UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
An Evening of Kirtan
An Evening of Kirtan…
Welcome to an Evening of Kirtan with the Oh Shala Festival!!
Join us in May to sing sacred Mantra.
Join Emily and the Oh Shala Kirtan Band as we chant and sing mantras together! No experience necessary! Singing is inherent within everyone who has the ability to make sound, and you don’t need to be a trained singer to give your full devotion!
Kirtan is a call and response chanting practice born and raised by India’s bhakti traditions, with Bhakti referring to devotion and love, and many of the chants focused upon the devotion and love towards a deity or the divine.
So bring your voice, instruments and friends and lets chant together :)
TUESDAY 28TH MAY 2024
6.30-8.30PM
FREE TEA PROVIDED & PRASAD
KNOWL HILL, MAIDENHEAD
DONATIONS BEGINNING FROM £12
An Evening of Kirtan
An Evening of Kirtan…
Welcome to an Evening of Kirtan with the Oh Shala Festival!!
Join us in June to sing sacred Mantra.
Join Emily Cobie and friends as we chant and sing mantras together! No experience necessary! Singing is inherent within everyone who has the ability to make sound, and you don’t need to be a trained singer to give your full devotion!
Kirtan is a call and response chanting practice born and raised by India’s bhakti traditions, with Bhakti referring to devotion and love, and many of the chants focused upon the devotion and love towards a deity or the divine.
So bring your voice, instruments and friends and lets chant together :)
SUNDAY 30TH JUNE 2024
6.30-8.30PM
FREE TEA PROVIDED & PRASAD
MARLOW, THE WELLNESS BARN
DONATIONS BEGINNING FROM £15 / £20 ON THE DOOR
An Evening of Kirtan
An Evening of Kirtan…
Welcome to an Evening of Kirtan with the Oh Shala Festival!!
Join us in May to sing sacred Mantra.
Join Emily Cobie and friends as we chant and sing mantras together! No experience necessary! Singing is inherent within everyone who has the ability to make sound, and you don’t need to be a trained singer to give your full devotion!
Kirtan is a call and response chanting practice born and raised by India’s bhakti traditions, with Bhakti referring to devotion and love, and many of the chants focused upon the devotion and love towards a deity or the divine.
So bring your voice, instruments and friends and lets chant together :)
SATURDAY 18th MAY 2024
6.30-8.30PM
FREE TEA PROVIDED & PRASAD
MARLOW, THE WELLNESS BARN
DONATIONS BEGINNING FROM £15 / £20 ON THE DOOR
Oh Shala Gathering
OH SHALA GATHERING
Walk & Forage
Oh Shala Gatherings
Saturday 11th May 1-3pm
FREE OF CHARGE
Join us for our second gathering as we come together for connect and enjoy nature!
We will meet at Hodgemoor Car Park and will be guided by Simon North on a walk through the woodlands. We will learn about tree energy and how to enjoy nature mindfully. We will forage the final wild garlic of the year and have a little kirtan in the woods!
An Evening of Kirtan
An Evening of Kirtan…
Welcome to an Evening of Kirtan with the Oh Shala Festival!!
Join us in April to sing sacred Mantra.
Join Emily and the Oh Shala Kirtan Band as we chant and sing mantras together! No experience necessary! Singing is inherent within everyone who has the ability to make sound, and you don’t need to be a trained singer to give your full devotion!
Kirtan is a call and response chanting practice born and raised by India’s bhakti traditions, with Bhakti referring to devotion and love, and many of the chants focused upon the devotion and love towards a deity or the divine.
So bring your voice, instruments and friends and lets chant together :)
TUESDAY 23RD APRIL 2024
6.30-8.30PM
FREE TEA PROVIDED & PRASAD
KNOWL HILL, MAIDENHEAD
DONATIONS BEGINNING FROM £12
FESTIVAL PRE PARTY!!
Conscious Buddy & Oh Shala Community gathering in Milton Keynes
Join us for the pre party of our festivals Back To The Roots Fest and Oh shala festival with a cacao ceremony, kirtan, dance, sound and vegan food!
