Harmony events and workshops based on Harmony Principles
Join us in our series of practical, interactive workshops oom) as we explore certain principles of harmony and how they can be applied in a practical way to promoting health and wellbeing, drawing on ancient wisdom and modern disciplines from East and West.
Forthcoming Events
Natural Exercise
Sunday 6 September, 11am (British Summer Time)
This is a Zoom Workshop: Tickets are £6
Please book your place on Eventbrite
What is Natural Exercise? We are exploring different ways of using exercise and movement to enhance and develop health and wellbeing. Each individual needs to find a regime which is suitable for one's age, level of fitness and even type (see below: Elemental Human Types: an essential guide to knowing oneself.)
In this 90 minute workshop we will introduce three different approaches:
An exercise in Natural Movement
with Anne Andenaes
How do you move in your natural space?
As our modern over-organised automated society and lifestyle has developed, we have increasingly become inhibited from moving fully with ease, poise and agility. Our mind, body and soul feel the burden. Let's rekindle our natural movement patterns through practice, awareness and focus.
We are born to move. We are a part of the natural world and we are created to move in tune with nature - not apart from or in opposition to it. In this session we will explore how to move with ease and grace - helping to release inner and outer tensions in body and mind - using simple, often micro movements, as well as wider-dimensional movements: exercises to enhance tissue tone for strength and balance and movements to release rigidity.
As these elements unite in harmony, rhythm and flow will be allowed to return to our systems.
(Please wear comfortable, loose fitting clothes to move in. No shoes.)
Get ticket here!
About Anne
Anne, now living in Norway, is British born and educated in teaching swimming, physical education, Holistic Pilates and Natural Movement based therapy.
She is also an International Federation of Aromatherapists teacher and therapist, and practices reflexology.
She has studied Rudolf Laban, Lullu Schweigaard and Lotte Berk methods and is currently studying the work of Bonnie Bainbridge, finding it integrates well with her views and methodology.
In her youth she swam for Britain and Wales and is well-used to the rigours, injuries and disharmony of one sided mechanical training and exercise.
The methodology she has developed over several decades is based on her own experiences, research and studies of movement and exercise which follow a natural, individual approach to movement - inspired by movement forms in nature, and through our own different life experiences.
Anne teaches movement to all categories of people; children and adults of all ages and backgrounds - including sportspeople, and those who find movement and exercise difficult due to health issues. In other words, Natural Movement for everyone!
Sunday 6 September, 11am (British Summer Time)
This is a Zoom Workshop: Tickets are £6
Please book your place on Eventbrite
What is Natural Exercise? We are exploring different ways of using exercise and movement to enhance and develop health and wellbeing. Each individual needs to find a regime which is suitable for one's age, level of fitness and even type (see below: Elemental Human Types: an essential guide to knowing oneself.)
In this 90 minute workshop we will introduce three different approaches:
An exercise in Natural Movement
with Anne Andenaes
How do you move in your natural space?
As our modern over-organised automated society and lifestyle has developed, we have increasingly become inhibited from moving fully with ease, poise and agility. Our mind, body and soul feel the burden. Let's rekindle our natural movement patterns through practice, awareness and focus.
We are born to move. We are a part of the natural world and we are created to move in tune with nature - not apart from or in opposition to it. In this session we will explore how to move with ease and grace - helping to release inner and outer tensions in body and mind - using simple, often micro movements, as well as wider-dimensional movements: exercises to enhance tissue tone for strength and balance and movements to release rigidity.
As these elements unite in harmony, rhythm and flow will be allowed to return to our systems.
(Please wear comfortable, loose fitting clothes to move in. No shoes.)
Get ticket here!
About Anne
Anne, now living in Norway, is British born and educated in teaching swimming, physical education, Holistic Pilates and Natural Movement based therapy.
She is also an International Federation of Aromatherapists teacher and therapist, and practices reflexology.
She has studied Rudolf Laban, Lullu Schweigaard and Lotte Berk methods and is currently studying the work of Bonnie Bainbridge, finding it integrates well with her views and methodology.
In her youth she swam for Britain and Wales and is well-used to the rigours, injuries and disharmony of one sided mechanical training and exercise.
