Sisters in Harmony Global with Arnaé Batson & Maggie Wheeler

Heather Houston is a Santa Cruz-based song leader, choral director, recording artist, and vocal empowerment coach with over 30 years of experience in uplifting hearts and building community through the power of song. Founder of the Yala Lati Women’s Choir and creator of the Sisters in Harmony Retreats, Heather leads transformative singing experiences both in person and online, including at venues like Esalen, Sivananda Bahamas, and 1440 Multiversity. Her music, rooted in themes of healing, unity, and connection with nature, is sung by communities worldwide and can be found in her online song library and on all major streaming platforms.

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Women's Singing Circles on Zoom - Facilitated by Heather Houston

<h3>Sing your grief, gratitude, prayer, and praise within the safe container of a women's circle. </h3><blockquote>Learn heart-opening songs for the journey. </blockquote><blockquote>Feel fortified, connected, and uplifted.</blockquote><blockquote>Let's feel the power of our global community!</blockquote>Maggie Wheeler and Arnaé Batson met as students of Ysaye Barnwell’s in her first vocal workshop over 40 years ago and they have been friends and musical collaborators ever since. Together they bring their shared passion for building connection and community through the sharing of songs.Arnaé, Maggie, and Heather will gather to offer you powerful songs for these transformational times we are living in. We'll dive into vocal meditation and collective prayer, mantra, heart-opening songs, soulful songs, fun songs, and songs that invite us to dance! <blockquote>Please bring an item for the altar and a candle to light. Have your shakers, drums, guitars, chimes, and shruti boxes at the ready. </blockquote>Donations: Thank you so much for your donations. $20 suggested. This is a tough time for many, and musicians are no exception. Heather offers a generous percentage of profit to her guest artists. Tickets are non-refundable.Registration: ***The ZOOM LINK will be sent out in the order confirmation email from EVENTBRITE, and then again two days before, two hours before, and again twenty minutes prior to the event, TO THE EMAIL YOU USED HERE ON EVENTBRITE. It will be sent FROM EVENTBRITE. *** Please check your spam folder. CALLS WILL BE RECORDED - a replay will be sent out to all ticket holders. About Arnaé:Arnaé Batson is a GRAMMY-nominated singer, songwriter, producer, and vocal instructor. Her work covers multiple genres including jazz, blues, R&B, gospel, hip hop, and children’s music. Arnaé is the founder and director of The SSING Network, a non-profit enterprise in which she “Shares Songs &amp; Inspires Neighborhood Gatherings.” Additionally, Arnaé serves as director for the Hearts Afire Community Choir and the Voices Raised LA Vocal Collective for Social Justice. Arnaé is committed to using her gifts to create spiritual pathways for heart healing, self-compassion, and social equity.About Maggie:Maggie Wheeler is best known in the U.S and internationally for her work as an actress in film, television, and voice-over and most notably as the character of Janice on NBC’s hit series Friends. She is a passionate singer, songwriter, choir director, and workshop facilitator and has been teaching her vocal workshop "Singing In The Stream " for over 30 years, providing the experience of creating interpersonal harmony and internal harmony through the powerful act of creating vocal harmony.Maggie directs the 100-voice Golden Bridge Community Choir in Hollywood with her co-director Emile Hassan Dyer, an inter-generational, non-auditioned choir now going into its 15th year. Maggie also travels to retreat centers, universities, communities, and schools to teach her a cappella vocal workshop Singing In The Stream. She is a prolific songwriter with a catalog of powerful and timely songs that have been sung by choirs worldwide. Maggie’s original music for choirs and communities is available on Itunes.About Heather:Heather Houston is passionate about uplifting hearts, freeing voices, transforming lives, and building strong, loving communities through the power of singing. She spreads her magic through her 20+years of international song circle leading, private vocal coaching, and her online offerings - The Art of Mindful Singing, S.H.E. Sings, Singing as Sanctuary, and Sisters in Harmony Song and Chant Leader Training. You can now join her every Monday night on Zoom for a 2-hour Sisters in Harmony Global community song circle with guest artists!Heather recently released her second solo album, Sisters of the Moon, which features the ethereal voices of her 40-voice women’s choir Yala Lati. Her first solo album, Prayers for the Water is a ZMR Top 10 album. You can find Heather’s music and her a cappella group SIRENZ on all of the streaming platforms and for download on her website.Heather is one of the featured song circle leaders at the annual Singing on the Edge retreat at the Esalen Institute, Song Village in the Santa Cruz Mountains, SongFest in Los Angeles and Sacred Sound Meets Sacred Nature retreat at Pema Osel Ling. Her most recent passion is curating annual Women’s Singing Retreats in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Her next retreat will be held in the Summer of 2023. Please stay tuned - registration opens in January of 2023.

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