EMBODIED SOUND FESTIVAL 2025: A JOURNEY BACK TO OUR ROOTS
Join us for four transformative days at Ängbacka for the Embodied Sound Festival—an immersive experience designed to reconnect you with sound, movement, and community.
In this festival sound is a bridge to our inner world, a tool for connection, and a pathway back to our origins, ancient and profoundly human.
Embodied Sound Festival offers an opportunity to listen and explore. Here, sound is more than just music as we know it—it’s a vibration that has shaped humanity for millennia. Whether it’s the rhythmic beat of drums echoing the Earth’s heartbeat or the harmonious rise of voices, this festival invites you to rediscover and deepen your relationship with sound and through that-with yourself.
EXPLORE THE POWER OF YOUR VOICE
Participate in workshops like toning, rune singing, and jojk, where you’ll explore the primal and sacred use of the human voice—the first instrument we ever had. Long before words, our ancestors used their voices to harmonize and connect.
Here you’ll explore both the vulnerability and power of expressing yourself through your own voice.
FEEL THE RESONANCE OF THE EARTH
Experience the grounding rhythm of drums and, cosmic tones of gongs or earthbound vibrations of giant singing bowls as you journey into soundscapes that nourish and restore. As our ancestors we believe that conscious use of sounds realigns our spirit and brings us closer to a natural sense of unity.
Engage with this ancient wisdom through shamanic sound journeys, drum rituals, co-created music-making, and workshops where you’ll craft your own instrument, forging a tangible connection to the world of sound.
MOVE AND BE MOVED
In this festival, movement and sound are intertwined. Connect with your body through yoga, dance, and communal gatherings, where you’ll feel vibrations resonate through your muscles and bones. Just as humans always used song and dance to connect with one another and the Earth, you are welcome to immerse yourself in these collective moments of healing and celebration.
REDISCOVER YOUR OWN MUSICALITY
Access to one’s own musical expression is one of the essential and very often unanswered longings we carry.
In here, hands-on workshops are an important part of the program, opening up the space for you to experience the magic of music creation, learning to play an instrument, offer a sound healing journey and much more without a need for any previous experience.
CONNECT AND RESTORE
Whether participating in jam sessions with borrowed instruments or relaxing in the soothing sounds of gong baths and ASMR or lullabies, the festival offers a balance of activity and rest. Nourish your body with wholesome meals, stimulate your mind with new insights, and rejuvenate your spirit by being present with others on a similar journey.
Ängsbacka’s closest neighbour is the forest and the lake is within walking distance from Ängsbacka. Nature plays an important role in Embodied Sound and we are so lucky to be surrounded by its beauty and nourishment for body, mind and soul – we encourage you to take the opportunity to simply be in nature these days.
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