Ann-Marie Boudreau

Ann-Marie Boudreau, RIHR, ARCT, is a registered Spiritual Psychotherapist with the Canadian Examining Board of Health Care Practitioners. She trained as a classical Concert Pianist at the Royal Conservatory of Toronto and has over 30 years of teaching experience. She is also a Soundwork Practitioner, improvisational vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, playing and performing on a wide variety of world instruments. She has a private therapy practice in Toronto.

Ann-Marie encourages everyone she meets to live fully and move more deeply. “In our effort to communicate with the larger part of life we can lose touch with our natural ability to express ourselves”. In her work, Ann-Marie weaves magic for large or small audiences and combines all of her therapeutic, musical and artistic modalities to help clients address the needs of the soul, spirit and human experience.

She is on the faculties of Toronto Sound Source founded by Gary Diggins and the Transformational Arts College, both in Toronto, Ontario. Ann-Marie co-created and teaches the workshop series Journey of the Senses: an Introduction to the Path of Tantra. She also facilitates Vocal Play Workshops, Sound Journey and Meditation experiences. Along with Integrative Breathwork therapist, Michele Meehan, Ann-Marie is co-founder of the Sound, Breath & Energy Group whose purpose is to support individuals facing long-term and terminal illness.

Ann-Marie has had a consummate love of the arts since her youth and has spent many years exploring different forms of dance: classical ballet, jazz and free-form dance styles including Gabrielle Roth’s 5 Rhythms, Soul Motion with Vin Marti and ecstatic dance. Ann-Marie’s creative adventures extend to Mandala painting for personal meditation and hand built pottery, the latter of which she studied at the Ontario College of Art.

Ann-Marie is also a recording artist and has collaborated on a number of CD projects including “Sensual Meditation” with Jinus Rafezade, “Soon Come Shekinah” with Dennis Gaumond & The Badhra Collection, “Beyond Doubt” with Frank Casula – both Kirtan CD’s, and on the song “To be one” with Cheryl Hutton and Ed Majkut. Her first CD, “Dreams of Ancient Lands” was released in 2003, followed by her second release “New Horizon: A Sound Journey” in 2008.

Memberships

• RIHR, The Canadian Examining Board of Health Care Practitioners
• SBE Group (Co-founder), Sound, Breath & Energy Group
• SHCN, Spirituality in Health Care Network Association
• Gitche M’Qua Centre for Healing and Dying
• CASP, Canadian Association of Sound Practitioners

Appearances Past And Present

• Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, July 2008
• Snow Lion Meditation Centre, Toronto, Ontario, July 2008
• Talk Radio, Internet Interview, Toronto, Ontario, Spring 2008
• Spirituality in Health-Care Network Association, Toronto Ontario, ongoing
• “Unity in Community” Fundraising Events with Bart Smit. Music director, Toronto Ontario, 2006, 2007
• Casey House Hospice, Toronto, Ontario, 2006
• Sunnybrook Hospital Cancer information series “Music as Medicine”, Toronto, Ontario, 2005
• “All Our Relations” Hospice, “Grief Workshop Series” Living Well / Dying Well Conference, Kitchener, Ontario, 2003, 2004
• York University Music Department: Taught the music practicum class: “Practical applications of sound in a therapeutic environment”, Toronto Ontario, 2006
• Whole Life Expo, Experiential soundwork presentations, Toronto Ontario, 2005
• Holistic Health Expo, Experiential soundwork presentations, Toronto Ontario, 2005, 2006, 2007
• “Soundwork as Soulwork” CBC Interview, “Here and Now” December 23, 2004
• CBC interview, on Grief and Bereavement, spring 2006
• Seekers Dialogue, Metropolitan United Church, sound environment designer (speakers included Stephen Lewis, Marion Woodman, Marianne Williamson, Thomas Moore, General Romeo Dallaire) Fall 2004 and Spring 2005
• Performance at Fundraisers: Eye for The Future, James Twyman Peace Concert, The Power of Peace Concert, TAC Tsunami fundraiser
• “Coming Home” with Mary Ann Moore, A woman’s sharing writing circle with sound and movement, Native Indian Reserve, Bella Bella, BC 2006
• Wise Woman Weekend Retreat: Facilitate Vocal & Journey of the Senses workshops & Sound Journey experiences, from 2005 – ongoing.

Accreditations And Skills

• Spiritual Psychotherapist Program, Transformational Arts College, Toronto Ontario (Diploma 2004)
• Soundwork Practitioner Program, Transformational Arts College, Toronto Ontario (Diploma 2004)
• Royal Conservatory of Music, ARCT Concert Performance Piano Program (1998)

Affiliations/Faculty Member

• Toronto Sound Source: Soundwork as Soulwork Faculty with Gary Diggins, Toronto Ontario www.garydiggins.com
• Transformational Arts College, Faculty, Toronto Ontario www.transformationalarts.com