This evening we attended a story telling night, called Tales of the Mountain Dragon. It was part of a 3 day session series of exclusive storytelling infused with a rich mix of esoteric narratives, mountain sounds and music. It had a very spiritual feel to it, starting off with a prayer and a moment of meditation. It took place at twilight, on the terrace on top of a cafe, with a beautiful stupa (white dome) behind it, decorated with many prayer flags.
The storyteller, Koitso Salil Mukhia, who is also the Founder of the Acoustic Traditional and National Festival of Indigenous Storytellers, has been professionally narrating sacred tribal lore and conducting various healing workshops using stories and sounds to various audiences across India and Nepal for over a decade. As an initiate into shamanism, his sessions include a wide array of ancient sounds, storytelling themes and rituals which have been widely acknowledged and featured. Part of the objective is to avoid the loss of this folklore, as there are less and lees of these shamans.
He told two stories, about a hunter going twice to Shrangri-La (or Mei-la), the only one coming back alive, which talked about guides to inner spiritual voyages. The second one was about a monk taking in a student and teaching him how to play the flute, at which he excels. However, the student decides to leave and becomes a carpenter, finding his music in the wood.
We also bought two prints they made, to support the organisation (and to decorate our house, which still has very bare walls).
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The storyteller, Koitso Salil Mukhia, who is also the Founder of the Acoustic Traditional and National Festival of Indigenous Storytellers, has been professionally narrating sacred tribal lore and conducting various healing workshops using stories and sounds to various audiences across India and Nepal for over a decade. As an initiate into shamanism, his sessions include a wide array of ancient sounds, storytelling themes and rituals which have been widely acknowledged and featured. Part of the objective is to avoid the loss of this folklore, as there are less and lees of these shamans.He told two stories, about a hunter going twice to Shrangri-La (or Mei-la), the only one coming back alive, which talked about guides to inner spiritual voyages. The second one was about a monk taking in a student and teaching him how to play the flute, at which he excels. However, the student decides to leave and becomes a carpenter, finding his music in the wood.
We also bought two prints they made, to support the organisation (and to decorate our house, which still has very bare walls).
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