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Workshops | Retreats | Sound Baths

Upcoming & Ongoing Events

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Monthly Online
Sound Healing
Workshop

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Please have headphones or good speakers handy to improve your experience. 

Thursdays monthly - 7.30pm

£10

This ongoing series of workshops will introduce a new sound healing element and practice each month, followed by a sound meditation such as a soundbath, singing bowl meditation, sound activation, healing harp improvisation, planetary frequency atunement, and more. 

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Aspects of Sound healing will include:

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  • Sound Healing | Theories & Practices

  • Sounding the Heart & Heart Activation

  • Music as Medicine

  • The Power of Intention - A Deep Dive

  • Resonant Humming Breath for the Nervous System

  • Sacred Sound Geometry

  • Intuitive Voice: Listening-feeling-sounding

  • The Ancestral Voice & Ancestral Healing Meditation

  • Sanskrit Bija Mantras & The Chakras

  • Introduction to Vocal Tai Chi

  • Inside the Vowels | Ethereal Vowels | Mudras for Energy Centres

  • The 11th Harmonic

  • Introduction to planetary frequencies

  • Sounding The New Earth

  • Toning & Tuning the Energy System

  • The Amazing World of Harmonics & Overtones

  • Higher Self Soul Invocation & Blessing

  • Deep Grounding & Earth Connection: Sounding with The Mother

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Please get in touch if you'd like any more information (or use my contact form).

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Monthly in person
Soundbaths

Selected Fridays - 7.30pm

£18

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  • August 8th

  • August 22nd

  • September 12th

  • September 26th

  • October 10th 

  • October 24th 

  • November 14th 

  • December 5th 

  • December 19th

A sound bath is an immersive sound experience. Once you are lying down and comfortable, I will take you on a meditative journey using gongs, singing bowls, chimes and percussion. Sound baths are great if you find it difficult to relax and let go. The sound gives your mind something to focus on and become absorbed in. The myriad vibrations can help your body release tension and your energetic system to shift imbalances and dissonant patterns.

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Please bring anything you need to be comfortable. I suggest a yoga mat, blanket, pillow, bolster, teddy bear (optional). Please arrive 10 minutes before the start to get yourself settled. 

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Please read more about soundbaths below.

Venue: Life By Margot, 84 Park Rd, Crouch End, London N8 8JQ

About Soundbaths

A sound bath is an immersive sound experience. Once you are lying down and comfortable, I will take you on a meditative journey using gongs, singing bowls, chimes and percussion. Sound baths are great if you find it difficult to relax and let go. The sound gives your mind something to focus on and become absorbed in. The myriad vibrations can help your body release tension and your energetic system to shift imbalances and dissonant patterns.

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Please bring anything you need to be comfortable. I suggest a yoga mat, blanket, pillow, bolster, teddy bear (optional). Please arrive 10 minutes before the start to get yourself settled. 

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I rarely play the gongs loudly and so most people find the experience relaxing. However, the complex sounds of the larger symphonic gongs can be unusual and challenging for who are very sensitive or vulnerable. For this reason soundbaths are not recommended for:

 

  • Women in the first trimester of pregnancy

  • Children under the age of thirteen

  • If you have a metal implant or a pacemaker

  • Those experiencing severe mental health problems

  • Those affected by sound induced epilepsy

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Please get in touch if you'd like any more information (or use my contact form).

Vocal Tai Chi Group Workshops

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Join me for a 2 hour Vocal Tai Chi workshop

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Hart Hotel - 61 - 67 Great Eastern St, London, EC2A 3HU

Sunday October 19th 4-6pm

£20

 

 

 

Hart Hotel in Shoreditch will be hosting another Vocal Tai Chi workshop, supported by Mamma Wellbeing. 

Come join me for a guided exploration into yourself as you exist within your own voice. At once simple, gentle & healing; at times, free, expressive & fun. It truly is liberating, opening us to new levels of inner truth, expression, authenticity, release, healing, integration & joy. Connecting with the flow of energy in breath & body, you will be guided through ways to engage & open your voice. This is a highly intuitive embodied practice, welcoming all sounds as valuable parts of us.

