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Inner Alchemy is an invitation to step away from the noise of everyday life and enter a space of presence, connection and transformation.
Held within the resonance of 13 gongs, ceremonial cacao, embodied practice and live sound, we journey together through movement, vibration, stillness and deep listening. A constellation of facilitators and artists come together to create a space where each person can follow their own inner experience while being held by the energy of the collective.
There is something powerful about gathering in this way. Strangers arrive, a circle forms, bodies soften, sound fills the space, and for a few hours we remember what it feels like to simply be, feel and connect.
Inner Alchemy is not about becoming someone new. It is a space to listen to what is already within, to reconnect with ourselves and with one another, and to experience the quiet magic that can emerge when we journey together.
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Meet the Facilitators
Juan Sánchez Plaza
Founder, Movement & Sound Artist
Juan Sánchez Plaza
Founder · Creative Director · Movement & Sound Artist
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Juan Sánchez Plaza is the founder and creative force behind The 5 Elements Practice, bringing together his worlds of movement, sound and embodied exploration. Through Inner Alchemy, he curates a collective journey where different artists, practices and forms of expression meet, while also contributing to the immersive sound journey as one of the gong players.
Juan is a Spanish-born, London-based professional dancer, choreographer, performer and sound artist. With a career rooted in contemporary dance and performance, his artistic practice expands into sound, vibration, meditation and deep listening. He explores the body as a place of perception, expression and transformation, and the possibilities that emerge when movement and sound meet.
At the heart of his work is a curiosity for experiences that bring us closer to ourselves and to one another. Drawing from years of working with the body alongside his practice in yoga, meditation and sound, Juan creates spaces where movement, ritual, vibration and stillness come together.
Ihridaya
Gong & Sound Artist
Laetitia, Ihridaya
Gong & Sound Artist
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Laetitia (Ihridaya) is one of the gong players guiding the Inner Alchemy sound journey, weaving layers of vibration that support deep relaxation and inner stillness. Through her intuitive use of gongs, singing bowls, flute and other instruments, she creates an immersive soundscape that invites participants to soften, release and enter a meditative state.
Laetitia is a certified sound practitioner and facilitator, passionate about creating experiences that offer space to slow down, reset and reconnect. Her practice is rooted in the belief that sound and vibration can open pathways towards freedom, lightness and a deeper connection within.
Her work moves across a wide range of settings, from churches and mindfulness collaborations to corporate events and private sessions. Through sound, Laetitia creates spaces that invite grounding, restoration and a sense of being deeply nourished.
Jenna Anne​
Cacao Ceremony Facilitator
Jenna Anne
Cacao Ceremony Facilitator
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Jenna guides the Cacao Ceremony, opening Inner Alchemy with warmth, intention and a moment to arrive. Through ceremonial cacao and shared ritual, she creates a gentle transition from the pace of everyday life into a slower, more receptive space.
Her ceremony invites participants to connect with themselves before the journey unfolds, noticing what they are carrying, what they wish to welcome and what they may be ready to release. Cacao becomes a companion to this process, bringing people together around a simple but meaningful act of drinking, listening and setting intention.
Jenna's presence establishes the first thread of Inner Alchemy: connection. A circle begins to form, strangers become a temporary community, and the journey moves from the external world towards a more intimate encounter with ourselves and one another.
Isabella Besque
Kundalini Energy Facilitator
Isabella Besque
Kundalini Energy Facilitator
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Isabella guides the Kundalini Activation within Inner Alchemy, inviting participants into a deeper connection with their life force energy and the body. Through this process, she creates space for stored emotions to move and release, expanding the capacity to feel while opening a pathway towards intuition, inner power and embodied awareness.
Isabella is a Self-Love Coach and Kundalini Activation, Breathwork and Somatic Healing Guide, devoted to helping others return home to their body, heart and truth. Her practice explores our relationship with emotions, supporting a shift from experiencing them as overwhelm towards recognising them as sources of energy, aliveness and expression.
Through her work, Isabella encourages a more intimate relationship with the self, where feeling becomes a doorway into greater authenticity, confidence and freedom of expression. Within Inner Alchemy, her practice creates a bridge between the intentional opening of the cacao ceremony and the surrender into sound, allowing the journey to move progressively deeper into the body.
