Devising Mantra Workshop

A mantra is a short sentence, often also a melody which possesses magic properties. Singing a mantra has the power to invoke and activate specific qualities, moods, mental states, strengths or skills with which it is associated.

Agnostic to the many different spiritual traditions of mantra singing and reciting, but strongly inspired by them, this workshop proposes a DIY practice of devising one’s own mantras.

Tinkering with the composing of melodies and fiddling with words, it is in as much a collective exploration of the musical qualities of repetitive melodies and the poetics of magical formulas as it is meant as a pragmatic response to challenges we face in our daily lives and struggles.