The methodology she has developed over several decades is based on her own experiences, research and studies of movement and exercise which follow a natural, individual approach to movement - inspired by movement forms in nature, and through our own different life experiences.
Anne teaches movement to all categories of people; children and adults of all ages and backgrounds - including sportspeople, and those who find movement and exercise difficult due to health issues. In other words, Natural Movement for everyone!
Medical Qigong
with Gina Mela
Being both numerous and adaptable, the techniques of Medical Qigong can be used in many different areas.
The underlying principle is that in order to be healthy and happy we need to have a free and full flow of vital energy in the body. The main energy pathway is the back, the spinal cord, which is intimately connected to the nervous system - therefore the practice can only start from the back; a patient and silent journey inside the deepest part of our body.
In today's session you will learn simple and yet very effective exercises to:
About Gina
Gina works as a Traditional Medicine Practitioner, Medical Qigong and Therapeutic Taijiquan teacher at NovaMed Medical Clinic in Sanremo, Italy.
At the Hesperia Clinic in Bordighera and Sanremo she is using Medical Qigong to help patients with neurological diseases.
She has also been part of a pilot project using Medical Qigong for cancer patients at the National Institute for Cancer Research (IST) in Genoa.
Since she was very young, starting with yoga and then Taiji and Qigong, Gina has researched and developed the connection between energy, body, mind and emotions.
She has taught different groups; dancers, actors, golf players, CEOs - and is also using Taiji and Qigong with groups of blind people, children with Down's Syndrome and MS patients.
with Gina Mela
Being both numerous and adaptable, the techniques of Medical Qigong can be used in many different areas.
The underlying principle is that in order to be healthy and happy we need to have a free and full flow of vital energy in the body. The main energy pathway is the back, the spinal cord, which is intimately connected to the nervous system - therefore the practice can only start from the back; a patient and silent journey inside the deepest part of our body.
In today's session you will learn simple and yet very effective exercises to:
- deeply feel and open your back
- create more space between each vertebrae
- activate the flow of energy along the entire spine to reach the top of your head
- energise your internal organs, viscera and your brain
About Gina
Gina works as a Traditional Medicine Practitioner, Medical Qigong and Therapeutic Taijiquan teacher at NovaMed Medical Clinic in Sanremo, Italy.
At the Hesperia Clinic in Bordighera and Sanremo she is using Medical Qigong to help patients with neurological diseases.
She has also been part of a pilot project using Medical Qigong for cancer patients at the National Institute for Cancer Research (IST) in Genoa.
Since she was very young, starting with yoga and then Taiji and Qigong, Gina has researched and developed the connection between energy, body, mind and emotions.
She has taught different groups; dancers, actors, golf players, CEOs - and is also using Taiji and Qigong with groups of blind people, children with Down's Syndrome and MS patients.
Song and Movement
with Sara Khoroosi
Music, pulse and movement have been an integral part of life from ancient to modern times. The natural impulse to move to sound starts in the womb and if allowed can last a lifetime. If this instinctive response to music can be encouraged within us throughout our lives, then we open up the possibility of a more harmonious mind-body connection. In this workshop we will have the opportunity to explore this inner connection through the learning of a traditional Swahili folk song.
Get ticket here!
About Sara
Sara Khoroosi is the Alexander Technique Teacher for The Actors Centre (Covent Garden); DLD College, Music and Drama Department (Westminster); The Suzuki annual residential Strings at Ascot, and a Teaching member of The Alexander Technique Centre in Covent Garden.
She is also a professional musician (Violin and Vocals), performing regularly with flamenco-jazz fusion band Clandestino, and recording with a number of contemporary composers. Sara also works as a music workshop leader for vulnerable groups such as unaccompanied asylum seekers, refugees and children with disabilities. She is currently the Co-Musical Director for the I Speak Music Orchestra and the award-winning Orchestra of Unlimited Potential. Sara has always had a keen interest in dance and movement having founded the Dance group Mambo Central, stemming from her studies in Vernacular Afro Cuban approaches. She now combines her knowledge and passion for music, movement and health, inviting us to explore these connections together.
with Sara Khoroosi
Music, pulse and movement have been an integral part of life from ancient to modern times. The natural impulse to move to sound starts in the womb and if allowed can last a lifetime. If this instinctive response to music can be encouraged within us throughout our lives, then we open up the possibility of a more harmonious mind-body connection. In this workshop we will have the opportunity to explore this inner connection through the learning of a traditional Swahili folk song.
