Something is brewing - The Lotus team and our dear brothers and sisters, wisdom keepers from the Latino lands and beyond are feeling the call to come together in December and January. It will be 7 years since solstice 2012 when some Mayan cosmologies believe we entered a new timeframe. Certainly, so many people are now in deep Awakening...We'll have a series of events, workshops, gatherings, cross-cultural and intergalactic encounters. We'll definitely be offering another Lotus Gatekeepers and Pillars retreat, but it feels that more is coming. Please register your interest in hearing more, collaborating here and we will share news and updates here! ♥ x

A day of shared & self-love through supportive touch, sound & chanting.
Aligning with the idea that we need to fill up our cup first before being able to be present with others, this day workshop will focus on nourishing our physical and emotional bodies first, then moving onto connecting with those around us.

Join us to share wintery chants and watery soundscapes, as we explore sounds and songs to nourish us through the darker days. We will be looking through the lense of Celtic myth & Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) modalities to give our body and life force the right rest and replenishment it needs at this time.

A practical afternoon workshop to dive into the wonderful world of Shiatsu Massage for Relaxation and Healing. Shiatsu is a Japanese therapy in which manual (hand) pressure is applied to certain points on the body to work on the body energy (qi/meridians). We will learn pressure techniques, stretches, holding, joint mobilizations and rocking, as to affect the physical and emotional well-being. Unlike western massage, and similarly to Acupuncture, Shiatsu also works with the body's Qi (Chi) - energy.

In this workshop, we will learn the basic principles of Shiatsu and understand how Shiatsu works by both feeling (receiving) and doing (giving). We will work individually, as well as in pairs on floor mats, learning some shiatsu for Self-relaxation as well as short-routines to share with your friend and family.

(THIS IS A WEEKLY CLASS STARTING Tuesday 10th September)

By combing the learning of Qi-Gong exercises, principles and practices together with individual explorations of free-body movement & dance (and aided by AMAZING, sometime Live, Music), this class offers an opportunity to cultivate the life force energy within our body, release stress & tension as well as harmonize the body, mind and spirit.

(THIS IS A WEEKLY CLASS STARTING Tuesday 10th September)

By combing the learning of Qi-Gong exercises, principles and practices together with individual explorations of free-body movement & dance (and aided by AMAZING, sometime Live, Music), this class offers an opportunity to cultivate the life force energy within our body, release stress & tension as well as harmonize the body, mind and spirit.

World Kirtan with RAVI - international multi-instrumentalist accompanied by Francesco on Harmoniu & Vocals.

Join us for an intimate World Music Kirtan concert and candle-lit Evening in Italy @ Osho MIASTO (https://www.oshomiasto.it/en/) the biggest Osho center in Italy. The evening will present World chants, Original songs from Ravi and a variety of different voice work and sound journeys to chant together as a group, and center into the heart.

You are warmly invited to an heart opening evening of sacred chants, music, harmonies, songs from Celtic lands and mantras.

Aided by instruments like Indian Harmonium, Irish Fiddle/violin, Guitar, drums, cymbals, and didjeridoo we will co-create a gentle and safe space to enable our voices to express freely, giving an opportunity to our heart to open and join together into a single melody.

Some of the practices that we will share over the course of the evening will include:
- Gentle voice warm up/opening exercises
- Group Chakra toning
- Body movements/dance
- We will conclude the evening with a relaxing Ceremonial sound journey for relaxation (including live music with Tibetan Singing bowls, south-african Kora/Harp, live Grand piano, Violin and Chimes)
**** We will also work with the sacred medicine of "CACAO" , from Guatemala, as a way to keep us centered and open in our hearth ****

World Kirtan by RAVI (www.KoraTone.com) accompained by Francesco on Harmonium and Katie Oswell.

We will be performing on main stage, offering opportunities for audience chanting, singing partecipations and voice freeing! Come join us from 14:00 pm / 15:00 pm. (http://www.solasfestival.co.uk/)

We will gather and focus the energy of this Solstice day into a Sacred Fire, welcoming the spirit of the Grandfather fire and the ancestors. A short ritual will enable all members of the community present to place their intention and energy into the lighting of the fire.

