Michael Ormiston & Candida Valentino Events archive 2018

Winter Solstice Ceremony and Sound Bath 2018 with Michael Ormiston & Candida Valentino

7pm – 10:30pm Friday 21st December 2018. Barcombe Village Hall, Barcombe Mills Rd , Barcombe BN8 5BH
Michael and Candida join Ali Rabjohns and Anthea Barbary to enable all to enter the stillness of Winter Solstice with ceremony, journeying and time for reflection. We will be offering a Deep Healing Sound Bath.

Mongolian Khoomii Overtone Singing Evening Classes With Michael Ormiston

7:00 – 9pm Thursday November 1st 8th 15th 22nd 29th December 6th 2018 The Sonic Retreat Centre Frome, Somerset BA11 3NG
£100 Limited to 8 places booking Contact ormi_khoomii@yahoo.com. 01373 474368Khöömii is an amazing style of overtone singing where one person sings two distinct pitches at the same time. Open to anyone who wishes to explore the harmonic nature of their voice. Michael is the UK’s most experienced Khöömii singer and teacher Blessed by master singers Tserendaava & Gereltsogt to pass on the tradition

Tibetan Singing Bowl Workshop parts 1 & 2 With Candida Valentino & Michael Ormiston

Pt 1 : 10am to 5pm Saturday 10th November 2018. Pt 2 : 10am to 5pm Saturday 1st December 2018
At The Sonic Retreat Centre. Limited to 10 places
booking Contact candidavalentino@yahoo.co.ukPart 1 :  Experience the magical sounds of the Singing Bowls, their history & use in meditation, relaxation & deep listening practices. During you can learn the various techniques of making the bowls sing.Part 2 : Extended techinques for sound journeys and therapeutic sound massages
Please bring your own bowls (not compulsory).

GONG BATH with Michael Ormiston & Candida Valentino

7:30 – 9pm Sunday November 18th 2018
The HubNub Centre, Whittox Lane, BA11 3BY Frome, Somerset Cost £15 in advance £20 on the day. Limited places
booking Contact candidavalentino@yahoo.co.uk 07837074505 01373 474368. Please bring water, Blankets, Pillow & Yoga Mat

Kirtan (devotional chanting) with Candida Valentino & Michael Ormiston

with accompaniment on Harmonium, Saraswati Veena, Bouzouki and drums.
7:30 – 9pm Wednesday 7th November 2018 The Sonic Retreat Centre Frome, Somerset BA11 3NG Suggested donation £5 Limited places booking essential

Kirtan (devotional chanting) with Candida Valentino & Michael Ormiston

with accompaniment on Harmonium, Saraswati Veena, Bouzouki and drums.
7:30 – 9pm Wednesday 10th October 2018. The Sonic Retreat Centre Frome, Somerset BA11 3NG Suggested donation £5 Limited places booking essential

Tibet And Mongolia: Music And Sacred Dance From The Roof Of The World 

Monday, 17th September 2018 7:00 pm – 18:45pm Alternatives at St James’s Church, 197 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LL United Kingdom
“…a window of time onto a magical universe of reincarnation and release…” (The Independent)
With  Tibetan Monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monasteryand Michael Ormiston & Candida Valentino.

GONG BATH with Michael Ormiston & Candida Valentino

7:30 – 9pm Sunday September 9th 2018
The HubNub Centre, Whittox Lane, BA11 3BY Frome, Somerset Cost £15 in advance £20 on the day. Limited places
booking Contact candidavalentino@yahoo.co.uk 07837074505 01373 474368. Please bring water, Blankets, Pillow & Yoga Mat

Tibet And Mongolia: Music And Sacred Dance From The Roof Of The World

Thursday, 13th September 2018 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm £15. The Cheese & Grain, Frome, Somerset BA11 1BE
“…a window of time onto a magical universe of reincarnation and release…” (The Independent)
With  Tibetan Monks from Tashi Lhunpo Monastery and Michael Ormiston & Candida Valentino.

