Maia holding a Kundalini Life Force ceremony at Self-Retreat Studio, participants lying around a candlelit altar
HeroCinematic wide frame — woman mid-movement, low ember light, movement blur, deep shadow.

Maia × Monika · London · 22.09.26

THE RETURN

A Two-Facilitator Kundalini Life Force Ceremony

There is a fire in you that never went out.Our return — and an invitation to yours.

Date
Tue 22 Sept 2026
Doors
7:00 PM
Venue
Self-Retreat Studio
Where
Camden, London

£44 Early bird · 5 only

Enter the field

Tuesday 22 September · 7 PM · Camden, London

Perhaps you don't need more answers. Perhaps you need to feel yourself again.

We spend so much of life thinking, managing, analysing, performing and controlling.

This evening creates space to move in the opposite direction.

Into sensation. Into surrender. Into the body. Into the life force already within you.

The story of the evening

Six months apart. One field again.

For two years Maia and Monika held ceremonies and workshops together across London, including Embody Shakti. Many people came back again and again.

Then six months apart. This evening they return to the same room.

Maia and Monika together at an Embody Shakti workshop
Archive 01Candid past-ceremony frame, warm grain.
Maia and Monika working side by side during a ceremony
Archive 02Two hands, near but not touching.
Embody Shakti workshop circle with gong and candles
Archive 03Embody Shakti — wide room, circle, candlelight.

Two facilitators returning to one room.
And your inner fire returning to you.

We don’t know when we will do this again.

Don’t take our word for it

This room has a track record.

Maia and Monika holding space for a participant together
A facilitator moving through the room during a ceremony
The ceremony room with participants lying around the altar
Maia and Monika seated together at the front of the room

“I’ve been to a lot of events but nothing compares to what Maia & Monika create together.”

Ceremony · London

“What stood out most was how grounded, safe, and intentionally held the space is.”

Assiya Shalabayeva · Google

“Perfect balance of strength and softness. I felt so safe to let go and just be.”

Ceremony · London

Why two

Two facilitators. One energetic field.

Maia facilitating, hand raised over a participant
Field 01Maia facilitating — full height, ember rim light.
Monika facilitating beside the candlelit altar
Field 02Monika facilitating — mirrored crop, fabric in motion.

The room is held from two points at once. While one person receives deeper support, the wider space stays held — both facilitators moving independently, both attuned to the whole field.

More presence. More capacity. More space to surrender.

Life force energy

Nothing is being added to you.

Close detail of hands working over a participant's back
DetailSpine and shoulder blades, warm light, breath.

Kundalini is life-force energy — the current of aliveness already in you.

Nothing is forced. The evening simply creates the conditions to become more receptive to your own body.

The practice combines

  • Energetic transmission
  • Music
  • Somatic awareness
  • Stillness
  • Surrender
  • Body-led expression

Your experience may be subtle or expressive. There is nothing you need to perform.

Let the body speak.

  • shake
  • breathe
  • feel
  • open
  • release
  • receive
  • surrender

What may unfold

Six directions the evening may move in.

A participant seated, eyes covered, hands resting together
SensationHands on own ribs, eyes closed, soft light.

01Sensation

Feel more of your internal world.

Both facilitators with arms raised over a participant
MovementMid-shake or mid-stretch, motion blur on limbs.

02Movement

Your body may want to stretch, shake, dance — or remain completely still.

A participant mid-release during the ceremony
EmotionFace close crop, eyes closed, unposed.

03Emotion

Feelings sometimes surface when the body is given enough space to experience them.

A participant with open hands and a softened expression, both facilitators behind
PleasureOpen hands, softened face, warmth and expansion.

04Pleasure

Reconnect with subtle currents of warmth, expansion, sensitivity and aliveness.

Participants resting on their backs as a facilitator sits nearby
SurrenderResting on their backs, arms loose, facilitator nearby.

05Surrender

Practise allowing, rather than constantly managing what happens next.

Several participants lying in the room as the ceremony is held
ConnectionSeveral people, own experiences, shared field.

06Connection

Meet your body, energy and inner knowing from a different place.

Every journey is different. There is no hierarchy between dramatic and subtle experiences.

The container

An inner journey. Nothing to ingest.

Some describe these ceremonies as having qualities reminiscent of plant-medicine journeys — but nothing is taken. You stay in your own body, your own experience. Music, breath, energetic facilitation and surrender are the whole container.

No substance. No force. Nothing to perform.

Who this is for

Come if something in you knows there is more.

More energy.More feeling.More pleasure. More expression.More truth.More you.

