About
Beth Ricciardone
Beth Ricciardone is a Healing Artist who curates multi-sensory experiences to support somatic and spiritual well-being. A certified somatic trauma-informed practitioner and mother of three, she resides in Bedford, NY, where she works with clients both virtually and regionally. Beth integrates sound healing, cacao, hypnosis, and ritual into her work, with a focus on ceremonial haircuts.
Beth is grateful to walk the path of sacred initiatic traditions. She integrates spiritual practices from her studies while honoring her Italian lineage and is deeply connected to the Tz’utujil People of Guatemaya. Her cacao offerings are guided by the mentorship of an honored Mayan elder, with her teacher’s blessing to serve cacao, all in sacred reciprocity.
I am a dream weaver and sound alchemist. Guiding you to remember and reimagine the dreams of your heart.
For me, the gifts of a spiritual life are here in the now. It lives in the daily practice of reverence. We create obstacles when we live disconnected from the wisdom that already lives in our hearts. My work is to help you remember where your own wisdom is trying to lead you.
“If you’re here, then why not be really here?
If you want to go be with the water, then go be with the water.”
Motherhood, a journey.
Becoming a mother of three children has been one of the most transformative experiences; learning patience, compassion, humility, strength as well as deep love and connection. Better said, my children raise the human in me. I witness myself being met with an ongoing opportunity to rewrite timelines into the past as well as into my future generations. What is ending in me, as well as beginning through me and my family? This is an integral aspect that comes up in the work with my clients: what are you letting go and what are you here to create anew?
How I’ve learned the daily practice of reverence while living in a Zen community.
My journey towards healing and guiding others began during my time in residency at the Cambridge Zen Center in the early 2000s. Living within the Zen community, I experienced the profound power of community, ritual, and the cultivation of the mind-body connection. This transformative experience laid the foundation for my work as a practitioner, emphasizing the importance of connection, collective healing, and the exploration of our inner selves.
Remebering our whole selves - both somatic and spiritual dimensions.
My current work encompasses hypnosis, sound healing (gong), light touch healing, ceremonial cacao, breathwork, dream weaving and ceremonial haircut. Through these practices, we explore your subconscious self, uncover lessons and wisdom through your ancestral lineage, harmonize your energetic body and bring more wholeness and peace in you. I love to witness my clients emerge with a greater sense of inner peace, clarity and self awareness. (For more details about these individual practices, read my intuitive guidance page)
How I hold space:
I take neutrality in the space that I hold to be really important, approaching each individual mindfully from a trauma and somatic-informed lens. I truly believe that healing is not meant to fix you, it’s about honoring and validating the lived experiences of everyone who enters the space. I remain true to myself, as you remain true to yourself. My work is to create a space where you feel safe and held to be yourself, so that meaningful realizations can take place. Every aspect of the facilitation is optional - we’ll begin by listening to what your body and spirit calls for. That’s how each session unfolds and creates itself.
I’m deeply grateful to be part of your journey towards self-discovery, healing and personal empowerment.
In-Person and Virtual
I’m located in Bedford, NY and serve neighboring areas including NJ, CT, NYC, Brooklyn.
My remote sessions are available for individuals worldwide.
