Rituals for luxury hotels & retreats

Sound
& Ink

The ink opens the journey, the sound carries it.

Intuitive mandala and sound journeys, created for the places that host them. Luxury that gives back.


Every place has its own frequency.

I travel to listen to it. In each hotel, I open a space where guests slow down, set an intention in ink and let sound carry it.

Guests leave with a mandala they coloured themselves, and a journal to continue the practice at home.

And every ritual gives back. Wherever I work, 10% of everything I earn goes to a local cause.

The ritual, step by step

60 to 90 minutes, private or in a group.

  1. 1

    Arrive

    Each guest chooses a mandala and a question, guided by the energy of the moon.

  2. 2

    Ink

    Colouring slowly, holding the question in mind. No skill needed, nothing to get right.

  3. 3

    Sound

    A sound journey that carries the intention deeper, while the body rests.

  4. 4

    Take home

    The mandala, a few written words, and the journal to return to the practice.

Why ink before sound

A gentle way in

Many people find it hard to sit still and meditate. Colouring gives the mind a simple, absorbing task, so it settles without effort.

An intention made visible

Holding a question while drawing turns a vague wish into something seen and named, ready to be carried by the sound.

Something to keep

The mandala and a few written words stay with the guest, a trace of the experience long after the ritual.

Rituals

Three ways to travel within

Each format can be adapted to a suite, a villa veranda, a yoga pavilion, a rooftop or the beach.

Private · 1 to 2 guests · 60–90 min

Sound & Ink Ritual

The signature experience. A one-to-one ritual of ink and sound, with The Inner Voyage journal as a keepsake.

Group · new, full & balsamic moon

Moon Ceremony

A collective ceremony following the lunar cycle, with a ritual card designed for each date.

Private or group · 45–60 min

Sound Voyage

The sound journey on its own: deep rest, lying down, carried by organic instruments.

Keepsake · A6 · 7 mandalas

The Inner Voyage

A journal of ink and sound, with mandalas to colour, writing pages and a guide to the lunar cycle. Offered in private rituals, or sold in the hotel boutique.

Tibetan singing bowlsCrystal bowlsChimesTubalophoneKoraOrganic instruments

Impact

10%

Luxury that gives back

One rule, everywhere, without exception: 10% of everything I earn goes to a local cause in the country where I work. The place that welcomes me receives something back.

  • LuxembourgTaboo asbl, a collective of survivors of domestic and sexual violence, supporting their path to healing.
  • Dominican Rep.For six months on the North Coast, I am choosing a local partner, and offering Sound & Ink sessions to the community.

Every quarter, I share what was given and to whom.

Portrait of Maïya Malaika in an ivory veil, smiling

About

Maïya Malaika

Sound practitioner and mandala artist, living between Luxembourg and the world. For now, on the North Coast of the Dominican Republic.

My rituals bring together Tibetan and crystal bowls, chimes, the tubalophone, the kora and other organic instruments with the slow, meditative act of colouring.

My compass: luxury that heals, and gives back.

Maïya in white, seated beside her kora, among plants and soft lights Maïya smiling, holding two bamboo chimes Maïya playing the kora, looking upward

Places

Where the rituals live

Every other Tuesday

Catalina Tropical Lodge · Cabrera

Sound journeys, moon rituals and mandalas at the yogashala, above the Atlantic.

From October 2026 · six months

North Coast, Dominican Republic

Available for hotels, villas and retreats between Río San Juan, Cabrera and Cabarete.

Next

Your hotel

Residencies of one to four weeks, anywhere in the world.


Collaborate

Working with hotels

An experience your guests will not find elsewhere, with no investment on your side.

Private ritualsOn your spa or concierge menu, on a revenue-share basis.
Moon ceremoniesMonthly gatherings for guests, open to outside visitors if you wish.
ResidencyOne to four weeks on site, with a full programme of rituals for your guests.
Signature ritualA mandala and journal inspired by your architecture and surroundings, unique to your property.
EventsRetreats, weddings, corporate gatherings, created on request.

The first ceremony is on me, so you and your team can experience it before deciding.

Maïya Malaika seated on a gilded chair, in a saffron dress and ivory shawl

Contact

Let's create a ritual for your guests

Return as often as you need. The voyage within is always open.

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