This evening tends to meet people who

  • feel drained or overstimulated
  • spend most of life in their head
  • feel disconnected from sensation or pleasure
  • sense enormous life inside them but struggle to access it
  • have learned to shrink themselves, or fear being "too much"
  • hold back their expression
  • want to deepen an existing embodiment or spiritual practice
  • are curious about Kundalini
  • want an experience rather than another intellectual teaching
  • feel an intuitive pull toward the evening
Participants seated together at the start of the ceremony
ThresholdWoman arriving, coat on, looking into the room.

You do not need previous Kundalini experience.
Sometimes feeling the pull is enough.

Your facilitators

This work has history.

Two years of ceremonies, embodiment workshops and Kundalini teachings across London together — including Embody Shakti.

Maia in a sunflower field at dusk
MaiaLarge editorial portrait, asymmetric crop, warm grain.

Maia

Founder · Enchanted Life by Maia

Maia is the founder of Enchanted Life by Maia and works across Kundalini embodiment, life-force activation, somatic practice, feminine energetics and grounded spiritual mentorship.

Her work focuses on helping people experience spirituality through the body — reconnecting with sensation, life force, pleasure, expression, self-trust and embodied aliveness.

Monika seated before a gong, hands open, candles in the foreground
MonikaEditorial portrait matching Maia's scale, distinct gesture.

Monika

Kundalini facilitator

Monika is a Kundalini activations facilitator who has walked the path of embodiment in her own journey before holding it for anyone else.

She has been holding transformative ceremonies for years, for hundreds of people, and is versed in tantra and light language.

People describe her space as grounded and intentionally held — somewhere it feels safe to go deep.

In their words

Some came once. Many came back.

From past Maia × Monika ceremonies, Embody Shakti, and Maia’s Google reviews.

Maia & Monika hold such a powerful space together. You can feel how much love, care and devotion they pour into every detail.

Ceremony · London
★★★★★

Maia is such a beautiful soul and Kundalini facilitator. I’ve had the pleasure of going to multiple events that she’s hosted and they’ve each been profoundly unique. She makes you feel so welcome, seen and safe. It’s like stepping into a warm hug!

Safiya Daly Google review

The energy these two women create together is something else… I felt held, guided and so deeply seen. I left feeling so much lighter and more connected to myself.

Ceremony · London
Google reviews for Maia
GoogleGoogle reviews · 5★

You can feel the magic when Maia & Monika work together. Perfect balance of strength and softness. I felt so safe to let go and just be.

Ceremony · London

Such a beautiful, powerful ceremony. The combination of their energies is pure medicine. I cried, I laughed, I released so much.

Ceremony · London
★★★★★

My first experience with Maia provided the safe beautiful environment to feel, express, and nurture suppressed energy and resulting emotions which had been dormant.

Andrew Wells Google review

I’ve been to a lot of events but nothing compares to what Maia & Monika create together. So intentional, so heart-led, so transformational.

Ceremony · London
Maia and Monika working together in a past ceremony
CandidBoth facilitators, March 2025 ceremony

The way you both hold space is next level. I felt so safe to go deep, to feel, to express without any judgment. Forever grateful for this experience.

Ceremony · London

From the moment I walked in I could feel the high vibration and sisterhood. Maia & Monika have such beautiful souls and it shows in how they hold space for us all.

Ceremony · London
★★★★★

I have just done my first session with Maia and I am blown away! I felt very comfortable in her presence and she carries a beautiful and gentle energy that makes you feel so safe.

Will Rowe Google review

I left feeling like I came home to myself. The love and support from both of you is something I’ll carry with me always.

Ceremony · London

Maia & Monika are a dream team. Their energy together is so powerful yet so gentle. I felt so many blocks melting.

Ceremony · London
Messages from Embody Shakti attendees
MessagesEmbody Shakti · attendee messages

I felt so held and supported by both of you. The space was sacred, the music perfect, the energy… everything was magic.

Ceremony · London
★★★★★

In my Shakti Alignment session with Maia, I experienced something I hadn’t felt in years: a deep exhale, a softness in my body, and the kind of rest where you feel safe to truly let go.

Siobhan Cosgrave Google review

You both create such a safe and loving container. I felt like I could finally let my guard down and just receive.

Ceremony · London

The best part was the way you complement each other. You both bring something so unique and it makes the whole experience so rich and deep.

Ceremony · London
Further Google reviews for Maia
GoogleGoogle reviews · 5★
★★★★★

Attended a really powerful and transformative session with Maia in Kundalini Activation. She has a real gift for holding a nurturing and self-compassionate space.

Faith Warner Google review · London

Thank you Maia & Monika for holding such a beautiful space. I feel so much more aligned, connected and empowered after this.

