Cari Burdett

Lila Music Centre invites you to the 9th Annual Winter Solstice Concert, where we will celebrate the return of the light. This musical tradition weaves vocal and acoustic music that ranges from jazz to folk, including premiers of original song compositions created especially for this event. This concert provides warmth and peace in the spirit […]

This month as part of the Quw’utsun Elders Backyard Sessions at Lila Music and Nature Centre, we are hosting a cedar basket weaving workshop, offered by Cowichan weaver Sulsameethl (Deb George). Sulsameethl, will be teaching about the cultural significance and traditional methods of Coast Salish cedar weaving. Participants will learn about the historical and contemporary

What can we do to begin to heal the disconnection wounds of our times?  Start by spending time in nature without our phones, regardless of the weather, and learn to slow down and listen in a way that brings us back into harmony with our true selves and all living things. Spending quality time in

At the Lila Centre, we will be bringing back the much loved Parent and Child Music Program, after a hiatus. This Waldorf inspired program previously ran for 14 years and a lot of past participants found it was a great way for them to connect regularly with other parents, and many of the now grown

I believe that each of us has within us a unique and special way of expressing ourselves through our singing voice. I deepened my own exploration of improvisational vocalizing 5 years ago, after I lost my voice and started singing in nature, to gently reawaken my voice in a prayerful and healing way. A unique

Open to everyone, the Quw’utsun’ Elder Series workshops were created for the community, to engage in nature and art-based discovery through traditional cultural practices, led by Knowledge Keepers in the Quw’utsun’ Valley.   From the beginning, Backyard Session workshops focussed on bringing all ages together to learn and connect with nature and ancestral knowledge such as: