RADHA GOVINDA
Songs of Devotion & Belonging

Join us for an evening of kīrtan at The Queer Temple, Salasbananas Yoga & Art Studio in Talpe.

Kīrtan is a devotional practice of singing sacred names and mantras. In the call-and-response form we will share, one voice leads and the gathering answers. Repetition gives us time to become familiar with the words, listen more closely and participate at our own pace.

Our evening takes its name from Radha and Govinda, a name of Krishna. Their devotional relationship offers the inspiration for our gathering: love, longing and the possibility of becoming intimate with what we hold sacred.

We welcome you to explore that invitation through sound and shared presence.

MEET THE CHANNELS

Lauren Durga — voice & harmonium
A Yoga Acharya trained in the Sivananda tradition, sharing Bhakti and Nāda Yoga.

Nassim — voice & percussion
Bringing experience of living, practising and teaching in the Sivananda ashram tradition.

Abhishek Kumar Verma — bansuri
An Indian classical musician and composer from Varanasi.

Rania Atallah — voice & drum
Joining the gathering through devotional singing and rhythm.

Four musicians meeting through Bhakti, sound and shared practice.

HOSTED BY SALA

Founder of Salasbananas Yoga & Art Studio, welcoming you to The Queer Temple in Talpe.

WHAT TO EXPECT

An evening of live devotional singing with harmonium, percussion, drum and bamboo flute. You can join the responses, listen quietly or move between the two. No knowledge of Sanskrit, singing experience or particular religious belief is required.

Wear something comfortable for sitting and bring your curiosity.

Friday 18 September 2026 · Starts at 6 PM
The Queer Temple
Salasbananas Yoga & Art Studio · Talpe, Sri Lanka
Donation based

Come as you are.

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Restorative Yoga & Tibetan Sound Healing — Ganesha Frequency

This restorative journey calls upon the steady, benevolent frequency of Ganesha — the remover of obstacles, the guardian of thresholds, the wisdom of beginning again.

Through stillness, breath, mantra, and sound, we explore
the wisdom of truth
the wisdom of surrender
and the remembering that obstacles dissolve not through force or effort,
but through sweet, seated surrender.

Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha
A mantra of devotion, grounding, and inner alignment — inviting clarity where there was confusion, ease where there was strain.

What to expect

• Restorative yoga to soften the body and quiet the nervous system

• Guided meditation & mantra led by Sala

• Tibetan bowl sound healing & frequency activation by Prashani

• A deeply grounding space to release resistance and allow life to move again

Details
Friday 9th January
3:30 PM onwards
📍 Lotus Surf & Wellness
Contribution: LKR 6,000
Sign up required — pay on arrival
Limited spaces available

This is an invitation to stop pushing.
To stop trying to fix.
To sit, soften, and allow grace to do the work.

Come rest in the field of Ganesha.

Restorative Yoga & Tibetan Bowl Sound Healing
with Sala & Prashani

🗓 Friday 23rd
🕟 4:30 PM onwards
📍 Lotus Yoga Shala

This week we call in the frequency of union —
the meeting of Shiva & Shakti,
the masculine and feminine currents within us,
remembering how to work, create, love, and live with ease.

This is a deeply restorative session that invites:
• peace in the nervous system
• softening of inner conflict
• alignment of polarities
• surrender into your unique gifts

Especially nourishing for creatives, visionaries, artists of all kinds, and queer bodies —
for those tired of forcing, pushing, proving —
and ready to let life move through them instead.

Supported by bolsters, breath, guided rest, and the healing resonance of Tibetan bowls,
this is a space to lie down, receive, and allow a new paradigm to land.

Come as you are.
Leave a little more whole.

✨ Limited spaces
✨ Sign up required

🕉️ SOUND HEALING CERTIFICATION FOR BEGINNERS

A gentle, grounded introduction to sound healing — for personal use, self-care, and nervous system balance.

This is not about performing or becoming a professional.
It’s about learning how to listen, feel, and use sound consciously.

✨ What you’ll receive
• Clear foundations of sound healing
• Hands-on singing bowl practice
• Chakra + sound basics
• A self-healing sound routine for home
• A deeply restorative mini sound bath
• Certificate of completion (personal practice)
• Herbal refreshments & chai

🌿 Perfect for
Beginners • Yoga & meditation practitioners • Wellness seekers • Anyone drawn to sound as self-care

🕰️ Duration: 4 hours
💰 Investment: USD 100 per person
📍 Location: Lotus Surf & Wellness, Ahangama
🎟️ Limited spaces

Come learn a beautiful, practical skill you can return to again and again.

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Om Mani Padme Hum – Quan Yin Sound & Restorative Journey
with Sala & Prashani

In the fire and movement of a new year, we gather to soften.

This restorative yoga and Tibetan bowl sound healing session is guided by the compassionate frequency of Quan Yin — the embodiment of mercy, listening, and unconditional love. Quan Yin teaches us that true strength is found in tenderness, and that deep transformation arises not from force, but from allowing.

Through gentle restorative yoga postures, mantra, and immersive sound, the body is invited into profound rest. The nervous system settles. The heart opens. The mind quietens. Sound becomes a listening field — meeting what is present without judgement, and holding it with care.

At the center of this journey is the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum, a sacred vibration that awakens compassion within the heart and reminds us of the jewel that lives inside the lotus of our human experience.

This session is especially supportive for:

• those feeling emotionally or energetically stretched

• creatives and sensitives navigating a fast-paced world

• anyone longing to rest, release, and be gently held

No prior experience is needed. Come as you are, and allow yourself to be supported by stillness, sound, and softness.

Date: 16 January 2026
Time: 3:30 PM onwards
Location: Lotus Yoga Shala, Ahangama
Facilitators: Sala & Prashani
Practice includes: Restorative Yoga · Mantra · Tibetan Bowl Sound Healing

Spaces are limited.