Lie Down and Listen
at Asthall Manor,
Oxfordshire, OX18 4HW
16/17/18 January 2026
​Friday 16 January:
Inner Temple
Saturday 17 January:
Metamorphosis
Sunday 18 January:
Pathway to Love ​​
​Select from one or all three 2hrs sessions​
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"A new frontier in wellness...utterly blissed out"
The Financial Times
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"De-stress and get your culture fix in one"
The Evening Standard
​A weekend exploring potentiality and inner transformation through sound and music surrounded by beauty as you explore your 'Inner Temple', move through subtle metamorphosis and open yourself on the 'Pathway to Love' This will be a weekend to set you up for the year ahead on a deeply spiritual and strong foundation.
Session Duration: 120mins experience
Herbal Teas and refreshments served afterwards.
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Inner Temple
A powerful journey through darkness into the light.
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Sounds: Tibetan bows + Piano + Electronics + time for dwelling and gentle reflection
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Metamorphosis
An experience of potentiality and transformation.
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Sounds: Tibetan Bowls + Phillip Glass Piano Music + time for dwelling and gentle reflection​
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Pathway to Love
A journey on the path of love, overcoming obstacles and gaining strength routed in love.
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Sounds: Tibetan Bowls + Piano + Electronics + Violin + time for dwelling and gentle reflection
Tickets
£50
Limited Places Available
Includes:
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120mins experience
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Access to Asthall Gardens
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Mattresses, blankets and cushions provided
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Refreshments post session
Weekend pass
£135
Includes:
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Access to all three sessions
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Access to Asthall Gardens
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Mattresses, blankets and cushions provided
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Refreshments post session
Meet Pianist Christina McMaster
Meet Pianist/Founder Christina McMaster
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Christina McMaster is a pianist, composer and founder of Lie Down & Listen – a truly creative spirit fascinated by deep listening and sound. She has performed at numerous festivals U.K and worldwide, featured on BBC Radio 4, Radio 3, Classic FM.
She attended the Purcell School and was selected as a young artist in residence at St John’s Smith square. She studied with Joanna MacGregor at The Royal Academy of Music and was later appointed an Associate. She has been a mentor for Geneva International Music Competition, UNESCO Day of the Girl, and given talks at Universities in the U.K and U.S, including at Cambridge and Oxford Universities. Christina has collaborated with numerous visual artists, leading composers and artists - including composers Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Ayanna Witter-Johnson, Freya Waley-Cohen, Folk music legend Peggy Seeger and electronic artist Tom Middleton.
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“An incredibly sensitive intuitive player who brings out the mystery and beauty of these pieces”
- Sarah Walker BBC Radio 3
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"One of the most talked about concerts of our festival."
Alistair MacGowan, Artistic Director of Ludlow Piano Festival
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She was a Visiting Associate at Kings College in London, developing the ‘Sound Mind’ project with Dr Sally Marlow which evolved into Lie down & Listen. In April 2023, Christina premiered her composition ‘Inner Temple’ inspired by 12th Century Priestess Hildegard Von Bingen. In December 2024, she premiered another of her compositions - ‘Sound Journey to Mars’ - created for Artist Luke Jerram’s ‘Mars’ installation at the Painted Hall in London. Christina has a particular interest in 20th Century French Music – and spent many summers studying in Aix-en-Provence with Bernard Flavigny.