Experiences
2024
Holistic Life Navigation - Embodied Practitioner 6-month Program
2023
Since 2018 until currently, I facilitate ceremonies, sound experiences, workshops and trainings in various spaces in and around Brooklyn and NYC including the Grand Street Healing Project
Trauma and Somatic Practitioner Certificate Program
Holistic Life Navigation: The 6 Week Course
& an active memeber of The Community Membership
Gong Immersion with Don Conreaux and Faculty at Menla in Phoenicia, NY
Cacao Essence Program with Nana Marina Cruz Maya Aiq’iij (Day keeper) and indigenous elders from the Tz’utuijl Tradition in Guatemala
2020
2019
Divine Feminine School of Hypnosis
Breathwork Training Level One - Three
Cacao Ceremonialist Facilitator & Immersion Program
2018 - 2020
Operated and led a private healing studio and event space in Crown Heights Brooklyn where I offered, ceremonial haircuts, private sound and cacao experiences and small groups events, trainings and certifications under the name ‘Neon Calling’
2018
Sage Academy of Sound Energy Retreat Intensive at Menla
2017
21 Stages of Meditation Level 3 certification at Menla
2017–2018
Reiki Teacher Training Certification at Open Center
2015
Gong Yoga of Holistic Resonance Teacher Training Certification facilitated by Gong Master Don Conreaux at Integral Yoga Institute New York City
Radiant Child Yoga Level 1 & 2 completed at Open Center
Reiki Level 3 Certification at Open Center
2013–2014
Kundalini Yoga Teacher Training & Certification
Kundalini Medicine Yoga Therapy Training
Dream Medicine Retreat at Menla
2013
Level 1 & 2 Reiki Certified
2007–2013
Hair Stylist and Educator for Bumble and Bumble hair salon New York City
2003–2007
Hair stylist at JSD Studio on Newbury Street in Boston Massachusetts
2005
Graduate of Institute for Integrative Nutrition
Certified Holistic Health Counselor
*year long in person training
Testimonials
“Beth Ricciardone aka Neon Calling’s Sound Sessions are simultaneously deep and transcendent. Her intentional care and healing come from a sonorous soulful dimension and arrive in your body mind and heart as just the medicine you need. Avail yourself of her artistry and precision on this Libran lunation of cosmic harmony”
—Paramatma Siri Sadhana, Yogini, Healing Artist, Activist in New York City and Amritsar, India
“Upon my first experience with Neon Calling Crystal Mist, the best description I had was ‘liquid light!’ Now after using the mist daily both in personal practice and the sound healing experiences I offer, I can confirm that it is exactly that. A wonderful tool, made with care that aids expertly in clearing and re-energizing. I can’t use it enough.”
—Davin Youngs, Singer, Teacher and Sound Guide in Chicago, IL
“Time with Beth is the most empowering reset I have ever experienced. I feel seen, heard, and deeply felt. The fact that she also cuts hair beautifully is a cosmic bonus. All haircuts are rejuvenating, sure, but how many help you understand yourself better? Only Beth's. She helps you look, and feel, like your best self.”
—Kelly Bare, Author, Mom, Activist in Brooklyn
"Beth has a gift and I am very grateful that she is willing to share it! I walked into our session having only had a few breathwork sessions, but this one truly helped awaken an inner light and ground me on multiple levels. They say healing is a spiral, and I was able to go deeper than I ever have before with Beth’s guidance. I left feeling both grounded and uplifted simultaneously with renewed energy - something I really needed with the change of seasons into dark, cold winter. Thank you for holding space for me, Beth! I would highly recommend you seek her guidance if you’re feeling stuck.”
—Emily White, NYC
"Gong time with Beth is a truly transcending experience. It takes me to a place where there is no time, and totally clears my head of distractions. As a creative it helps me to get back to design when I'm feeling uninspired."
—Michael, Owner of Park Deli in Brooklyn
“I first met Beth at our hypnosis training and immediately knew she was a gifted intuitive and heartfelt practitioner. I then found out she is also Reiki teacher and I was so excited to do my level 2 1:1 private training and attunement with her. Beth was so supportive every step of the way and set up beautiful sacred space.
She is very knowledgable with her work and teaches in such a fluid and enjoyable way. Her nurturing mother qualities also shine through- I felt so nurtured in her healing space- she even got me my favorite snacks and treats to munch on during the training! I also received an amazing, powerful crystal-she picked out the perfect one for me.
Beth is truly amazing in all of the modalities she works with whether its sound, reiki, hypnosis and I highly recommend her to support you on your healing journey. so much gratitude for this wonderful soul sharing her gifts with the world!”
—Briana, Brooklyn
