Local Meditation Center to Host Hip-Hop Sound Bath

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For many who engage in a regular meditation practice, sound baths are a key part of a balanced healing diet. That’s definitely not going to be the case at the Hip-Hop Sound Bath at Portland Insight Meditation Center on Friday. “I wanted to make hip-hop that you could play in a meditation hall and it wouldn’t be jarring. Jones-Quartey is busier than ever these days, bouncing around North America to hold similar hip-hop sound baths, host meditation retreats, and perform live. SEE IT: Hip Hop Sound Bath with Born I at Portland Insight Meditation Center, 6536 SE Duke St., 503-519-9686, portlandinsight.org.