phone 0756 2651281
located in Langley Park, Durham, UK
ELEMENTAL SOUNDS
Recent events
For photos of past events please see Gallery pages: Events 2014-16 , Events 2017 , Events 2018
and Events 2019-2020
Chanting group for women
Witton Gilbert Village Hall, Sacriston Lane, Witton Gilbert, Durham DH7 6TF
Monthly on Saturday mornings from 10.30 to 12.00 cost £10.00. All welcome, no need to book in advance.
Recent gatherings:
2024
13 April: Earth month
9 March: International Women's Day
10 February: new year of the Wood Dragon
13 January: online via Zoom
2023
9 December: online via Zoom
11 November: Kali
14 October: Shiva
9 September: Rama and Sita
12 August: Krishna
8 July: Lakshmi
10 June: Saraswati
13 May: Durga
1 April: Ganesha
April 2020 - March 2023: Chanting via Zoom
Singing bowls workshops
Organic Pilates Studios, Co-op Buildings, Front Street, Langley Park, Durham DH7 9XE
Introduction to Himalayan singing bowls and how to play them.
Recent workshops:
Sunday 12th January 2020
1st October 2017
13th August 2017
Gong baths
Sunday 30th April 2023
Sunday 26th March 2023
(On hold 2020-2022)
Weekend with Michael Ormiston and Candida Valentino 1st-2nd April 2017
Saturday workshop in Witton Gilbert Community Centre and Sunday afternoon concert + sound journey in St Michael & All Angels church, Witton Gilbert.
This was a huge success and we had some fabulous feedback:
"It was fantastic! ... I couldn't believe I was chanting Hindu chants in a church! brilliant!" - Deborah (Corbridge)
"Thanks so much for organising the weekend - it was a very inspiring and enlivening experience and I really appreciated the opportunity to participate." - Sarah (Durham)
"This is a very belated thank you to you and Tarquin for organising that amazing concert and sound journey on Sunday ... I didn’t expect to be so touched and deepened by it ... It really was special." - Tess (Hexham)
"This was a very special weekend. Thank you all so much xx" - Jackie (Newcastle)
*** For photos please see Gallery page: Events 2017 ***
Video recordings from this concert available on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNrojXPNeQw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4RFoGjOlGI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdF2J7NibWw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtaiyMmNA2c
And from the sound journey:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUJSGE5mXV
Weekend with Michael Ormiston and Candida Valentino
Witton Gilbert Community Centre, Durham
Saturday October 5th 2014 - participation in a harmonic choir, followed by a concert with many instruments, including gongs, and undertone and
Sunday October 6th 2014 - "An Introduction to Khoomii (Mongolian Overtone Singing) a
Workshop with Jana Runnalls
Sunday August 9th 2015 from 10.00 to 17.00 at Witton Gilbert Community Centre, Sacriston Lane, Witton Gilbert, Durham DH7 6TF.
This highly successful, enjoyable and inspiring workshop with Jana Runnalls from Glastonbury consisted of a morning of sacred Sanskrit mantra, followed by an afternoon of Shamanic drumming with Native American / other chants. Jana has been a huge inspiration to me for several years. She has a beautiful, powerful voice and she is a fine musician and composer. I use many of the chants she has composed and her arrangements of mantras and traditional chants in my monthly chanting group sessions. Her spiritual path reflects a lifetime of seeking and study. The workshop was fully booked with over twenty participants coming from far and wide. We all appreciated Jana's skill as a teacher, her music and her warm humour. Comments include:
"Awesome!" - A. (Willington)
"... soooo good." - A. (Eyemouth)
"What an amazing day!" - M. (Newcastle)
"I found it a very positive experience and the chanting had a profound effect on me." - W. (Durham)
"Just to say a big thank you for a great workshop. I really enjoyed it." - S. (Hull)