Feel Good Friday with Alicia Mâ Ri Atu Mâ – Gong Bath and Guided Meditation
Friday nights twice per month, 20:00-21:30
Please book your spot at https://www.hushhour.net/book-a-ticket/
Friday night sessions are fortnightly unless stated otherwise.
Upcoming 2024 sessions at Zen Yoga:
Friday 8-9.30 pm
- January 5th, 19th
- February 2nd, 16th
- March 1st, 15th
- April 5th, 19th
- May 3rd, 17th
- June 7th, 21st
ReBoot : ReConnect : ReIgnite yourself with Alicia Ma Ri Atu Ma / Hush Hour
With profound and often mystical guided meditations, powerful gong baths, podcasts and more, Hush Hour is all about making time for YOU. Time to stop rushing through life, to drop the stress, and consciously invest in re-booting your mind, body and spirit. There’s no better time than now to re-ignite your deepest, most intuitive self, and to reconnect to Earth and all of nature. So help yourself, and choose to slip into something more comfortable; such as a calm and relaxed way of being in the world.
You don’t even have to be a dedicated meditator, because a gong or sound bath with guided visualisation is probably the easiest route to a state of deep relaxation. In fact, nothing is required of you except to turn up, lie down, and chill out.
The opening visualisation will ease you into the Alpha and Theta brainwave states that allow your body to soften into a state of pause. No water is involved in the Gong Bath that follows; the pulses of sound and frequency from Planet Gongs and other healing instruments cause the cells of the body to vibrate sympathetically, delivering a massage at a level below conscious awareness – which sometimes manifests as tingling sensations under the skin.
The total effect can be to stimulate the body’s own innate self-healing mechanisms, as well as a reduction in levels of stress. Repeated use of visualisation techniques can stimulate intuition and creativity too.
Feel free to bring some crystals if you have them. It is recommended that you wear warm layers including socks, as body temperature drops quickly in a deeply relaxed state.
Please note that the session will begin 15 minutes after the published start time, which is 8pm for Friday sessions and 2pm for Sundays. Please don’t arrive earlier, as we will still be setting up 
People arriving more than 15 minutes after the start time will not be admitted to avoid disturbing other participants.
Sessions are normally 1.5 hours duration, and prices range from £15- £22 depending on employment status. At the moment, I am running my events monthly on Fridays and fortnightly on Sunday afternoons, though these arrangements are subject to change. Please go to my website www.hushhour.net to book.
Gong Baths are normally safe for all, but there are some medical conditions that need special consideration. Please make sure to read the health disclaimer on the ticket form before completing your purchase. No claims for any cure are made or implied.
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Tickets £20 / concessions available
Please book via Alicia’s website https://www.hushhour.net/book-a-ticket/
About Alicia
This is me, Alicia Ma Ri Atu Ma; the face behind Hush Hour (formerly Earth Song Sound Healing). The second part of my name was given to me by Huna Flash ( AKA Mauta Taki), a Maori elder, in an initiation ceremony in 2022, and I am a fully certified and insured therapeutic sound practitioner..
Though 2023 is the 10th year since I began my exploration of therapeutic sound and its transformative potential, I’ve been a practising musician for over 30 years: a percussionist with a special interest in the music and culture of West Africa. The “Way of the Gong” may have taken me on a journey for over a decade, but the path to mastery never ends, and I continue to look for new ways to explore the art of sound. I like to refer to myself as an ‘acoustic alchemist’: one who blends, concocts and conjures with hypnotic sounds and creative visualisations for the purpose of enhancing a sense of wellbeing.
I make my unique guided meditations to maximise the power of the imagination, filling them with positive suggestions. These journeys are a favourite of mine because the subconscious mind can’t distinguish between imagination and reality, making inner visions a potent tool for self-change. Stimulating the mind’s eye also helps to balance the left and right hemispheres of the brain, improving access to creativity and intuition.
The work I do now is a natural evolution for me; coming full circle from the moment I first discovered I had healing hands, aged about 19. Now, the same hands create a sanctuary of sound to soothe mind, body and spirit.
