Find the Rhythm in Your Life
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.
Henry David Thoreau
the OM centre
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Ossie Mair offers the eclectic modalities of Rhythm Circles and Sound Baths to provide healthy and fun ways for participants to cope with everyday stressors and life situations. His rhythm circles are dubbed Mindful Rhythm Circles, and combine the practice of mindfulness with the ancient art of hand drumming. His Sound Baths are presented as meditations with sound, using the vibrations of gongs, didgeridoos, singing bowls, and other instruments, to induce emotional and physical well-being.
OM centre Offerings
OM Rhythm Circles
Rhythm Circles (aka Drum Circles) are contagious, spontaneous expressions of rhythm. You don’t have to be an expert to participate, and at the OM centre, all instruments and basic instruction are provided.
The OM Rhythm Circles are lightly facilitated. Ossie helps his groups create rhythms in the moment, using hand drums and other percussion instruments. Special attention is always paid to the skill level of all players to make this an enjoyable rhythm experience for all.
Sound Baths
the OM centre Sound Bath Experience is a journey of pure sound and vibration. It is called a sound bath because you are bathed in the healing vibrations of relaxing, musical instruments like Gongs, Tibetan Singing Bowls, Didgeridoos, and more. You are completely immersed in sound, washing away the negativity and tension in your body and mind, replacing them with positivity, peace, and harmony. And because we all respond differently to similar stimuli, so too, you will experience the OM centre Sound Bath in your own unique way.
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
How much does an OM centre Sound Bath cost?
In-house OM centre Sound Bath sessions are currently $30 per individual for a 60 minute session.
We have a small home studio with a maximum capacity of 10.
To schedule a private event (a minimum of 5 bathers required), please contact Ossie.
To schedule a sound bath at your location:
Please consider the size of your space, the logistics of loading in instruments, inlcuding parking and access to the space (absolutely no stairs please), and the number of bathers you anticipate inviting. You will need a a minimum of a 3 hour block of time to facilitate loading-in, setting up, the sound bath, and breaking down and loading instruments. A preliminary visit to your location may be required to determine how many instruments your space will accommodate (including bathers).
Please contact Ossie to discuss the cost of a Sound Bath at your location.
How much does a Rhythm Circle cost?
Rhythm Circle costs vary according to size and location.
Please contact Ossie to discuss the cost of your Rhythm Circle.
About OM
Ossie Mair, MA
Ossie Mair is the OM in the OM centre. Ossie emigrated to the USA from London, England, and initially settled in the Bronx, NY. After a four-year stint in the US Air Force, he moved to South Florida, where he attained a BFA degree in Acting & Directing. He promptly moved back to New York, and then Los Angeles to pursue his acting career. Whilst in Los Angeles, he returned to University, earned an MA degree in Clinical Psychology, and became a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Ossie has always been a keen music lover, and began using drum circles and sound baths as his preferred modalities for therapeutic well-being. Fast forward 38 years, and Ossie's new home (and the OM centre) is now in Asheville, NC.
Ossie received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting & Directing from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL, and a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University in Marina Del Rey, CA.
As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) Ossie worked mostly in groups with young adults, adolescents and children. Although he is no longer a practicing psychotherapist, he continues his passions in semi-retirement, using hand drumming and sound baths to engage participants in these therapeutic and transformative modalities.