Conscious Buddy & Oh Shala Community gathering in Milton Keynes
Saturday 20th April 5-9pm
ADULT TICKET £35
Estella (Creator of Conscious Buddy) & Emily (creator of Oh Shala) are coming together in collaboration to offer a beautiful evening of a cacao ceremony, Kirtan, Freedom Dance, Sound and vegan food in the New Bradwell Community Centre, a beautiful 18th century building.
Back To The Roots Festival and Oh Shala Festival are setting up camp this year for their festivals in Penn, Beaconsfield and are very much involved in co-creating and supporting each other, so we have come together to offer the community of Buckinghamshire and beyond an evening of a Cacao ceremony, Kirtan with the Oh Shala band, Freedom Dance with Conscious Buddy on Saturday 20th April 5-9pm at the New Bradwell Community Centre, Milton Keynes.
Come and move your body in prayer and sing in devotion as we cultivate an electric energy in the space for a joyous and nourishing evening, connecting with friends new and old, then we will eat together with a delicious Dhal.
Mexican Cacao will be on sale through the night and the Guroots Den will be there with their goodies too!
We are excited to meet you and greet you for a heart felt evening together in commUNITY.
We have a few limited spaces for some volunteer help if buying a ticket is not possible for you at this time.
Please reach out to admin@ohshalafestial.com
An Evening of Kirtan
An Evening of Kirtan…
Welcome to an Evening of Kirtan with the Oh Shala Festival!!
Join us in April to sing sacred Mantra.
Join Emily and the Oh Shala Kirtan Band as we chant and sing mantras together! No experience necessary! Singing is inherent within everyone who has the ability to make sound, and you don’t need to be a trained singer to give your full devotion!
Kirtan is a call and response chanting practice born and raised by India’s bhakti traditions, with Bhakti referring to devotion and love, and many of the chants focused upon the devotion and love towards a deity or the divine.
So bring your voice, instruments and friends and lets chant together :)
SUNDAY 14TH APRIL 2024
6.30-8.30PM
FREE TEA PROVIDED & PRASAD
MARLOW BOTTOM VILLAGE HALL
DONATIONS BEGINNING FROM £15 / £20 ON THE DOOR
An Evening of Kirtan
An Evening of Kirtan…
Welcome to an Evening of Kirtan with the Oh Shala Festival!!
Join us in April to sing sacred Mantra.
Join Emily and the Oh Shala Kirtan Band as we chant and sing mantras together! No experience necessary! Singing is inherent within everyone who has the ability to make sound, and you don’t need to be a trained singer to give your full devotion!
Kirtan is a call and response chanting practice born and raised by India’s bhakti traditions, with Bhakti referring to devotion and love, and many of the chants focused upon the devotion and love towards a deity or the divine.
So bring your voice, instruments and friends and lets chant together :)
TUESDAY 26TH MARCH 2024
6.30-8.30PM
FREE TEA PROVIDED & PRASAD
KNOWL HILL, MAIDENHEAD
DONATIONS BEGINNING FROM £12
An Evening of Kirtan
An Evening of Kirtan…
Welcome to an Evening of Kirtan with the Oh Shala Festival!!
Join us in March to sing sacred Mantra.
We welcome special guest Caitanya Cintamani as we chant and sing mantras together! No experience necessary! Singing is inherent within everyone who has the ability to make sound, and you don’t need to be a trained singer to give your full devotion!
Kirtan is a call and response chanting practice born and raised by India’s bhakti traditions, with Bhakti referring to devotion and love, and many of the chants focused upon the devotion and love towards a deity or the divine.
So bring your voice, instruments and friends and lets chant together :)
SATURDAY 17TH MARCH 2024
6.30-8.30PM
FREE TEA PROVIDED & PRASAD
MARLOW, THE WELLNESS BARN
DONATIONS BEGINNING FROM £15 / £20 ON THE DOOR
An Evening of Kirtan
An Evening of Kirtan…
Welcome to an Evening of Kirtan with the Oh Shala Festival!!
