Week 2D
UMA LACOMBE
Singing to ‘Re-Unite’ and Heal Oneself
July 26th – July 31st 2010
Music is the religion of the future
Pir O Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan
... By the power of sound, one can evolve spiritually and experience all the different stages of spiritual perfection.
Music is the best medium for awakening the soul; there is nothing better.
Music is the shortest and most direct way to liberation.
Pir O Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan
Music can teach us harmony
Pir O Murshid Hazrat Inayat Khan
Through practicing, we shall experience how the different ways
(or Yoga) described in Hinduism are to be found in music and particularly in singing Dhrupad; the ancient sacred music of India.
The combinations of tones create the melody or Râga which will affect the various planes of our being, balancing the energies in us. Each tone corresponds to an organ of the body, to a sign of the zodiac, to a planet or to a Hindu god or goddess.
Linking those elements together we shall proceed towards (Self) knowledge or Gyâna Yoga.
„Know yourself and you will know the universe and the gods“ said Socrates.
Through singing and sound massage, we shall heal ourselves and others too.
Through singing our hearts will open, our minds will shine, our emotions will be lighter and soon it will really be our soul that sings!
Uma Lacombe
Uma Already at an early age Uma Lacombe had a deep interest in yoga, which led her to undertake a journey to India to deepen theory and practice with the heirs of this philosophy. She spent two years in a Tibetan village in the Himalayas, where she was initiated into Chinese medicine. Uma has been studying dhrupad in India (where she has been living for more than 20 years) under different music masters. Uma has been an integral part of the Zenith Summer Camp teaching staff for many years. She also gives workshops on singing and offers concerts in India and Europe.