Wyatt Mylius is a passionate sound healing practitioner and teacher who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to his students at Rooted In Sound. With certifications in Peter Hess Sound Therapy, Gong Resonance Therapy, Nada Yoga, and Reiki, Wyatt's approach combines modern scientific principles with ancient healing traditions. He has trained with renowned experts, including Peter Hess, Mitch Nur, Ph.D., Mike Tamburo, Dr. Kulreet Chaudhary and Deepak Chopra, which deeply informs his teachings. Wyatt's classes offer an immersive experience that emphasizes sound's therapeutic potential for healing and personal transformation. His mission is to empower others through sound wellness education, providing tools for self-care, balance, and well-being.Wyatt’s teaching philosophy is grounded in the belief that sound is not just heard but felt, connecting deeply with the body, mind, and spirit. He is known for creating safe, inclusive spaces for his students to explore the transformative power of sound, encouraging personal growth and healing through resonance and vibration. With years of experience as both a practitioner and an instructor, Wyatt is committed to helping individuals tap into their innate ability to heal and thrive.

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A lifelong intuitive, creative, and musician Patrick integrates his training and experience in sound, Reiki, and bodywork to create and empower opportunities for deep healing and rejuvenation with his clients.  Employing a compliment of techniques learned from teachers and masters in Bali, Thailand, Maylasia, and throughout North America Patrick strives to offer clients approachable and accessible opportunities for growth and transcendence of suffering.  His creative, playful, and novel use of a compliment of healing and melodic instruments from around the world from gongs, bowls, and tuning forks to wind instruments and the voice makes for a dynamic theraputic experience.Whether creating and exploring new sonic landscapes in his soundbaths, or exploring the power of sound, vibration, and Reiki in private sessions, Patrick is looking forward to sharing his potent blend of personalized care with you! Visit his website here.

With a lifetime immersed in music, I hold a university degree in Theory, Composition, and Music History, and bring over 30 years of experience teaching music in elementary schools. My journey took an exciting turn when I discovered crystal singing bowls, which led me to explore the world of Sound Practitioners. After hundreds of hours of training with leading experts and over 1,000 hours of research, I am dedicated to providing education that cuts through marketing hype, myths, and misinformation. I am the founder of Sound Journey Store. My teaching approach makes complex concepts accessible and enjoyable for non-musicians. Whether you need guidance in selecting the perfect instruments or finding the right sounds for your needs, I’m here to help.

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Jasa Johnson is a Pittsburgh, PA. based Shamanic Energy Healer.  Jasa's depth, breadth of study, and extensive global travel have enabled her to offer a unique blend of healing skills and modalities.   Her broadened Shamanic and cross-cultural perspectives make her uniquely capable of supporting, enhancing, and guiding individual transformational needs. Jasa speaks, sings, and chants using "Light Language", a dynamic, non-linear encoding of sound, light, and vibration that bypasses both thought and form to usher in deeper healing.Jasa has studied and been a student of cross-cultural healing modalities for many years.  Her teachers come from a variety of disciplines that include: 

• Dr. Michael Harner, Ph.D. (Foundation for Shamanic Studies) 
• Dr. Jean Houston, Ph.D. (Ancient Mystery School)
• Dr. Angeles Arrien, Ph.D. ( Cross-Cultural Anthropology and The Four-Fold Way)
• Dr. Carolyn Myss, (Energy Anatomy and Soul Contracts)
• Richard Sutphen, (Hypnosis and Past Life Regression)  
• Cris Griscom, (Past Life Regression Training, The Light Institute) 
• Dr. Jeanne Achterberg, (Imagery and Healing) 
• Judith McKinnon, (McKinnon Massage and Body Therapy Center) 
• Aanya McAndrews, (High Priestess, www.goddessontheloose.com) 
• Mary Manin Morrissey, (Life Coaching Certification, Life Mastery Institute)
• and many more.   

When you work with Jasa, her approach is dynamic, deeply spiritual, and shamanically focused.  Visit her website here.

Robert began playing the piano and percussion at an early age and music has been a large part of his life ever since. He studied voice with David Sprenkle, D.M.A. at West Chester University of Pennsylvania and graduated with a B.S in Music Education in 2000.  

After two years of teaching elementary school music, Robert returned to school to study music therapy at Radford University under James Borling, MM, MT-BC, FAMI and Joseph Scartelli, Ph.D., MT-BC. Robert was awarded Best Research Thesis (2004 - 2005) for his thesis “The effects of toning on perceived and physiological measures of stress in college students.” He earned his M.S. in Music Therapy in 2006. Robert and his wife, Stephanie Miller founded Music for Life of Pittsburgh. View the website here.

Mike Tamburo is a world-renowned musician, composer, artist and educator. He is known and loved for his transformational live concerts performed on his personally curated set of gongs, bells and other metal instruments. A lifelong multi-instrumentalist, Tamburo has focused his talents on metal percussion instruments, string instruments (hammered dulcimer, guitar, zither, shahi baaja), as well as electronic instruments (synths, looping). Since 1994, Tamburo has shared more than 2,000 concerts and workshops. He has recorded over 70 albums, both solo and in collaboration with Crown of Eternity, Meisha, Arco Flute Foundation, Psychic Frost, Brother Ong and more, ranging from epic gong music to ecstatic and transcendental string music, as well as folk, drone, space rock, ambient, mantra music and sometimes unclassifiable sounds. This man loves music in all its forms! He teaches gong music, both in person and online with School of Gong. He is also a part of the far-reaching ethnomusicology trio, Dig Deeper, with Mitch Nur and Thomas Orr Anderson. Their online classes have explored countless musical concepts with a focus on the cultural and personal uses of sound for healing, meditation, trance, ecstatic states, relaxation, self transformation, perception, psycho-acoustics, scientific discovery, time and community. An early adoptee of meditation, Tamburo’s music offers space for journeying, self-exploration and deep introspection. During many of his early performances, he experienced altered states of consciousness and out of body experiences. To understand these experiences, he explored kundalini yoga, energy work, the therapeutic use of sound and how sound impacts consciousness, human perception and self healing. His love for long sustained drones, overtones and psychoacoustics continues to inspire him to explore music in further directions. Tamburo is also an interdisciplinary sound artist, instrument builder, video artist, sound therapist, writer and meditation teacher. Visit his website here.

