Leela Live!
Music - Wisdom - Aliveness
20th - 23rd August 2026
Featuring Praful and Tarisha and the Leela House Band
30 years of Community, Personal Development and Celebration
A festival of music, meditation, creativity and connection.
Thursday August 20th till Sunday August 23rd
Featuring Praful, Sue Holmes, Tarisha, the Leela House Band, Paula & Craig Trafford and other guest facilitators — a 30-year celebration of music, community and aliveness.
Celebrate life.
Celebrate community.
Celebrate 30 years of Leela
Get ready for celebration, deep connection, and pure fun!
Leela Live is not just a festival… it’s a journey into life, music, and the one heart we are when together in community. During our time together we invite you to awaken your senses, expand your consciousness, and celebrate life in its fullest expression.
Festival Summary
Begins on:
Thursday 20 August at 4pm
Ends on:
Sunday 23 August at 5pm
Duration:
4 days / 3 nights
Saturday Day Ticket:
available - 7am till midnight
Hosted by:
Sanjula, Sue Holmes and Tarisha
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Live Music at Leela
Praful
Praful is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and live looping artist blending traditional and modern sounds. Inspired by folk, sacred chants, Indian ragas, jazz, and electronic music, his work channels deep spiritual energy, inviting reflection and celebration. Around the millennium he gained recognition in Chill-Jazz, earning Billboard Top 10 placements and a #1 US jazz radio hit. He has shared his music many times at Leela since it was founded.
The Leela House Band
Tarisha leads the house band for daily dance sessions during the morning gatherings and 2 live Osho Meditations, Nataraj and Mahamudra.
The line up is Prabodh on bass, Adi on guitar and violin, John on drums, Paro on percussion and Tarisha on keys. It's a rocking band bringing that Leela Live vibe to the festival.
A Celebration of Life
Leela Live is a festival created from the heart of a living community.
This year we celebrate our 30 year anniversary — an incredible milestone and a testament to the many people who have helped keep this space alive, evolving, and full of creativity.
Leela Live is our way of honouring this journey while opening the door to the future.
This is a celebration of life. Of being together. Of community.
Together we will come into a greater state of aliveness… a deeper yes to life.
Yes to the richness of life.
Yes to dancing to live music.
Yes to watching inspiring performances.
Yes to relaxing with medicine music.
Yes to nourishing the body with vibrant organic food.
Yes to laughter, connection and shared experience.
Yes to deepening community bonds through shared moments of joy and connection.
Whether you have been part of the Leela journey for years or are discovering it for the first time, you are warmly welcome.
Festival Highlights
Live Music & Performances
Soul-stirring live music with Praful, the Leela House Band (Tarisha, Adi, Prabodh & John), and spontaneous magic at The Leela Show nights, dance, listen, and celebrate together.
Workshops & Embodied Experiences
Move, feel and reconnect through powerful sessions.
Womens, Mens and Third Space Sharing Circles
Morning Meditations, Morning Gatherings
Dance & Celebration
Late evenings come alive with dancing and DJ sets, a space to celebrate, release and come together.
Rest, Nature & Integration
Unwind in the sauna, walk in nature, or simply relax and recharge in the peaceful surroundings.
An Intimate & Alive Experience
Leela Live offers a deeply connected, immersive festival atmosphere — where music, meditation, creativity and community come together.
Come celebrate life with us.
Sue Holmes
Featuring ….
Sue Holmes
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Sue is a Fire Horse woman (born 1966), shamanic healer, feng shui expert, teacher, and founder of the Academy of Modern Shamanism. With over 30 years’ experience, she guides deep transformation for people and places through shamanism, healing, and ceremony. She champions ethical practice, healthy boundaries and accountability within alternative healing communities, working to reduce harm, coercion and abuse. Her work blends depth, humour, compassion, and grounded leadership.
Paula & Craig Trafford
Paula & Craig Trafford
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A practical, embodied introduction to nervous system regulation and vagal toning. In this 90-minute workshop you’ll learn how stress, overwhelm, and shutdown show up in the body—and how to shift them quickly and safely. Through simple breathwork, movement, sound, and orientation practices, you’ll build a portable toolkit of “nervous system resets” you can use anywhere. Designed for real life, not theory—calm, clarity, and resilience made accessible.
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A gentle, deeply restorative introduction to Kum Nye Tibetan energy healing. This 90-minute workshop guides you into slow, mindful movement and embodied awareness practices that soften tension and restore natural energetic flow. Through breath, touch, and stillness, you’ll explore how the body releases stress when given time and attention. Suitable for all levels, this session offers a rare opportunity to slow down, reset deeply, and reconnect with inner ease and presence.
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Paula and Craig Trafford offer complementary blends of nervous system education and embodied energy practice.
