The Art of Listening - An Evening of Sound, Stillness & Presence

The Art of Listening is a quiet experiment in listening — an evening of Sacred Sound led by Henrietta Devine, founder of Sound Space Portal.
About this Event

Sound Space Portal × Rove Kyoto

We spend our days listening outward — to voices, to screens, to the steady weight of what needs doing. Rarely do we make room for the other kind of listening: to the body, to intuition, to the quiet that lives beneath our thinking. For one evening at Rove Kyoto, that is the whole invitation.

The Art of Listening is a quiet experiment in listening — an evening of Sacred Sound led by Henrietta Devine, founder of Sound Space Portal. Using alchemy crystal singing bowls and intentional frequency, the experience invites you to slow down, soften your attention, and rest inside sound. Whether this is your first sound journey or your fiftieth, you’ll leave with a different relationship to listening — one that stays with you long after the evening ends.

What to expect

A gentle welcome as the room grows quiet. A short introduction to listening, and to the ways sound supports the body. An immersive crystal bowl Sacred Sound Journey — seventy-five minutes of sound — as you find a comfortable position for rest on the mats set in place for you. Space to integrate within the silence the sound leaves behind. And light refreshments and unhurried conversation to close.

The bowls

The sound at the heart of the evening comes from alchemy crystal singing bowls — a rare instrument. Most sound journeys reach for one of two: Tibetan bowls, cast from metal, which give a dense, earthy, many-layered tone; or frosted white-quartz bowls, which give a pure, powerful, single note.

Alchemy crystal bowls are made by fusing pure quartz with precious metals and minerals — gold, platinum, gemstones — so each one carries its own colour and character: warmer, more complex, unusually alive.

For this evening, a handcrafted, harmonious set of seven bowls — designed to support your endocrine system as you restore through deep listening to these frequencies. It is a subtle thing to describe, and an obvious one to feel.

This evening is for you if you’ve been curious about sound but never quite found the door; if you value quiet, considered spaces and good company; or if you’d simply like an evening that asks nothing of you but your attention. No experience is needed.

How to prepare

Wear something comfortable you can fully relax in, and bring an eye mask and anything that helps you feel cozy — a shawl or a warm layer.

Come well-hydrated and clear-headed, free of alcohol, caffeine, and other stimulants, so the sound can reach you fully.

Mats are set in place; a few seats can be arranged if you need one, though we warmly encourage lying back to let the experience land completely.

Details

Date: Wednesday, 22 July 2026

Time: Arrival from 6:15 PM, begins at 6:30 PM

Sound: 75 minutes

Place: Rove Kyoto — 3066 Arbutus St, Vancouver, BC V6J 3Z2

Admission: $88

Your hosts

Henrietta Devine is the founder of Sound Space Portal and creator of Frequency Architecture™, a practice focused on how sound shapes attention, feeling, and presence.

Rove Kyoto is a Japanese-inspired design house in Vancouver — a home for beautiful objects and slow attention, and the setting for the evening.

Reserve your place. Twenty guests only.