FESTIVAL PROGRAM

We open registration at 2 pm, you are free to arrive and set up your tent. Check-in at
the Guest house and Glamping is starting 3:30 pm.

Our first festival ceremony, meeting each other, opening the space.

The music of “Rāmi Riti” touches and soothes the soul, heals and creates an impulse in the listener to look inward, draw strength from their songs, the core of the Latvian way of life, and live in harmony with each other’s deepest essence and in harmony with everything around them.

ANCIENT FIRE RITUAL WITH KAILASH KOKOPELLI, MUSIC AND SONGS WITH INESE KOZULIŅA AND MĀRTIŅŠ MIĻEVSKIS AND SHAMANIC DRUMMING WITH SHAMAN PETRAS DABRISIUS.

United together in ritual and song. In ancient times, ritual was a natural and customary part of life for people, which restored and strengthened the natural flow of life, allowing one to realize one’s own vitality and giving hope for its existence in the future. Ritual performed at the right time and place enriches life.

Shamanic drumming, songs, and dance by the fire guide us deeper and deeper —
until the boundary between night and dawn dissolves.

And what remains is us — together, alive, awake.

Our morning yoga sessions will be flowing, adapting to the day and to our unique group. This will be an accessible, gentle, yet effective yoga practice, combining movement, breath, and meditation to mindfully and lovingly prepare the body for the new day.
See you on the mats!

This active meditation uses deep, rapid breathing and body movement to open and bring awareness, vitality and silence to each of the seven chakras and thus into your life.

A morning practice where breath, body activation and conscious immersion in water become a way to connect with the elements of nature and awaken inner strength. Air opens the breath, presence and clarity of mind. Fire activates energy, willpower and life force in the body. Water invites release, deeper self connection and a return to natural balance.
This practice is an invitation to begin the day with more vitality, clarity and connection to yourself, your body and nature.

This Is Time Of The Day When We All Meet, Share Where We Are And How We Feel. Time For Little Dance And Games. Workshops Leaders Will Have Short Introductions To Their Groups.

The structure of this group aims at realization and relaxation of the muscular armor in the chest, back, shoulders and arms. Tensions in these areas of the body hold back feelings and emotions related to the heart’s ability to live and show its qualities, such as love, trust, openness, compassion, ability to share energy and feelings.

Pascal de Lacaze from Berlin is a DJ, and multi-instrumentalist who’s been making waves in the global Ecstatic Dance scene. His DJ sets are a powerful fusion of bass, tropical, and electronic music, in which he seamlessly blends his vibrant live drumming and saxophone playing, to create deep dance journeys.

We have all heard something about angels. In fact, they have a great importance in our lives, but we are not always able to feel and appreciate it.

Discover the timeless wisdom of classical Feng Shui and learn how to create harmony, balance, and positive energy in your living or office space. This practical, hands-on workshop will empower you to apply traditional Feng Shui techniques to design a space that supports your goals, enhances well-being, and invites abundance.

Meeting with actor and founder of the Royal Improvisation Theatre, Jānis Skutelis. NB! This masterclass is in Latvian only.

You are invited to enter this soundscape with your personal intention, to integrate it into your life situation, and to experience much good and healing for your life’s journey.

Rhythms of the Universe and Vibrations of Life in the “Shaman’s Song” musical meditation.

A Process of Integrating Living Consciousness, Movement, and Light. An energetic practice or movement — it is a living process of embodying sacred consciousness, which can be called sacred embodied geometry, or sacred embodiment.

Butō is a movement art form and avant-garde art that emerged in Japan in the late 1950s. Butō means “step into the dark” – not only referring to the tragedy caused by the atomic bomb in the consciousness of the Japanese nation, but also highlighting the altered state of consciousness that encourages a connection with archetypal images, creativity and resources hidden in everyday life. Butō is also a return to ancient, primordial roots.

What if you could access the depth of a psychedelic experience…without taking anything? No substances.
Just breath, presence… and a carefully held ceremonial space.In this space, you’re guided into the Atmosphere of Qualities…a space where the intelligence of the heart becomes something you can directly feel and embody.