Paula offers Kum Nye Tibetan energy healing, using slow, restorative practices that reconnect body, breath, and subtle energy awareness.
Craig specialises in nervous system regulation, vagal toning, and practical state-shifting tools including EFT-Tapping and Kinesiology, helping you enjoyably move from stress and overwhelm into clarity and resilience.
Their approach is grounded, accessible, playful and experiential, translating complex mind–body processes into simple, usable tools. They create safe, practical spaces where people can reset, regulate, and return to ease, presence, and internal balance.
Chanel & TJ
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Step into a powerful, heart opening journey designed to move you beyond fear, limitation and self doubt.
This immersive session begins with conscious connected breathwork to activate the body, regulate the nervous system and open access to deeper layers of awareness. Through the breath, you will clear stagnant energy, expand your capacity and reconnect to your inner strength.
From this grounded and expanded state, you will be guided into the arrow breaking ceremony. A profound embodied experience where you break through a wooden arrow placed at the throat. This is not about force, but about presence, alignment and trust.
The throat represents expression, truth and courage. As you move through this initiation, you will be invited to release fear, reclaim your voice and step into a new level of personal power
Held safely and intentionally by Chanel .and TJ, this workshop is both activating and deeply supportive. Expect transformation, connection and a breakthrough that lands in the body, not just the mind.
No prior experience needed. Just bring an open mind and a willingness to meet yourself fully.
Chanel & TJ
What to expect at Leela Live!
Leela Live is designed as an immersive festival experience.
It is not simply a programme of workshops and performances — it is an invitation to step into a living space where every moment encourages connection with the land, with each other and with your own inner wisdom.
Expect:
• Inspiring live music and performances
• Transformational workshops
• Meditation and inner exploration
• Ceremonies and sharing circles
• Playfulness, celebration and creativity
• Nourishing food - mostly organic
• Time to relax and connect in nature
And ….. on Saturday night The Leela Show!!! A space for spontaneous creativity where participants and artists share music, poetry, stories and performances.
“Leela Live is a space where we come together to deepen our connection with ourselves, the land, and to each other.”
Prabuddho
Gayatri
Meet the other facilitators
Gayatri Beegan
Zohar Bahir
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Gayatri works and dwells in the intersection between sacred sexuality, spiritual devotion, and planetary awakening. Since 2012 she has guided hundreds of people in discovering their innate aliveness through conscious touch and Tantra.
Known for her refreshingly natural and joyful approach to life, love and liberation, Gayatri is a fully earth-bound goddess. Central to her work is cultivating sensitivity and embodying the sacred.
Zohar Bahir
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In this mini workshop you will learn the classic way of shamanic drumming.
Using the beat of the drum, you will be able to journey to the shamanic realms. The drum, sometimes known as The Shaman’s Horse, is the most efficient and quickest way to reach the state of mind required for shamanic journeying. The drumbeat provides the sonic drive enabling access to non-ordinary realities. Once there, you will meet an ascended being, a spirit ally who can answer your questions, one who can help, can teach and be a guide in your life.
Working with our spirit allies can change your life. You always have access to the guidance and wisdom of ascended, transcended, enlightened beings. This connection to The Divine is the primary tenet of the shamanic way of life.
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Bayari Beegan
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Come and enjoy high vibe concoctions that are refreshing and bring a sense of joie de vivre!
Bayari and her team blend up healthy mocktails using high quality ingredients and often feature herbs - and even flowers - from the land.
The bar is a great place to have a refreshing sip before heading to the evening's entertainment, or pop in afterwards to wind down and hang out with friends.
As for potions, there's a range of vibrational medicines that enhance mood and well-being.
John Cremer
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Join John for a guided walk through the woodland at Leela.
John has a deep knowledge of the plants, trees, and natural rhythms of the woodland, he will share some of the wisdom he has gathered through years of working closely with the land.
A chance to connect with nature, learn more about what grows here, and experience the living landscape of Leela in a deeper way.
Bayari
John Cremer
Bhavo
Navanita / Yanna
Sanjula
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Sanjula is a deeply experienced facilitator trained over many years at Humaniversity under the guidance of Veeresh. She specialises in working with women, supporting emotional expression, empowerment, and deep healing. Her work is grounded in Shamanic deep healing bodywork and extensive experience facilitating and assisting primal groups. Sanjula runs Empowerment for Women workshops at Leela and brings a grounded, heart-led presence shaped by her own healing journey, particularly in the art of forgiveness within family relationships.
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Yanna, also known as Navanita, is a passionate Argentine Tango dancer, facilitator and creative space holder who brings heart, presence and playful depth into the dance.
