In Resonant Futures: Sound as a Portal -- A Soundbath Journey

In *In Resonant Futures: Sound as a Portal — A Soundbath Journey*, artist and sound healing practitioner Estephanie Rose leads participants through an immersive experience combining live sound meditation, breathwork and restorative stillness. Layers of vibration and resonance are designed to help participants release tension, settle the nervous system and enter a deeply relaxed state, creating space for reflection, imagination and positive change.

The session also includes Bhramari Pranayama, a yogic breathing meditation involving gentle humming to cultivate inner awareness and support the body’s parasympathetic “rest and digest” response. Sound, breath and stillness become a shared opportunity to pause, listen, restore and reconnect.

When: Thursday, September 10, 2026, at 3 p.m.

Showtimes: The program begins at 3 p.m. with settling in and a guided meditation. The 60-minute soundbath starts at 3:15 p.m., followed by community sharing, reflection and questions at 4:15 p.m.

Tickets: Free.

Venue: UMD Memorial Chapel, presented in partnership with the UMD Memorial Chapel.

Run time: The soundbath itself lasts 60 minutes. The full scheduled experience runs from 3 p.m. through the community sharing, reflection and questions beginning at 4:15 p.m.

Artist: Estephanie Rose is a first-generation Peruvian-American sound healing practitioner, yoga teacher and artist, and the founder of Sound & Movement. Her work examines the relationship between sound, movement, ritual and rest, drawing on ancestral memory and the music, movement and stories carried through her family. She works with more than 15 instruments, including Alchemy Crystal singing bowls, flute, ocean drum, gong, chakapa and huaco silbador. Her sound journeys move between grounding, earth-inspired textures and expansive, celestial resonance, using vibration and stillness as pathways toward grief processing, celebration, connection and collective healing.

Seating: Traditional pew seating is available. Guests may also bring a yoga mat, blanket or cushion for floor seating.

Festival: This event is part of NextNOW Fest, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center’s multi-day arts festival featuring performances and other experiences by artists from around the country and the University of Maryland campus. The festival is open to the general public.

Livestream: This event is not livestreamed.

Accessibility: Available services upon request include wheelchair-accessible seating, size-inclusive seating, large-print programs, assisted-listening devices, adult and child-friendly sensory packs and quiet spaces. ASL interpretation, audio description and captioning are available for select events or by patron request at least six weeks in advance.

Ages: No age restriction is stated.