Get ticket here!
About Sara
Sara Khoroosi is the Alexander Technique Teacher for The Actors Centre (Covent Garden); DLD College, Music and Drama Department (Westminster); The Suzuki annual residential Strings at Ascot, and a Teaching member of The Alexander Technique Centre in Covent Garden.
She is also a professional musician (Violin and Vocals), performing regularly with flamenco-jazz fusion band Clandestino, and recording with a number of contemporary composers. Sara also works as a music workshop leader for vulnerable groups such as unaccompanied asylum seekers, refugees and children with disabilities. She is currently the Co-Musical Director for the I Speak Music Orchestra and the award-winning Orchestra of Unlimited Potential. Sara has always had a keen interest in dance and movement having founded the Dance group Mambo Central, stemming from her studies in Vernacular Afro Cuban approaches. She now combines her knowledge and passion for music, movement and health, inviting us to explore these connections together.
Harmony in health means:
We want to grow a team of experts to increase awareness of harmony in health ideas and bring them into the community in a practical way. Contact us if you would like to be involved!
- Cultivating and maintaining health rather than focusing on diagnosing and trying to cure disease
- Gentle compassionate and natural interventions that nurture the whole 'environment' in a person, and enhance natural rhythms, rather than interventions that are imposed mechanically and one-dimensionally - regardless of consequences
- Promoting interaction between and balance of mind, body and spirit
We want to grow a team of experts to increase awareness of harmony in health ideas and bring them into the community in a practical way. Contact us if you would like to be involved!
Past Events
Elemental Human Types: an essential guide to knowing oneself
Tuesday 30 June, 10-11:30am (BST)
Tuesday 30 June, 10-11:30am (BST)
His life was gentle, and the elements
So mixed in him that Nature might stand up
And say to all the world, “This was a man.”
William Shakespeare
So mixed in him that Nature might stand up
And say to all the world, “This was a man.”
William Shakespeare
Throughout human history there have been many typologies; psychological, astrological, somatotypes - to name just a few.
For some 1300 years in Europe, medicine considered people as having different ‘humours’. Health was seen as a state of balance between natural elements – inside and outside of the organism – trying to take into consideration everything in the natural world.
As modern Western medicine developed, and became increasingly more specialised, traditional ideas were discarded. Yet people still sought for a wider understanding of how things are related, how one thing affects another, how we can live in harmony with Nature - which we are also part of. In recent years, many people in the West have become aware of a tradition of medicine, health and wellbeing even older than that of Hippocrates; Ayurveda - a natural healing system also based on elements and human types.
Following on from our last successful event (which you can watch on video: It's a Question of Taste: natural flavours, and the efficacy of herbs and spices) we will examine the different human types in more detail.
We are all born a specific type, moulded into individual personalities through our education, culture, wider environment and habits. How does our type define how we look at the world and our choices in life the way we eat, exercise, dress, sleep; the jobs we pursue; the friends and partners we choose; the place we live in?
It is not possible to change one’s type, any more that a tiger can change its stripes, but if we gain an understanding about the effects of certain foods, exercises, daily routines, and the external natural and built environment on our type, we can discover recipes and practical exercises to help us avoid imbalances. Taking responsibility for our own health and wellbeing in this way necessarily brings us back into contact with the interconnectedness of everything.
Lead Presenter: Dr Eleni Tsiompanou
Dr Eleni Tsiompanou is the Harmony lead for the College of Medicine on The Harmony Project and, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London (FRCP). She has also trained in Ayurveda and Nutritional Medicine. Eleni has been researching the Hippocratic writings and their relation to Ayurveda and modern medicine, uncovering gems of practical information to improve health and wellbeing. Since reading HRH The Prince of Wales’ book ‘Harmony: a new way of looking at our world’, Eleni has been inspired to expand the dialogue about health to include a wider view of harmony. She invites us to look at health through the prism of harmony to connect natural approaches and ancient wisdom traditions to modern science.