Join us in January to sing sacred Mantra.
Join Emily Cobie and friends as we chant and sing mantras together! No experience necessary! Singing is inherent within everyone who has the ability to make sound, and you don’t need to be a trained singer to give your full devotion!
Kirtan is a call and response chanting practice born and raised by India’s bhakti traditions, with Bhakti referring to devotion and love, and many of the chants focused upon the devotion and love towards a deity or the divine.
So bring your voice, instruments and friends and lets chant together :)
SATURDAY 27th DECEMBER 2024
6.30-8.30PM
FREE TEA PROVIDED & PRASAD
MARLOW, THE WELLNESS BARN
DONATIONS BEGINNING FROM £15 / £20 ON THE DOOR
An Evening of Kirtan
An Evening of Kirtan…
Welcome to an Evening of Kirtan with the Oh Shala Festival!!
Join us in January to sing sacred Mantra.
Join Emily Cobie and friends as we chant and sing mantras together! No experience necessary! Singing is inherent within everyone who has the ability to make sound, and you don’t need to be a trained singer to give your full devotion!
Kirtan is a call and response chanting practice born and raised by India’s bhakti traditions, with Bhakti referring to devotion and love, and many of the chants focused upon the devotion and love towards a deity or the divine.
So bring your voice, instruments and friends and lets chant together :)
SATURDAY 27th DECEMBER 2024
6.30-8.30PM
FREE TEA PROVIDED & PRASAD
MARLOW, THE WELLNESS BARN
DONATIONS BEGINNING FROM £15 / £20 ON THE DOOR
An Evening of Kirtan
An Evening of Kirtan…
Welcome to an Evening of Kirtan with the Oh Shala Festival!!
Join us in December to sing sacred Mantra.
Join Emily Cobie and friends as we chant and sing mantras together! No experience necessary! Singing is inherent within everyone who has the ability to make sound, and you don’t need to be a trained singer to give your full devotion!
Kirtan is a call and response chanting practice born and raised by India’s bhakti traditions, with Bhakti referring to devotion and love, and many of the chants focused upon the devotion and love towards a deity or the divine.
So bring your voice, instruments and friends and lets chant together :)
SATURDAY 2ND DECEMBER 2023
6.30-8.30PM
FREE TEA PROVIDED & PRASAD
MARLOW, THE WELLNESS BARN
DONATIONS BEGINNING FROM £10
6 HOUR CHARITY KIRTAN
Join the Oh Shala Community to chant devotional mantra for Marlow Refugee Action.
ALL PROCEEDS FROM tHE KIRTAN WILL BE DONATED TO SUPPORTING MARLOW REFUGEE ACTION IN THIER MISSION to awareness through talks and community events whilst also supporting refugees and asylum seekers locally
An Evening of Kirtan with Emily
An Evening of Kirtan…
Welcome to an Evening of Kirtan with the Oh Shala Festival!!
Join us in November to sing sacred Mantra.
Join Emily Cobie and friends as we chant and sing mantras together! No experience necessary! Singing is inherent within everyone who has the ability to make sound, and you don’t need to be a trained singer to give your full devotion!
Kirtan is a call and response chanting practice born and raised by India’s bhakti traditions, with Bhakti referring to devotion and love, and many of the chants focused upon the devotion and love towards a deity or the divine.
So bring your voice, instruments and friends and lets chant together :)
SUNDAY 5TH NOVEMBER 2023
6-8PM
FREE TEA PROVIDED & PRASAD
MARLOW, THE WELLNESS BARN
DONATIONS BEGINNING FROM £10
An Evening of Kirtan with Emily
An Evening of Kirtan…
Welcome to an Evening of Kirtan with the Oh Shala Festival!!
Join us in October to sing sacred Mantra.
