| Home |
| About Gina |
| Calendar | Chanting |
| Teaching |
| Sound Healing |
| India Tours |
| Performances and Facilitation for Organizations |
| Youth Work |
| Multimedia |
| CDs |
| Musings |
| Contact |
| View Cart |
INDIVIDUAL VOICE SESSIONS: Experience greater freedom and expression in singing and speaking tailored to your needs, interests and timing. As we release and transform blocks to our own vocal expression, we experience the freedom in mind, body, spirit and emotions. Your own voice is a direct pathway to integration of all aspects of our being and for deepening easy connection with others- which enhances the pleasure of our life and our effectiveness in our work. For more information/to schedule: (206) 412-3745 or email or |
||||
|
GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE:
(classes, private sessions, workshops): Gina Salá's Chant/Groove Choir - will meet for chant and groove in luscious harmony in seasonal times. Stay tuned for details, as Gina is traveling much of the spring. Thanks! Or call (206) 412-3745 or ginasala@gmail.com TUESDAY VOICE CLASSES: CONNECTION, CONFIDENCE & JOY THROUGH YOUR VOICE: WHEN: 7:00 - 8:30 pm, April 1 - May 27. (no class April 22) NOTE! April 15 class starts at 7:10, not 7:00Tuesday classes resume, combining singing techniques from the East and West, with inspiring and fun singing in community. These series welcome returning as well as new singers. In the spring series, Gina will add elements from ChiKung and 5 elements singing. Gina also facilitates songs and exercises to enhance creativity, connection and joy, along with vocal warmups and techniques from East and West to enhance power and range. Participants are encouraged to sign up for the entire series to gain full benefit as we build on the resonating ladder (Western) and deepen in Indian sound techniques (Sargam). No experience needed. Each evening specific questions will be addressed in warm ups and exercises and then we will sing for the joy of it. WHERE: 2 Dog Yoga: 12549 28th Ave. NE (N. Seattle). FEE: 8 weeks for $135 or $20 drop in Friday April 4 - Barakat - an evening of swirling, mystical and crystal clear Sufi poetry and philosophy (Rumi, Hafiz, Hazrat Inayat Khan) recited by acclaimed poets (Tina LaPadula) and music with Gina Salá and others. Drink deep of the nectar of this evening of urban and ancient mysticism! WHERE: Act Theater- 700 Union Street, Seattle 98101 Friday, April 11 - Private Reception - Seeds of Compassion Event - Seattle Center Sunday, April 13 Greenfest - 5pm - Seattle Convention Center Monday, April 14 - 7pm "Seeds for the Spirit: An Evening of Music Art and Dance" Benefit Concert for Seeds of Compassion. Tuesday, April 15- 5-6:30 Seattle Center Lopez Room - Creating Global Understanding, Sparking Compassionate Action Saturday, April 19 - 8:00 PM Dave Stringer Kirtan in Seattle with Gina. Where: Samadhi Yoga, 1205 E Pike, Seattle, WA 98125 www.samadhi-yoga.com Sunday, April 20 - 8:00 PM Dave Stringer Kirtan in Olympia with Gina. Tues, April 22 - 7:30 Gina Salá and Dave Stringer Kirtan in Port Townsend. Tickets $15 Where: Madrona Mindbody Institute, Fort Wordon State Park, Building 310 April 26 - Vocals/Music Direction Private Event Sunday, April 27 - Seattle Center for Spiritual Living - (Guest Musician) 8:25, 9:45 & 11:30am Sunday, April 27 - 1:30 - 4:30 pm, Renewing Voice voice workshop. WHERE: Two Dog Yoga (12549 28th Ave. NE) Wake up to your vibrant, free voice in a way that leaves you rejuvenated and nourished. In this "playshop", we join with the energy of nature this spring in opening to new possibilities of freedom in your voice, while resting in your rootedness. Gina guides participants in enhancing breath, tone, image, resonance, movement, while incorporating elements of nada yoga (sound yoga) and cross-cultural song and chant. A focus will be the rejuvenating power of our creative sound to allow us to be filled enough to want to bloom out into the world. All are welcome. The benefits of your vocal freedom ripple on and on. . . For info-pre-registration: info@ginasala.com or (206) 412-3745 New! Saturday, May 3 - 8pm - "Wild Hair" - An evening of Improvisation with Christian Swenson & Friends to say adios to the Odd