With a background in community dance theatre, choreography and performance, she weaves together technique, musicality and authentic connection, inviting dancers to explore tango as both an art form and a living dialogue. Her approach blends structure with sensitivity — supporting beginners to feel safe and confident whilst encouraging experienced dancers to deepen their embodiment and expression.
Yanna has trained extensively in Argentine Tango over the years, studying with many excellent and wonderful Argentine and European tango teachers, including the tango teacher training El Corte in The Netherlands.
Yanna/Navanita is also a trained counselor and mediator with a keen interest in personal development 'Intimacy & Relating' and authentic communictation.
Through her Tango offerings, Yanna invites participants into a juicy and connective exploration of presence & comfort in the tango embrace. Drawing from the elements, and core tango technique, we build confidence through the embodied practice, and can enjoy the many benefits of this intimate beautiful dance.
Sanjula
Prabuddho
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Prabuddho is a dedicated meditation and emotional expression facilitator, improv comedy enthusiast, and Laughter Yoga teacher, Prabuddho combines his love for theatrical activities with his experience in Humaniversity Therapist Training, and a love for community. In addition to his creative pursuits, he enjoys teaching maths in higher education.
Navanita / Yanna
Bhavo
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A tarot session with Bhavo offers deep insight, clarity, and direction to support you moving through those moments in life where you are unclear about your next steps.
Bhavo doesn’t just read the cards — he reads the energy behind your questions, the patterns beneath your challenges, and the possibilities for your next step.
With over 40 years of experience in intuitive guidance, he meets you in a space of presence and deep listening. His sessions are a combination of tarot, energetic alignment, and attunement of the heart. -
Bhavo has a rare ability to see through a persons inner conflict, disharmony and sometimes difficult choices, and to empower them to find direction, clarity and the truth of the heart.
With over four decades of experience in intuitive work, his tarot readings are not about fortune-telling — they are gateways into self-understanding, new vision and life affirmation
Rooted in deep spiritual practice, Bhavo’s journey began in the 1970's when he lived with the mystic Osho, undergoing profound initiations and learning from many masters along the way. His connection to the invisible,, and his ability to read the energetic undercurrents beneath the surface, make his sessions truly transformative.
Through his connection to source, Bhavo helps you move through fears, gain the courage to release inner blocks, and affirm your inherent gifts.
Every Tarot and Counseling session with Bhavo is an invitation to return to your essence, guided by presence, precision, and deep insight.
In this group setting, Bavo will work with each participant individually, inviting you to choose a card and offering a personal reflection through the wisdom of the tarot.
Family friendly festival
Leela Live is a family-friendly festival.
Our Kids team will be creating a beautiful programme including:
• Creativity & Art sessions
• Music composition with Jan
• Performance skills and take part in a live show with Jan
• Outdoor adventures and games, sports day - parents welcome to join!
• Treasure Hunt and making breadsticks around the fire
And plenty of space for play, discovery and connection.
Fun, fun, fun.
New Hosted Space
Leela Live believes that when communities come together, something greater than any one of them becomes possible.
This year — Gaia Yurt and the Dome is being hosted by the Men's & Women's Work Village.
Our first hosted community are practitioners of Men's and Women's personal development work, a network of people who have gathered, circled, and grown together for years. They hold Gaia, our beautiful yurt and the dome as their own spaces across the festival: their circles, their practices, their home within our home.
Some of what happens there is just for them. Some sessions may open their doors to the wider festival. There will be an organic timetable formed during the festival that will live on the board outside the spaces. If something calls to you, follow it!
And we warmly welcome them into the full life of Leela Live: to take part in the scheduled events, to share meals, to immerse, to let the festival meet them wherever they are.
Ready to celebrate life with us?
Join us this August for four days of music, inspiration, fun and togetherness.
Reconnect with your rhythm.
Reconnect with your purpose.
Reconnect with your aliveness.
Dance to live music.
Share food and laughter.
Explore workshops and ceremonies.
Relax in nature.
Leela Live is an invitation to experience the richness of life in community.
Discover more
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Throughout the festival you will find a vibrant programme of workshops and experiential sessions designed to support personal exploration, creativity and connection.
Some of the offerings include:
Navanita — Tango Intimacy
A beautiful exploration of connection, presence and communication through movement and tango.Zohar — Shamanism
Experiential sessions exploring shamanic perspectives and connection with nature.Men’s, Women’s & Third Space Sharing Circles
Dedicated spaces for authentic sharing, reflection and connection.Active Meditations
Dynamic meditation practices to support presence, awareness and release.Ceremony with Sue Holmes
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Who This Festival Is For
Leela Live welcomes people who are curious about life, creativity, connection and conscious community.
This festival may be for you if you:
• Love music, dancing and celebration
• Are interested in meditation or personal growth
• Enjoy authentic connection and meaningful conversations
• Feel curious about community living
• Want to spend time in nature with inspiring peopleWhether you come alone, with friends or with family, you will find a welcoming space here.
