Lie down & Listen

Blissful Tibetan Bowl Sound healing and lying down classical concert experience

Sunday 28 April 2024

The Mount Without, Upper Church Lane, Bristol

Session duration: 90mins

1pm/4pm/7pm/9.15pm

This April 28th, you're warmly welcomed to experience a blissful state of utter relaxation as you absorb all the restorative and renewing benefits of Tibetan bowl sound healing and lying down classical concert experience.

These 90mins sessions will focus on healing, renewal and reenergising your entire being within Bristol's stunning and atmospheric Mount Without on Upper Church Lane.

You'll be welcomed into the space with hot cacao drinks, then, you'll be guided to find your space on a matrress, complete with cushions and blankets for your absolute comfort. In a state of deep relaxation you'll be able to receive the benefits of the blissful vibrations from both tibetan bowl sound healing and soothing piano or cello music.

"You walk in, but you float out"

The Slow Traveler

“I’m utterly blissed out.”

The Financial Times

“I slept better that night than I have in 20 years”

Barbara Anderson, Cotswolds

You'll leave you feeling positively uplifted, deeply relaxed and so good about yourself for being courageous and open to a new experience.

Sessions led by classical pianist and founder of Lie down & Listen Christina McMaster and special guest host yoga teacher and cellist Naomi Watts.(more below 👇)

We can't wait to welcome you!✨

Session Times

1pm Flow and Soul

Session led by cellist Naomi Watts

Sounds: Tibetan Bowl sound healing + deep resonances and lyrical sounds of Cello

4pm Soothe the Soul

Session led by Christina McMaster

Sounds: Tibetan Bowls + Naomi Watts on cello + Christina on piano

7pm Experience Pure Piano Bliss in this evening session

Session led by Christina McMaster

Sounds: Tibetan bowls & Piano

9.15pm Late Night Pure Piano Bliss

Session led by Christina McMaster

Sounds: Tibetan bowls & Piano

This is a smaller intimate group for those who like to feel plenty of space around them during their sound experience.

Benefits:

• Rebalanced, re-energised and relaxed body, mind and soul.

• Better sleep

• Reduced anxiety,

• Deep sense of connection

• Refreshed creative perspective

TICKETS:

£45 including warm nourishing drinks and the blissful lie down & listen experience

Book early to avoid disappointment.

Thoughts on presence from your host Christina:

My favourite part of Lie Down and Listen experiences is the purity of ‘being’ - immersed in vibrations of sound, music and surrounded by beautiful souls who are courageous enough to experience something new.

It’s here that we share the awareness of the blissful present.

So many people say they want more presence. This isn’t surprising as the world is set up to reward those who never stop moving.

Consider the thought that you are more than enough just as you are.

Take a breath, even close your eyes to feel into this idea.

It takes stillness to notice how significant our presence is and to feel into the gifts that were there and will always be there - meanwhile we spend time searching, criticising and blaming ourselves for not being good enough, successful enough, important enough.

I believe this stillness is the most important part of our week.

It creates the moment needed to realise you are enough. Even if just for a moment, the richness and depth of this moment is significant and it can be felt by all the senses.

That’s why there are so many positive wellness benefits to mindfulness, meditation, sound meditation, classical music. It carries you into this state of fullness of being.

In a Lie down and Listen experience, there are often tears of emotional release, gratitude and some as listeners become in awe of being connected to something greater than themselves and all those things which on the surface appear to define us - our jobs, appearance, where we live, marital status etc just melt away into insignificance.

Time which is set aside for deep connection is far more valuable than weeks of busyness, frustration and forcing things to happen. In fact it’s in this space that we realise time isn’t what we think thought it is - it’s something that’s maluable according to the intention and focus we bring to the present.

I’m obsessed with the power of sound and sharing vibrations through traditional sound healing and the emotional resonance found in classical music.

These vibrations are powerful and transformative when created with the intention to bring you into the present moment to experience renewal, peace and bliss.

I can't wait to welcome you into this healing and restorative space - using powerful sound vibrations to shift our perspective and energy.
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Pianist Christina McMaster

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 and is known for her creative approach to programming.

She studied with Joanna MacGregor and was later appointed Associate of London's prestigious Royal Academy of Music. She has performed worldwide at leading venues/festivals including Cheltenham, Aldeburgh, QEH, and featured on BBC Radio 4, Radio 3, Classic FM.

Christina was selected as a young artist in residence at St John’s Smith square, and from 2013-17 she curated programmes of multimedia and piano events for The Royal Academy of Music annual Piano Festival. 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 and was mentor at the Geneva International Music Competition in 2021.

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, photographer film maker Mary McCartney and has composed/produced music for Mother of Pearl, DAKS and Louis Vuitton.

Christina was a Visiting professor at Kings College in London, developing the ‘Sound Mind’ project with Dr Sally Marlow which ultimately evolved into Lie down & Listen – the tibetan sound healing and lying down concert experience.

In April 2023, Christina premiered ‘Inner Temple’ - her own composition/live improvisation for ‘Sound Unwrapped’ at Kings Place. Inner Temple was inspired by 12th Century Sonic Visionary and Priestess Hildegard Von Bingen’s vision ‘The Universe’ and created in collaboration with electronic and wellness music pioneer Tom Middleton.

Christina has a particular interest in 20th Century French Music – and spent many summers studying in Aix-en Provence with Bernard Flavigny – student of Alfred Cortot and Walter Gieseking.