For some 1300 years in Europe, medicine considered people as having different ‘humours’. Health was seen as a state of balance between natural elements – inside and outside of the organism – trying to take into consideration everything in the natural world.
As modern Western medicine developed, and became increasingly more specialised, traditional ideas were discarded. Yet people still sought for a wider understanding of how things are related, how one thing affects another, how we can live in harmony with Nature - which we are also part of. In recent years, many people in the West have become aware of a tradition of medicine, health and wellbeing even older than that of Hippocrates; Ayurveda - a natural healing system also based on elements and human types.
Following on from our last successful event (which you can watch on video: It's a Question of Taste: natural flavours, and the efficacy of herbs and spices) we will examine the different human types in more detail.
We are all born a specific type, moulded into individual personalities through our education, culture, wider environment and habits. How does our type define how we look at the world and our choices in life the way we eat, exercise, dress, sleep; the jobs we pursue; the friends and partners we choose; the place we live in?
It is not possible to change one’s type, any more that a tiger can change its stripes, but if we gain an understanding about the effects of certain foods, exercises, daily routines, and the external natural and built environment on our type, we can discover recipes and practical exercises to help us avoid imbalances. Taking responsibility for our own health and wellbeing in this way necessarily brings us back into contact with the interconnectedness of everything.
Lead Presenter: Dr Eleni Tsiompanou
Dr Eleni Tsiompanou is the Harmony lead for the College of Medicine on The Harmony Project and, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London (FRCP). She has also trained in Ayurveda and Nutritional Medicine. Eleni has been researching the Hippocratic writings and their relation to Ayurveda and modern medicine, uncovering gems of practical information to improve health and wellbeing. Since reading HRH The Prince of Wales’ book ‘Harmony: a new way of looking at our world’, Eleni has been inspired to expand the dialogue about health to include a wider view of harmony. She invites us to look at health through the prism of harmony to connect natural approaches and ancient wisdom traditions to modern science.
It's a Question of Taste: natural flavours, and the efficacy of herbs and spices
Zoom Event: Tuesday 9 June, 10-11:30am
Zoom Event: Tuesday 9 June, 10-11:30am
This is an interactive workshop with practical sessions and you are asked to bring with you, if you have them; cinnamon, lemon, salt, ginger, a clove of garlic, cumin, rosemary and a hot cup of black coffee or tea.
From ancient times human beings have eaten natural herbs and spices. Traditional medicine knew how to use them to act as catalysts in enhancing or reducing the power of foods. Food really is medicine. How are different human types attracted to, and affected by tastes, textures and types of herbs and spices in cooked or raw food? We will explore the six tastes found in easily accessible herbs and spices. We will discuss the variability of individual responses to them and explore ways to use them in our everyday lives. How do we find the right balance in our cooking and eating to reach harmony within ourselves and the environment.
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From ancient times human beings have eaten natural herbs and spices. Traditional medicine knew how to use them to act as catalysts in enhancing or reducing the power of foods. Food really is medicine. How are different human types attracted to, and affected by tastes, textures and types of herbs and spices in cooked or raw food? We will explore the six tastes found in easily accessible herbs and spices. We will discuss the variability of individual responses to them and explore ways to use them in our everyday lives. How do we find the right balance in our cooking and eating to reach harmony within ourselves and the environment.
Join our mailing list for early notice of events
Balance and Harmony for Health: an introductory workshop
This workshop introduces principles of harmony and how they can positively impact on our health and wellbeing.
Looking at health through the prism of Harmony, we want to discover practical tools, both ancient and modern, for inner balance.
Balance and Harmony for Health: an introductory workshop
This workshop introduces principles of harmony and how they can positively impact on our health and wellbeing.
Looking at health through the prism of Harmony, we want to discover practical tools, both ancient and modern, for inner balance.
- How do elements of Nature translate inside a human being - possibly as different types of people?
