The Workshops

Our workshops are at the heart of Sounds Beautiful Festival, they are spaces where curiosity, creativity, and connection come alive. Throughout the weekend, our programme invites you to explore new skills, deepen self-awareness, and share meaningful moments with others in a welcoming, open-hearted environment.

Each session offers a chance to slow down, learn something new, and reconnect with yourself, the land, and the community around you. Our workshops are designed to inspire, empower, and awaken creativity in everyone who joins. Come as you are, leave with new ideas, new friends, and experiences that stay with you long after the festival ends.

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Alana – Breathwork

Breath is life’s rhythm – the bridge between the physical and the ethereal. As a SOMA Breath and Pranayama instructor, Alana will teach you how to harness the power of your breath and improve your health, though this scientifically proven journey. Through ancient techniques and modern science, I can help unlock vitality, reduce stress, elevate consciousness, and connect you to your true self. Earth is life’s rhythm, the bridge between the physical and the ethereal.

Tom Shaw – Poetry

Tom will be sharing his amazing poetry around the fire on Thursday and will also be bringing us a poetry workshop over the weekend, where you can create your own musings!

Navigating the brackish waters of life and all its turbulent currents is no easy task. If we don’t learn how to steer the ship, we risk drowning in the tidal waves of hardship that hit us

Through poetry, reflection and co-creative practise, you can:
- Re-orient with your soul essence
- Find stillness and clarity on your path forward
- Rewrite your life narrative in your own language
Poetry is the language of the soul, helping us to explore the expanse of those oceans. I’m here to show you how to be the captain of that ship.Through poetry, reflection and co-creative practise, you can:
- Re-orient with your soul essence
- Find stillness and clarity on your path forward
- Rewrite your life narrative in your own language
Poetry is the language of the soul, helping us to explore the expanse of those oceans. I’m here to show you how to be the captain of that ship.

Angie – Cacao Ceremony

Angela Peach has been working with plant medicine for over ten years. She began adding locally foraged plants to her cacao ceremonies, bringing a little extra magic and creating a beautiful way to start a sound immersion. She has spent a lot of time with her 432 Hz Crystal Singing Bowls, which form the heart of the sound immersion, but she also incorporates Koshi chimes, shamanic drums and rattles, waterfall chimes, rain sticks, flutes, pipes, and gongs.

Sound and music move through all of us, but stepping into the world of primal sounds is something else entirely… it’s not just about listening, it’s about feeling, letting the vibrations gently guide you back to your essence. Each session is a unique experience. Sometimes it feels like a deep rest you didn’t realise you needed, and other times it brings up emotion, release, or insight. It’s a beautiful way to reconnect with yourself.
The journey begins with a delicious cup of ceremonial cacao infused with locally foraged plant medicine. A donation pot will be available for those who would like to enjoy the cacao.

Liz – Kickboxing

Liz is a fully qualified kickboxing instructor under WAKO, holding a 4th Dan Black Belt, and is a current member of WAKO Team GB, representing Team Great Britain at both European and World levels.

She will be introducing hypoxic training, focusing on the benefits of breath conservation, which can support red blood cell production and help manage anxiety. This training will be more cardio-based rather than contact-focused.

Liz is also a fully qualified Advanced Fitness Instructor through Focus Training, approved by NABBA. She has passed Focus 1 Standard Fitness Instructor, Fitness Assessment, Sports Injury, Sales and Marketing, and Focus 2 Advanced Fitness Instructor, which led to her earning a Focus Training and Assessment Diploma.

Vicky Fox – Yoga

Vicky is the founder of Soul Awakening New Forest, a heart-led space dedicated to personal transformation, healing, and spiritual connection. Through her work, Vicky guides individuals on a journey of self-discovery and empowerment using practices rooted in Kundalini yoga, meditation, breathwork, sound healing, and the wisdom of nature’s cycles. At Sounds Beautiful Vicky will focus on relieving anxiety through Yogic practice.

A key element of Vicky’s work is aligning spiritual practice with the rhythms of nature, particularly the moon cycles, offering new moon intention-setting and full moon release ceremonies. These gatherings encourage reflection, renewal, and connection to both the natural world and a supportive community.
Vicky is passionate about holding inclusive, compassionate spaces where people feel seen, supported, and inspired to step into their authentic power. Her mission is to help others awaken their inner potential and live with greater clarity, presence, and purpose.

