“Such a beautiful and unique experience in an amazing space”
– Lie Down and Listen attendee
Lie Down & Listen returns to Glasgow this June 2026 with the deeply relaxing sound healing and lying down classical concert experience like no other, offering an opportunity to experience bliss as you shift perspective and energy through sound and music.
As you walk into the space you’ll feel the illuminating sense of awe and as you lay down on soft mattresses.
You’ll be guided into a meditative state and dreamscape carrying you to altered states as you feel the deep resonances of the Gong and Tibetan Bowl sound healing move through you. The heavenly sounds of harp will emerge in a live concert with harpist Mary Reid who shares illuminating music by Max Richter, Phillip Glass and Einaudi.
This session focuses on, guiding you into connecting with your inner self through deep listening, silence, sound and music.
You’ll leave feeling deeply rested and illuminated.
"De-stress and get your culture fix all in one"
Evening Standard Magazine
"Utterly blissed out"
Financial Times
Location
The Collector's Hall, 266 George St, Glasgow G1 1QX, UK
Sessions Times
Sunday 7 June
11.00am - 12.30pm
3.00pm - 4.30pm
5.30pm - 7.00pm
Monday 8 June
5.30pm - 7.00pm
7.45pm - 9.15pm
Tuesday 9 June
3.00pm - 4.30pm
5.30pm - 7.00pm
7.45pm - 9.15pm
Tickets
£50
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Includes the 90mins experience,
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Mattresses, cushions, blankets provided.
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Herbal Teas served
Meet Your Host: Christina McMaster
Classical pianist, sound healer and founder of Lie Down and Listen
“One of the most talked about concerts of our festival.” Alistair MacGowan, Artistic Director of Ludlow Piano Festival
“She is an incredibly sensitive intuitive player who brings out the mystery and beauty of these pieces”
Sarah Walker BBC Radio 3
Founder and Classical Pianist Christina McMaster noticed that it wasn't only the rituals of classical music concert halls that led to a disconnected listening experience, but in daily life, we are experiencing more disconnection than ever, leading to loneliness, anxiety, stress, sense of emptiness etc.
Lie down & Listen began after a chance meeting with Prof. Sir John Strang and a series of events at Kings College London to recreate the wellbeing benefits of a hallucinogenic experience without hallucinogenics- but simply using a certain combination of music in a lying down concert experience as they did in the 1960’s in downtown New York loft apartments where music of Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Steve Reich - also known as the New York Hypnotic School. After training in sound healing, Christina then evolved the meditation, sound healing and lying down concert experience of today which creates space for deep relaxation and for listeners to reconnect within.
Find out more about Christina here.
Meet Harpist Mary Reid
Mary Reid is an acclaimed harpist whose work spans solo recitals, chamber music, and performances with some of the UK’s most prestigious orchestras.
A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music with first-class honors, Mary has performed at iconic venues such as Wigmore Hall and the BBC Proms, and has worked with the Royal Opera House, Scottish Opera, and the RSNO.
"Powerful healing experience. Body tingling all over with energy moving and incredible feeling of lightness"
"Total immersion and resonance"
"I felt so relaxed and was made aware of a lot going on in my body and space"
"Blessed to share these moments with people who love and let love in"
The sound bath element cleared so much from my mind. I felt connected at that point on a different level - it was other worldly"