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Why Leela Live is Different
Leela Live is not a commercial festival.
It grows from the heart of a living community that has been exploring meditation, connection and conscious living for 30 years.
This creates a unique atmosphere where the focus is not only entertainment, but authentic connection, personal exploration and shared celebration.
At Leela Live you will find:
• A warm and welcoming community atmosphere
• A balance of celebration and personal growth
• Workshops led by experienced facilitators
• Music that uplifts and inspires
• Spaces for reflection, play and relaxationMany people say what makes Leela special is the sense of belonging and openness that naturally emerges here.
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The Land
Leela is nestled in the beautiful countryside of Dorset.
Between workshops and music you may find yourself:
Walking through the gardens
Resting under the trees
Sharing conversations by the fire
Watching the sunset with new friendsThe land itself becomes part of the experience — offering space to slow down and reconnect with nature.
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Family Friendly Festival
Leela Live is a family-friendly festival.
Our Kids & Teens team are creating a beautiful programme including:
• Creative sessions
• Music composition
• Performance skills
• Outdoor adventures and games
• Group activities and fun projectsAnd plenty of space for play, discovery and connection.
Fun, fun, fun.
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Celebrating 30 Years of Community
For three decades Leela has been a home for meditation, creativity, healing and conscious community.
Thousands of people have come here seeking connection, inspiration and transformation.
To reach 30 years as a living community is a remarkable achievement.
Leela Live celebrates this journey by bringing together the roots of the past and the energy of the future.
Honouring where we have come from.
Celebrating where we are now.
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Camping & Accommodation
Immerse yourself fully in the festival experience by staying on the land.
Camping is included in your ticket.
You can also choose:
• Glamping options
• Indoor accommodation (limited availability)Waking up on the land and sharing the festival rhythm together is part of what makes Leela Live special.
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Come As You Are
You do not need to arrive as a better version of yourself.
You do not need to know how to meditate or dance freely.
Leela Live invites you to simply come as you are.
Some people arrive ready to celebrate.
Some come seeking rest and reflection.
Some come curious about community.However you arrive, you are welcome.
Because when we gather with openness and shared intention, something beautiful happens.
Community emerges.
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Saturday 22 August
Experience a full day of Leela Live, from morning meditation through to live music, workshops, celebration and dancing.
Day Ticket: £88
Includes all meals, teas and full-day festival access.Arrival: 7am
Departure: By midnight
Please note that overnight accommodation is not included or available with the day ticket.Saturday Programme
7am – Arrival
7.15am – Meditation or Kum Nye Energy Healing
8.30am – Breakfast
10am – Morning Gathering: Live Music and Outdoor Healing Ceremony with Sue Holmes
11.30am – Shamanic Journey with Zohar or Nervous System Resets & Vagal Toning with Paula and Craig
1pm – Lunch
3.30pm – Men’s, Women’s and Third Space Gatherings
5pm – Live Music and Mahamudra Meditation or Navanita’s Tango Intimacy Workshop
7pm – Dinner
8pm – Praful Live Concert
9.45pm – DJ Gayatri, Mocktail Bar and Sauna
Midnight – DepartureProgramme may be subject to change.
Festival & Accommodation Costs
Arrival and departure times:
Arrival Thursday August 20th @ 4:00 pm
Ends Sunday August 23rd @ 5:00 pm
Festival Price:
First Release: Sold Out
Second Release: £300
Third Release: £330
Full festival ticket includes full programme, all meals & camping with your own tent gear*
*Private or indoor accommodation can be added at an additional cost when booking.
Saturday Day Ticket
Saturday 22 August: £88
Includes all meals, teas and festival access from 7am until midnight.
The day ticket does not include overnight accommodation.
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Payment Plan
We understand that everyone's financial situation is unique, so we've designed our payment plan with flexibility in mind.
Secure your place by spreading the total cost into manageable instalments. We offer the option to pay a deposit and spread the balance over the remaining months before the payment deadline which is a few weeks before the start of the event. There is a £5 charge for using this payment plan option, and payment dates will be clearly outlined when you book.
Cancellation & Refunds
Our Cancellation policy can be found here.
Food at Leela
All food is vegetarian, drawing inspiration from cuisines from around the world. Garden produce is used when available including green salads and culinary herbs.
There is a separate tea making area with a wide range of beverages which include herbal teas, coffee, decaf, green and black teas, hot chocolate, plus cow’s milk and alternative milks.
We cater for the following diets …
Dairy-free / Egg-free
Gluten Free
Sugar conscious
Vegan and vegetarian
Food is prepared in a shared kitchen where allergens are present. See our food information page for details.