Michael at Bath Colourscape Festival

The Holburne Museum Great Pulteney Street Bath BA2 4DB. Monday Aug 20 to Thurs Aug 23 and Tues Aug 28 to Wed Aug 29 –
Michael Ormiston presents Family-friendly free-flowing workshops and performances. Mongolian Overtone Singing, Tibetan Singing Bowls and instruments from around the world. You can join in on an extraordinary range of unusual instruments. Great for all ages from babies to grandparents!. Friday Aug 24: Symphony of the Senses: Music based on sounds of the human body and dancers PLUS fragrances weave all the senses into a Symphony taking place in the intense colour labyrinth

INTO THE WILD SUMMER FESTIVAL

Summer Festival August 24 – 27th 2018 Wilderness Farm. Near Hever Castle. Kent/Sussex border. TN87LP
Michael and Candida will be performing with the Tashi Lhunpo Monks and running workshops

KIRTAN with Candida Valentino & Michael Ormiston

7:30 – 9pm Wednesday 4th July 2018. The Sonic Retreat Centre Frome, Somerset BA11 3NG Cost £5 Limited places booking essential
For details & booking Contact candidavalentino@yahoo.co.uk 07837074505 01373474368

Corby Colourscape Festival

July 21st Symphony of the Senses. Sunday July 22nd with David Stephens

GONG BATH with Michael Ormiston & Candida Valentino

7:30 – 9pm Friday 27th July 2018 The HubNub Centre, Whittox Lane, BA11 3BY Frome, Somerset Cost £15 in advance £20 on the day. Limited places
booking Contact candidavalentino@yahoo.co.uk 07837074505 01373 474368. Please bring water, Blankets, Pillow & Yoga Mat

DHARMA FESTIVAL, GAUNTS HOUSE, DORSET JULY 11-15TH 2018

TASHI LHUNPO MONKS – MASKED DANCE – RITUAL INSTRUMENTS & CHANT – TIBETAN SAND MANDALATENZIN DECHEN ROCHARD -BUDDHIST TEACHINGS, TASHI MANNOX – TIBETAN CALLIGRAPHY,SIKA DEER , NIGEL SHAW & CAROLYN HILLYER – SACRED WILD MUSICMICHAEL ORMISTON & CANDIDA VALENTINO, MONGOLIAN KHOOMII OVERTONE SINGING, ANUSHA SUBRAMANYAM – SOUTH INDIAN DANCE, OLU TAIWO – ANIMAL SPIRIT DANCING, DRUMMING, SINGING BOWLS,  GONG BATHS, ARTIST’S WORKSHOPS, YOGA AND MORE!
The second Dharma Festival at Gaunts House, following on from the successful event in 2015, offers a range of fascinating performances, workshops and exhibitions with an opportunity to relax in the peaceful environment of the garden and park in the middle of the Dorset countryside. Arrive on Wednesday 11th July and set up your tent in the glorious grounds of Gaunts House.
The MONKS FROM TASHI LHUNPO MONASTERY will be starting the construction of a Sand Mandala in the Tantric tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, and there will be an opportunity to watch the opening ceremony.  for more details please visit
 http://www.tashi-lhunpo.org.uk/tours/2018-dharma-festival-at-gaunts

YOGA & QIGONG Workshop with Candida Valentino

Saturday 7th July at 9:30–12:30pm. Great Gaddesden Parish Hall Dagnall Road, HP1 3BW Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
£30 per person and must be paid in advance by calling Nutmeg Spa on 01442 234681.email Victoria at spa@nutmegspa.co.uk

SYMPHONIC GONG Workshop Candida & Michael

Saturday 7th July at 13:30–16:30pm. Great Gaddesden Parish Hall Dagnall Road, HP1 3BW Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
Limited to 8 people.An experiental journey through the sounds of the gongs, an introduction to their history and use in meditation/relaxation and deep listening practices.

OVERTONE SINGING Workshop Michael & Candida

Sunday 8th July at 10:00–13:00pm. Nutmeg Spa 81 High Street, HP1 3AH Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
£35 per person and must be paid in advance by calling Nutmeg Spa on 01442 234681.email Victoria at spa@nutmegspa.co.uk
Learn an authentic traditional Mongolian technique. Listen to your own overtones as you discover the unknown depths and heights of your own voice.
The workshop is open to anyone who wishes to explore the harmonic nature of their voice. 

