Rich Goodhart is an internationally recognized and respected multi-instrumentalist, composer, and recording artist working with world music in non-traditional forms, as well as a master shamanic sound healing practitioner, poet, writer, instrument builder, and Qigong instructor. He has composed, produced, and engineered eight albums of progressive world music, and is the author of two books, including The Sound Inside The Sound.

His latest CD of world rhythm shamanic journeys and healing sound meditations is titled Forest River Pathway, and his third recording, Never Give A Sword To A Man Who Can't Dance was hailed as “The ultimate soundtrack to one's most private ritual dream” by New Age Retailer magazine. Originally a keyboardist, for the past 38 years he has also been a hand drummer and world music multi-instrumentalist, and has studied with master musicians in Africa, India, the U.S., and Indonesia.

He has performed and collaborated with many highly regarded musicians, dancers, and writers, including Allen Ginsberg, Jon Anderson of YES, Daevid Allen of GONG, Collin Walcott, Deepak Chopra, Joanne Shenandoah, Bill T. Jones, Nawang Khechog, Steve Gorn, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Paul Horn, and many others.

His sound healing studies include extensive work and a 10 year close personal association with divine healing sound master Saruah Benson, as well as work with Tom Kenyon, Russill Paul, Chloë Goodchild, Dr. John Beaulieu, Mother Nature, Elder Trees, and many others.

For 24 years he has been a teacher on the Omega Institute summer faculty, and has also led sound healing catalog workshops there.