Hear from Michael Reiley, a meditation teacher, a Sound Songha producer and a Deep Listening professor speak about listening as a mindfulness tool.

Michael Reiley is a producer, therapeutic musician, and meditation teacher focused on helping others to awaken their innate capacity to listen and resonate with the interconnected web of inner and outer soundscapes. Michael Reiley has dedicated more than two decades to a prolific career as a musician, producer, and collaborative artist. His extensive body of work includes crafting music for dance, film, and diverse applications for esteemed clients such as Alchemy of Breath, Wavepaths and IKI Health. His creative talents have extended to sound installations, performances around the globe, and the production of over 20 albums, showcasing his multifaceted contributions to the arts. Deep Listening®, following the lineage of the visionary Pauline Oliveros, has profoundly shaped Michael’s artistic trajectory since his first project working with Pauline in 2007.

Hear from Heloise Gold about her contribution of movement in the development of Deep Listening. She states: "When people are in a safe place beauty arises."

Heloise Gold is a performing artist, dancer, choreographer and T’ai Chi/Qi Gong instructor. She was inducted into the Austin Arts Hall of Fame in 2015, for recognition of her extensive and continuous career as a performer and creator. Additionally, she is the co-founder of “Art From The Streets” a highly regarded program for artists who are unhoused. She runs a move-ment arts studio in Austin; conducts annual T'ai Chi retreats in New Mexico; and has co-led Deep Listening retreats with Pauline Oliveros and Ione over a span of 25+ years, traveling throughout the U.S. and Europe. She has developed the curriculum for the “Deeply Listening Body” work as part of the Deep Listening online certification program that is being taught currently. Heloise has created a myriad of performance works since 1978. She continues to collaborate, perform and teach with many artistic visionaries and colleagues. Her love of collaboration, experimentation, improvisation, and comedy always play a big part in her works.

Tiokasin Ghosthorse is a member of the Cheyenne River Lakota Nation of South Dakota. He is an educator, musician and international speaker on peace and the global issues facing Native peoples. Tiokasin has a long history in Indigenous activism and advocacy. As a 15 year old he spoke at the United Nations in Lake Geneva, Switzerland. Tiokasin is the Founder, Host and Executive Producer of the internationally syndicated “First Voices Radio,” now in its 30th year of broadcasting. He describes himself as “a perfectly flawed human being” and is most importantly, a Sundancer in the cosmology of the Lakota Nation.