A deeply meditative evening with guided meditation, mantra singing, cacao and sound therapy with gong, bowls, flute and percussion

The conditioning we experience throughout our lives, along with the pressures and stresses of modern living, can gradually disconnect us from our hearts and our true essence. We can become attached to our thoughts, roles and identities, losing touch with our emotional world, our inner wisdom and the quiet voice of our intuition.

Beneath all the noise, is a place within us that is always present — a place of stillness, clarity and deep inner knowing.

Join Alison and Stephie for a nurturing and transformative evening of heart-centred practices, lovingly designed to guide you out of the mind and back into the wisdom of your heart.

Cacao Ceremony

Guided Body Awareness Meditation with Sound Percussion, opening the heart and creating space for deeper connection

Mantra Singing, using our own sound vibrations to help soften the mind and invite a sense of deep presence.

Soul Journey & Sound Bath with optional Reiki - Stephie will guide you on an inner soul journey through a spoken meditation, while Alison plays the gong, flute, crystal bowls and other instruments, to create a deeply immersive sound bath.

Together, these practices offer an invitation to rediscover the peace, clarity and wisdom within.

We'll close with some herbal tea.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

 Yoga mat, pillow, blanket and anything else you may need to be comfortable

 Reusable water bottle

VENUE INFORMATION: Farley Wood Community Centre. There is parking.

PAYMENT: We have set a donation option to reduce your ticket fee cost. Please enter amount to purchase your ticket. Thank you in advance! Any tickets booked below the indicated donation amount will be refunded immediately. If ordering more than one ticket please adjust accordingly. You will only receive 1 ticket in this case but we can see how many you have purchased by the amount.

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CANCELLATIONS: No refunds, however, you may nominate another person to attend in your place if you are unable to.

CACAO:

Contraindications: Ceremonial Cacao is not recommended for anyone in the first trimester of pregnancy, with a serious heart condition, epilepsy or taking antidepressants. If you would like to still attend and take a much lower dose, you can do so at your own risk. Our Cacao is First Grade Ceremonial Cacao.

Cacao is a powerful plant medicine that contains iron, zinc, potassium, copper, and magnesium which contribute to cardiovascular health. It is said to have benefits for depression as it contains anandamide, the bliss molecule and has the ability to trigger the release of dopamine and endorphins and increase serotonin. Cacao also has powerful antioxidants and can balance blood sugar levels by increasing the blood flow to the brain. This helps with focus and awareness. Cacao also has spiritual and emotional benefits and can help us to connect with our higher self, tune in to our intuition and access transformational states.

ABOUT:

Alison

Just BE Sound and Movement Therapy is founded and run by Alison Heaslewood, a qualified Sound and Movement Therapy practitioner who trained with the British Academy of Sound Therapy. Alison is also the founder of Ecstatic Dance Berkshire and Marlborough Wellbeing. She has shared her work at the World Yoga Festival, Buddhafield Festival and a variety of local festivals, events and wellbeing gatherings.

Her path into this work grew from her own healing journey. After experiencing five years of chronic pain in her twenties, Alison began exploring alternative approaches to healing and wellbeing, including sound therapy. This opened the door to a deeper relationship with the body, sound and self-awareness.

In 2020, she attended her first Ecstatic Dance and immediately fell in love with the freedom, connection and expression she found through movement. Since then, cacao, meditation and a deep connection with nature have supported her spiritual journey, alongside an ongoing exploration of surrender, presence and awareness.

Alison's work is a natural expression of this personal journey and her continuing self-exploration. She feels deeply grateful to have discovered work that feels so aligned with her passions and sense of purpose and to be creating spaces where others can reconnect with themselves.

With five years of vocal training, Alison has also discovered the powerful role the voice can play within healing and relaxation. She weaves soothing, intuitive vocals into her sound sessions alongside therapeutic instruments and percussion, creating an immersive experience of sound, vibration and rest.

At the heart of Alison's work is a simple intention: to create nurturing, relaxing and safely held spaces where people can slow down, reconnect and give themselves permission to sim

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