Yoga, Language and Consciousness.

Arnis Siliņš is a yoga practitioner, since 1987 disciple of great yogi Sw Amrit Mahamedha. A. S. is teacher of yoga and lecturer of yoga culture and philosophy and developer of yoga teaching curricula for Latvian Cultural Academy, University of Latvia. Creator of Yoga Dance projects.

Latvian pianist, composer and improviser Vestards Šimkus has enchanted audiences around the world with his piano playing, winning many prestigious international awards.

At BŪTĪBA, Vestard will perform a large-scale meditative improvisation, inspired by the beauty of Latvian nature in the mood of the summer solstice.

20:00-21:30

Kirtan evening for friends!
We invite you to a joint kirtan, chanting and presence of the heart.
An evening where different voices meet in one truth.

Practice to wake up the body, release tension, and continue the day from a clear, grounded state. Nail-walking brings attention into the body quickly. Thoughts slow down, tension releases, and energy gathers naturally. This is not about endurance or pushing through pain. It’s an accessible entry into body awareness, grounding, and focused presence – even if you’re new to the practice.

Dance ritual with Live music. TranceDance is one of the oldest ways of reconnecting
with our inner forces – empowering, uplifting, energizing, motivating. A great way to step out of old habits and to look at your life in a different way.

After Trance Dance event..around 00:30

Krzysztof combines the sound of gongs, Himalayan bowls,breathing and meditation practices, creating a space for deep relaxation, inner stillness, and a return to natural harmony.

Yoga is more than just movement – it is a language where the heart speaks to the soul. 🤍 At Būtība festival, we will meet in a Hatha Vinyasa flow – powerful, true, and straight from the heart.

Nadabrahma is the humming meditation – through humming and hand movements, conflicting parts of you start falling in tune, and you bring harmony to your whole being. Then, with body and mind totally together, you “slip out of their hold” and become a witness to both. This watching from the outside is what brings peace, silence and bliss.

A morning practice where breath, body activation and conscious immersion in water become a way to connect with the elements of nature and awaken inner strength. Air opens the breath, presence and clarity of mind. Fire activates energy, willpower and life force in the body. Water invites release, deeper self connection and a return to natural balance.
This practice is an invitation to begin the day with more vitality, clarity and connection to yourself, your body and nature.

This Is Time Of The Day When We All Meet, Share Where We Are And How We Feel. Time For Little Dance And Games. Workshops Leaders Will Have Short Introductions To Their Groups.

This workshop explores a profound tantric truth: Touch is not only physical contact — it is a spiritual technology. When touch becomes conscious, sacred and embedded, it can open the body as a temple, the heart as a gateway, the energy channels (nadis) as rivers of Source and the Soul memory within the subtle body. Through tantric breathwork, kriya yoga, and sacred touch rituals, participants will experience body as a living field of intelligence, and touch becomes a direct path back to the Origin.

FOR MEN WHO ARE READY FOR INTERNAL CHANGE, WANT TO OPEN THEIR MIND, UNDERSTAND THEMSELVES, TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES, MOVE TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS…

The Breath of Bliss is an adventure, an encounter with Yourself and your divine essence, peeling away all unnecessary layers from the core of Your Soul, so that You can freely, alive and truly Be in Your Power, Love and Light.

Mindfulness is a set of practical methods that help you get to know and balance your inner state. It allows you to see what is happening in your mind, emotions, and body — and learn to manage it.

Be it Tantra, Family Constellations, Trauma healing, Groups or individual sessions – Her purpose is to guide and connect the person to the space of peace and bliss, that is deep inside each one of us and doesn’t depend on whatever happens on the periphery of our being.

Sarasvati merges her experience as a live musician with her DJ skills, integrating vocals, violin, and harmonium into live hybrid electronic performances. Her Ecstatic Dance sets draw from diverse genres—including afro house, bass-driven grooves, and global rhythms—building from introspective, meditative moments to dynamic, high-energy peaks.

An exclusive water masterclass with the first certified Water Sommelier in Eastern Europe – Dan Volevah.

Discover the true power of water and its impact on health, beauty and well-being.

