FIRE CHOIR
Fire Choir is held every spring for 8 weeks. Contact us below and leave us a little note indicating you are interested and you will receive and email when sign ups for the next round of Fire Choir are open.
In the meantime, read about this special experience below. Fire Choir is truly a favorite space.
We hope to sing with you in the spring!
The Details
When: Wednesdays, March 20, 27; April 3, 17, 24; May 1, 8, & 15 from 7-8:30pm. Doors open at 6:30pm and participants are strongly encouraged to come early to decompress, be in community, etc.
Where: Mercury Project, 538 Roosevelt Ave., in Southtown San Antonio, Texas.
Hello, Sweet Human.
I’m so glad you’re here!
If you’ve made it to this page, you probably feel some sort of way about your voice—maybe you love it. Maybe not so much, but you’d like to change that. If the words “fire choir” or “vocal meditation” caught your eye, let me elaborate on what we might do with our voices, bodies, minds and hearts in a space labeled as such.
Firstly, vocal: Our voices…they live in our throats, yes? But we’ve all heard of “body language” and facial “expression.” Even breath can communicate something about what is happening in our experience. Our voices are made up of all the ways we express and communicate our experience with the world. And singing, well…singing is a gift we’ve each been given. It points to our most poetic, most life-filled means of expression, whether we do it through movement, writing, visual art or…voice (the throat kind)! And singing in community, in harmony…there is nothing like it.
Now meditation: let’s not get too in our heads about it 😊. Meditation can mean lots of different things. For our purposes, meditation means learning to be present with anything that arises while where we’re getting in touch with our voices. Those things can be beautiful, challenging, a bit of both, or anything in between. Learning to meet, not run away from or chase, whatever arises is something we practice together, and often leads to a deeper sense of freedom and joy.
Fire Choir: Vocal Meditation is a community space where we mindfully and playfully explore singing, sound, breath, and movement, while strengthening our relationship to our voices and ourselves. It’s about exploring different aspects of our expression and letting them sing. It’s about listening deeply and being truly heard. It’s about feeling the harder things that might show up when we pay close enough attention, so that we may learn, then grow, then sing from a new space.
I simply invite you to pause for a moment and imagine a space where you can show up however you are on any given day,—exhausted and in need of rest, energized and in need of expression, or isolated and in need of connection—and land in community focused on cultivating sense of self, expression, regulation, and connection through music and movement.
If this resonates with you, you’re invited to 8 weeks of Fire Choir: Vocal Meditation. Fire Choir has traditionally been held for women and femme folk, but we are opening the container to welcome all gender expressions who resonate with what this space has to offer, acknowledge that patriarchy is a thing we are all conditioned by and navigating, and are interested in exploring what community can be like beyond it.
Fire choir FAQ
What does the space look/feel like?
That’s kind of hard to explain, but the best we’ve come up with so far is to think yoga class mixed with non-traditional choir mixed with slumber party.
What would you need to bring?
Yoga mat, journal, writing utensil, water bottle, wear comfy clothes.
Together in this space, we’ll:
Rediscover the enjoyment of authenticity and embodiment through movement, breath, sound and singing.
Explore singing games and exercises that support vocal technique development and capacity to sing in harmony.
Track our nervous systems with curiosity, orienting towards resources, build our capacity to be with ups and downs, and feel more pleasure.
Learn to deeply listen to ourselves and each other
Feel into and learn to better navigate and voice our needs, desires, and boundaries
Practice simplicity, slowing down, pausing, and resting in ways that feel accessible and supportive
Build community and be held by a group of like-hearted folks, as well as opportunities to help co-create and care for our space
Participate in group Somatic Experiencing® practice around reclaiming the voice and expression
Play games that foster playful connection to self and others
Nummy snacks and tea at each session
Outside of class time, there is space to process your journey and connect in community:
Weekly Journaling prompts
Weekly vocal meditations to bring home and try
Guidance on how to create your own at home voice practice
Group chat to share and guide each other with journaling prompts and questions
30 minutes before weekly sessions to come together and connect in person
Opportunities to gather as a cohort outside of class
Illness and COVID-19 Policy
We will be singing indoors and unmasked. As singing without masks indoors is a high risk activity when it comes to the transmission of COVID-19 and other airborne diseases, participants will be asked to keep tabs on their symptoms, test for COVID if they are symptomatic before attending a singing session, and stay home when needed.
Sliding Scale Pricing for Vocal Meditation
General Admission: $150-$350. $240 is the price that covers Olivia's time in and out of sessions and expenses for the course. If you can give on the higher end, thank you for doing so! It supports the admission of those who currently do not have as much access to funds.
Add-on private session: $90-120. Available for those wanting to do a deep dive with additional 1:1 care and holding. This option is great for those who are new to this kind of exploration or have a sense that they will want additional personal or musical support beyond what is possible in a group setting. Sessions can be purchased anytime during the course of choir and must be scheduled and completed by 1 month after choir finishes.
If you feel drawn to be here and the posted cost feels prohibitive, please reach out. That draw is important—an invitation to start a conversation and make your needs known. Let’s find a way together to support you and bring you in.💛
There is one space being held as FREE admission for Black and/or Indigenous fam.
We so look forward to singing with you!
Cancellation Policy
In the event of an emergency or lack of capacity that prohibits attendance, please contact Olivia as soon as you're able. If you need to back out of participating for whatever reason, including reasons due to COVID-19, your credit can be transferred to another workshop, program or one-on-one work within the next year. Any cancellations less than 10 days prior to the event are subject to forfeiting full investment.