The Ceremony will be held within a Safe Sacred Space and participants will have the possibility of sharing their reflections, prayers, writings, songs to the fire, in front of the whole listening community.

The latter part of the ceremony will be opened up for sharing of songs, poetry, storytelling into a more informal context.

World Kirtan with RAVI - international multi-instrumentalist and singer joined by vocal sensation Katie Oswell
Kirtan is a dynamic chanting of sacred world music that incorporates the voices of the audience right into the performance. Kirtan is a spiritual journey, a form of bhakti yoga — the yoga of devotion. No previous experience is necessary. You can sing, dance, clap your hands and simply have a great time. Let the experience transport you to a world of inspiration, peace and joy, far beyond the stress and worries of life.

Join us for an evening Kirtan, chanting Mantras at the Hippodrome Cinema in Bonness. the Kirtan will follow the screening of the Scottish PRemier of the Mantra movie “Sounds into Silence”

Mantra: Sounds into Silence is a new award-winning feature-length documentary about music, meditation and the amazing phenomenon of spiritual chanting. It focuses on the everyday people who find healing and a sense of inner peace by singing mantras together with others. The film includes performances and interviews with a range of inspiring musicians discussing how music and chanting has transformed their lives. The Hippodrome screening will be followed by live music and a chance to participate in communal mantras.

An introductory workshop for beginners to learn how to give a basic Shiatsu massage treatments to family and friend, learn some Acupressure points for Self-help and basic relaxation techniques to boost your health, reduce stress-levels and improve energy flow in the Body

Conscious dance is a non-competitive, body-based way of freeing your body.There’s no wrong way to move and your shape and measurements don’t matter. PURE FREEDOM. 

We will combine some initial guidance, Qi-Gong principles, Live Sounds, with freestyle elements that will help you clear your minds, get into your bodies and release anything that no longer serves you..

A warm, candle-lit, safe and held space to dance freely, let go of judgement, re-energize,No talking, no distractions, just the music and us/you.

Explore the raw power of chanting the sacred mantra AUM in an unique ceremony held by experienced sound and energy healers and space holders. Aided by vibration rich ceremonial instruments we will chant the Sacred AUM (Ohm) as a group for 2-3 hours, letting vibration and resonance permeate through our Ego self to touch, transform and heal, allowing the True Self to shine forth

Join Francesco and Louise (www.nadurra.co.uk) for this special Raw Cacao Ceremony with Sound Journey and sound healing. We will work with the beautiful alchemy and resonance of Sacred Cacao & Sound Healing to allow us to drop in, break out of our shells and emerge into the fullness of our being. We will work with Chakra Toning, Meditation, Movement and Sound Journey to create a safely guided space for you to explore the potential of your own life force.

We each hold the seeds of creation inside of us, waiting patiently to emerge from the cocoon of our bodies and awakened by the sacred fires that we hold within.  This ceremony we take a journey to break out of the shells we have created over Winter and emerge as new, inspired, energised and ready to celebrate the beginning of Spring, sprouting the seeds of all that we want to manifest for ourselves in this coming year.

KIRTAN is a call and response chanting practice, one of the most ancient sacred music tradition in the world, originated in the East.
By singing ancient Sanskrit mantras, or other devotional songs, Kirtan is a practice aimed at connecting to each other through the vibration of our voice, and to connect with our higher Self, by quieting the mind, and entering together in a meditative place of inner quiet and stillness.  We use accompaniment instruments such as the harmonium or Shruti box.

Explore the sound and magic resonance of your voice while learning 3-part harmony Georgian songs.  Georgian Polyphony depends on listening and responding therefore a lot of our workshop will be exploring and developing our receptivity, which will enable us to sing together in a more expansive way. Expect movement, humming, stretching, sounding, singing and other unusual exercises in pairs and groups to explore body vibration and to explore the meeting of different voices in harmony and disharmony.  Join us to delve into your resonant body chambers through Georgian song!

Bringing together a magical weave of sound and vibration, this sound journey will be complimented by guided meditation, energising breath and gentle movement, all designed to help us connect with our innate inner peace and stillness.