Sound Coherence and Vocal Tai Chi with Alistair Smith, May 2026

Unfolding our Sound-selves  With Sound & Stillness We are like an ocean. In our modern busy lives, we can become entirely consumed with the waves of activity on the surface. If we are able to stop and become still, we may become aware of the depth that lies beneath. This isn’t always comfortable for us, so we tend to keep ourselves busy. Sound offers us a safe way to bridge the difficult transition to stillness and to the Self. And to feel and deal with the things that may arise within us when we allow ourselves to be still. Sound healing practices can aid us in feeling, expressing and healing the things that we carry and that create deep currents of discomfort within us. Sound vibrates the body, moves the emotions, inspires the mind and touches the spirit. It is deeply affecting, meditative and transformative. It can support our physical healing and health and balance our energetic system. Join me for a weekend of gentle yet moving sound practices for your body, mind, energetic system and soul. 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. About our tutor Alistair Smith:- Alistair Smith is a sound healer, musician, composer and teacher living in London. He practises in his own home, runs workshops, retreats and works with local cancer support groups and charities. He has attended courses with leading figures in the field of sound healing including: Fabian Maman, Jill Purce, Simon Heather, Jenni Roditi and Nikki Slade. Alistair combines his experience as a sound healer with his knowledge and skill as a musician to create a unique healing experience. https://www.soundcoherence.co.uk/ for more information but with more than 25 years experience as musician/sound healer, you are in excellent hands! 2 night residential full board = £429 2 night non residential full board = £215 Programme: Friday 3.00 Arrivals 4.00 Tea & Cake – Introductions 4.45 – 5.00 House Quiet Time (attendance optional) 5.15 – 6.15 Course Introduction: • Welcome & Introductions | About this weekend • Caring for ourselves & each other | Housekeeping • The wonderful world of sound & healing • Deep Listening: Sound & sensation – Learning to be with what is 6.30 Evening Meal 7.45 – 9.15 Course Session 1: • Sound Healing Overview? • The healing power & potential of the voice • Deep Grounding & Earth Connection • Deepening a Relationship Saturday 8.30 Breakfast 9.45 – 10.00 House Quiet Time (attendance optional) 10.00 – 11.15 Course Session 2: • Deep Grounding & Earth Connection • Deepening a relationship • Resonant Humming for the Nervous & Energetic Systems 11.15 – 11.45 Break 11.45 – 12.45 Course Session 3: • Earthwalk (outside) – Vocal Tai Chi Session 1 – Body-breathflow – Exploring our Outer Landscape 1.00 Lunch 2.00 – 4.00 FREE TIME 4.00 Tea & Cake 4.45 – 5.00 House Quiet Time (attendance optional) 5.00 – 6.15 Course Session 4: • Vocal Tai Chi Session 2 – Sounding our Inner Landscape 6.30 Evening Meal 7.45 – 9.15 Course Session 5: • Check In • The Power of Silence and Stillness • Guided Meditation leading into Gentle Soundbath • Silent Time Sunday 8.30 Breakfast 9.45 – 10.45 Quaker Meeting for Worship (attendance optional) 10.45 Break 11.15 – 12.45 Course Session 6: • Sound, the Body & Biofield – Using sound to work with our energetic system • Feedback / Sharing • Returning home & what to take away 1.00 Lunch 2.00 Departure