Leigh Ann Phillips, Executive Director and Founder

“When I founded The Shimmering Sounds Foundation, I wanted to find a way for individuals and organizations with limited resources to experience the benefits of Sound Healing.  Since founding the organization The Shimmering Sounds Foundation has gifted sound healing sessions, group workshops and trainings, Crystal Bed sessions, and singing bowls to hundreds who would not otherwise have benefited from this work.  As a Sound Healer, Singer-Songwriter, Educator, and Lecturer, I’ve traveled internationally to help people release emotions from the body, as well as raise the level of health and well being physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually through sound.  When we hear pure acoustic sound, we shift into a brain state that allows us to not only relax, but to release emotional blocks that allow dis-ease in the body.  I’m grateful to my many teachers throughout my journey of sound healing – Dr. Mitchell Gibson, Tom Kenyon, Dr. Fabian Maman, people and the Earth, and the Crystal Bowls themselves.”

For a more extensive biography, and to learn more about Leigh Ann, you may visit her website at www.leighannphillips.com.

Board and Staff

Rita Roberts

“I live, paint, and write in Southern Colorado, which claims the largest alpine valley in the world. My studio is situated one mile from the upper Rio Grande, near the Continental Divide. The weather and landscape varies between extreme and sublime. Clouds shroud the Sangre de Cristo Mountains with luxurious austerity. New light cuts a strong angle across an expanse of chico bush. The terrain and temperature can be harsh, but alluring. It is both comforting and unnerving to me, this blessed but unforgiving geography. Dichotomies abound when immersed in nature, but it is the simultaneous peace and exuberance that I feel outdoors that drives me.”

Shahna Lax

“I am a gardener and herbalist who sings with the trees, roses and all of the sentient members of my garden that can carry a tune. Through listening to the Voice of the Silent Moment, I create sacred space copperwork illuminations that are currently being represented by Leigh Ann in her Sound Healing Sanctuary in Crestone, Colorado.”

Scott Schumacher, Web Designer and Administrative Assistant

“I’ve always been interested in the concept of “The Body as an Earth-Based Energy System.”  Working as a massage therapist and Reiki Master for many years led me to exploring ways of healing the Earth through shamanic work, Celtic and Druid practices, the sustainable wildcrafting of herbs and medicinal plants, and the use of crystals and stones in healing.  I’ve also worked with other grassroots non-profit organizations as both board member and administrator, assisting in fiscal sponsorship relationships, membership management, and sustainable living educational projects.  When I’m not designing web pages for others, I spend time at the house my father built on the Iowa-Missouri border, where the Crystal Bowls are played before drifting to sleep for dreams, to heal and honor the land, to assist in an injured animal’s passing, and to ceremonially mark significant events and seasons of the year.”