Irad Timberlake
Gong & Sound Artist
Irad Timberlake
Gong & Sound Artist
Irad is one of the gong players guiding the Inner Alchemy sound journey, bringing a deeply attuned and multidimensional approach to sound, rhythm and energy. Drawing on his sensitivity to both the physical and subtle realms, he weaves gongs, drum and intuitive sound to create space for inner exploration and transformation.
Irad is a London-based artist, healer and educator whose practice brings together movement, sound, astrology and esoteric spirituality, evolving over more than two decades. As a professional dancer, he has performed internationally, including with Matthew Bourne’s Swan Lake and The Nutcracker, while his work as an educator spans institutions including the Centre for Advanced Training, National Centre for Circus Arts and Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.
Alongside his artistic work, Irad is a qualified sound healer, Reiki practitioner, astrologer and tarot reader. His sound journeys often connect with lunar and astrological cycles, bringing together artistic experience, spiritual practice and intuitive listening to create spaces for connection, awareness and transformation.
Rachael Welford
Gong & Sound Artist
Rachael Welford
Gong & Sound Artist
Rachael is one of the sound artists shaping the Inner Alchemy gong journey, bringing a grounded and accessible approach that opens a pathway into deep rest and meditation, including for people who may find it difficult to slow down or switch off.
Rachael is a certified gong meditation guide who has practised since 2018, helping more than 1,000 people discover meditation through immersive sound experiences. Her work makes these practices approachable and inclusive, allowing stillness to be encountered through the direct and physical experience of sound rather than through expectation or effort.
Her gong practice reaches a wide range of spaces across the UK and internationally, including the London Eye, Soho House, HAVAS, London North Bank and MoreYoga, alongside studios, festivals and private events. Within Inner Alchemy, Rachael brings this experience into the collective soundscape, offering a grounded presence within its more expansive and unpredictable moments.
Ahmet Melih
DJ & Sound Artist
Ahmet Melih
DJ & Sound Artist
Ahmet is a Turkish musician and DJ whose work blends live instrumentation with carefully curated electronic soundscapes. Moving between organic and digital realms, he creates immersive sonic environments that support presence, connection and emotional depth.
Within Inner Alchemy, Ahmet accompanies both the Cacao Ceremony and Kundalini Activation through a combination of live and mixed music, weaving rhythm, texture and atmosphere into the journey. His sound is intuitive and responsive, attuned to the energy of the space and the experience as it unfolds.
Rooted in a sensitivity to mood and flow, Ahmet’s music invites participants to soften, open and move with the experience, creating a sonic thread that flows between introspection and activation.
Mimi Correia
Gong & Sound Artist
Mimi Correia
Gong & Sound Artist
Mimi is one of the gong players guiding the Inner Alchemy sound journey, bringing a grounded and intuitive presence that supports deep relaxation and reconnection through vibration. Her approach invites participants to slow down, soften and experience sound as something deeply felt within the body.
With over 15 years in the creative industry, first as a model and later as a photographer, Mimi’s journey is rooted in expression, presence and the body. Her path gradually leads her towards a deeper exploration of the mind and human behaviour, which continues to inform her work today.
Her relationship with sound begins during a challenging period in her life, when her first gong healing experience sparks a deep curiosity about sound, frequency and vibration, particularly in relation to the nervous system, stress, anxiety and ADHD. Through personal experience and continued study, Mimi develops a practice that blends intuition with understanding, creating spaces for regulation, awareness and deep rest.
Jabbaristan
Musician & Sound Artist
Jabbaristan
Musician & Sound Artist
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Djabbar brings his distinctive musical voice to Inner Alchemy, joining the Cacao Ceremony and Kundalini Activation through live music, rhythm and intuitive sound. Drawing from a rich musical heritage, his presence brings an earthy and soulful dimension to the unfolding journey.
Born in Urfa, Eastern Turkey, into a Kurdish family, Djabbar’s musical path begins with the traditional sounds of Kurdish, Anatolian, Gypsy and Balkan cultures. His curiosity leads him to reimagine these traditions through fusion, forming bands and busking across Istanbul before his journey takes him to London and India.
In 2011, Djabbar joins The Turbans in London, beginning a chapter that takes him on tour around the world. His music carries the spirit of his cultural roots into contemporary and cross-cultural spaces, bringing tradition, improvisation and Middle Eastern soul into everything he creates.
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