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This very delighted participant wants to offer an unsolicited testimonial. I found the Healing Singing group through Craig’s List… I’ve attended three times and find it so special… I plan to go forever! PS
"Healing Singing is so great for me -- I go in feeling so bad physically and emotionally and come out feeling whole -- it really IS a healing ..And you can quote me!" SC
Thanks for creating such a unique and valuable outlet for artistic expression and healing. I've got a song in my heart today.
Tom S.
I continue to find the work, and the class, amazing. My friend P---- who has been coming is just blown away by the experience. It is so great to be in a free, loving and healing environment, where we can experience all the astonishing things our lives bring us, and enjoy those in a safe, loving place. Thank you, Rob!
W
The workshop was wonderful and I feel I had a major breakthrough with my singing. Songs that I have had in my repertoire all of a sudden have new and different meanings. The work we do in the groups is truly amazing. Thank you so much.
Tom B.
I am a long term survivor of AIDS and in March of 2000, I got cancer in the salivary gland in my neck and had surgery to remove it. The radiation treatments left me hoarse and physically exhausted. I was sure that I would never sing again.
A few years passed and with the encouragement and collaboration of two good friends, I began to sing again. I was petrified that my voice would crack or my emotions would overwhelm me when I sang for an audience, so I searched for a safe place to try singing in front of people.
I found it in Healing Singing at the Gay and Lesbian Center. Healing Singing is a group at the center run by a wonderful man named Rob Oliver. He bases his teaching on A Course in Miracles so it’s singing with a new age spiritual twist. It was just what I needed; a safe place to sing and explore my feelings about singing, my life, and surviving. Little by little through Rob’s coaching my voice returned. I’ve taken back my life and returned to being an artist. My performances have been successful and I’ve come full circle with the release of my new CD Love Who You Love!
Val R
Just wanted to thank you for the Intensive at Friends Indeed. I'm still reeling from it. I had written in the beginning that one thing I hoped was to let the appreciation for myself from other people in. When I used to be an actor and people would applaud and I always thought they were just being polite. When I sang at the Center those few times (the Intensive was only my fourth time) I thought of course they're clapping because they can't be rude. The lights are on I can see them. So it was funny that you had them come in and say nice things to me because I really felt it go in and I felt the love passing out of their bodies into mine. Hey, no accidents or coincidences! I had to sleep a lot the next day and actually felt a little off. I've experienced that when energy shifts I need to sleep like that and sometimes the first day after I feel a little weird physically. So thanks for your work. I hope to do it again. Take Care.
S.G.
I never thought I would say something like this -you know the star I like to be- but listening to others sing, is becoming as much fun as singing myself -one more miracle of Healing Singing! The anxiety I used to have to get up there is starting to slow down in a healthy way. My friend was skeptical until he heard L------e, then he understood everything. And then -in case he had any doubts left- he heard you. How wonderful!
Alberto F.
I was so moved and astounded by the last class ... hearing "Someone to Watch Over Me" so many times, by so many people, was just stunning.
Michael S.
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It was a precious and moving experience for me to participate in Healing Singing.
Bernard D.
Life Coach
I so much loved the workshop, and I hope it continues to grow and help others as much as it helped me.
SS
Thanks!
Healing Singing is such a blessing for me at this time in my life. What I give to it, Healing Singing gives back to me 1,000 fold. Singing has always been therapeutic for me, but never in the way I am experiencing it with the group now. I'm slowly releasing myself from performing and moving toward emotional experiencing. It feels new, but great. Music has seldom been alive for me in this way before. The group, and your efforts to nourish and guide it, have great and enduring value. Thank you for this gift.
Bruce K.
I walked out in a cloud. Your class is becoming the measure of time... all I care about is how many days do I have to wait for the next one. We've got to do this every week! Thank you so much! hugs
A
I really can't begin to describe how transforming the group has been for me!
TB
I loved the group spirit in the
sing-along, and I loved being able to sing solo in an atmosphere of loving support. Singing is a God-given gift. Why do
people do it only in the shower?
Everybody should have a place where they can go and sing without feeling self-conscious or ashamed. The people and the supportive, non-critical
atmosphere at Healing Singing makes this possible for me. The group singing is fun, but to do a solo is like coming home to a musical truth I didn't know was there.
Alfredo Z.
What Healing Singing has meant to me...
Healing Singing has been a very important part of my life. It came at a
crucial period when I was afraid to give voice to my voice.
My background was performing and singing was my bankable talent.
For many years I made my living "singing for my supper". But at a certain
point, after a series of betrayals and burnout, I stopped singing ... it
wasn't fun any more ... I let go of my talent ... I let go of my dream.
Then after over twenty years, Healing Singing came into my life. In this
supportive, non-judgmental environment I was gently challenged to once again
raise my voice in song and let music play a part in my life. I don't think
I would have been willing to try if it weren't for the safe arena of the
healing singing class and the spiritual healing that resulted from joining my
voice with others. Overcoming old patterns of fear brings joy.
Singing became fun again and I'm very grateful for the experience.
Susan L.
I've always wanted an outlet for singing and here, suddenly, out of nowhere, I've got it at The Center. Not only that... it's fun!
We have a group leader who's more interested in the connection we make to ourselves personally rather than a technical connection or "correctness", in short, he's interested in our growth as people.
I can sit and sing with my eyes closed if I feel like it. I can take my own time... pace myself.. and sing anything I like. I've been able to overcome my shyness in ways I would never have believed!
We also have a brief check in on how we are feeling. There's a decided spirit of support, no feeling of competition and a strong feeling of affection and appreciation for each others work.
We have a wonderful accompanist who warms us up and plays whatever music we bring in to sing. I love the group!
Allen B.