Darren and Joellen met in 2002 at the School of Sacred Sound, Australia. We both entered into our Teacher Training with a desire to connect more authentically with our voices and to learn to express ourselves more fully in the world. At that point we could not have foreseen where that desire would take us. In 2002 the idea that we would work together did not even seem like a possibility – we lived on opposite sides of the world, came from different generations, different backgrounds and had different life goals. The idea that we could run a business between Melbourne and London would have seemed absurd. But as our friendship grew and we learned more about each other the distances and differences became less and less substantial. After our second Teacher Training in 2004 we were sitting on the beach talking over our plans for the future and the idea for Circular Sounds was born.
It took us several more years, several thousand miles, several hundred hours of conversation, and several tens of drafts before we came up with the concept of Circular Sounds as you see it today. We are proud of what we’ve achieved but are aware that there is still further to go. We hope that CS will continue to develop as we develop, that we will learn from our clients just as they learn from us, and that our original desire to express ourselves more fully in the world will flow through Circular Sounds to allow everyone who comes into contact with us to express themselves more fully too. This has been our dream and intention all along – we hope you will join us.
Darren Abrahams is British and a professional opera singer who has performed all over the world. As a workshop leader he has facilitated education projects for theatre programmes and leading British opera companies and has run many projects for children and adults in the UK. For the past few years Darren has also taken part in projects with children in Bosnia with the composer Nigel Osborne. Since 2002 Darren has been working with healing sound, helping individuals with emotional, physical or psychological healing and leading groups in opening up the natural voice, singing and breathing techniques. He is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, from which he holds a teaching qualification, the UK National Opera Studio and the School of Sacred Sound, Australia.
My life so far has been a quest for freedom. Most of the time I had no idea that this is what I was looking for but as I look back over the key moments that have led me here, to Circular Sounds, and you, its clear that I was never content to be what everyone expected me to be….. click here to find out more.
Joellen Lily is Australian and has a background in community development work, administration of community projects, management of paid staff and volunteers, as well as in facilitating training programmes for government and community organisations. She has practitioner experience in various forms of energy healing, with qualifications as an Advanced Pranic Healer and Psychotherapist from the Ashish Institute of Inner Studies, Australia and is a graduate of the School of Sacred Sound, Australia. Since 2002 she has facilitated classes and courses in the process of mandala painting and is an artist in her own right.
Circular Sounds is the story of my life.
To clarify – the process of Circular Sounds – is the story of my life.
My life’s journey has been quite a ride, in particular the transformational period of the last 15 years which has pushed my boundaries every which way, but I would not trade one day of it for anything different…. click here to find out more.
Though from widely divergent backgrounds and life experiences, we each arrived at the same place – a commitment to empowering others through creativity. Our different skills and life experiences create a harmony and wholeness of approach that allows us to support the participants in the transformation and self-awareness that occurs through the creative process. We believe that everyone has the power to rewrite their life story and take control of the next chapter. Circular Sounds brings together what we are with what they are and ignites the sparks of possibility.