Candida Valentino
Candida
currently works as a Chavutti Thirumal Massage
Therapist, Overtone singer and Tibetan Singing
Bowl and Gong practitioner. With Michael she has performed for H.H. the Dalai
Lama, The exiled prime minister of Tibet and last year (2002) toured Europe
with her Mongolian Khöömii Teacher, Tserendaava. Candida is presently developing soundtransformations workshops with Michael
Ormiston. She
uses healing sounds both in individual sessions as well as in concerts around
the U.K and in Europe. Candida sings traditional songs, chants and mantras from various
traditions as a way of expressing and acknowledging journeys that both
externally and internally resonate with the eternal now. Her solo CD “Life After Life” is available during workshops and
concerts.
Candida Valentino originally trained and
worked as a visual artist and costume designer for dance and opera. She then
had her own sound transformation in 1991 and started working with toning,
overtoning and voice work as a tool for healing. She went on to train with
Chris James and completed The Power of Sound Teacher Training in 1999. She has
for the last three years played with Don Conreaux and his Mysterious Tremendum
Ensemble, and has also attended Raga singing workshops with Gilles Petit.
Candida went on to study Mongolian Khöömii singing with Michael Ormiston. She
travelled to Mongolia with him in 2000 to meet his teacher Tserendavaa and has
now been blessed to teach Khöömii.
Contact mailto:candidavalentino@yahoo.co.uk