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Franko Heke
FUTURE MANTRA AND DANCE - FULL EXPERIENCE
Saturday, May 16th
6:00pm – 9:00 pm
$30 advance / $35 day of
at the Maui Yoga Shala & Island Fresh C afe- 381 Baldwin Ave, Paia
Ceremony, Voice Temple, Kirtan, and Dance
Join us for an immersive ceremonial evening of voice, movement, cacao, and sound as Māori musician and ceremonial artist Franko Heke returns to Maui Yoga Shala to guide a powerful community journey!
Future Mantra Dance & Voice Temple is a participatory experience where meditation, mantra, and embodied movement merge with live music and electronic rhythm. This is not a performance to watch. It is a ceremony to experience together.
Through voice activation, sacred sound, and dance, we reconnect to the ancient human tradition of gathering in song, rhythm, and prayer.
Expanded into the Island Fresh Cafe, this evening opens into a spacious, flowing environment—inviting deep movement, free expression, and an immersive shared experience. The energy naturally unfolds between the Shala and Island Fresh Café, creating a vibrant, open canvas for voice, music, and ceremony.
The Café will be serving delicious and nourishing food and refreshments!
Evening Flow
Opening Karakia, Meditation & Intention Setting
We begin by grounding together with Karakia, a Māori prayer and spiritual invocation used to open sacred space, followed by guided meditation and intention setting.
This allows the nervous system to settle and prepares the body and heart for the journey ahead.
Ceremonial Cacao Ritual
The evening continues with a heart-opening cacao ceremony, co-guided by Franko Heke and Mila Maria Sofia.
Cacao has long been used as a sacred plant ally to open the heart, deepen presence, and strengthen connection within community. Through prayer, intention, and gentle guidance, this ritual helps align the body and spirit before we move into voice activation and dance.
Voice Temple – Kirtan & Collective Singing
From the cacao ceremony we enter Voice Temple, a participatory kirtan-style experience where call-and-response mantra, Māori waiata, and sacred toning awaken the collective voice.
No singing experience is needed.
Every voice is welcome.
When we sing together, something ancient reawakens.
Future Mantra Dance Activation
The energy then rises into Future Mantra Dance, where mantra, rhythm, and movement merge into a powerful dance journey.
Franko weaves live vocals with electronic soundscapes blending shamanic downtempo, reggae grooves, and melodic healing house, creating a dance floor that feels both ceremonial and liberating.
This is movement as prayer.
This is music as medicine.
Closing Sound Healing Integration
The evening gently closes with a deep sound healing to help the body integrate the journey and return to stillness.
Participants often leave feeling grounded, uplifted, and deeply connected.
Franko doesn’t just perform — he opens a space for transformation!
His voice, presence, and ancestral grounding creates profound healing experiences and deep connection.