17/11/2025
Michael Ormiston & Candida Valentino
New version of a short form Medicine Buddha Mantra we recorded today especially for the Alternatives concert on Monday. We invite everyone who comes to join in so please have a listen. The mantra is;
Om Be-kan-dze Be-kan-dze Ma-ha Be-kan-dze Ra-dza Sa-mung-ga-te So-ha
which roughly translates as
“Hail! Appear, O Healer, O Healer, O Great Healer, O King of Healing!”World renowned musicians, teachers & therapeutic sound practitioners Michael and Candida have created a special concert for Alternatives to welcome 2014. Tibetan Singing Bowls, Mongolian Khöömii Overtone and Undertone Singing, Mantra, Symphonic Gongs, Conch Shells, Shawm, Tibetan bells, Shaman drums and more will invoke an ancient Mongolian ritual blessing in conjunction with the Eight Auspicious Symbols from their brand new Ashtamangala CD.
They have invited Kanti and Elphara to join them in the celebration.
Michael Ormiston is the UK’s most experienced Mongolian Khöömii Overtone Singer, travelling to Mongolia since 1993 where he was initiated into the sacred & secular aspects of this amazing way of connecting to the power of the voice by senior keeper of the Mongolian tradition, Tserendavaa. His teaching of Khöömii, Tibetan Singing Bowls, Gongs and other ritual instruments is both inspiring and informative.
Candida Valentino is the only British woman to perform “Kharkhiraa, an undertone style of singing that has strong connections with shamanistic practices of Mongolia and Tuva. For the past two years she has been developing her passion for sacred geometry and creates her own Mandalas/Yantras based on her love of colour, shape, nature and her study of The Ta***ic arts. This music expresses her journey of a deep change and learning, bringing back balance, harmony and truth to her everyday life.
Elphara is the alchemy between a violin and a voice. His musical universe is a mosaic of folk, Celtic and classical music with an original and sparkling poetic grain.
Kanti is a Sound Therapist, Yoga teacher & Reiki Master with a passion for using Sound alongside Yoga & Reiki to create harmony, balance & empowerment within people’s lives.
Our New version of a short form Medicine Buddha Mantra we recorded today especially for the Alternatives concert on Monday. We invite everyone who comes to join in so please have a listen. The mantra
