Enter the world of Xochipilli (pronounced Zo-chee-pee-lee) the Mexican Prince of Flowers whose domain is music, art, and sacred plants and the visionary realms.
Claudio Escutia of Xochipilli’s Eye invites you to a transformative evening where ancient Mexico and Native American cultures land in Aotearoa.
Inspired by recent pilgrimages home to Mexico City, Claudio has gathered new songs, instruments, stories, and wisdom to share. This unique event will center around a magnificent Pow Wow drum—a living entity that calls us to gather, drum, sing and play together in call-and-response fashion. Feel the vibration as we create a circle of sound, learning chants that have echoed for generations.
The journey begins with a copal cleansing and an opening ceremony. We prepare ourselves for drumming with a sacred prehispanic drink (vegan, gluten free) to open your senses and hearts to the experience.
We’ll honour the four directions with the call of the conch, and be carried away by the ethereal sounds of prehispanic flutes, rattles, rain sticks, ocarinas, shamanic drums and natural environment atmospheres. Let the music guide you on an inner journey, whether in quiet contemplation or joyful, liberating movement.
We close the evening with a deep, shamanic relaxation.
Details
Date: Saturday 27th June
Time: 6:45-8:45pm
Location: AWHI Yoga & Wellbeing, Level 2, 15 Johnston Street, Wellington Central
Investment:
Early Bird (first 10 registrations) - $45
General Admission - $49
Member Discount - 15% off GA pricing for AWHI members on 3/6/12 month contract)
Concession Rate: $42 - Full-time students, Gold Card & Community Service card holders (you’ll need to present valid ID at door for entry)
Children (under 16) - $30
What to Bring
Wear comfortable clothing; bring an open heart & mind willing to learn and receive.
You are welcome to bring a fruit and or a flower to contribute to the altar.
No previous experience is required!
About Claudio
Claudio Escutia is a yoga teacher, multi-instrumentalist, and sound healer from a family of musicians in Mexico City. His path has taken him from classical guitar studies and Tai Chi in Mexico, to jazz and Kundalini Yoga in Montreal, ashram teacher training in Quebec, Ashtanga and Yin studies in Berlin, Tibetan sound healing certification in Kathmandu, and classical Indian music in Calcutta and Varanasi. Rooted in his Mexican heritage and fluent across traditions, Claudio now brings this rare depth of practice to Aotearoa — and is a much-loved presence here in Wellington and at AWHI.
You can learn more about Claudio on his website, or follow him on Instagram here.