Christophan Martel
Christophan (Stephan Martel ) is a self-taught and naturally gifted musician. From a background in pop music to becoming an artistic director in France, he has had the joy and honor of collaborating with legendary artist Marcel Marceau as a composer.
Deeply inspired by the mystery of Life, Stephan discovered a path to physical and emotional well-being through Sound Healing and Qigong. This profound experience sparked his desire to make these transformative modalities accessible to others, inviting a deeper awareness of our connection to the wholeness of being.
Stephan is a graduate and Teacher Assistant at the Sage Academy of Sound, a Gong Master under the guidance of Don Conreaux, and a practitioner of Ba Duan Jin Qigong. Drawing from his own journey, he has developed an integrative and accessible approach to energy balancing and inner harmony.
He is the co-founder of the Breathnation Collective Project, alongside his partner Isabelle Berger Delgrange . Together, they offer retreats, workshops, group and individual sessions, all dedicated to personal transformation and conscious living.
- Introduction to Sound Healing - Workshop - A Learning Practice
Practice playing with the Subtle “Sacred Sound of Light”
Tibetan Bowls, Gongs, Voice, and Chanting with the Shruti Box
This workshop will give you the basics and a strong foundation so you can share this amazing modality. We believe everyone can play sound to support the evolution and expansion of the soul.
In this 3-hour workshop, Christophan will guide you into the foundations of Sound Healing, exploring both its ancient roots and modern understanding.
Starting with an introduction to the history and science of sound — how vibration shapes matter, touches every cell, and opens the gateways of presence.
Then unfolding through three essential instruments: Bowls, Gongs, and Voice accompanied with the Shruti Box.
Each will be experienced not only as tools of resonance but as companions in awakening inner harmony.
A main thread runs through the session: body language — how intention, movement, and presence shape the sounds we create. Participants will learn to hold space with simplicity and depth, honoring silence as much as vibration.
Poetry lives within the practice. The sound of the bowls invites stillness, the gongs open vastness, the shruti box and chanting weave the sacred. Together, they create a journey where beauty can be revealed.
This is more than learning technique; it is an encounter with the mystery of sound — a practice of sound intimacies which are guides to recalibrate our structure.
Come as you are, and discover the subtle language of “the Sacred Sound of Light.”
Following the workshop, all participants can take part in the RISE Sound Bath at 5:30 pm at half off.
As a first step into offering sound, each student will be given a simple role within the session — an opportunity to experience what it means to hold vibration for a group.