Artūrs’ goal is to give people practical tools for self-care to regain health, vitality and the power of self-healing. Practices include: visceral self-massage, dry fasting, dark room, breathing techniques.

Charlie is going to present all new concert concept. It’s going to be Fun!

Ataya crafts organic trance music with jaw harps, voice and foot percussion, performed live and solo. Ancestral sounds merge with contemporary electronic pulses, as the jaw harp vibrates at the heart of powerful beats and hypnotic grooves.

On the night of June 23rd, Mose together with Murray Kyle invites you into one of Būtība’s most sacred and anticipated evenings — a Cacao Ceremony and Ecstatic Dance journey held beneath the open sky.

The duet will feature local guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Reinis Jaunais and Balraj Singh Sandhu, who plays the tabla, a North Indian classical percussion instrument.

Sandra is a choreographer for 2 dances at the X School Youth Song and Dance Festival, and an assistant manager of the 16th Dance Festival dance performance “Land of Mara”. Under her professional, attractive guidance, we will go and enjoy the Midsummer Night Joy Dances!

La Forastería is a music tribe based in Casa Grande, Córdoba, Argentina. Their shows are live set performances playing different instruments mixing Afroamerican/latinoamerican roots music with modern genres such as electronic music, funk, hip hop, psychedelic, reggae, dub and rock. They sound joins mystic, danceables beats and textures to go on a colorful and pleasant trip.

Midsummer Fire Ritual, Fire Sculpture, Dancing and Singing around the fire till morning.

Yoga is more than just movement – it is a language where the heart speaks to the soul. 🤍 At Būtība festival, we will meet in a Hatha Vinyasa flow – powerful, true, and straight from the heart.

A morning practice where breath, body activation and conscious immersion in water become a way to connect with the elements of nature and awaken inner strength. Air opens the breath, presence and clarity of mind. Fire activates energy, willpower and life force in the body. Water invites release, deeper self connection and a return to natural balance.
This practice is an invitation to begin the day with more vitality, clarity and connection to yourself, your body and nature.

Yoga is more than just movement – it is a language where the heart speaks to the soul. 🤍 At Būtība festival, we will meet in a Hatha Vinyasa flow – powerful, true, and straight from the heart.

Pulsation Ecstatic Journey – combines breathing, spontaneous dance and music, in which experiences can open the inner door to all the ranges of emotions and clarity, release old tension, let in celebration and joy.

During this gathering, you will devote your attention to getting to know, embracing, opening, playing, and creating with your voice. We will sound, breathe, move, chant, and be silent. You will feel how, gradually, through the vibration of the voice, the space of your soul is revealed – alive, feeling, and radiant.

This is a practice of entering one’s inner space through sound, attention, and form.

Gongs, bells, and overtone instruments gradually change perception, attention deepens, the body relaxes, and the inner space begins to open up. Colors, images, geometry, a sense of movement, or deep silence may appear.

After meditation, we transfer what we experienced to paper through mandalas, lines, color, and form. Drawing skills are not important here. It is a way to see one’s state and let it manifest.

Everyone is left with their own personal map of inner experience, formed from sound, color, and attention.

Join Rishi for a powerful Drum Circle where we unite in a shared rhythm to create the heartbeat of the festival. This is more than just making music—it’s an ancient form of connection that dissolves boundaries and lets us feel the power of the tribe through sound.

Important: This is a co-creation workshop, so please bring your own instrument! Whether it’s a djembe, frame drum, rattle, shaker, or any percussion instrument—if it makes a beat, bring it along.

Let the drums roar and the spirits fly!

A shared heartbeat through Sacred World Music. ✨🌍
This closing performance is more than a concert; it is a sacred bridge between cultures and a deep ceremonial journey.

Since the early 90s, Kailash has been a global pioneer in exploring the healing effects of sound. From the “mother of all flutes” and the didgeridoo to spirit chanting and crystal singing bowls, his music is a transmission of ancient prayer and modern mastery.

Join us as we sing global medicine anthems like METARA and THE HEALING SONG, closing our 11th-year circle in a state of profound unity and gratitude.