"About Ann Coman

My first love was fine arts; I trained and worked professionally in oil painting, watercolors, interior design, jewelry design, stained glass windows, architectural product development, and much more. In the midst of a flourishing design career, I was Divinely guided to serve others in the healing arts. I enrolled in the world renowned Swedish Institute for Massage and Health Sciences in NYC. There I gained my understanding of how science, medicine, and nature work together for optimal wellness. With a sense of great honor, the human body and its auric fields became my new canvas.

Through the lens of Eastern philosophy, studying the natural world for healing became particularly fascinating. Metaphysics, medicine, movement, nutrition, cosmology, spirituality, time and space - all can be understood if you embrace the intricate forces of balance in the phenomena known as Yin and Yang.

Throughout ancient history countless civilizations, religions, and cultures have turned to the earth's elements to interpret the complex relationship between the physiology and pathology of the human body and the natural environment.

When we look deeply into nature's labyrinths, we find that five elements provide the foundation for the entire physical world. Chinese and Taoist medicine recognize them as Fire, Earth, Metal, Water and Wood. Ayurveda recognizes them as Ether, Air, Fire, Water, and Earth. Similarly, Shamans and Spirit-workers throughout time have mastered the natural elements in order to journey deeper through doorways into mystical healing realms.

I like to dance and play with all of these principles, whether it's through creating original works of art or assisting in the transformation of energy. Experimenting with and integrating into these magnificent languages of the natural world enables pure love for self and others to bloom, facilitating a return to Spirit, restoring a sense of balance and equilibrium through the Whole Self. "

"Guitarist/improvisor Barry Chabala, born of the New Jersey bar scene, is influenced as much by classic rock as he is by modern classical, free improvisation and experimental music. The goal - to blend it all into a personal, creative voice. Barry has presented lectures on graphic scores & improvisation for Bowerbird of Philadelphia, performed numerous compositions from the Wandelweiser collective throughout the United States, and has recorded for labels including Confront, Gravity Wave, Another Timbre, Erstwhile and his own imprint Roeba Records."