Live improvised music and a yin yoga class intertwine around mystical poetry for a deep journey inside. This Sunday afternoon, singer and multi-instrumentalist Leah Uijterlinde brings her improvisations to the mat, playing between the chattering birds, hopping squirrels, and grumbling aeroplanes. André Meeusen builds his yoga class around a poem. Unwinding wellness yoga in the Amstelpark. Worldly sounds Leah Uijterlinde is the vibrant talent closing this series. Her playing is inspired by a colourful collection of musical traditions: from Western jazz and Eastern makam to shamanic medicine songs. In recent years, she conquered major stages and festivals across the Netherlands and Germany with her bands Madhara and The Magic Mumble Jumble, and toured with the legendary Turkish singer Selda Bağcan. In the midst of all this, she also graduated cum laude as jazz vocalist and clarinetist. With her intuitive playing, she creates a serene foundation for an intimate yoga concert. What is a yoga concert? A concert, poetry performance, and a yin yoga class in one. This is the formula of the yoga concerts. The calm, meditative but intense postures of yin yoga allow you to sink deeper into consciousness, beyond the patterns of the mind. On the yogamat, physical sensations weave together with musical improvisations. The mind becomes quieter, opening space to meet the music and poetry in the heart. In this way, the live improvised music, yoga postures, and mystical poetry intertwine, affect, and strengthen each other for a journey inside. Practical info The yoga concert takes place on a donation basis, with a minimum of 10 euros. The 'Stadshout Paviljoen' shelters a piano, the yoga mats find space on a stone surface, under the open sky. If rain is forecasted, two hours in advance an email will be sent whether the yoga concert will take place (tickets can be refunded or exchanged for another yoga concert). A cancellation will be announced on the website and Facebook as well. Bring your mat, and if you like some props like a pillow, block and/or a blanket. Instructions and poetry will be bilingual. From 14:15 onwards you are welcome to find your spot. Free parking places for cars are available along the street/bike road at the side of the park.
