Meditative Singing Circle & Sound Bath

About this event

Come join this meditative singing circle and sound bath! To connect, to calm down, and to massage yourself from inside with your unique sound and voice.

Grietje (SanghaSang) will guide you on the Indian harmonium and Vincent (Swierstra) on the Indian sarangi, and together they offer a deeply grounding and relaxing mantra meditation, singing and sound bath session.

You will be invited to hum, chant and sing along with different mantras and melodies, and the session will finish with you lying down and surrendering to the calming sounds of just the sarangi. You will leave the session feeling deeply relaxed.

There is no need to have any knowledge of (Indian/Sanskrit) mantras, just come as you are with an open mind and a curiosity to explore your own voice and energy, the energy of the group, of the music, and of course the mantras.

Pillows, mats and cushions will be provided in the beautiful yoga studio in De Pijp.

# Friday 28th of November 20-22 o'clock (doors open 19.30)
# Tickets €10 (budget ticket), €15 (regular ticket) or €20 (support ticket)
# Tea and healthy snacks included!

We hope to sit and sing with you!

About your facilitators:

Grietje offers mantra meditation sessions and singing circles under the name SanghaSang. Sangha in Sanskrit means "spiritual community," and "sang" comes from "singing" in Frisian, her native language. With the name SanghaSang, she honours these roots. As a yogini, singer, and teacher, she guides you in the singing and chanting of the mantras, she creates a safe space for your voice to be heard and your energy to be shared. Grietje has been singing since she was young, at school, in various choirs, and close harmony groups. Her love of yoga, singing, and music takes her to many kirtans, singing circles, ashrams, concerts, festivals, and other gatherings where connecting through singing together is central.

Vincent Swierstra is one of the few sarangi players in the Netherlands. The sarangi is a rare bowed instrument from India. He plays an amplified sarangi and likes to experiment with effect pedals, creating a new sound with it. He is trained in Indian classical music, and also likes to play in many different musical genres. He has studied with Joep Bor in Amsterdam, author of the most important book about the sarangi, and with Grammy winner Dhruba Ghosh in Mumbai. He completed a Master at the UvA in Cultural and Social Anthropology and wrote his thesis about the past, present and future of the sarangi.

www.sanghasang.nl / @sangha.sang
www.vincentswierstra.nl / @vincentswierstra