Sisters in Harmony Santa Cruz: 9-Week Autumn Singing Journey

Sisters in Harmony: A 9-Week Autumn Singing Journey with Heather Houstonand special guest song leaders Ahlay Blakley, Debbie Nargi-Brown & Amanda West

Come home to your voice in a sacred circle of sisters this Fall.

As we spiral into Autumn, let's gather, release, reflect, and tune-in to our rich inner harvest as we lift our voices in spirals of living prayer for our human and more than human family. This will be a soul-nourishing journey of song, connection, resilience, remembrance and transformation.

Together, we’ll create a warm and welcoming circle of women’s voices, singing heart-opening songs by various artsits from around the globe, learning lush harmonies, and finding refuge in the power of music and sisterhood. This is your invitation to slow down, breathe deeply, and sing from the center of your being.

All female identified, all experience levels, and all ages are welcome! (Please leave the littles at home though)

To enrich our circle even more, Heather is joined by beloved guest song leaders Ahlay Blakley, Debbie Nargi-Brown,and Amanda West, each bringing their own unique magic, wisdom, and heart to the journey.

• Grounding vocal warmups and breathwork
• Vocal meditation
• Call-and-echo learning (no sheet music required!)
• Songs that honor the beauty of Autumn’s rhythm
• Soulful harmonies, deep listening, and vocal play
• Occasional opportunities for solo exploration (if desired)
• Heart-sharing, community, and cozy connection

Each week builds upon the last, refining our blend and harmonies and deepening our heart connection with the songs and with each other.

Heather will provide a PLAYLIST of songs we are working on so that you can keep singing the songs throughout the week.

No singing experience needed, just a willingness to show up and express.

Wednesday, September 24th, 7:00 - 8:45 pm

Wednesdays: October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, November 5, 12, 19, 26

7:00 - 8:45 pm

Pre-registration required. We will have just a couple handfulls of drop-in opportunities when we have our guest song leaders. Aside from that, it will be a closed circle.

October 15th - Debbie Nargi-Brown

October 29th - Amanda West

November 12th - Ahlay Blakely

• Trade opportunities, partial and full scholarships available. Please inquire at the intro circle or email Heather. [email protected]
• We will be sitting in chairs and on cushions, AND be standing and moving.
• Please wear comfortable clothing that you can move around in.
• Please bring a water bottle.
• Please bring and item for the altar that represents an area of your life that needs some holding. Or, you could bring something of seasonal / elemental beauty to share.

Heather Houston:

Heather Houston, founder of the Sisters in Harmony movement is a soulful song leader, choral director, and women’s vocal empowerment coach based in Santa Cruz, CA. Leading women’s song circles since 2003, she creates safe, sacred spaces for women to gather in song - spaces where healing, connection, and the power of voice are woven into every note. Through her transformative retreats, vibrant choirs, and heart-centered courses, Heather invites women to reclaim their voices, awaken their joy, and experience the magic of harmony. Her original music, rich with heart and spiritual depth, is sung around the world, carrying the spirit of sisterhood and healing wherever it goes.

https://heatherhoustonmusic.com

Debbie Nargi-Brown:

Debbie Nargi-Brown started singing and dancing on the day she was born! A gifted community song leader, an award-winning dance teacher, and a talented songwriter, she offers her songs with love, compassion, and the hope of bringing joy and healing to others. Debbie’s lyrics and melodies are sung all over the world. She writes songs for the heart, healing, transformation, love, grief, and all that connects us as human beings. Bringing people together in dance and song is one of her greatest joys in life!

debbienargi-brown.com

Amanda West:

Amanda West is an award-winning singer-songwriter, music teacher, community leader, and mother. With 7 self-produced albums and numerous singles, she has toured in both the U.S. and Europe. In 2014 she co-founded Womb Song, U.S., an organization that supports women in motherhood through song. This work continues through community singing circles, rituals, and workshops. Understanding music to be a part of our human birthright, and playing an essential role in our experience of being alive, Amanda has found her life path and greatest joy through sharing music with others.

https://amandawest.com

Ahlay Blaklely:

Alexandra "ahlay" Blakely is an Ashkenazi, Scandinavian singer-songwriter, grief tender, community organizer, and ceramicist walking the path of ancestral healing and the reclaiming of lost cultural memories. Her community singing album, Spells from the Unknown encapsulates songs for the community to transform, ask questions, and seek to lead lives that might make us ancestors worth honoring. Her upcoming 2024 community singing album, WAILS: Songs for Grief was recorded in July 2023 with a choir of 200 voices. The album is completely dedicated to grief, inspired by the Whales and Frances Weller’s “The Five Gates of Grief.”

https://www.healingattheroots.com

Host or Publisher Heather Houston