MONGOLIAN OVERTONE SINGING EVENING CLASSES with Michael Ormiston

Monday 25th – Friday 29th June, 2018, 6.30 – 8.30pm 2018. SOAS Summer School at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XGThe Sonic Retreat Centre Frome, Somerset BA11 3NG For more info and booking musicevents@soas.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)20 7898 4500 . These 6 Evening Classes are a rare opportunity to learn an authentic traditional Mongolian technique.
Khöömii is an amazing style of overtone or harmonic singing where one person sings two or more distinct pitches at the same time.
Open to anyone who wishes to explore the harmonic nature of their voice.
Listen to your own overtones as you discover the unknown depths and heights of your voice through these enchanting sounds.
Michael is the UK’s most experienced Khöömii singer and teacher Blessed to pass on the tradition by master singers Tserendaava & Gereltsogt Course Fee: £115 (Concessions £95)

Colourscape at Sevenoaks Festival

Saturday June 23rd ; Michael with Simon Desorgher

Roots & Branches Festival 2018

15th to 17th June 2018. Ringsfield Hall EcoActivity Centre Ringsfield Hall, Ringsfield, NR34 8JR Beccles, Suffolk
A hand-craf‍‍‍ted mini-festival to inspire community building activism from the grass roots.
Michael & Candida will teach overtone singing and create an overtone choir during the weekend.

GONG BATH with Michael Ormiston & Candida Valentino

7:30 – 9pm Friday 8th June 2018. The HubNub Centre, Whittox Lane, BA11 3BY Frome, Somerset Cost £15 in advance £20 on the day. Limited places
booking Contact candidavalentino@yahoo.co.uk 07837074505 01373 474368. Please bring water, Blankets, Pillow & Yoga Mat.

KIRTAN with Candida Valentino & Michael Ormiston

7:30 – 9pm Wednesday 6th June 2018
The Sonic Retreat Centre Frome, Somerset BA11 3NG Cost £5 Limited places booking essential
For details & booking Contact candidavalentino@yahoo.co.uk 07837074505 01373474368
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May 20th Colourscape at Midland Arts Centre, Birmingham Symphony of the Senses

GONG BATH with Candida Valentino

Friday 18th May 2018 7:30 – 9pm
The Sonic Retreat Centre, Frome, BA11 3NG £15 advance booking only. Michael Ormiston & Candida Valentino are one of the UK’s most experienced gong & sacred sound practitioners, leading gong baths, sound journeys and sonic meditations for the past 25 years. Limited to 8 Places. Bring cushions and blankets to make yourself comfortable.
Contact candidavalentino@yahoo.co.uk 01373474368 07837074505

GONG BATH with Michael and Candida

Thursday May 3rd 7:30 pm. Rode Chapel, High St, Rode BA11 6PA
Michael Ormiston & Candida Valentino are one of the UK’s most experienced gong & sacred sound practitioners, leading gong baths, sound journeys and sonic meditations for the past 25 years. Everyone welcome. Bring cushions and blankets to make yourself comfortable. Doors open 7 pm. Entrance £6 for this event. 

KIRTAN with Candida Valentino & Michael Ormiston

7:30 – 9pm Wednesday 2nd May 2018. The Sonic Retreat Centre Frome, Somerset BA11 3NG Cost £5 Limited places booking essential
For details & booking Contact candidavalentino@yahoo.co.uk 07837074505 01373474368

MONGOLIAN OVERTONE SINGING EVENING CLASSES with Michael Ormiston

7:00 – 9pm Monday April 16th,23rd,30th May 7th,14th, 21st 2018
at The Sonic Retreat Centre Frome, Somerset BA11 3NG Cost £100 Limited to 8 places
booking Contact ormi_khoomii@yahoo.com 0777 2681 254 01373 474368
These 6 Evening Classes are a rare opportunity to learn an authentic traditional Mongolian technique.
Khöömii is an amazing style of overtone or harmonic singing where one person sings two or more distinct pitches at the same time.
Open to anyone who wishes to explore the harmonic nature of their voice.
Listen to your own overtones as you discover the unknown depths and heights of your voice through these enchanting sounds.
Michael is the UK’s most experienced Khöömii singer and teacher Blessed to pass on the tradition by master singers Tserendaava & Gereltsogt 

GONG BATH with Michael Ormiston & Candida Valentino

7:30 – 9pm Friday 20th April 2018
The HubNub Centre, Whittox Lane, BA11 3BY Frome, Somerset Cost £15 in advance £20 on the day. Limited places
booking Contact candidavalentino@yahoo.co.uk 07837074505 01373 474368
Please bring water, Blankets, Pillow & Yoga Mat
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