Heike – Drumming

Join Heike's interactive drum and music circle and immerse yourself in rhythm, harmony, and play. Whether you’re chanting, drumming, or simply tapping your foot, this welcoming experience is for everyone. Drum circles offer a range of benefits, from boosting wellbeing and reducing stress to encouraging self-expression and connection. A variety of instruments will be available – just choose one that calls to you. Together, we listen, share, and create music. The session concludes with a calming sound bath, allowing you to unwind and fully relax after an uplifting, high-energy experience.

Sharon & Wendy Jane – Singing

Sharon runs Tuneless Choir in Southampton for those who believe they can't sing. Wendy Jane, Sounds Beautiful’s festival director, runs four local choirs, from supporting people who have journeyed with cancer to adults with special needs. Both love bringing community together, and this year we are uniting in song to wake up the world. No auditions necessary. Just bring yourself and your voice, and let’s make some noise!

Matt – Bible Class

Matt from Hope Sussex will be leading the Bible Class on Sunday. Hope Sussex is a community focused on connection, learning, and positive living, bringing people together through events, education, and shared experiences. Join us for an inspiring and thought-provoking session as we explore faith, conversation, and community together.

Hattie – Hapa-zome
One of our many children’s workshops celebrates the ancient Japanese art of plant bashing. It’s playful, hands-on, and wonderfully accessible. It’s an activity that invites curiosity and creativity. Beneath the fun, it offers something deeper too: a gentle, hidden form of therapy, in the sense that you get to release anything you may be holding onto, with the bashing of the plants and flowers!

Hope Sussex – Kids Activities
The Wonderful Awake Home School Community returns with a vibrant range of children’s workshops designed to bring learning to life. Through interactive, hands-on experiences, education becomes something to explore, enjoy, and remember. From science to art, there’s something here to spark curiosity and inspire every child.

Lucy – Meditation and Sound Healing
Lucy will be facilitating a Breathwork, Meditation and Sound Healing experience centred on community, connection, and the warrior spirit as we come together to co-create the New Earth. Through this journey, Lucy will gently guide you back to your inner knowing, supporting you in deepening your trust in your intuition and holding yourself in a space of true empowerment, presence, and peace.

A nature lover from Wales, Lucy draws her grounding energy from exploring wild landscapes and chasing waterfalls.
Lucy is the founder of Harmonize Selfcare, home of The Shroom Sanctuary offering medicinal herbal and mushroom blends designed to support natural health, balance, and vitality.
This is a heart-led offering, rooted in nature, sound, and ancient wisdom.

Simon – TaiJi
Reconnect with your vitality, strength, balance, and mobility through gentle, easy-to-learn Tàijí Qigong movements rooted in thousands of years of ancient Chinese wisdom.
Blending flowing motion with mindful breathing, this practice offers a calm and restorative way to ease stress, reduce anxiety, and support better sleep. Simple yet powerful, it’s a tradition safely embraced by millions around the world each day.

Jurassic Coast Mushrooms
Andy and Sam from Jurassic Coast Mushrooms are bringing the FUNgi to Sounds Beautiful!
Dive into the Fantastic World of Fungi with their Mushroom Grow Kits and Cultivation Supplies. Browse their mushroom products, medicinal extracts, merch, spores and loads more! Be sure to swing by their stall to plug your own pet mushroom log too!

Fire Performance
Not a workshop, but a fire performance! Maggz is a passionate and versatile LED and fire flow artist with over three years of performance experience across festivals, showcases, and live events.
Maggz’s work blends high-energy rave influences with a mystical, expressive flow style, creating immersive and visually striking performances. She specialises in captivating audiences through dynamic movement, strong stage presence, and a deep connection to music and atmosphere.

Whittling Workshop – Carve Your Own Story
Led by Tim ‘the Whittler’ Draycott. This relaxed and friendly session is perfect for complete beginners and those looking to improve their skills. Ready to slow down, connect with nature, and create something beautiful with your own hands? Join our hands-on whittling workshop at the festival and discover the timeless art of wood carving.
There will be a small donation for materials used in this workshop.

You’ll learn essential knife techniques, wood selection, basic cuts, and how to shape simple yet stunning pieces – from spoons and figures to decorative ornaments.
No experience necessary – just bring your curiosity (and a sense of fun)! All tools, safety guidance, and pre-prepared wood will be provided.
Take home your very own hand-carved creation as a reminder of the day. Whether you’re looking for a mindful creative escape, a new hobby, or just a watch and learn, this workshop is for you.
Come whittle, laugh, and leave with new skills and a unique piece of craftsmanship. We can’t wait to see what you create!