A R B O R E T A sound collective

ARBORETA is a socially engaged queer sound collective that offers participatory sound baths with the community it serves. The founding members are composed of Creative Arts Therapy candidate Sal Daña (they/them) and Grammy winning cellist Leah Coloff (she/they). The practitioners use flute, cello, and singing bowls to provide an acoustic soundscape that attunes to the parasympathetic nervous system and assists in stress relief. Sound bath sessions have been shown to reduce cortisol levels in listening participants.

Community participation and collective joining at one’s own pace is welcome and observed. Player members are free to engage or disengage at their own will as the founding members hold a consistent space for session.

Acupressure ear seed and other treatments may be offered in tandem with sound sessions. Ear seed treatments, utilized by the Black Panthers for community detox, are applied to specific acupressure points on the ear to provide benefits like stress relief and pain management.

Other modalities like Reiki are also practiced during sessions if practitioners are available.

Limited recordings are available to protect the privacy of individuals in sessions.

Player Member List:

Bebe Low (she/her) NADA auricular earseeds

Elise Mai-Rose (they/them) LMSW

Kari Williams (she/her) Licensed in Level I & II Usui Reiki

Camila Rueda-Labrador (she/her)

Aleisa Myles PsyD (she/her)

Ash Comer (they/them)

For info email: saldana.therapy@gmail.com

Upcoming Sessions:

Thursday Sept 17 1-2pm

Community De-stress Clinic

Pratt Institute Wellness Center

BK, NY

Saturday Sept 26 3:30-4:30pm

Harvest Moon Community Sound Bath

Collaboration with the Anarchist Book Fair

Pancho’s Garden : Open to the public

Lower East Side, NY

Mondays,Sept 28, Oct 26, Nov 23 4-5pm

Close to the Full Moon Sound Bath

Collaboration with Ali Forney Center

NY,NY

Previous Sessions:

2026

Thurs June 18 6-7:30

NYATA Pride Community De-stress Clinic

Westbrook Memorial Garden : Open to the public

BK, NY

Sat May 30 12:45-1:45pm

Play in Militarized Zones

The Philadelphia Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology

Philly, PA

Sun May 17 1-3p

Westbrook Memorial Garden

BK, NY

Sat April 25 4:30-6:15p

APA Division 39 Conference

Midtown Hilton NY

Tue April 21 12-3p

Pratt Student Wellness

Pratt Library

Sat April 11 1-5p

Brooklyn Arts Exchange Annex

Tues Feb 03 1-3p

Pratt Student Wellness

Pratt Library

2025

Tues Nov 18 1-3p

Pratt Student Wellness

Pratt Library

Photo by Elise Mai-Rose