Lie down & Listen

Founder and Classical Pianist Christina McMaster noticed that it wasn't only the rituals of classical music concert halls that led to a disconnected listening experience, but in daily life, we are experiencing more disconnection than ever, leading to loneliness, anxiety, stress, sense of emptiness etc. Lie down & Listen began after a chance meeting with Prof. Sir John Strang and a series of events at Kings College London to recreate the wellbeing benefits of a hallucinogenic experience without hallucinogenics- but simply using a certain combination of music in a lying down concert experience as they did in the 1960’s in downtown New York loft apartments where music of Philip Glass, Terry Riley, Steve Reich - also known as the New York Hypnotic School.After training in sound healing, Christina then evolved the meditation, sound healing and lying down concert experience of today which creates space for deep relaxation and for listeners to reconnect within. The unique experience has been attracting wellness and culture curious since its official launch in 2018. Lie down and Listen has received media attention in the Financial Times, Radio 4 Front Row, Balance Magazine, OM Yoga Magazine, The Stylist, Pianist Magazine and has collaborated with leading wellness brands.Lie down & Listen is a meditation, sound healing and a lying down classical music experience founded by Christina McMaster. These special events take place on soft mattresses in order to allow our bodies and mind to relax and engage with pure sound and creation."Swathed in blankets, I lie back and she plays...the sound is mesmerizing; the 90-minute session vanishes. ...I’m certainly moved and utterly blissed out.” Financial Times HTSI"Key to the new wellness frontier" Financial Times