Boulder Arts Week: Springtime Emergence: A Sacred Sound Journey with Merlyn Holmes & James Marienthal in the Labyrinth

Date and Time for this Past Event

• Saturday, Apr 12, 2025  6pm - 7:15pm

Location

visit website

Details

Tune into your life with fresh vision and clarity. Allow acclaimed recording artist James Mareinthal's and founder of Creativity Alive Merlyn Holmes' music to flow through you in a sacred practice & a sacred space. Emerge in your life refreshed, with vision & clarity.

Instruments include Native American flutes, gongs, guzheng, bowls, bells, ocean drum, voice, and percussion.

Free parking details sent upon pre-registration through www.CreativityAlive.org

Bring mats/blankets/pillows. Chairs available if you prefer.

Early-bird $25 til 3 days prior, $30 3 hrs prior, $35 at door.
Free parking. Details sent with Pre-registration through www.CreativityAlive.org
Venmo: @Merlyn-Holmes / PayPal: @merlynholmes | Cash and checks to Creativity Alive possible at the door.

Merlyn and James have enjoyed collaborating together since Creativity Alive was founded in 2016. They have performed together at house concerts and special events at Flagstaff Mountain's Sunrise Amphitheater and the City of Louisville and are thrilled to
to come together to share their music with the broader community once again
through this Creativity Alive series.

About Merlyn Holmes:
Merlyn is the Founder of Creativity Alive, a Boulder-based, multi-disciplinary community arts organization with a mission to "Inspire Creativity & Build Community." In addition to the over 300 art and community events Creativity Alive has hosted since 2016, Merlyn has personally conducted over 50 Gong Baths, Sound Baths, and Sound Journeys since 2021. Many people have expressed how deeply nourishing and healing they have found them. (See a few testimonials at the bottom.)
Merlyn received two, year-long grants to bring sound healing to the community in the aftermath of the pandemic, mass shooting at King Sooper's, and the Marshall Fire, from the Boulder County Arts Association and Community Foundation Boulder County, and she has conducted dozens of Sound Baths through the Boulder Public Library. She continues to find creative ways to bring healing, growth, and joy to those around her through all she does. She also offers private individual, partner, and group Sound Healings and Sound Baths.
Learn more or sign on for direct invites at www.CreativityAlive.org. Or email Merlyn at CreativityAliveBoulder@gmail.com.

About James Marienthal:
Acclaimed recording artist James Marienthal plays Native American style flutes, silver flute, piano, and percussion. His album “Speak to the Sky” was described by the Boulder Daily Camera as “a stirring collection of auditory bliss", and New Age Music Guide declared it “one of the year’s finest meditation albums.” The album reached the top 10 on five different radio charts.
James studied music and jazz improvisation at Bard College and Naropa University. He is a published songwriter, library music composer, and is well known as owner and producer for the Grammy winning new age/ world music label Silver Wave Records.
For more info visit: www.jamesmarienthal.com

About the Labyrinth:
The Labyrinth at First United Methodist Church is a replica of classical eleven-circuit Chartres Cathedral Labyrinth. Labyrinths are an ancient mystical tool that can help bring about personal transformation and a shift in consciousness. It is meant to awaken us to the deep rhythm that unites us to ourselves and to the Light that calls from within.
The Labyrinth is in the form of a circle with a meandering path from the edge to the center and back out again – large enough to be walked into and out of. The Labyrinth has only one path and once we make the choice to enter it, the path becomes a metaphor for our journey through life.


What Others Say about Merlyn's Sound Baths and Sound Healing:
“Incredibly grounding. I feel much more prepared to face this coming week (& months.)”

"I can hardly wait to see what comes of this experience today. The last time I attended, I was SO productive; had my best day. - Therese Preper

"It remains the best part of my week!!! 😊
Thank you!" -- Liz Mac

“I'm preparing for a big surgery in coming days. I feel this helped me to be in the optimal head space.”

“Amazing nervous system reset!”

“It felt like a journey through space, time, and into my body.”

"I drank in this healing sound journey. It gave me great peace, ease, and relaxation in my body and the facilitator’s warmth, love, and kindness was contagious and greatly appreciated. Thank you for making my day.” – Laura Palten

“Sound healing pleasantly surprised me as I’m building out my toolkit for mental health and recovery from alcohol. This experience was pure magic.”

"It was like getting a massage from the inside out." - Bev

"I can't believe I can come to the library and have such a spiritual experience." - Nancy

"Thank you for the amazing adventure, through Sound Journey with Creativity Alive.
"Right away the music brought me in touch with dark and unsettling feelings, I knew I was in a safe space to explore them. Without a face or a story attached to these feelings, I just let them roll up to the surface. I rested.
"In time without really being aware of the shift, I found myself calm and renewed and rested, the music was angelic and my mood light. I went a full 360 degrees in my emotional range and I was shocked.
“Healing happened and it was effortless.”
-- S. Whittaker

"Mer's gong bath "was awesome. I've never heard gongs like that. They really are sound beings. They were telling a story and making me feel all kinds of different things. There were ups and downs, anticipation, deep, powerful. I felt in my primal power.
"I've been to a lot of gong baths but never experienced what you've delivered. Now this is a problem; every gong bath will be very disappointing.
"I want to hold onto this as long as I can."
-- Chastity

“This was an amazing experience. Mer has a true gift and has such a welcoming spirit, she’s a master of her art. Just sitting in the energy of the gongs is almost indescribable. I was able to totally and completely relax my body and mind and let the sounds and vibrations of the gongs and other instruments wash over me. After the session I felt lighter and more balanced, I was able to sleep better and felt more free. Totally, 100% recommend!”
-- Sarah Hinton

“I didn't know what to expect. This blew me out of the water.
"I felt like it was a choir of ancestors singing to me. It was like a bunch of monks circling in a small cave in a deep meditative Om style. I heard the voice come into that. It was like this angelic presence. I was wondering 'Is there music playing over here? Am I imagining this? Oh wait.' I thought I was creating music myself in my head to go with it. It felt like it was me. I was creating it, but after some time I realized ok it's Mer; it's in this room. I started humming. It sounded like we were making music.
"I booked Mer for a private session during a destination girls trip in Boulder. I was just expecting a typical gong sound bath, but it was far more than I could’ve ever imagined. I really understand why she calls her gongs “sound beings” and felt as though I was enveloped by them and taken to another dimension. She provided such a calm, open, and nurturing energy that made us all very comfortable and open to receive and connect. The incorporation of complementary sounds was beautiful, unexpected and truly elevated the experience.
"Do not hesitate to join her for a session! I wish I lived there so I could attend regular offerings.”
-- Kalyn Essex