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Come join me for a guided exploration into yourself as you exist within your own voice. At once simple, gentle & healing; at times, free, expressive & fun, this wonderful practice is a way of working with the self through the relationship to one's own voice. Our voice contains everything we are: our identity, origin, our mental, emotional and physical states, and even our ancestry. It is a highly intuitive embodied practice, welcoming all sounds as valuable parts of us to be witnessed and honoured. It truly is liberating and can open us up to new levels of expression, truth, authenticity, release, healing and integration.

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Practicing Vocal Tai Chi in a group is an opportunity to explore how you feel about your voice and expressing yourself in the company of others. Letting go of the constraints of words and meaning, we gain some freedom from convention and conditioning. We can be more bold and courageous, and therefore more creative. What emerges for you can be witnessed and honoured by the group. I will guide you through this journey. It may comprise many layers, twists and turns, surprises, challenges and rewards. It is also a lifelong journey, as our own true nature unfolds and threads a path through this world.

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We will begin with grounding and Earth connection, and then feel into the flow of energy in breath and body. I will guide you through ways to engage and open your voice. From this grounded, centred presence, we will feel into and explore what emerges.

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Vocal Tai Chi is an initiation into an ever deepening exploration of yourself within your sound. And, as our voice is one of the primary ways we interact with the world, we can explore how we feel about this relationship and how we feel about being here in a body on this Earth.


To book please email: alistairsound@gmail.com

Day Retreats - Surrey

Healing Sound & Vocal Tai Chi

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Healing Sound & Vocal Tai Chi - Day Retreat

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Claridge House, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6QH

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NEXT RETREATS: 

January 31st 2026 - 10am - 4pm

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Cost: £60 (not including lunch)

£75 (with lunch provided)

 

With sound we can tend to our inner world, aid our physical healing and health, and harmonise our energetic system.

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To Book contact Claridge House​​

This day retreat will be an introduction to sound healing and a taster of what Alistair offers on his weekend retreats.

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The program for the day:

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9.30am - Registration

10am - Session 1

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  • Welcome - Introductions - About the day

  • An Introduction to Sound Healing

  • Deep Listening Meditation  - Sound & Sensation - Learning to be with what is

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11.15am - Break

11.45am - Session 2

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  • Vocal Tai Chi - Opening the Voice - Body-breath-flow

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1pm - Lunch

2pm - Session 3

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  • Resonant Humming for the Nervous System

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2.45pm Comfort Break & Room Set Up

3pm - Session 4

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  • ​​Soundbath

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3.45pm Tes & Cake (included)

4pm Departure

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Vocal Tai Chi is a way of working with the self through the relationship to one's own voice. Connecting with the flow of energy in breath and body, Alistair will guide you through ways to engage and open your voice. Vocal Tai Chi is a highly intuitive embodied practice, welcoming all sounds as valuable parts of us to be witnessed and honoured. It truly is liberating and can open us up to new levels of truth, expression, authenticity, release, healing and integration.

A soundbath is like a guided meditation but with sounds. The evolving soundscape takes you on an inner journey, whilst the myriad vibrations help to move emotions and release tension. 

 

If you've never experienced sound healing before, this day is for you. 

If you have any questions, please get in touch: alistairsound@gmail.com

Day Retreats - Hertfordshire

Healing Sound & Vocal Tai Chi

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Healing Sound & Vocal Tai Chi - Day Retreat

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Fanshaw Rooms - Opposite the village green, Brickendon Green (near Bayford), Hertfordshire, SG13 8PB

Public transport: A 10 minute walk from Bayford train station with direct connections to Moorgate, several north London stations & Hertford North

 

2026 dates to be announced...

 

Cost: £80

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Bring a friend and each come for £60

 

With sound we can tend to our inner world, aid our physical healing and health, and harmonise our energetic system.

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To Book email: alistairsound@gmail.com 

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THEME TBC

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What to bring

 

Please bring your own lunch, a yoga or camping mat, pillow, blanket and anything you need to be comfortable and warm for the sound bath. 

