in 2024, we’re leAning
fOrwaRd In nEw waYS
As we seed dreams for the horizon, we are looking to “grow up & show up” in new ways for the whole community. This year we are hosting two handpan gatherings!! SBWHG continues to support the journey for women players & enthusiasts, while, the Heartland HangOut opens space for all to gathering!!
What is
Super Bloom Life?
SUpEr Bloom LIfe IS An InVITaTion TO RETurn To ThE cReaTiVE SElF
In a world where our natural way of being has become silenced by the continuous noise of a never-ending “to do list,” Super Bloom Life invites a pause to this pace, gifting space to creatively reframe it. Our purpose at Super Bloom Life is to foster a nurturing space that aids others in catalyzing self-sovereignty through creative expression – a door that opens minds to curiosity, removing fear, encouraging a deeper, more open connection with oneself.
By facilitating events focused on creative exploration and wholeness, we seek to provide avenues for individuals to continue their personal pilgrimage towards self-love and emotional well-being.
What is a
Super Bloom?
a Super Bloom iS a naTuRal EvenT Where FLoral aBUndaNcE cASCaDeS InTo LIfE
A super bloom is a rare and magnificent botanical treat that only happens when a “unicorn combination of weather” occurs. It is also an expression of the shift that happens in the inner landscape, when a person embarks on their soul’s mission — spiritual transformation. The handpan stewards many on this journey, to super bloom beyond perceived limitations.
The literal bloom is a natural event that only happens when the timing is just right — water flowing in early winter months, mixed with optimal spring growth, wind, and soil matrix conditions that give way to an otherwise dormant floral abundance that is unleashed the following spring.
The first time I experienced the spectacle of a super bloom, was in 2016, in the ancestral home of the Timbisha Shoshone Tribe, a place familiarized as Death Valley. As I cycle through life, I have come to realize that I super bloom every time I heal a part of myself, a part that has otherwise been “miss allocated” and wants to come home. More importantly, that I am not alone in this journey.
The 2016 Super Bloom brought me to a place where the Mojave and the Great Basin Deserts meet, AND is the place where I discovered the handpan, my curiosity to explore music returned, the Gathering’s name originated, and the location of where the inaugural 2020 Women’s Handpan Gathering was set to take place. Needless to say, the conditions were not quite right, and we, too, were paused until they were.
- Sarah Paz Hyde, Super Bloom Life Founder -
Our 2022-2024 Women’s Handpan Gatherings
are held in upstate New York
We gather at Peace Temple, an off grid spiritual retreat center in the beautiful Catskill Mountains. Devoted to creating and holding peaceful and inspiring community events, Peace Temple is a place where creativity, spiritual growth, sustainability, respect for nature, and respect for each other are practiced.
2024 Save the Date
Sept 5th—8th
WOmen’S HandPAn GaThERIng aT PeAcE TeMPLE
