Sound Journey - Song of the spirit.

SONG OF THE SPIRIT – “A vibrant celebration of life force”

Chris Tokalon

This intense yet uplifting and finally, calming and meditative playshop offers you ways of learning to utilize and celebrate our life force – energys readily available to us all - in theform of breath, sound, movement – and all combined with that most magical of all ingredients – our intention to empower and transform ourselves by choosing to do so … 

 On the afternoon of Sat 20th of April join us in this playshop which offers…. Guided play and meditation with voice, a Kundalini yoga session, and ends with a sublime sound journey -which features the gongplay of Isabella Smook Jaideep and overtone chant of Chris Tokalon

Chris Tokalon – brings his practised skills and abilitys as musician ,sound therapist and facilitator to guide us through fun vocal interactions for synergy and meditative chant for balance and release. Chris is known far and wide throughout SA for his sound journey work , and as a teacher of the various ways of using sound as a therapeutic tool . No stranger to Mayfair Cottage he has already presented 3 Celebrate Sound playshops here. He has also recorded 4 cd’s of meditative yet uplifting music which combine his abilitys as musician and sound therapist and which are acclaimed by musicians and therapists alike … 

Isabella Smook Jaideep – a Kundalini yoga teacher (as taught by Yogi Bhajan), gong player and Reiki/reflexology master brings us the dynamism and power of a Kundalini Yoga session which is suitable for beginners and advanced practitioners. In the sound journey, thevast mystical space of the original AUM, as implemented by her gongplay. The gong (described as the primal whisper of thesoul) is ancient, and yet is emerging as a powerful force in the modern day use of sound therapy ,,, bring a yoga mat (if you have) or a blanket to sit on for the asanas. Kundalini Yoga is also known as The Yoga of Awareness and suitable to all fitness levels. It is theyoga that meets you where you are at and takes you to where you want to go.

This intense yet uplifting and finally, calming and meditative playshop offers you ways of learning to utilize and celebrate our life force – energys readily available to us all - in theform of breath, sound, movement – and all combined with that most magical of all ingredients – our intention to empower and transform ourselves by choosing to do so …

PLAYSHOP PROGRAMME

· We will start with simple yet exciting, fun yet empowering vocal interactions for synergystic music making, to find and remember the instruments inside of us
· Isabella will then teach a basic introductory session of Kundalini Yoga –about 40 min
· Chris will follow with a guided vocal meditation using the senses, elements, colours and energy dynamics associated with the chakras as we sound vowels specific to each one. This will be completed by a demonstration of and a short lesson in the basics of overtone singing, a sound which will feature strongly along with the gong in thesound journey which follows after thebreak...
· A cherry on the top– Sound Journey will complete theplayshop. All you need do, is lie down, close your eyes and allow yourself to receive a soothing cellular massage. To be washed and bathed by thetransporting sound of gong, Tibetan bowls, overtone singing, flute, hang drum, wave basket, rain stick and other toys... This lasts for 45 mins to an hour and is a wonderful balancing of body, mind and spirit and an opportunity to release stress and trauma...

Starting time: 2:30pm – 6:30pm Saturday 20^thApril

Cost: R350 per person – concessions are available by prior arrangement

Venue: Mayfair Cottage, 4 Bright Street, Somerset West

Contact: 0722203736 for bookings. Blankets and cushion are essential travelling gear !!!