David Wall is a tech entrepreneur that grew his experience working as a Sr lead UX architect for companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Disney, T-Mobile and more.  In 2004 he began working with a number of start-up companies that gave him a much broader view of the technology field from a business perspective. In 2007 he launched his first company ...and has never looked back.To date, David's company (Urban Analog) has helped a number of business owners across the US & Canada, take their business to the next level.  He is a member of the local Chamber where he offers classes in SEO, Marketing, and more.  He is also an active member of the Technical Advisory Committee for Seattle colleges and donates his time to lectures and providing assistance to new students entering the work force.

Personal Projects:David recently launched UA Web Hosting as an extension of Urban Analog's entrepreneurial focus. UA Web Hosting offers affordable, managed Wordpress hosting solutions that are designed to give a leg up to new businesses and entrepreneurs.  UA Web Hosting provides a number of complimentary add-ons (valued at over $1500 a year in savings), designed to help new businesses hit the ground running.

Stephanie Miller is a versatile composer, performer, and therapeutic musician. Since 2009, Stephanie has offered live therapeutic music for patients in various Pittsburgh hospitals. Since 2013, she has led community drum circles through her business Music for Life of Pittsburgh, LLC. Stephanie is one of 35 practitioners worldwide offering Vibroacoustic Harp Therapy (VAHT), a method using live harp music to restore balance to the body. She helped develop the first VAHT program for Veterans at the H. John Heinz III VA Pittsburgh Campus and offers VAHT sessions atRooted in Soundand various locations.Additionally, Stephanie is part of the band Steve and the Millers, a collaboration with Steve Sciulli and Robert Miller, blending acoustic and electronic sounds to create relaxing and contemplative music. Visit her website here.

Lana Ryder has been sharing the healing power of sound, voice and music in one form or another for fifty years, which began with the use of her voice as a healing instrument in music ministry as soloist and Worship Director. Well-known throughout the local area as a sound therapy educator, mentor (affectionately called “Sound Mama”), and practitioner, her education has been ongoing in classes with Mitch Nur, Alexandre Tannous, Mike Tamburo, Martin Bläse, Thomas Orr Anderson, Rich Goodhart, Chloe Goodchild, and many others. Initially attending lectures by Mitch Gaynor, MD in 1999 while she was Clinical Coordinator of Massage and Body Therapies at WellSpan’s Center for Mind Body Health, Lana was inspired to further study the benefits of sound therapy. After 25 years in traditional allopathic medicine, she has spent the next 30 years in holistic practice as a Usui Reiki teacher for 17 years, certified holistic health coach since 2011, taught holistic business practice, continuing education and seated massage for eleven years at both the Baltimore School of Massage and the Lancaster School of Massage. She has developed a variety of innovative ways to work with sound integratively in energy healing and bodywork, including ReikiSound, ReikiVoice, Sonic Massage, Soundwise Voice, Introduction to the Fundamentals of the Art and Science of Sound Healing, all manuals and curriculum. She is a former board member of The Interdisciplinary Society for Quantitative Research in Music and Medicine, and former assistant voice teacher. She has written a number of articles on therapeutic sound for local magazines and newspapers. Lana currently offers sound presentations to numerous patient support groups through local hospitals, hospice and healthcare venues. After teaching many individuals and small groups of students through the years, she is currently Founding Director and Senior Instructor of Soundwise School of Harmonic Therapy in Lancaster, Pa. since 2021. Visit her website here.

Gina L. Armstrong is a dedicated practitioner and explorer of sound therapy methods, with a lifelong passion for music that began at the age of 5 with piano lessons. Her profound connection to music has remained a constant throughout her life, expressed through a variety of activities and experiences. Since 2007, Gina has also been exploring the meditative practice of Kirtan (chanting), which has further enriched her understanding of the healing power of sound.In April 2013, Gina advanced her expertise at the Peter Hess Institut in Bruchhausen-Vilsen, Germany, studying under Peter Hess, the creator of the Peter Hess Sound Massage. By 2014, she began teaching the Peter Hess Sound Methods to students from all over the world, sharing her knowledge and skills with a global community. In 2019, she co-taught with Peter Hess in the USA, a pivotal moment that underscored her leadership in the field.Gina’s career took a significant step forward in 2013 when she became the director of the Peter Hess Academy Midwest. By 2021, she had assumed the role of director of Peter Hess Academy USA, where she continues to shape the future of sound therapy.Her training extends beyond Peter Hess Sound Massage. In 2016, she became a certified practitioner through the Tama-Do Academy after studying with Fabien Maman in Malibu, CA, and Kiental, Switzerland. In 2018, Gina delved into the world of gongs, training with Mitch Nur and Mike Tamburo during a transformative 10-day Gong Camp. Her commitment to mastery led her to continue her studies with Mike Tamburo in 2023 and 2024, focusing on Gong Exploration.Gina’s academic foundation in sound therapy began with her studies in Music Therapy at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 1985 and 1986. This rich blend of musical, therapeutic, and spiritual practices makes Gina a unique and sought-after leader, educator, and practitioner in the field of sound therapy.