~ Winter Community Drop in Day ~ for Bridge Songs Choir with Amanda West

Join us for a drop-in day with no commitment required to try out our BRIDGE SONGS COMMUNITY CHOIR, now in its 3rd year!

All ages, abilities & identites are welcome.

Cost is free if you need it, with an invitation to donate more if you have it.

This is a great opportunity to try out community singing, this particular location, gathering & format. Let us know if you have any questions.

NOTE: please bring your own chair!

Read on for more details...

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OFFERING SINGING AS A...

+ practice of mindfulness

+ medicine for grieving hearts

+ tool to calm and regulate the nervous system

+ way to build resiliency, in ourselves and community

+ cultivation of hope and joy

AS THE ECOLOGICAL, POLITICAL & SOCIAL SYSTEMS OF OUR WORLD breakdown, we have an incredible opportunity to come together and dream into being the new, sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and just world our hearts know is possible.

Now is the time, more than ever before, to fortify our spirits, nurture community connection, tend to our hearts, and illuminate the way forward in hope, compassion and love. This choir is a time and place to connect with your inner space, filling your cup so that you may feel rooted and fortified as you walk your path in the world.

WHAT ~

This gathering includes a ritual opening and closing of the space, vocal warm ups, optional brief group check in, and simple, inspiring songs taught by ear.

There are no auditions and no performances. We sing to build our inner resilience and to strengthen our connection to each other and the greater family of life on planet earth.

WHO ~

All ages, races, genders, identities and abilities are welcome here. This is an intentionally anti-racist, LGBTQ+ inclusive space, and I welcome feedback to strengthen and assure the experience of this as a safe space for everyone.

Babies and children ARE welcome & ENCOURAGED, and, I also ask that you be prepared to step away with them temporarily if they are strongly distracting from the focused energy of the group.

WHEN ~

drop-in community day:

Sunday January 19th 2:30-4pm

WINTER Session:

Sundays 2:30 - 4pm

Jan 26th - March 2nd 2025

WHERE ~

Felton Covered Bridge Park, ON the bridge itself! This is a magical place of in-between, where the sunlight and air flow freely, our bodies are covered from the rain, and our voices are held in beautiful acoustic resonances among the old growth redwood rafters.

HOW ~

Drop in community day is free, with an invitation to donate (suggested $30-$15) if you can.

Venmo --- @AmandaMWest

Paypal --- [email protected] (pay as "friends & family")

Check ---- Amanda West Music | PO Box 7345 Santa Cruz CA 95061

Or of course, purchase a ticket here through Eventbrite.

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:: Here's some things people have said about our sessions:: ~

"I love the songs, how well Amanda teaches them, and how tenderly she holds us.

Each session deeply touched us and felt like medicine for both ourselves and the world

I love the invitation to experiment in such a supportive environment

I appreciate the vocal warm up we do before our sessions.

I love connecting with others this way outdoors.

I appreciated the flexibility of bringing guests

Such a nurturing experience 💛

Thank you!!!"

Host or Publisher Amanda West