A Musician's Approach...
Hello and welcome to 7 Songs Meditation & Sound Therapy!
My name is J. Kirk Plunkett, and I am the owner/founder of 7 Songs. I began my healing journey at the age of 13, when I first picked up the bass guitar. I guess you could say I was a troubled teen… and I had been through many programs and tried many things to curb my rebellious tendencies. And despite the allure of the meditations I learned when I was 12 from a rather eclectic counselor and having played both trumpet and guitar since 11, picking up the bass guitar at age 13 was the first time I really felt like I had a place on this earth. And thus my healing journey begun.
Music has taken me places I never dreamed I would be… and through the many adventures, I discovered that my passion for being a touring musician was out weighted by my desire to be a close father to my first child in the year 2000. The blues clubs kept me relatively busy and there was studio work to help pay the bills. Through the ups and downs of my own life, I have been forced to recognize areas within myself were personal growth was vital for my survival… and in many situations, music was the therapy that I looked to to carry me forward.
In the summer of 2023, I was blessed to attend a music camp near Nashville, TN, Wooten Woods. It was the second time that summer that I was able to grace the camp and learn from the world renowned bassist Victor Wooten. However, this camp was different… the camp was titled The Spirit of Music, with the emphasis on Spirit. The camp explored themes of spirituality and explored the concepts around how musicians can positively affect people and the environment around them with their instruments and voices. I had two profound experiences during this 5 day journey of the mind… but what I took home would be so much more.
Each day of camp, we did a morning and evening meditation. One of the other campers had brought a small Himalayan Singing Bowl with them and was asked to sound the bowl one morning leading us into meditation. The sound was mesmerizing. I was completely enamored with the sound of this bowl... and that night, as I lay in my tent neglecting sleep, I found myself on my phone, scouring the internet for a bowl of my own.
Today, my shoulder is pain free and I have been pursuing certification in Sound Therapy and Sound Healing. I am honored to have been called to this modality of the healing arts and look forward to sharing my gifts with you.
In resonance,
J. Kirk Plunkett