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The Rehoboth Beach Yoga Center, Uncommon Yoga and the Insight Meditation Community of Lewes have collaborated to present two Deep Healing Sonic Performances by Life In Balance at 4:30 and 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Lewes Public Library.
Formed in 1996, by Ami and Steve Sciulli, Life in Balance is a nationally-touring and recording duo from the Pittsburgh, Pa., area. Combining chakra-tuned quartz crystal bowls and enhanced Shakuhachi and World flutes, their upcoming sessions will create a unique musical setting for those who seek a meditative or holistic transformational experience.
“We’re very excited about returning to the Delaware beaches after being on tour for the past several years,” said Ami Sciulli. ”Our bowls and flutes have taken us all over the country. Coming back to Lewes is like coming home to friends from the early days when we first began performing our unique, energizing music. How perfect to return to the ocean - the source, - as we are all bodies of water.”
Since their last performance in the area, the ever-evolving Life in Balance has been increasing their exposure with consistent national touring, radio play, television performances, and thousands of CDs sold internationally.
Life In Balance has performed with authors Deepak Chopra, Robert Thurman, Lee Carroll and Patricia Cote-Robles. They have performed with numerous musicians including Robert Rich, Rusted Root, Dharma Bums, Krishna Das and The Drepung Gomang Tibetan Monks. Steve Sciulli has recorded with Paddy Keenan (Bothy Band), Philip Chevon (The Pogues), Pat Kilbride (The Battlefield Band) and has also played support shows for such diverse groups as U2, Red Hot Chile Peppers, Ani Difranco and Echo and the Bunnymen.
Many cultures have long recognized the importance of music and sound as a healing power. The priests of ancient Egypt used vowel sounds to resonate their energy centers or chakras. The Tibetans still use bells, chimes, bowls and chanting as the foundation of their spiritual practice.
The Australian Aboriginals and Native American shamans use vocal toning and repetitive sound vibration, with instruments created from nature, to adjust any imbalance of the spirit, emotions or physical being.
Steve Sciulli’s flute is just such an instrument of nature. “Through the Japanese Shakuhachi flute, one is able to realize and reach a state of bliss and achieve enlightenment,” he said. “This end blown flute is a simple design as it’s carved from the root of a bamboo plant. It embodies a pure Zen aesthetic. “Despite the simplistic design, it is one of the most complicated musical tools to perform on. The instrument becomes the meditation. The meditation becomes the healing, the healing becomes anchored within the listener and the listener connects with the player as the player connects to the source. The cycle is never broken and the evolution is complete,” he added.
As ancient techniques in healing fast find acceptance in modern holistic practices, Life in Balance’s instruments and intent are still rarities, especially considering their vehicle for healing, music, has evolved into the world's most popular form of entertainment.
And while all forms of music have the potential to heal, Ami Sciulli’s crystal bowls naturally do so in a very specific and documented fashion.
When played, clear quartz frequencies contain the full spectrum of light related to the body’s seven chakras (which correspond to the endocrine system). Like a powerful radio transmitter, the crystal bowls transmit energy into the atmosphere, filling the human aura with vibrational radiance, which translates into the seven main colors of the rainbow and each color’s corresponding chakra.
The Lewes Public Library is located at Kings Highway and Adams Avenue. Doors to the handicapped accessible second floor space will open 30 minutes prior to show times. Folding chairs are available, but guests are encouraged to bring a seat-cushion, meditation cushion or blanket stack.
Each performance is unique and is 90 minutes in length. Advanced tickets are $20 per show or $35 for both, and at the door, $25 per show or $45 for both. Ticket reservations can be made by calling David Howcroft at 644-1680, or before and after classes at Rehoboth Beach Yoga Center at 226-7646. or visit www.rehobothbeachyoga.com and Uncommon Yoga at 644-YOGA or www.uncommonyoga.com. For more information and music samples visit www.lifeinbalancemusic.com.
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