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Events in September 2025

10:00 am: Sunday Worship Service

4:00 pm: Therapeutic Cello Sound Healing

10:00 am: Sunday Worship Service

4:00 pm: Therapeutic Cello Sound Healing

10:00 am: Sunday Worship Service

4:00 pm: Therapeutic Cello Sound Healing

10:00 am – 11:00 am
August 31, 2025

Join us Sunday mornings at 10 am for in-person and online worship in the Potsdam Presbyterian Community Center. Service are led by Rev. Katrina Hebb and by other leaders on occasion. Music director is Keilor Kastella.

Service is available as live video and as streaming video on our Facebook Page.

Potsdam Presbyterian Sanctuary

42 Elm St.

Potsdam, NY 13676

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4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
September 7, 2025

Cello sound healing is a therapeutic immersion, akin to a sound bath, where the cello’s voice-like frequencies resonate deeply with the listener, promoting a sense of connection. Each session begins with a grounding mindfulness meditation, guiding participants through mindful breathing and a golden light visualization. Using octaves, trills, and pentatonic scales, Alisa crafts a soothing soundscape that incorporates harmonics, sustained drones, and the gentle resolution of dissonance. These techniques, combined with the cello’s rich, familiar tones, help release emotional tension and induce a meditative state, encouraging balance, clarity, and profound relaxation.

To register for Therapeutic Cell Sound Healing, contact Alisa: dralisawoods@gmail.com

Alisa Woods, Ph.D., LMHC, owns a mental health counseling practice in Potsdam and was recently awarded a grant from the Maxine M. Quigg Women in Business Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation. This grant supported her training in sound therapy with renowned cellist Elizabeth Byrd.

Alisa has a Ph.D. in behavioral neuroscience and a master’s in mental health counseling. She began playing cello at age seven, studies with Christian Hosmer, and performs with several orchestras, including the Northern Lights and the St. Lawrence University String Orchestras.

She also leads Melodic Minds, a NYSCA-funded program celebrating neurodiversity through music. Alisa’s family—her two children, Celeste and Constantine, and husband, Costel, share her passion for music.

Trillium Yoga Room

42 1/2 Elm St.

Potsdam, NY 13676

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7 4:00 pm: Therapeutic Cello Sound Healing 4:00 pm: Therapeutic Cello Sound Healing 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm September 7, 2025 Cello sound healing is a therapeutic immersion, akin to a sound bath, where the cello’s voice-like frequencies resonate deeply with the listener, promoting a sense of connection. Each session begins with a grounding mindfulness meditation, guiding participants through mindful breathing and a golden light visualization. Using octaves, trills, and pentatonic scales, Alisa crafts a soothing soundscape that incorporates harmonics, sustained drones, and the gentle resolution of dissonance. These techniques, combined with the cello’s rich, familiar tones, help release emotional tension and induce a meditative state, encouraging balance, clarity, and profound relaxation. To register for Therapeutic Cell Sound Healing, contact Alisa: dralisawoods@gmail.com Alisa Woods, Ph.D., LMHC, owns a mental health counseling practice in Potsdam and was recently awarded a grant from the Maxine M. Quigg Women in Business Fund of the Northern New York Community Foundation. This grant supported her training in sound therapy with renowned cellist Elizabeth Byrd. Alisa has a Ph.D. in behavioral neuroscience and a master’s in mental health counseling. She began playing cello at age seven, studies with Christian Hosmer, and performs with several orchestras, including the Northern Lights and the St. Lawrence University String Orchestras. She also leads Melodic Minds, a NYSCA-funded program celebrating neurodiversity through music. Alisa’s family—her two children, Celeste and Constantine, and husband, Costel, share her passion for music. Trillium Yoga Room 42 1/2 Elm St. Potsdam, NY 13676 View Location Map