Dara takes her listeners on a journey across the physical, energetic and artistic realms. Whether offering a sound healing, leading physical embodiment practice or performing her original songs, Dara taps into the nectar of bliss consciousness. In understanding that The Goddess is vibration, Dara embraces and intuitively channels her sound to not only cultivate peace and joy, but to activate a sacred connection with her audience, to know themselves as a worthy temple of the Soul.
Dara has always had a passion for creativity, the voice, authentic expression and music. Her worldwide travels shape her sound. Born in Berkeley California, Dara has had an international and culturally diverse upbringing. She spent her formative years living multiculturally, in continents of Asia, Europe & Australia. She began to sing and perform publicly from the age of five. Dara won competitions in songwriting in her early teens, and by high school, moved to study singing, drama and the performing arts overseas. Dara was nationally recognized for vocal and dramatic performance in both the US and Australia and then pursued her passions in New York City. Graduating from The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York with a focus on Musical Theater, Dara performed professionally on stage for years.
After spending years in an out of silence battling a vocal injury, Dara followed the unfoldment of her spiritual awakening, and transitioned her work from stage acting to self discovery, integration and service. She focused on fitness, as master instructor of multiple fitness boutiques, and helped to build DOGPOUND from the ground up as a fundamental and founding team member. She served as a wellness trainer, coach and consultant to industry leaders, entrepreneurs, celebrities and creatives. Dara was a mentee and student of world class athletes and boxing champions, but using fitness as her medicine was not enough to fill the longing and cease her desire to sing.
Dara went on a spiritual quest to heal, sit and study with globally acclaimed healers, gurus and luminary leaders of awareness and consciousness. Dara now holds over a thousand hours of teacher training and study in yoga, meditation, mantra and the healing arts and is a Reiki Master Teacher, Circle Facilitator, Sound Practitioner and Yogini.
From training grounds to transcendent space, Dara holds teaching and facilitation experience of physical, meditative and artistic modalities, including group & personal training, boxing, yoga, music, reiki and yoga therapies. In 2017, Dara founded her own digital studio, offering clients one-on-one and group sessions across movement, meditation and healing arts.
Throughout her journey, Dara’s soul kept calling her to sing and share original music. Dara began to integrate her voice, original songs and mantra in sound baths and energy healing work.
Finally in true alignment with her purpose, she manifested the opportunity to collaborate with Grammy winning artists and producers: Andrea Martín, Arden Altino, Monsieur Adi & Marc Copely. Dara continues to work alongside incredible musicians, artists and engineers to bring her sound to the world on a larger and accessible scale.
Dara’s music and art is a cosmic force. Her sound is heart centric, dynamic, elevating and unifying. Weaving ambient frequencies, soulful world percussive beats, spiritual instruments, lyrical depth and vocal richness, Dara’s music opens the heart to heal, to liberate, to remember love and to recognize the Sacred that exists in all.
Awareness & Breath, Devotion, Recognition, Service
