the spirit of our garden.