Winter Solstice Group Meditation

1pm Saturday 20 June and 11am Sunday 21 June
SOLD OUT!

New sessions added:
10am Saturday 20 June and 2pm Sunday 21 June

A ceremony to recalibrate and reset, using traditional and contemporary healing practices, sound and meditation

with

Ash Ó Di Bhar – Cross Disciplinary Artist and Practitioner, merging sound therapy, sound arts and spiritual practice.
Ōriwa Clark – Mauri Practitioner, honouring Māori practices and fostering connection, resilience and collective healing.
Alexandra Williams – Practitioner and Seasonal Alignment Facilitator, with a background in Zen Shiatsu, Japanese healing arts and energy rebalancing.

 

Step into a warm, welcoming space to be guided by three experienced presenters, combining their various practices to help you slow down, unwind, restore energy and recalibrate during winter.

The meditation begins with a contemporary Māori welcome, before participants are gently guided to find a space and set up with cushioned mat, pillow and blanket.

Ash, Ōriwa and Alexandra will lead the group through a meditation informed by ancestral Māori vocal incantations, sound therapy, multi-instrumental live sound performance, seasonal alignment techniques and Japanese healing arts. At the completion of the session, participants will be served tea and invited to debrief with hot cacao (optional), made using coconut milk, agave sweetener and Samoan cacao.

All participants will be provided with mat, blanket and pillow, but please feel welcome to bring your own from home if preferred.

This event is designed for adults, but if there is a young person interested in attending, please contact Moonah Arts Centre to arrange (details below).

If lying down on the ground is not possible for you or you have any other accessibility requirements, please contact Moonah Arts Centre for assistance.

For these or any other questions about the Winter Solstice Group Meditation, please email HK Vermeulen, Creative Producer on HK.Vermeulen@gcc.tas.gov.au or call (03) 6261 6395.

This project has been supported by Performing Lines, Moonah Arts Centre, RANT and Regional Arts Australia.

Acknowledgement

Moonah Arts Centre and Glenorchy City Council acknowledge the Muwinina people as the traditional owners of this Land on which we gather. We recognise all Tasmanian Aboriginal people as the original owners and continuing custodians of the land and waters of this island, Lutruwita. We pay our respect to Aboriginal Elders, past and present. We commit to working for a City that welcomes and respects all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Safe Space

We believe in safe and positive spaces where all people are welcome and respected. If you experience or see something that doesn’t look right, please report it to one of our friendly staff.

Accessibility

The venue is fully accessible, the event is a lying down experience with seats available for patrons with mobility issues and areas for wheelchairs. If you require assistance, please email HK Vermeulen, Creative Producer on HK.Vermeulen@gcc.tas.gov.au or call (03) 6261 6395.

Moonah Arts Centre accepts government-issued Companion Card, please contact moonahartscentre@gcc.tas.gov.au directly for more information.