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3 Day Sound Healing Retreat

Sound Healing & Vocal Tai Chi Retreat

May 29th - 31st 2026, Claridge House, Lingfield, Surrey, RH7 6QH

Cost - £399

(Non residential places also available)

 

Unfolding our Sound-Selves

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Programme will include:​

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Deep Listening Meditation - Sound & Sensation - Learning to be present with what is

Deep Grounding & Earth Connection

Sound, the Body & Biofield - Using sound to connect to our energetic system

2 x Vocal Tai Chi - Intuitive Voicework Sessions - Sounding our Inner Landscape

Earthwalk - Sounding Nature - How do you feel about yourself and your sound in nature

Sound Bath - A guided meditation leading into an immersive sound journey

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Vocal Tai Chi

 

This wonderful practice is a way of working with the self through the relationship to one's own voice. Our voice contains everything we are: our identity, origin, our mental, emotional and physical states, and even our ancestry. Connecting with the flow of energy in breath and body, I will guide you through ways to engage and open your voice. From grounded, centred presence, you will initiate an ever deepening exploration of yourself within your sound. Vocal Tai Chi is a highly intuitive embodied practice, welcoming all sounds as valuable parts of us to be witnessed and honoured. It truly is liberating and can open us up to new levels of truth, expression, release, healing and integration.​
 

To book, contact Claridge House 01342 832 150

 

Please get in touch if you'd like any more information.

Claridge House - A Place of Renewal

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Built in the mid-19th century, Claridge House was acquired in 1954 by the Friends Fellowship of Healing, a Quaker body, for Friends to come and convalesce and gain spiritual renewal and healing. Later courses and retreats were added and the house became an independent charity. Throughout the past 70 years it has continued its original purpose of providing a sanctuary for guests seeking rest and renewal.

At the heart of our ethos lies a commitment to the timeless values of peace, simplicity, equality and truth. These Quaker values shape Claridge House, creating a sanctuary where everyone is welcome.

At Claridge House, our mission is simple yet profound: to cultivate a community where rest and renewal are accessible to all. Our commitment extends beyond providing a place of respite; we strive to foster an atmosphere of peace, safety, and connection, ensuring that every guest feels valued and supported on their journey to well-being.

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Nestled within our tranquil retreat, you’ll find nourishment for the mind, body and soul. From enriching courses to inspire personal growth, space to dive deep within to wholesome vegetarian food. Every aspect of Claridge House is designed to ignite a sense of renewal within our guests. Our beautiful 2 acre garden serves as a sanctuary, offering a connection to nature that rejuvenates and restores.

But beyond the amenities lies something deeper — a heartfelt dedication to service and a genuine desire to exceed expectations. At Claridge House, our guests are more than visitors; they are cherished members of our community, and their well-being is our highest priority.

So whether you seek solace, healing, connection, or personal transformation, we invite you to step through our doors and experience the transformative power of Claridge House. Your journey to holistic well-being begins here, where everyone is truly welcome.

Day Retreat - Hyde, Greater Manchester

Music as Medicine

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Sound Healing & Music - Day Retreat

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Sand & Sound Centre 

Digital House, 35 Ridling Ln, Hyde SK14 1NP, Greater Manchester

 

September 12th 2026 - 10am - 5pm

Music as Medicine

 

I learned to play guitar at the age of 14. Music became my therapy, allowing me to be with and process difficult feelings and experiences as i was maturing. Music was also a great source of inspiration, acting as a catalyst and guide to my spiritual growth. It particularly resonated with deep existential feelings, as if it held the keys to some mystical truth. I still feel this today, when I listen to, teach, or play music. For me, it touches the core of what it is to be human whilst simultaneously vibrating on a level that is truly cosmic! In this way it does one of the greatest things that we are here to do - to unite Earth and stars within our own embodiment!

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In this workshop, we will look at some elements of music that have this therapeutic and transformational potential. Drawing from the words and work of Hazrat Iayat Khan, Kay Gardner and other music and sound healing luminaries, we will explore this subject with plenty of experiential and interactive examples, so you can feel into it all yourself.

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More info to come...

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Cost: £80

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 To Book email: alistairsound@gmail.com

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