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How can I serve you?⁣ ⁣ As a full time artist and voice doula, I only work with people who want to be of service. People who are devoted to birthing interconnected culture that places justice, prayer and song at the center. ⁣ ⁣ If you are a sacred spaceholder, ceremonial musician or facilitator, it is your responsibility to actively tend to your relationship with your voice. Only then can you truly empower your audiences as much as possible. ⁣ ⁣ Because if you don’t tend to that relationship, you lessen the efficacy of your medicine and therefore are not being nearly as in service as you can be. ⁣ ⁣ Your people need your voice as clear, strong and powerful as it can be so that your unique juice can make the biggest, most potent impact possible. They are inextricably linked. ⁣ ⁣ In other words, I am the relationship coach you and the soul of your voice have been waiting for. ⁣ ⁣ My one-on-one 3 month immersion program is specifically designed for this sacred process and is my favorite offering. If this speaks to you and you are ready to actually embody your medicine, now is the time. ⁣ ⁣ Not next year. Not when you “have more shit figured out”. Newsflash: that time doesn’t actually exist when you try to do it alone.⁣ ⁣ Your voice and the people you are here to serve need you to stop playing small and step up. I am here to LIFT YOU UP and make that process as fun, prayerful and lovingly kickass as possible.⁣ ⁣ There are 3 slots opening in November. ⁣ application link in bio.⁣ ⁣ Photo by @annamaynardphoto
When the person you’ve looked up to for years leaves you this note after you bare your soul in front of her..... LIFE MADE 🤯😍🙌🏼🎉🙏🏼(Lynice Pinkard, look her up y’all)
And the church said AMXN!!⁣ ⁣ YALL. I don’t even know what to say.⁣ ⁣ Saturday night was above and beyond my wildest dreams.⁣ ⁣ We were so blessed with a full house, lots of laughter, many tears, and most importantly WE. MADE. OUR. OWN. CHURCH.⁣ ⁣ Through all of the many things that could keep us apart, we truly came together.⁣ ⁣ And to have Lynice Pinkard, one of my number one IDOLS in the whole world lighting up the front row with her heart, voice, and beaming smile was the biggest honor of all.⁣ ⁣ Thank you to everyone who played a part in this. That list is HUGE and I deeply thank every one of you. Those who came, those who wanted to come but couldn’t, those who supported in person, those who supported from afar, those who sent such amazing messages of support Saturday from all over the country … thank you.⁣ ⁣ Special deep thanks to Kelly Germaine, my performance doula/coach, who has been holding this with me so strongly since February. Kelly, I literally could not have done this without your unwavering support. You helped me through so many moments when I almost ran away. You helped uncover so many blindspots. Bless your life.⁣ ⁣ Thank you Zahava Griss for being my rock-solid soulpathmate and for seeing and loving me through so many questions, so many layers of this process. Thank God we both chose to incarnate at the same time.⁣ ⁣ Thank you Crystal Mays for your YEARS of unparalleled friendship and love and support. You’ve seen it all boo, and that is priceless. I love you.⁣ ⁣ Thank you Orion S. Johnstone for coming into my life at the EXACT right moment and for blessing me and this performance with your perspective and wisdom. Holdin it DOWN.⁣ ⁣ Thank you Rachel Fryke for holding the behind-the-scenes stage managing so beautifully with such grounded heart and care.⁣ ⁣ Thank you so much to the City of Refuge - United Church of Christ family who came out (AND PLAY THE PIANO!)⁣ ⁣ Thank you Shawn Shafner for the most timely help I could have asked for and for your brilliance in your craft.⁣ ⁣ Thank you to THE ORCHARD CREW for helping set up/prep the space, I am so blessed to know yall and your artistry.⁣ ⁣ (Cont in comments)
Four years ago I asked myself a question: ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ If you could inspire any feeling in an audience, what would it be? ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The answer was easy:⁣⁣ the way that I feel when I hear Gospel music. ⁣ Something beyond description, something beyond words. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This seemingly simple prompt and very clear answer began a journey that has shaped me, molded me, honed me and learned me up more than any other in my life. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The way my soul has always learned and shared the most is through creating performance. The way I connect to what I call God is through prayer and ritual. So I got to work. ⁣ ⁣ And I thought I was ready to do it two years ago. But something told me to wait. LORD AM I GLAD I did. The entity that is this prayerformance knew I wasn’t ready, and it made it very clear to keep listening. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ So I did. And my ass got handed to me. I went through a dark night of the soul and a very deep white-awakening that I’m still in process with (and will continue to be!). But I kept returning to prayer and patience and funneled every ounce of it into this piece. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ On New Year’s day this year, I wrote down my biggest dream for the year: to do a debut of this performance in Oakland, California. I hadn’t even moved here yet! But it felt right and like a huge edge. Today is nine months and four days after I wrote that down. This gestation has brought me closer to my own heart, truth, people I deeply respect and admire, and God themselves. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ So tonight, after two residences, months of rehearsals, many re-writes and enough behind the scenes logistics to make ones head spin, I am ready. I’ve never been prouder of an offering and I’ve never felt so aligned with truth. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Come ready to feel your feels. Come with tools to regulate, because some sections may be uncomfortable (and that’s exactly where the magic is). Come with your whole heart, your whole praise. Come ready to celebrate!! ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ SEE YOU THERE!! ♥️♥️⁣
Just did a walk through/final dress rehearsal of the space for tomorrow. It’s gorgeous. I’m excited. I’m floored by the support. I’m ready.