Providence Info
Welcome to Peaked Hill Studio by Valerie Sonnenthal
Updated for Summer 2025
“Acceptance is the road to all change.”
— Bryant McGill
May was a hectic month, with some coming and going to Providence and Boston. Each day I relish being free, breathing fresh air, feeling the wind, sun, drizzle and rain. I relish walking freely on the beach, down a dirt road, or a cobblestone street. Life requires presence, especially as I move closer to living for three to four weeks on one floor of a hospital. There is lots of news to share, so keep reading.
Studio News
I have been given a one-week extension due to an infection which required me to be hospitalized for two days over the Memorial Day weekend. I'm doing fine and feel grateful for the extra time to get everything in order before being admitted to Mass General on June 10th and having my bone marrow transplant (a 30-minute infusion) one week later. Read my blog if you want to know more or follow my story.
Kaiut Yoga classes will continue online thanks to the support of KY teacher Billie Burke who will take over teaching on June 10th. Please note if you are interested in in-person classes on the Vineyard you will need to contact Billie directly by texting her at 508-648-9340 with a minimum of 24-hour notice. The summer schedule is below.
Christina Montoya continues her HIPS: Restorative Sensual Somatic Movement classes through June, see the flyer below for dates and how to sign up.
I am grateful to sound artist Anna Marden, creator of Sonic Flow events, who you can reach out to for your Sound Healing needs during the summer. Learn more below.
I'm thrilled that Nicole Benisch, founder of Light Spirit Essentials
and Alchemia Sound, will be offering programs in
Peaked Hill's Providence Studio. Learn more below.
I will not be offering any other events or live classes until I return, but continue to be grateful to all my virtual yoga and Rev6 students.
Thank you all for your support and understanding as I continue on this healing journey.
Kaiut Yoga teacher Billie Burke (left), is joined by creator Francisco Kaiut, and healer Rosemary Drinka, during the 2025 Kaiut Yoga Brazil Retreat.
Christina Montoya's HIPS is an experience that invites you to connect deeply with yourself and your body. Through various somatic movements, exercises and breath work,using sound, this class seeks to support your nervous system, cultivate energetic vitality and playfulness, increase your strength and flexibility, all the while practicing presence and awareness. Our hips create the initial ground and focus of the work, but ultimately the intention is to connect with our entire body and energy system.
Providence Studio
Deep Listening
Tuesday, June 17th, 7 - 8:30 pm
A synergy of sound bathing with ear acupressure to invite you into a space of deep, full body listening and clarity. Before settling in for Alchemia Sound with Nicole Benisch, vaccaria ear seeds will be applied to points in the ear by Acupuncturist Masha Aguirre, Dipl. Ac, L.Ac, to support participants with a deeper emotional and energetic connection to the sense of listening.
learn more & sign up : https://nicolebenisch.ticketbud.com/deeplistening
Solstice Sound Portal
Friday, June 20th, 7 - 9 pm
Join Austin Pereira (Ace on Earth) and Nicole Benisch (Alchemia Sound)
to celebrate the Summer Solstice
with a meditative sound journey, followed by a community hang with ceremonial grade cacao lovingly prepared by Monica Mejia.
learn more & sign up https://nicolebenisch.ticketbud.com/soundportal
Reiki Level III Training
August 23rd & 24th 9 am - 5 pm
This two-day immersion is a sacred invitation to step more fully into your practice—whether that means deepening your self-healing, stepping into your calling as a teacher, or exploring how Reiki wishes to move uniquely through you in the world. We’ll explore traditional teachings with integrity and care, including the Master symbol, energetic ethics, and the process of giving attunements. There will also be space for creative visioning, personal ceremony, and rooted community.
more info: https://www.asaholistic.com/holistic-healing-classes-workshops
apply: https://tinyurl.com/y8ceu9mt
Chilmark Studio Hours
KAIUT YOGA Classes
*all classes virtual unless you contact Billie Burke
Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:30 a.m.
Saturdays at 9 a.m.
If you are interested in taking class in person while visiting Martha's Vineyard during the 2025 summer you will need to text teacher
Billie Burke at 508-648-9340 with a minimum of 24-hour notice and
she will be happy to accommodate you, and your family/guests
at the Chilmark studio.
Peaked Hill Yoga is all about biomechanical health (or said another
way, your freedom of movement). It has been designed to work
through chronic pain & injuries, general aches & stiffness, and
work for the inflexible, hyper flexible and the aging body.
All levels of experience
or no prior experience, all are welcome.
Sound Healing
*Restorative Sound Journey*
There are no scheduled events at the Chilmark studio
during Summer 2025.
If you are interested in Sound Healing on Martjha's Vineyard please contact fellow sound healer Anna Marden, creator of Sonic Flow
meditative sound and creative workshops.
I see my upcoming bone marrow transplant
as a ticket to ride and feel so lucky to have not suffered.
Have a great summer and stay safe.
-- Valerie
