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SUMMARY:Singing as Sanctuary FREE Intro Class on Zoom
DESCRIPTION:Awaken the soul of your voice in a sacred circle of womenFall i
 n love with your voice from the inside out and feel more confident in your
  expression!Please join us for a free intro class where singing becomes sa
 nctuary\, and your voice is a channel for healing\, connection\, and trans
 formation. This is a space to feel nourished\, uplifted\, and deeply conne
 cted to your voice\, your creativity\, and a circle of kindred spirits. Th
 rough shared inquiry and song\, we’ll contemplate how our voices can bec
 ome safe harbors in uncertain times\, powerful tools for liberation\, and 
 beacons of collective healing in the world.Come find out if the 9-Week cou
 rse is the right fit for you!About the 9-Week Course:Each week\, Heather w
 ill lead you through movement\, breathwork\, a nourishing vocal warm-up\, 
 and ear training by exploring different scales and modes. You'll learn new
  songs and chants as she offers subtle cues in vocal exploration and funda
 mentals. She'll offer readings\, inquiries and journal prompts with spacio
 us time for you to open to your own creative chanel and vocal flow. We'll 
 explore singing as spiritual practice - turning your prayers in to mantras
 \, your matras into melodies\, and melodies into your own healing songs.Le
 t's amplify our prayers through the power of singing!All participants are 
 on mute\, offering lots of privacy for your vocal exploration pleasure!All
  female identified bodies are welcome here.***Not to worry if you are unab
 le to make all of the live zoom classes.Heather will put the Zoom replay i
 n the course portal.***"I am so grateful to have had the chance to take He
 ather’s Singing As Sanctuary class. It truly was a sanctuary\; a safe an
 d welcoming place for my voice and for opening my creative channel to the 
 musical muses. Heather is so skillful at simultaneously providing structur
 e and freedom which creates space for each individual’s creative express
 ion to flourish. It was during this course that I tapped into the songs th
 at were yearning to come though me and that has been a truly life changing
  and soul enriching gift. I cannot recommend it enough!" - Julianna Zarzyc
 ki9-Week Series:Thursdays from 1:30 - 3:00 pm PTSeptember 18\, 25\, Octobe
 r 2\, 9\, 16\, 23\, 30\, November 6 &amp\; 13Recommended but not required:
 One or more of Heather's courses in The Art of Mindful Singing. It is also
  possible to purchase one of the pr-recoreded 9-week series. Just email He
 ather. heather@heatherhoustonmusic.comREGISTER HERE for 9-Week CourseThe D
 etails:Weekly 90-minute group class on Zoom (Replays available)Course Port
 al with Replays\, Playlist of chants\, Playlist of Vocal exercises\, &amp\
 ; Breathwork videosQ &amp\; A timeJournalingPowerful poems and readings an
 d prompts that stir your heart and get the creative juices flowingBreakout
  groups with prompts (every other week or so)A SoundCloud playlist of the 
 vocal exercises and songs we are singingA lyric sheetHomework practicesNo 
 on turned away for lack of funds. Trade and partial scholarship opportunit
 ies available. Please email Heather: heather@heatherhoustonmusic.comMore A
 reas of Study:Singing Mechanics and Vocal Sustainability\, Breathing Pract
 ices\, Vocal Meditation\, Cultivating Mindfulness\, Practicing Presence\, 
 Inviting Intimacy with Our Voices\, Focused Intention\, Abiding in the Cen
 ter of the Song\, Fully Embodied Singing\, The Heart of Improvisation\, Su
 mmoning Your Unique Soul Songs\, Witnessing our Womanhood\, Song as Offeri
 ng\, Song as Renewal\, Song as Surrender\, Connecting with the Soul of the
  Song\, Singing as Prayer\, Awakening Inner Wisdom\, Singing the Spirit of
  the Land\, Song and Silence\, Honoring Our Ancestors\, Full Bodied Singin
 g\, Your Own Vibration as Sound Healing\, Scales and Modes PracticeAbout H
 eather:Heather Houston is a beloved song leader\, choral director\, record
 ing artist\, and women’s vocal empowerment coach born and raised in Sant
 a Cruz County\, California. With over 30 years of experience writing\, pro
 ducing\, and teaching and leading music\, Heather is passionate about upli
 fting hearts\, freeing voices\, and building strong\, loving communities t
 hrough the power of singing.She is best known as the founding director of 
 the Yala Lati Women’s Choir\, and as a collaborator in transformational 
 singing experiences at venues such as Sivananda Bahamas\, Soulshine Bali\,
  The Esalen Institute\, 1440 Multiversity\, LA SongFest\, Vox Mundi Santa 
 Cruz\, Threshold Choir events\, and Community Singing Camps.Since 2021\, H
 eather has hosted her own Sisters in Harmony Retreats at the Green Mountai
 n Retreat Center in the Santa Cruz Mountains\, welcoming over 100 particip
 ants each year.During the pandemic\, she brought together thousands of sin
 gers and song leaders from around the globe for Sisters in Harmony Global 
 Zoom Sings—a virtual sanctuary of healing and connection that later evol
 ved into the Global Harmony Summit: five days of online singing with 40 in
 ternational song leaders and over 400 participants. The next summit is set
  for Winter 2026.Heather continues to offer a wide range of online program
 s\, including The Art of Mindful Singing\, Singing as Sanctuary\,Harmony S
 inging\, and Sisters in Harmony Song Leader Trainings.Her original music\,
  infused with themes of unity\, healing\, communion with the natural world
 \, and spiritual connection\, is sung in communities across the world. Her
  songs can be found in her online song library and on all major streaming 
 platforms.
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