- What kind of inner vision do we need to cultivate to perceive our human existence in space, in Nature?
- As human beings with multiple aspects: mind, body, emotions, spirit, how can we be more connected inside and outside?
- What barriers do we face in reaching a state of our own inter-connectedness, mind-body-fullness and harmony?
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Interconnectedness and Interdependence
All Nature is one!
Ecologists have shown us the extent to which everything is both connected and dependent. Nothing exists in isolation.
Within each organism there are parts which need to work together in a balanced way. For us, the most complex of organisms, that means mind, body, emotions and spirit. If there is a lack of balance within the organism it becomes diseased. Equally the way we connect with our communities and with Nature can lead to either harmony and health, or to disease.
At this event we will explore the harmony principles of interconnectedness and interdependence and the ways in which they relate to our own health. How can we find more balance and harmony both within the organism, and in our relationships with other people and our environment?
All Nature is one!
Ecologists have shown us the extent to which everything is both connected and dependent. Nothing exists in isolation.
Within each organism there are parts which need to work together in a balanced way. For us, the most complex of organisms, that means mind, body, emotions and spirit. If there is a lack of balance within the organism it becomes diseased. Equally the way we connect with our communities and with Nature can lead to either harmony and health, or to disease.
At this event we will explore the harmony principles of interconnectedness and interdependence and the ways in which they relate to our own health. How can we find more balance and harmony both within the organism, and in our relationships with other people and our environment?
Harmony in Health in Education
Bringing Harmony into the Classroom: Zoom Workshop
This is a free workshop from the Harmony in Health team in association with the Harmony Project.
The movement towards harmony or chaos, in or out of the classroom, is always fluctuating. Nothing remains static. The practical application of harmony principles needs to be revitalised at every opportunity. What stops us from finding harmony? What helps?
In this workshop we will focus on inner harmony.
We will explore how elements from mind-body disciplines can be adapted for use in the classroom. There will be practical examples and ideas that can very easily be introduced to children of all ages.
The workshop will include presentations, discussion groups and.guided practical procedures for participants to work through.
Bringing Harmony into the Classroom: Zoom Workshop
This is a free workshop from the Harmony in Health team in association with the Harmony Project.
The movement towards harmony or chaos, in or out of the classroom, is always fluctuating. Nothing remains static. The practical application of harmony principles needs to be revitalised at every opportunity. What stops us from finding harmony? What helps?
In this workshop we will focus on inner harmony.
We will explore how elements from mind-body disciplines can be adapted for use in the classroom. There will be practical examples and ideas that can very easily be introduced to children of all ages.
The workshop will include presentations, discussion groups and.guided practical procedures for participants to work through.
Zoom Workshop for Health Professionals on Natural Breathing
This is a free workshop from the Harmony in Health team offered to health professionals to give them some support during the current crisis.
Breath is a function which we take for granted. A lot has to happen before the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen can take place and there is more than one way we can get air in and out of the lungs. This gives scope for all sorts of habits to develop which can impede the natural flow of air.
This is a free workshop from the Harmony in Health team offered to health professionals to give them some support during the current crisis.
Breath is a function which we take for granted. A lot has to happen before the exchange of carbon dioxide and oxygen can take place and there is more than one way we can get air in and out of the lungs. This gives scope for all sorts of habits to develop which can impede the natural flow of air.
Natural breathing calms the nervous system
In this practical workshop we will explore the different mechanisms at work: eg. abdominal, chest, accessory and diaphragmatic breathing, and look at how they affect our general state of tension or relaxation.
There are many ways to control breath - for speaking, singing, playing a wind instrument or as part of a meditation practice, for example, but none of these should be a substitute for natural, diaphragmatic breathing. Once we have a clear, kinaesthetic understanding of natural breathing this can form the basis for the cultivation of any special technique one may wish to learn.
There are many ways to control breath - for speaking, singing, playing a wind instrument or as part of a meditation practice, for example, but none of these should be a substitute for natural, diaphragmatic breathing. Once we have a clear, kinaesthetic understanding of natural breathing this can form the basis for the cultivation of any special technique one may wish to learn.
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