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 "group" sessions are currently $30 pp for a 60 minute session. Individual sessions are slightly higher, so please contact Ossie for pricing.
We have a small home studio with a maximum capacity of 8.
All OM centre (in-house) sound baths are private events, so please contact Ossie to schedule.
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 was born in London, England, to Jamaican & Indian parents. He emigrated to the USA as a teenager, and has called America home for over 50 years! Ossie has a BFA degree in Acting & Directing, and an MA degree in Clinical Psychology.
His love of drumming began while interning as a Marriage and Family Therapist in Los Angeles, where he lived for 32 years. Lucky for him, he lived 5 minutes from the REMO Recreational Music Center in North Hollywood, which is where he began learning how to facilitate drum circles. This led to him integrating drumming into his therapy practice, which was soon followed by the healing modality of Sound Baths.
Ossie opened a private practice studio in Burbank, and called it the OM centre, and now (as of 2024) Ossie's new home, and the OM centre, is in Asheville, NC.
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.