New York Capital Region and Beyond 

Sound Healing 
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Interviewed May 2025 for Rikki Teeters' forthcoming book Conscious UX: Leading Design in the Age of AI:


UX & AI Design Leader/Published Author, Rikki Teeters, interviewed UX Researcher/Designer and Sound Artist/Healer, Andrea Williams for Teeters’ upcoming book, Conscious UX


Get your ticket for the Catnap for Lucid Dreaming event on June 8th, 2:30-4pm in Troy, NY here.


Listen to the interview below:

01

How did your journey into sound healing begin? And and in what ways does it transform your understanding of what it means to design for the human experience?



02

You describe your Catnap for Lucid Dreaming as a mindful design workshop, how do you weave UX design principles in an experience that feels so sensory, emotional and dreamlike?


03

How would you describe lucid dreaming to someone that's never heard of it? 





04

In a world that often prioritizes speed and productivity, how do you advocate for rest, listening and inner attunement as critical design tools?


Upcoming Events

June 8th, 2:30-4:00pm: Catnap for Lucid Dreaming Workshop at Maitri Yoga in downtown Troy, NY. $30.00 RSVP your spot at Eventbrite.

June 18th, 7-8pm: Sound Bath for Restful Rejuvenation with Live Cello at Mount Ida Church at 548 Congress St. Troy, NY. $30 RSVP ticket in advance.
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Andrea Williams, PhD

Sound Healing Practitioner
Andrea Williams is a sound healing practitioner, restorative yoga teacher, instructor, and sound artist. Her sound healing sessions and sound baths focus on providing deeply restful rejuvenation and a re-tuning of our bodies. Andrea has been creating comfortable and compassionate spaces for restoration, creativity, and healing for communities for the last twenty years through various modalities including yoga, academic teaching of Deep Listening, immersive soundscapes, and soundwalks that encourage listening to the world around us and internally to ourselves. She has performed at yoga studios, galleries, and museums worldwide. 

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