{"title": "Darbar: Raga Meditation with Jason Kalidas & Eartha Love", "start": "2026-10-31T16:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T16:30:00Z", "place": "Frobisher Rooms", "address": "Level 4, Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS", "price": "£29 (£25 + £4 transaction fee)", "price_from": "25.00", "price_to": "25.00", "tickets_url": "https://tickets.barbican.org.uk/register", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["wellness/meditation"], "description": "A raga meditation session in which live bansuri and tanpura music guides participants from alert thinking into deep stillness over 90 minutes. Bansuri player Jason Kalidas, classically trained for 26 years and originally a tabla player, creates the melodic landscape, while Eartha Love leads the meditation anchored by the tanpura's continuous drone. Live Hindustani music uses sustained exposure to certain musical frequencies to slow brainwaves from busy beta waves toward calmer alpha and theta waves. 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Students also learn Muthuswami Dikshitar's kṛiti Santana Gopalakrsnam, exploring fingering techniques, kalpanaswara, neraval and manodharma on the veena.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/darbar-exploring-the-beauty-of-raga-kamas-by-jayanthi-ku-60612/", "official_url": "https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/darbar-exploring-the-beauty-of-raga-kamas-by-jayanthi-ku", "image": "https://noky.io/images/90f77b975ac1702760530b5c0641ae11ed85935286146744ca98ed2a626057ab-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Sound Bath Meditation", "start": "2026-11-01T20:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-01T21:00:00Z", "place": "Manor House Library", "address": "Old Road 34", "price": "GBP 20", "price_from": "20.00", "price_to": "20.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.darrenlordmusic.co.uk/sound-bath-bookings", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["wellness/sound-healing"], "description": "Sound Bath Meditation is a session of therapeutic sounds from gongs, singing bowls, flutes, drums, voice and other instruments, meant to calm the mind, reduce stress, relieve anxiety and bring deep relaxation. 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She shares her technique, from bow control as an extension of breath to ornaments like meend and gamak built into full alaap, taans and bandish elaboration. 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It is led by Sunanda Sharma, a senior disciple of the legendary Girija Devi and one of the foremost practitioners of the Banaras gharana style. Part demonstration and part conversation, she sings to show how the gharana's approach to raga differs from other schools and how specific melodic phrases and rhythmic choices carry meaning that theory alone cannot convey. 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Therapist and consciousness practitioner Joe Summerfield, who has over 20 years of experience in therapeutic and consciousness work and professional musicianship, guides participants on a journey into expanded awareness. The session includes a guided meditation, an immersive sound journey with gongs ranging from 22 to 42 inches, and a closing tea ceremony for integration. Yoga mats, blankets and pillows are provided, and late arrivals cannot be admitted once the gong bath has begun.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/sacred-gong-meditation-41244/", "official_url": "https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/talks/sound-healing/sacred-gong-meditation/?id=6690", "image": "https://noky.io/images/6384a4ef08b83018f98e2c7d06de17852bd1c5133bc2bab6be98972ef6224823-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Soumik Datta", "start": "2026-11-08T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Kings Place Hall 2", "address": "N1 9AG London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/contemporary/soumik-datta/", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/world/indian/indian-classical"], "description": "A concert of new Indian music, biological soundscapes and field recordings at Kings Place Hall 2. Soumik Datta plays the sarod, accompanied by violin, mridangam and tabla.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/soumik-datta-61575/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/902797ea70148fd2503fac2493346ee3f5df67a5a2f939ea3ea6bbcbbf1d471a-600.webp"}, {"title": "Ustad Kamal Sabri & Ustad Tari Khan: Peace through Music Concert", "start": "2026-11-07T18:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "World Heart Beat", "address": "3 Ponton Rd, SW11 7BD London", "price": "£28.38", "price_from": "18.00", "price_to": "35.00", "tickets_url": "https://worldheartbeat.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173691866/events", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/world/indian/indian-classical"], "description": "A Peace Through Music concert uniting the soulful sarangi and tabla traditions of South Asian classical music. Sarangi maestro Ustad Kamal Sabri and Ustad Tari Khan perform together, presented by World Heart Beat as part of the Silk Road Festival.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/ustad-kamal-sabri-ustad-tari-khan-peace-through-music-concer-61537/", "official_url": "https://worldheartbeat.org/whats-on/event/ustad-kamal-sabri-ustad-tari-khan-peace-through-music-2/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ddef1eabd8b86fbe78f03a4b3e58893df1bb455a6703d3bbc3ab1463badb8585-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Gentle Yoga and Sound", "start": "2026-11-03T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-03T20:00:00Z", "place": "St. Margaret's House", "address": "Old Ford Road 15-23, E2 9PJ London", "price": "£4 (Pay Less), £8 (Standard), £12 (Pay it Forward)", "price_from": "4.00", "price_to": "12.