This session brings two practices together in a single experience. Samer Ghandry leads a sound healing meditation using gongs and bowls while Laura Hoffman moves through the room offering Thai massage and acupressure — working simultaneously so that sound and touch layer into something neither could achieve alone.

The session draws on principles from Chinese Medicine, with a focus on nourishing yin: replenishing the body's reserves through stillness, gentle touch, and deep rest.

Spaces are limited to ensure each participant receives individual attention.

Sleep, digestion, and emotional steadiness are yin functions, and most of us are running a deficit. This is a rare format where live sound healing combined with hands-on bodywork in a group setting, facilitated by two practitioners whose work is precise and complementary, aids you in feeling deeply rested in a way that's difficult to achieve alone.

Laura Hoffman is a licensed acupuncturist certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). She holds a Master of Science in Acupuncture from Tri-State College of Acupuncture in New York City and has pursued additional studies at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine and the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco.

Her professional experience includes work at California Pacific Medical Center, where she treated patients recovering from physical trauma, stroke, and spinal cord injuries, with a specialization in scalp acupuncture. Laura's advanced training encompasses Chinese Facial Diagnosis with Lilian Bridges, Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture with Virginia Doran, Thai Yoga Massage in Greece, Royal Thai Massage in Mexico, and Chi Nei Tsang (abdominal massage) with Mantak Chia in Thailand. She is also certified in hatha yoga through Integral Yoga.

Academic studies in philosophy of religion and Asian Studies at Colgate University complement Laura’s holistic approach. Her extensive travels in India have provided opportunities to explore religion, philosophy, mridangam drumming, and bharatanatyam dance, including four months in Chennai studying Viniyoga under TKV Desikachar.

Samer Ghadry is a New York-based percussionist, sound practitioner, and improvising musician whose practice spans jazz drumming, drone-based composition, and sound meditation. Trained at Brown University and shaped by two decades of performance and study, he has worked with leading figures in experimental and contemporary music — including Dave Harrington, Deradoorian, and Matthew Dear — and appears on Alanis Morissette's The Storm Before The Calm and the film Everything Everywhere All At Once.

His sound healing practice is grounded in rigorous study: intensive training with Sage Academy of Sound and 9 Ways Academia, apprenticeship with energetic healer Rebecca Singer, ongoing work with Dr. John Beaulieu of Biosonics, and collaboration with gong practitioner Don Conreaux. He has consulted institutions including the Rubin Museum's Mandala Lab and holds a recurring sound meditation series at Public Records. His work sits at the intersection of musical improvisation and somatic practice — precise, experiential, and deeply informed.