New York, this is the first ever Future Mantra and Dance ceremony in your city.
Join Māori and Italian ceremonial artist Franko Heke and meditation and tantric teacher Emily Fletcher for a four-hour immersive journey of prayer, cacao, voice activation and embodied movement.
The ceremony begins with:
• Opening prayer and intention setting
• Guided meditation and breath activation
• Ceremonial cacao to soften the heart and open the body
Franko and Emily will co-guide this opening ritual, grounding the space in presence, clarity and shared purpose.
From there, the experience flows into Cosmic Kirtan, where Māori waiata, Sanskrit mantra and Earth choir channelling awaken the voice and open the heart in collective resonance. This is not performance. It is participation. You are part of the sound.
The energy then rises into the Future Mantra Dance Activation — a seamless arc of shamanic down tempo, reggae uplift, melodic healing house and ecstatic Afro-tribal beats with live drumming. Participants are invited to sing while they move, merging devotion and rhythm into one embodied prayer.
This is movement from a place of rewilding in a very domesticated world.
A remembering of instinct.
A returning to rhythm.
A reclaiming of voice.
A Māori haka and waiata transmission may be shared at the peak, grounding the space in ancestral presence and shared purpose.
The journey softens into gentle integration and a closing sound healing, allowing the nervous system to recalibrate and the body to rest in coherence.
Why Come
• Regulate and reset your nervous system
• Reclaim your voice as medicine
• Experience embodied movement rooted in devotion rather than performance
• Strengthen connection in a time that asks us to remember our unity
• Drop out of separation and into common unity
• Feel what it is like to be part of a living Earth choir
This is more than an event. It is a gathering of one earth tribe. An opportunity to strengthen unconditional love through breath, rhythm and shared voice.
Hau mi e hui e ta hiki e
A call to gather, rise together, and lift the collective energy as one.
About Franko Heke
Franko Heke is a Māori and Italian ceremonial musician from Aotearoa New Zealand. His signature Future Mantra and Dance offerings weave Māori waiata, mantra, shamanic down tempo, reggae and healing house into immersive communal experiences. He has toured internationally and shared stages with artists including Mose, Xavier Rudd, Sam Garrett, Yaima, Porangui and Nahko, guiding audiences into powerful states of voice activation and collective resonance. @frankoheke
About Emily Fletcher
Emily Fletcher is a globally recognized meditation teacher and tantric guide, and founder of Ziva Meditation. She has trained thousands worldwide in practical techniques that access deep rest, heightened awareness and embodied power. Her work bridges ancient wisdom with modern life, helping people reconnect to clarity, purpose and presence. @emilyfletcher
Brought to you by Rosewood Theater, Fire Flies Forest & We Are Sacred Cacao