XOCHIPILLI'S VISION
A transformative evening of ancient Mexican ceremony, sacred drumming, and prehispanic sound. New songs, instruments, and wisdom from Claudio's recent pilgrimage home to Mexico City.
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 centre 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.
Wear comfortable clothing. Bring an open heart and mind. You are welcome to bring a fruit or flower to contribute to the altar. No previous experience is required!
Your facilitator
Claudio Escutia
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.