Published by New Jersey Stage
originally published: 09/08/2025
(RIDGEWOOD, NJ) -- The Metaphysical Center of New Jersey is hosting a special concert featuring Dalien, aka 13Hands (Daniel McBride) on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood. This is a fun-filled shamanic sound meditation, celebratory song, chanting and interactive event! Doors open at 6:30pm; Event begins at 7:00pm.
The evening takes you on a 3-part journey through meditative sound and prayer/intention setting with Native American flute, Steel Pan Hand Pan and Shamanic soul song. Next, an adventure through interactive chanting and vocal based songs that brings you to this incredibly blissful and open-hearted space and then finishes with some originals and cover songs that lyrically align with the various teachings of the medicine wheel, the four directions and more. Attendees are welcome to bring a yoga mat or pillows for comfort, and a drum, shaker, or percussion to join in!
Advance tickets are $30 for members and $35 for non-members. Tickets are available for purchase online. Tickets at the door are $35/$40 (students for $25). The Unitarian Society of Ridgewood is located at 113 Cottage Place in Ridgewood, New Jersey.
The Metaphysical Center of New Jersey (MCNJ) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization founded in 1956. As a modern-day Mystery School, their purpose is to educate, enlighten, and encourage spiritual consciousness. Through their classes and events, they aim to help people integrate body, mind, and spirit by applying universal, cosmic laws to daily life. Since they believe in presenting many points of view to choose from, they host a variety of events including monthly lectures, workshops, meditation groups, psychic & vendor fairs, book club, as well as a 13- level course of study in Metaphysics and Parapsychology. Their Motto – “When the student is ready, the teacher appears.” All are welcome!
Professionally known as 13HANDS aka DALIEN (Daniel McBride), he is a 2 Time Grammy nominee, TEDx talk speaker , 24-year Professor of Yoga and Meditation with over 30 years facilitating and presenting in yoga, sound therapy, shamanism, PTSD services, corporate wellness and various social work/ healing arts/professional development applications.
He has presented with/alongside at events, conferences, concert events with Oprah Winfrey, Deepak Chopra, Paul Chek, Gary Null, Joe Dispenza, Peter Gabriel, Josh Groban, REM, Julia Roberts, COMMON, Arianna Huffington, Dr. Matsuri Emoto, His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Jack Kornfield, NY Times Bestselling author and Neuro Arts specialist Susan Magsamen {Brain on Art} and at numerous conferences/retreats with Yoga Journal, ECA World Fitness, Gilda’s Club, PriceWaterhouseCooper, WSSC, Sounds True, Kripalu, United States National Guard, Flavorpill/Jet Blue’s World Record Yoga class on the Great Lawn, Paul Simon’s Childrens Health Fund in support of Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts along with 300 plus yoga centers worldwide over his 3 decade work in music, yoga, chanting, mind, body, spirit and nutritional health and wellness. Additionally plays over 100 instruments from all over the world and uses them experientially in all facets of his work in wellness, spirituality, service and contemporary music!
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