In honor of Earth Day, we are thrilled to partner with MBARI—the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute—on a unique Sound Bath experience. Fractals of Sound, a collective of top Bay Area musicians Egemen Sanli, Phoenix Song, and Sam Jackson, will create a soundscape deeply rooted in world music, in harmony with our guest “musician”—sounds of the ocean courtesy of MBARI’s acoustic technology. The ocean soundscape will feature blue whales, humpback whales, other marine life, and ambient ocean sounds.

MBARI is an independent oceanographic research center located in Moss Landing, California. For more than 30 years, MBARI researchers have been studying life in the largest living space on Earth—the deep sea. By eavesdropping on the mosaic of sound recorded by an underwater microphone located in the heart of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, MBARI scientists are learning more about the ecology of blue whales and other gentle giants, as well as our connection to the ocean and its inhabitants.

For Earth Day, immerse yourself in this underwater symphony at our special Sound Bath. Allow your body to sink deep into the primal sounds of creation, all from the comfort of your yoga mat or sleeping bag! For a preview, visit MBARI’s soundscape listening room and stream audio direct from the deep sea.

Join Us

Choose how you would like to experience the Sound Bath:

Sitting • Lying Down • Lying Down Premier

Event Details 

Doors open for seating at 6:30 pm. The entrance to the cathedral is at the top of the Great Steps. The accessible entrance is via the glass doors on Taylor Street or from the cathedral garage. Due to the quiet nature of this event, there will be no late seating. Please arrive no later than 7 pm. Tickets are available online only; no ticket sales at the door.

Masks are strongly encouraged inside the cathedral but not required. There will be a designated area with ventilation for those who would prefer to wear a mask.

Refunds and Exchanges 

• Refunds will be granted if the requests are received 24 hours before the start of the event.
• Requests to exchange a ticket for another date will be granted if received by noon on the day of the event. 

About Fractals of Sound

Egemen Sanli is a modern dervish, carrying the flag of his Turkish roots as a musician. He plays the sitar alongside other ethnic instruments (shamisen, saz, hang and handpan drums, banjo, flutes). He utilizes beats, loops, and tanpura machines to compliment his joyful improvisations based on traditional Eastern ragas. He lives and performs regularly in the Bay Area; he is also a certified Yoga teacher.  

Phoenix Song (formerly known as Amber Field) has been performing since 2004 and was featured in San Francisco Magazine’s Best of the Bay for yoga music in 2009. They have lived in Korea, Nepal, India, Liberia, Peru, and the SF Bay Area and specialize in world fusion. Phoenix Song plays didgeridoo, esraj, djembe, Native flute, harmonium and sings like an angel. They love to free people’s voices and drums in private and group classes.   

Sam Jackson, founder and director of VibrantStillness is a masterful Crystal Bowls player. His resonant melodies and floating harmonics unite the spaces of composition and sound healing. As a founding musician of Grace Cathedral’s Yoga on the Labyrinth, his Crystal Bowls and Paiste Gongs have inspired thousands of yoga practitioners to ground into their moving meditation with a vibrant sense of calm and presence. 

Learn more about the music collective Fractals of Sound.

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