Sound Weaver - Facilitator - Editor
About RebeccaMy work lives at the intersection of sound, self-inquiry, and culture. I create and hold sound ceremonies and facilitated experiences that build the internal capacity and interpersonal awareness that collective change actually requires. My publication, Attune, is a collaborative extension of that work in print.
For years, I ran two parallel practices. I channeled vocal sound in performance and wellness spaces, and I facilitated equity and organizational change work with institutions and communities. Over time, it became clear to me that sound doesn't just accompany the work. It makes deeper work possible.
Now my practice is integrated, and sound is a tool I bring into all of my work. With a steady breath and a tame mind, people can reach parts of themselves that stay closed off when they are braced or stressed. My sounds create grounding for a freer experience. The process increases internal capacity to integrate information, sit with complexity, and move from insight into action, so I use it to open, connect, and close the spaces I facilitate. Every space I hold is rooted in my belief that how we relate to ourselves shapes how we show up for our relationships and our work in the world.
Through my program, Into Attunement, I bring this work to organizations. Teams name the changes they want to make, learn how the brain forms new patterns through neuroplasticity, and voice those changes together over live soundscapes. I also partner with leaders to help them to integrate and respond to what their teams surface and carry that change forward meaningfully.
As a facilitator, I have led long-term equity and culture change engagements with institutions including HERE Arts Center, Ensemble Studio Theatre, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. My sound work has grounded gatherings at Disney Theatrical Group, the United State of Women, and Theatre Communications Group.
Before founding my practice, I worked as a civil rights attorney at the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, where I focused on dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline and seeding restorative justice practices. I have taught at American University Washington College of Law and at Wagner College, where my course Race, the Arts, and Activism received the Adjunct Professor Award for Diversity and Inclusion.
I'm also the founder of Attune, an independent print-forward magazine and the umbrella world for my live events, sound releases, and collaborative work with artists, writers, and facilitators.
“You cannot teach what you do not know,And people struggle to be what they cannot see,so if you want to make change in society,Let it start within.”
-Rebecca KellyG
Honors:2022 Graduates of the Last Decade Award, UConn School of Law Alumni Association
Adjunct Professor Award for Diversity and Inclusion from Wagner College
George N. Lindsay Civil Rights Legal Fellow with The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Catalyst for Change Award from American University Washington College of Law
The Public Interest Law Fellowship from UConn School of Law
Trauma Sensitive Practice Certification: HeartMath Institute
Foundations in Somatic Abolitionism: Resmaa Menakem
Introduction to Mindfulness: Presented by Rev. angel Kyodo williams and David Perrin | MNDFL
Embodied Activism: Nkem Ndefo, Rae Johnson, and Farzana Khan
Centered Accountability: Accountability Mapping
Embodiment Basics: Prentis Hemphill, Embodiment Institute
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Rebecca is a professional speaker and performer providing workshops, immersive sound experiences, consulting, and retreats focused on deepening anti-oppression work through sounds and embodiment.
Pictured: Infinite Possibilities Art Festival, Closing Cycles Performance, Ossining NY, July 2021