Soma Mystics wirh Εκ Βαθέων! (2017)

Soma Mystics
A body practice with mystic music

It is our great honor and pleasure to host the Εκ Βαθέων at Neda Yoga Shala. On Sunday 15 April at 19:00 Aphrodite Verrou, together with 3 of the most renowned musicians in the field (Loukas Metaxas, Kyriakos Tapakis and Nikos Paraoulakis), will guide us on a wonderful inner journey with the tools of movement and music.

Soma Mystics is a system of alternative exercise that aims to unite physical and spiritual exercise with music, inspired by the texts of ancient Sophists and the teachings of the Sufis. It is a program of physical exercises, meditation postures and external sensory practices, combined with "mystical" music for the inner evolution and development of our consciousness.

The body may be an ephemeral "vehicle" of our existence, but not a worthless three-dimensional reflection of it. Proper body and external sensory practice is reflected throughout our existence - from the bottom up - making it an excellent basis for any system aimed at increasing consciousness. The course is led by Aphrodite Verrou. The participation of the musical trio "Εκ Βαθέων" (Loukas Metaxas on percussion, Kyriakos Tapakis on oud and Nikos Paraoulakis on ney) is not a "musical accompaniment", but through the repertoire of "tropical music",  rhythmic patterns and their improvisations, turns exercise into a psycho-physical workout.

Through this collective action, music finds its collective and humanistic content and exercise (without "standardized forms" and "labels") becomes art.