Aloka —
Sound Lab
with Graham Slick
A Weekly Nervous System Practice
GUIDE — Graham Slick
CADENCE — Select Sundays • 6/14 • 6/21 • 7/12 • 7/19
DURATION — 4—5:30P (90 minutes)
LOCATION — Yoga on Yamhill— 124 SW Yamhill St, Portland, OR 97204 (Map)
EXCHANGE — $40 ($25 Supported)
VIBE — Welcoming, Restorative, Spacious, Approachable
STYLE — Circle, Journey, Meditative, Ritual
An hour and a half that belongs to your nervous system.
You spend most of your life in a body that hasn't fully exhaled in a long time. Sound Lab is ninety minutes of being met — by sound, by breath, by a practitioner who knows what your system needs before you do.
This is not a class. It is a practice. A weekly architecture for the part of you that doesn't get attended to anywhere else.
Held in the quiet of Yoga on Yamhill, Sunday afternoons, through the summer. The people in the room are taken seriously. So is the work.
Part of the LAB series — Listen · Allow · Belong.
The Practice
Graham works with the tools the body actually responds to — chosen and sequenced in real time, for the people in the room.
Somatic Movement — to release what the week has held. Brahmari Pranayama — the humming breath, ancient and vagal. EFT Tapping — to settle the limbic system. Yoga Nidra — the threshold between waking and sleep, where deep repair happens. Sound — crystal bowls, Tibetan bowls, harmonium, voice. Vibration carried into tissue. Energy Work — held presence, intention. Stillness — the most powerful of them, used last.
You will not be performed at. You will be guided — with care, precision, and a great deal of quiet — into a state of nervous system regulation most people only access through extended retreat. Then brought back, gently, to a self that has been rearranged for the better.
The Arc
Arrive — Land in the room. Graham reads where the room is and tunes the opening accordingly.
Regulate — Breath, hum, gentle movement. The system begins to release sympathetic activation.
Drop — Sound and Yoga Nidra. Sustained parasympathetic states. The long descent.
Integrate — A softer return. Energy work. Coming back without snapping back.
Close — A quiet send-off. You leave with your nervous system reset for the days ahead.
The Essentials
Arrive on time. Once the room opens, it closes.
Props provided — mats, bolsters, blankets, cushions. Bring your own if you prefer.
Dress cozy and layered. Body temperature drops as the nervous system softens.
Hydrate. Bring water. Oranges and seasonal nourishment provided.
Capacity is held intentionally. Advance booking recommended.
A Few Tips
Blanket on top of the mat — comfort upgrade.
Restroom before, not during.
Keep the space above your head clear — Graham moves through the room.
Come calm. Energetic catch-ups happen after.
Graham Slick
Named Best Sound Bath Experience by Willamette Week's Best of Portland Readers' Poll 2025. A lifelong musician and somatic practitioner rooted in non-dual philosophy. Five years of facilitation. Continually refining the craft. Graham’s Lab Sessions are his open and accessible group events — they contain the same depth of facilitation he brings to private clients and ceremonial work. Inquire about private sessions »
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Do participants play instruments? No, not typically, the session is more of an active meditative experience. You'll be guided to explore different meditation, breathwork, and some mindful movement. There is a goodbye song at the end where you are welcome to sing along.
Do I have to participate? Yes. Be brave. You can do it.
