Meditation
Japanese Butoh: Sankai Juku
- When
- Friday, November 20 · 7:30 pm
- Where
- The Granada Theatre, Santa Barbara Open in Google Maps
- Price
- see listing
- Organizer
- Ventura's Performing Arts
Tickets and details on meetup.com →
What this is
A guided meditation
A guided meditation gathers a room of people sitting or lying quietly while a teacher's voice leads attention toward the breath, the body, or a simple phrase repeated in the mind. Some sessions open with slow movement or a few stretches; most settle into stillness within the first few minutes. You do not need any background, a particular belief, or prior practice to follow along, and it is normal for the mind to wander and come back many times in one sitting. The teacher's voice is the anchor throughout.
Wear something comfortable, bring a cushion or chair if you like, and expect to sit quietly with your eyes closed for most of the time.
From the listing
A posthumous meditation on memory, nature and the passage of time. *TOTEM* unfolds through the Sankai Juku’s signature blend of sculptural movement, visual precision and hypnotic stillness. Butoh icon Ushio Amagatsu made *TOTEM* shortly before their death. It stands as the culminating statement of o
Description as printed on the event’s own page, checked 2026-11-03.
Between sessions, meditate free in the UnderSelf app.