{"id":1566,"date":"2026-11-03T20:21:40","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T20:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gabya.lt\/apie-mus\/"},"modified":"2026-11-05T11:25:32","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T11:25:32","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.gabya.lt\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1566\" class=\"elementor elementor-1566 elementor-1504\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ac79f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9ac79f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13f46300 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13f46300\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64f28e8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64f28e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18ab7f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18ab7f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae06b6c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ae06b6c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baf6c3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"baf6c3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc8ca4c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc8ca4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Returning to roots, fire, and self<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cGabya Isle Rituals\u201d was born from a deep desire to create a space in today\u2019s fast-paced world where one can pause, ground oneself, and truly experience the present moment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Surrounded by the nature of the Kaunas Reservoir peninsula, we bring together ancient Baltic mythology, deep spiritual and somatic practices, live sound, and contemporary electronic music. 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