PUBLIC SOUND RELAXATION & SOUND JOURNEY MINI  RETREATS   "The Alchemy of Sound & Sustenance, for Heath & Transformation..."   We hold Monthly Day and Evening Weekend Events for up to 12 people each session. Saturday Evenings and Sunday Mornings ~ Our next Public Sound Relaxation/Journey is...   June Yule Winter Solstice Sound Journey Saturday 19th June 5.45pm-9.15pm  and Sunday 20th June 10.45am-2.30pm $60pp per session. These sessions are limited to 13 guests. We will commence with Warm Spiced Winter Punch and then settle into the lounge area for a 30 minute indoor snug & dreamy candlelight/firelight Thunder Drum Dreaming Journey featuring our magnificent Thunder Drum. Then after a short break, we make our way to the Sound Sanctuary, where you will sit or lie back, snuggled in, for 90 minutes as you are immersed in, and carried away upon, the pure tones of the crystal singing bowls, cosmic gongs, crystal harp, enormous chimes & more... Followed by supper/lunch of homemade Healing Ayurvedic Winter Kitchari Style Soup, served with our delicious home baked anti-inflammatory Detox Bread with real butter, followed by Warm Fruit Salad with Maple Syrup and fresh cream or coconut cream and then one of our Cleansing Teas are recommended, or if desired, a Beverage from the Cafe Menu. ~ A Sound Relaxation...includes a 100 minute Sound Relaxation. Supper or Lunch. Time to sit for quiet contemplation in the Pyramid. Allow 3 hours for these events. $50pp A Sound Journey...includes  a 30 minute Thunder Drum Dreaming, 90 minute Sound Relaxation and Supper/Lunch. Time to sit for quiet contemplation in the Pyramid. Allow up to 4 hours for these events. $60pp. A deposit of $20pp is required on booking to hold your space. Please see descriptions below...
SOUND RELAXATION The epicentre of what we do here at Valinor. Join us. Relax, sit or lie back, as we take you on a soul soothing journey of epic proportions. Across a soundscape of colour & light. Transported to another time, another world, another place, on the waves of these extraordinary instruments... Pure Quartz Crystal Singing Bowls. Cosmic Gongs. Gemstone & Quartz Singing Bowls. Timeless Tibetan Singing Bowls. The Crystal Lyre, Crystal Pyramids. The Mighty Thunder Drum. The Ocean Drum. Enormous Tuned Chimes. Rain Sticks. Rattles. Bells. Thunder Tube and more... Enter the portal. Align with the heartbeat of the earth. Travel across the plains, through the forest, over the mountains to the ocean. Dive deep beneath the waves, swim with the whales, listen to their mystical voices. Fly high into the sky and out into the magical universe. Experience the birth of stars, feel the very sounds of creation itself. Tinkling fairy chimes & bells, return you to the centre of your own heart. This is an experience you will not forget and you will wish it never had to end... No amplification. No electronics. Just the pure tones of the amazing instruments. Sound bathing helps to heal your body by reducing stress & anxiety, impacts the human nervous system and decreases blood pressure, helps tune out your thoughts to make beneficial meditation easier, assists connection to inner self to access healing & insight, makes you more relaxed, balanced & focussed.
THUNDER DRUM DREAMING Thunder Drum Pow Wow Dreaming is a celebration of the Earth...we gather around the Mighty Thunder Drum on the outside deck and grass. You are encouraged to join in, in some way, either bring your own drum, join in on the thunder drum, or use one of the drums, rattles or other instruments that are provided. Otherwise, if you'd prefer, just sit & soak up the beats. Sit or lie down and give yourself to the earthy, rhythmic beat that echoes the source of our true nature and joins us to the heartbeat of the earth. The drum unites all people as one.  A 30 minute drum journey that features the Thunder Drum. American Indian style hand held Drums. Rattles, Thundertubes, Rainsticks & Harmonic Whirlies. Thunder Drum Dreaming Journey This is usually an indoor journey with a gentler feel, where guests sit back and relax while we take you on a mystical rhythmic journey with sound effects across an ancient inner soundscape that takes you to the inner regions of Earth, Self and Beyond....Thus, we enter Thunder Drum Dreaming. A 30 minute drum journey that features the Thunder Drum. American Indian style hand held Drums. Rattles, Bells, Ocean Drum, Thundertubes and  Rainsticks.   Drum Journeying is believed to assist one to reconnect to one's inner self, enhance our self empowerment and creative expression, enables ability to gain insight to personal issues to access help & personal healing, heighten our sense of life purpose.   *If the weather is bad for the outside sessions, we will enjoy Thunder Drum Dreaming indoors.
THE PYRAMID ROOM Make sure you arrive with plenty of time to experience the healing energies of our pyramid room, or visit it at the end of the retreat before you head home. Built some years ago now, the pyramid was created to scaled sacred geometric specifications of the Great Pyramid of Egypt. Pyramids have long been known to emit mystical healing & uplifting energies. Sacred Geometry, along with Sacred Sound are the expressions of the creative universe. We have chairs & cushions in there for your comfort. There is even a small crystal singing bowl that may be played gently by our guests. We ask that silence is maintained while in the pyramid out of respect toward those who are meditating & reflecting quietly. "Pyramid Meditation is believed to achieve deeper meditation, improve eyesight & hearing, lower high blood pressure, relieve insomnia, arthritis & headaches, faster healing for sores & broken bones, improves memory & increase confidence levels, increase energy levels, balance hormones, improves concentration & understanding"  You are welcome to try it for yourself.
DINING AT VALINOR After your Sound Session, enter our Dining Room & enjoy a delicious & nutritious home cooked vegetarian meal that is created here at Valinor.  Included in all Public Retreats & may be added as an option with Private Retreats. The meal consists of tasty Vegetarian Soup of the day, home baked specialty Bread of the day, gorgeous Cake/Dessert or Fruit Salad and a Hot Beverage of your choice from the menu of our Mini Cafe Bar. Special Dietary Requirements are happily catered for if informed on booking. For Private Bookings a menu to choose from is sent to you on booking.