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.tickettailor.com/events/stmargaretshouse/1220394/select-date", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["wellness/yoga"], "description": "Gentle Yoga and Sound is a small evening yoga class for anyone who wishes to practise slowly and relax deeply, with a maximum of 8 attendees. It is led by Lindsay, a yoga teacher and qualified sound healing practitioner trained in hatha, kundalini and restorative yoga with over 20 years of practice. The session begins with calming meditation and gentle breath-led movement, then moves into restorative postures and relaxation infused with therapeutic sound to calm the nervous system. Mats are provided, options and variations are offered to suit every body, and participants may skip any postures they don't wish to do.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/gentle-yoga-and-sound-38773/", "official_url": "https://www.stmargaretshouse.org.uk/events/gentle-yoga-and-sound", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f67388ca4ec8897caa85d53b105116a409f49e8e50b1cc0ecb6f1b43b6834108-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Rounding Workshop", "start": "2026-11-07T15:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "London Shambhala Meditation Centre", "address": "", "price": "£150", "price_from": "150.00", "price_to": "150.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["wellness/meditation"], "description": "The Rounding Workshop is a two-hour in-person session teaching you how to Round with your meditation, held in Notting Hill Gate. It is run by the London Shambhala Meditation Centre (London Meditation Centre), a meditation teaching organisation. You learn a simple series of yoga poses and a breathing technique, and how to integrate them into your existing meditation routine to accelerate the release of stress and stabilise a more expansive awareness. It suits beginners and experienced meditators alike, and those who already know how to Round can join as a refresher.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/rounding-workshop-74270/", "official_url": "https://www.londonmeditationcentre.com/rounding-workshop/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/730f5d35f54fb928285e05a58f40346878e171b32cd276042c84158e07106ef1-600.webp"}, {"title": "Imagine Series: Arowah", "start": "2026-10-31T13:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Wigmore Hall", "address": "Wigmore Street 36, W1G 9RG London", "price": "£5", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "concerts", "tags": ["music/improvised"], "description": "A low stimulus concert by Arowah, part of Wigmore Hall's Imagine Series, with improvisations and original compositions lasting about an hour without an interval. Arowah sees the artist as philosopher, community builder and collective healer, trusting in music's power to connect people and heal hearts. Their improvised music for guitar, electronics and voice draws on jazz, classical and ambient music, and on their research into music as a therapeutic medium and sound healing traditions from around the world. The performance keeps lighting low and announcements minimal, with a quiet space available and free re-entry for audiences who need it.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/imagine-series-arowah-49732/", "official_url": "https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202610311300", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ba3eedf07c109ccf19e040e15608180d7b73ff7a0706856f0d666dda68e7a4d4-1200.webp"}, {"title": "Hatha Yoga & Himalayan Singing Bowls Sound Bath", "start": "2026-11-03T00:00:00Z", "end": "2026-12-15T00:00:00Z", "place": "Chiswick House", "address": "", "price": "£10 per session", "price_from": "10.00", "price_to": "10.00", "tickets_url": "https://chiswickhouseandgardens.org.uk/community-schools/growing-green-school-visits/", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["wellness/yoga"], "description": "A traditional Hatha Yoga class that ends with a ten-minute Himalayan singing bowl sound bath, held in the Learning Hub & Yard at Chiswick House and Gardens. It is run by Ka Yoga every other Tuesday evening, combining held postures, mindful movement, slow breathing, strength and balance work, and quiet stillness, welcoming both complete beginners and long-time practitioners in a friendly, relaxed space.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/hatha-yoga-himalayan-singing-bowls-sound-bath-35305/", "official_url": "https://chiswickhouseandgardens.org.uk/event/hatha-yoga-himalayan-singing-bowls-sound-bath/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f66e14c6974ca1bd7aefb777c1089ed365d4fc429ea173a805416178af321133-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Yoga: A Journey Through India", "start": "2026-11-01T15:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Sunbeam Theatre, Ladbroke Hall", "address": "79 Barlby Road, London W10 6AZ", "price": "£50", "price_from": "50.00", "price_to": "50.00", "tickets_url": "https://patrons.ladbrokehall.com/event/107381/tickets", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["art/media-art/film", "wellness/yoga"], "description": "Yoga: A Journey Through India is an immersive 90-minute yoga experience combining Vinyasa flow, Pranayama and meditation. It is led by the Jñāna team, using custom footage shot across India, and journeys from the lush tropics of Kerala along the Indus River to the high-altitude peaks of Ladakh. The session moves from the outer self to the introspective inner self, opening with practice amid golden backwaters and ocean shorelines. It settles into stillness, grounding and an extended meditation under the grandeur of the mountains.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/yoga-a-journey-through-india-60853/", "official_url": "https://ladbrokehall.com/live-programme/workshops-masterclasses/yoga-a-journey-through-india/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/f9693fdb43887d008fa29e3e78f810b462c1755a1e46885ca3bb406704c896ed-2000.webp"}, {"title": "How to Create Powerful Meditations and Visualisations", "start": "2026-11-12T19:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "College of Psychic Studies", "address": "Queensberry Place 16, London", "price": "Members: £70.00 / Non Members: £90.00", "price_from": "90.00", "price_to": "90.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "workshops-courses", "tags": ["wellness/meditation"], "description": "A two-part online workshop that teaches the art and science of writing effective meditations and visualisations. 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