Wishing you sunshine as we welcome April and Spring. April is named after the Latin word aperire, meaning ‘to open’ make something accessible or removing an obstacle.
It has been a joy to share many live Sound Journey / Gong Baths and Yoga collaborations in March with many first timers opening to Sound, bringing awareness to the present moment and leaving with a sense of calm.
As worldly concerns grow and the atrocity of war unfolds, with a sense of hopelessness, we are being challenged to find stillness and to calm emotions.
I came across Wise and beautiful words by Howard Zinn, father in law to Jon Kabat-Zinn’s (scientist, writer, and meditation teacher engaged in bringing mindfulness into the mainstream of medicine and society) “TO BE HOPEFUL in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.
What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places—and there are so many—where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction.
And if we do act, in however small a way, we don’t have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.”
You are invited to join me, to be open to sounds and the stillness they can lead you to. Booking essential.
April Events
Mon.4th Lunchtime Lie Down 1pm LunchtimeLie Down Exploring Sound Meditation – An invitation to press pause, connect with stillness and simply be, for a positive start to your week. Harbour House, Kingsbridge.£10
Tues. 5th 10am Delighted to be offering Tranquil Tuesday Sound Journey at Creacombe Farm in the South Hams, Devon, a private Pilates studio located at a beautiful countryside setting between Holberton and Yealmpton.£15
Sun.10th 5pm -5.30 Family Tiny Tones Sound Journey I am pleased to offer another session designed for children and adults to come together snuggle down and experience a Sound Meditation. By donation
Sun.10th 6pm Adult Sound/Gong Bath 6pm
AG -Aveton Gifford An invitation to end your weekend relaxing, ready for the week ahead. Using various world instruments, including Hang, Hand Pans, Gongs, Flute and chimes to create a soundscape to lead you on a journey to a place of stillness. £10
Fri. 15th Sound Journey /Gong Bath for Wholly Yoga ~ Spring Awakening Retreat at beautiful Bala Brook. Retreat Info & booking Gemma [email protected]
Tues.26th Yin Yoga Sound Experience 7pm West Charleton the perfect way to relax and unwind, collaboration with Yoga Calm Georgina and Helen’s Sound Meditation (Heartfulness Yoga & Sounds) returns to West Charleton. £15,
Wed 27th Sound Journey Meditation for Yoga Field & Sea. Retreat Info & booking [email protected]
Thurs.28th Yoga Flow Sound Adventure 7pm
Stokenham Heartfulness Yoga & Sound, a session to release and restore a tired body and busy mind. Slow gentle yoga, meditation and relaxing sound journey. £15
Fri 29th 7pm Smithaleigh Farm PL7 delighted be offering Sound Journey for Ali Asana Yoga at her private studio booking through [email protected]
To honour everyone who attends and to give something back to our beautiful earth I plant trees, through Ecologi, so thrilled that my ‘SoundForest’ is growing…625 now planted x
May the sun bring you new energy by day, may the moon softly restore you by night, may the rain wash away your worries, may the breeze blow new strength into your being, may you walk gently through the world and know it’s beauty all the days of your life. APACHE BLESSING
Sunshine filled Wishes
Helen