Happiness Festival: Meditation, Music and Shared Singing

We like the room this programme makes for both guided stillness and shared music, with a meditation session at the heart of a much broader gathering.

A meditation practice and a lively arena programme share the same evening at Happiness Festival. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar leads guided breathing and meditation, with space elsewhere in the programme for music, dance and singing together. No previous meditation experience is needed.

Live music opens the programme, followed by a staged yoga performance, a talk and audience questions, then guided breathing and meditation. Later come dance, a guitar ensemble, an art-contest finale and a mantra concert with songs to join in. The Connection Corners offer places to meet others, and vegetarian food is available to buy.

Wear comfortable clothes. Current promotional tickets are EUR 49 Silver and EUR 99 Gold; student/senior tickets are EUR 25. Standard Silver and Gold tickets are also listed at EUR 59 and EUR 119. Platinum at EUR 229 is sold out. Tickets are non-refundable but may be passed to someone else. Outside food is not permitted.

• Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

  Speaker

  Sri Sri Ravi Shankar leads the festival’s guided breathing and meditation and answers questions from the audience.

• Bhavini Vyas

  Musician

  Bhavini Vyas performs in the festival’s opening music programme.

• Marcel Verbay

  Musician

  Marcel Verbay performs with his band and leads the Happiness Guitar Ensemble.

• Detlef Soost

  Performer

  Detlef Soost and his crew lead the Dance Together part of the programme.