“Such a beautiful and unique experience in an amazing space”
– Lie Down and Listen attendee
For the first time Lie Down and Listen is coming to the historic Greyfriars Kirk in Edinburgh. You’ll be welcomed into the special and atmospheric space to lie down on luxurious soft mattresses as you receive the blissful vibrations of Tibetan Bowl sound healing.
Pianist and founder Christina will guide you through a full body deep relaxation, followed by a deep Tibetan bowl sound healing.
The heart of this experience is the powerful and epic piece of music Chaconne by Bach - this version transcribed from violin to piano by Italian composer and pianist Busoni. This is a profound piece of music that builds from a single idea transporting the listener into powerful states of joy, magnificence, tenderness and many shades.
This is truly beautiful and powerful music by J.S Bach alongside Christina’s own compositions and music by Max Richter. You'll leave feeling inspired, uplifted and reconnected to your inner power.
"Utterly blissed out"
~ Financial Times
You'll be guided by pianist/founder Christina McMaster into deep relaxation, allowing you to feel the vibrations and purifying effect of sound healing.
Places fill up quickly for these, so don't miss out - book in for this uplifting collective immersion in sound, silence, spirituality and music.
All mattresses, cushions, blankets provided.
Sessions
Wednesday 12 August
5.00pm–6.30pm
7.30pm - 9.00pm
Thursday 13 August
5.00pm–6.30pm
7.30pm - 9.00pm
Tickets
£50
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Includes the 90mins experience,
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Mattresses, cushions, blankets provided.
"De-stress and get your culture fix all in one"
Evening Standard Magazine
"Utterly blissed out"
Financial Times
"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"
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.