Join Emily Cobie and friends as we chant and sing mantras together! No experience necessary! Singing is inherent within everyone who has the ability to make sound, and you don’t need to be a trained singer to give your full devotion!
Kirtan is a call and response chanting practice born and raised by India’s bhakti traditions, with Bhakti referring to devotion and love, and many of the chants focused upon the devotion and love towards a deity or the divine.
So bring your voice, instruments and friends and lets chant together :)
SATURDAY 30th SEPTEMBER 2023
6.30-8.30PM
FREE TEA PROVIDED & CACAO £4
MARLOW, THE WELLNESS BARN
DONATIONS BEGINNING FROM £15
BOOK HERE
An Evening of Kirtan with Caitanya Cintamani
An Evening of Kirtan…
Welcome to an Evening of Kirtan with the Oh Shala Festival!!
Join us in August to sing sacred Mantra.
Join Caitanya Cintamani and Emily Cobie and as we chant and sing mantras together! No experience necessary! Singing is inherent within everyone who has the ability to make sound, and you don’t need to be a trained singer to give your full devotion!
Kirtan is a call and response chanting practice born and raised by India’s bhakti traditions, with Bhakti referring to devotion and love, and many of the chants focused upon the devotion and love towards a deity or the divine.
So bring your voice, instruments and friends and lets chant together :)
SATURDAY 30th SEPTEMBER 2023
6.30-8.30PM
FREE TEA PROVIDED & CACAO £4
MARLOW, THE WELLNESS BARN
DONATIONS BEGINNING FROM £15
BOOK HERE
Oh Shala After Party
THE OH SHALA FESTIVAL AFTER PARTY IS HERE!!!
Join Emily Cobie and Luisa Bradshaw White to see in the September Equinox with a celebration of dance and sound!
Opening Cacao Ceremony, Kirtan, Food and Sangha, Ecstatic Dance and Sound Relaxation
Lets continue the celebration for gathering, connection and joy!!!
INVESTMENT £55
Handstands with Hanna
We are delighted to welcome back our handstand master, Hanna Schmitt to guide you through the practice of going upside down! Over the last 5 years, Hanna has fallen in love with handstands and trained and practiced with some world-class handstand teachers, which include Sainaa (London School of Handbalance), Yuval Ayalon and Miguel Sant'ana and now she wants to share her passion and knowledge.
An Evening of Kirtan
An Evening of Kirtan…
Welcome to an Evening of Kirtan with the Oh Shala Festival!!
Join us in August to sing sacred Mantra.
Join Hridaya (Dom Hatcher) and Emily Cobie and as we chant and sing mantras together! No experience necessary! Singing is inherent within everyone who has the ability to make sound, and you don’t need to be a trained singer to give your full devotion!
Kirtan is a call and response chanting practice born and raised by India’s bhakti traditions, with Bhakti referring to devotion and love, and many of the chants focused upon the devotion and love towards a deity or the divine.
So bring your voice, instruments and friends and lets chant together :)
SATURDAY 12th AUGUST 2023
6.30-8.30PM
FREE TEA PROVIDED & CACAO £4
MARLOW, THE WELLNESS BARN
DONATIONS BEGINNING FROM £15
BOOK HERE
An Evening of Kirtan
An Evening of Kirtan…
Welcome to an Evening of Kirtan with the Oh Shala Festival!!
Join us in August to sing sacred Mantra.
Join Hridaya (Dom Hatcher) and Emily Cobie and as we chant and sing mantras together! No experience necessary! Singing is inherent within everyone who has the ability to make sound, and you don’t need to be a trained singer to give your full devotion!
Kirtan is a call and response chanting practice born and raised by India’s bhakti traditions, with Bhakti referring to devotion and love, and many of the chants focused upon the devotion and love towards a deity or the divine.
So bring your voice, instruments and friends and lets chant together :)
SATURDAY 12th AUGUST 2023
6.30-8.30PM
FREE TEA PROVIDED & CACAO £4
MARLOW, THE WELLNESS BARN
DONATIONS BEGINNING FROM £15