Ceremony · London

I keep thinking about how powerful this ceremony was. The energy, the activations, the connections… everything was perfect.

Ceremony · London

I felt so much love, support and understanding from both of you. You are truly gifts to this world.

Ceremony · London
★★★★★

I’ve attended Maia’s Kundalini Activation ceremonies twice, and what stood out to me most was how grounded, safe, and intentionally held the space is. Both experiences helped me move beyond the mind and reconnect more deeply with my body and inner wisdom.

Assiya Shalabayeva Google review
★★★★★

What an absolutely incredible journey — it was a voyage back to the body. Your vibrant energy and immense capacity to hold all weave together to create something golden. I loved every moment.

Mani Hirani Google review
★★★★★

I’ve been in the holistic world for 10 years now and Maia really knows her stuff and holds a beautiful space. She is so knowledgeable, generous with her time and creates wonderful experiences. Go try for yourself.

Hannah Carr Google Local Guide
A full room during a past Maia and Monika ceremony
CandidA past ceremony, room full.
More Google reviews for Maia
GoogleGoogle reviews · 5★
★★★★★

This was my first kundalini experience — I walked in not knowing what to expect. Maia’s presence truly made me feel safe. The ceremony felt authentic. I truly recommend it if you get the chance.

Dhanya Gokul Google review
★★★★★

Maia is deeply connected and a compassionate facilitator who holds a powerful, nurturing space. She made me feel supported, relaxed, and free to be fully myself.

Eve B Google review
★★★★★

Maia is such a shining light and gorgeous soul in every way — she pours all of herself into her work and it shows.

Ellis von Grey Google review
★★★★★

Maia is a gifted and intuitive facilitator who holds a powerful, nurturing space. During the session I attended, I felt deeply supported.

Sion Dafydd Google review
★★★★★

Maia is such a wise and gentle spirit. I felt totally seen and supported in our session. She gently guided me through my own body’s wisdom.

Michelle Brown Google review
Further Google reviews for Maia
GoogleGoogle reviews · 5★
★★★★★

Maia holds the most beautiful space and has such caring, grounded energy. She helped me to connect back to myself in a time of great change.

Nicola French Google review
★★★★★

She held the space beautifully, providing a warm and kind energy that allowed me to feel safe and open throughout the session.

Paula Duarte Tango Google review
★★★★★

A gentle and caring guide who helped me navigate and accept the feelings that arose.

Barbara Keys Google review
★★★★★

Maia has the ability to connect deeply and quickly, very naturally. She works gently yet with great clarity. After about 40 minutes, I could feel my tension dissipate and I became completely calm. Not just a wonderful experience, but a session with lasting impact.

Sabine Loecherbach Google Local Guide

Consent and choice

Your body remains yours. Always.

A choice-led, somatically informed space. At any point you can:

  1. move or remain still
  2. keep your eyes open or closed
  3. make sound or remain silent
  4. pause
  5. change position
  6. reduce intensity
  7. decline an invitation
  8. follow what feels accessible to your body

There is no performance of surrender here.

The shape of the evening

Arrive. Ground. Open. Receive.

01

Arrive

Settle into the room and leave the outside world behind.

02

Ground

Somatic preparation, intention and body awareness.

03

Open

Gentle preparation for receiving and energetic sensitivity.

04

Receive

Extended Kundalini Life Force Energy ceremony with Maia and Monika.

05

Rest

Integration and settling.

06

Return

Leave with time and space to move gently back into London life.

Doors 7:00 PM. Exact timings for each phase are held flexibly on the night.

The room

A space built for energy work.

Self-Retreat Studio · Camden, London

An intimate London studio known for energy-based practice. Warm, quiet, and small enough that the room can genuinely be held.

Venue
Self-Retreat Studio
Address
49 Kentish Town Road, London NW1 8NX
Nearest tube
Camden Town (Northern line) · 5 min walk
Camden Road Overground · 5 min walk
Euston & St Pancras · 15 min
Buses
24, 27, 29, 88, 134, 214, 253, 274, C2
Capacity
Intimate. Limited by the capacity of the room.

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Self-Retreat Studio set for ceremony, mats in a circle around a candlelit altar
Venue 01Studio interior, set for ceremony, empty.
The candlelit altar laid out at the centre of the room
Venue 03Altar detail before the room fills.
Mats and blankets laid out at Self-Retreat Studio
Venue 02Candle, blanket, floorboards — texture detail.

One evening only

THE RETURN

Ours. And yours.

Maia × Monika Tuesday 22 September 2026 · 7:00 PM Self-Retreat Studio · Camden, London
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