Fellows Hall, followed by dance party (byob) Artists: Solo "Human Jazz" by Christian Swenson - A humorous duet with CS & Elizabeth Erber, Playback Theater by Threshold Ensemble (w/CS), and Spontaneous Acappella with Molten Vocals (w/Gina Salá)Limited Seats Available - one night only! When: Saturday May 3rd at 8pm Where: Odd Fellows Hall , 4th Floor, Chamber Theater 915 East Pine Street – Seattle Cost: $15 For info/reservations call: 206-325-1836 New! Friday, May 9 - Gina Salá Ensemble- Chanting (kirtan)- at Samadhi Yoga - 8pm Where: Samadhi Yoga, 1205 E Pike, Seattle, WA 98125 www.samadhi-yoga.com Come as you are; participate as you like, sing, dance, and rest back in the vibration of the many voices of the One - including yours! As Gina says: "Chanting sacred names opens the heart and helps the mind to rest in the heart. As with the honeybee and the flower, there is such sweetness in that union." All are welcome, no experience necessary! (note: You may consider bringing comfy pillow and waterbottle) New! May 17 - 18 Yoga Shala of Portland: Saturday, May 17- 1 - 4:30pm "Meeting Your Voice" (part 1) workshop Where: Yoga Shala of Portland – North Williams, 3808 N. Williams Ave. (503) 963-YOGA (9642) $55 In this weekend immersion, Gina Salá leads participants in a guided tour of delicious techniques and songs and chants from East and West to allow an opening in the voice. Experience the power and beauty of our own voices, our shared humanity and our essential nature that is our ground. This afternoon will be beneficial for teachers, chanters or anyone who would like to experience greater freedom in giving voice. This also provides a foundation for future work that Gina will share in her upcoming sound school. All are welcome. Saturday, May 17 - 7:30 pm – Gina Salá singing satsang and kirtan with Michael Stirling and Chaz Hastings Immerse yourselve in the joyful divine vibrations. Come as you are, participate as you like in these ancient and powerful sounds of the heart. Where: Yoga Shala of Portland – North Williams, 3808 N. Williams Ave. $15 advance, $20 day of. Sunday, May 18 10-12:30pm "Meeting Your Voice" (part 2) In this follow up to Meeting Your Voice, Gina Salá addresses specific vocal issus and then guides us in a deeper practice of embodied presence, nada yoga, and opening to the One within us, all through the gateway of our voices. Attendance at the May 17 workshop is strongly recommended though not required. $35 Where: Yoga Shala of Portland – North Williams, 3808 N. Williams Ave. (503) 963-YOGA (9642) (Workshop package $80) Sun. May 25 Northwest Folklife Festival - Seattle Center - 5:30-6pm - Gina Salá Ensemble (Great free festival supporting ethnic and traditional arts)New! Friday, June 13 - Gina Salá Ensemble- Chanting (kirtan)- at Samadhi Yoga - 8pm Where: Samadhi Yoga, 1205 E Pike, Seattle, WA 98125 www.samadhi-yoga.com Come as you are; participate as you like, sing, dance, and rest back in the vibration of the many voices of the One - including yours! As Gina says: "Chanting sacred names opens the heart and helps the mind to rest in the heart. As with the honeybee and the flower, there is such sweetness in that union." All are welcome, no experience necessary! (note: You may consider bringing comfy pillow and waterbottle) Sept 24 - Oct 15 2008 and Feb - March '09: RIVER OF SOUND TOUR IN INDIA Inspiration, Integration, Rejuvenation - Trip of a lifetime Come be welcomed in India as sadhaks on the path of sound! Mantra, Song, Chant, Gypsies, Camel excursion, Music Performances (including gypsy party) and Instruction with music masters from classical, devotional, gypsy and Qawalli traditions, Aarti Puja, Sacred Sites, (caves, temples, Ganges River, more), Rustic and Deluxe accomodations in Delhi, Varanassi (ancient city of Shiva on the Ganges) Rishikesh (Pilgrimage place, foothills of the Himalayas, ancient yoga, ayurvedic massage available), Taj Mahal, Rajasthan (immersing in Qawwalli singing and gypsy singing). Call or email for more information on this amazing. unique opportunity to experience India through the powerful sound vibrations within you and via music and sound masters. If India calls you, what a great blessing to come! For more info: email info@ginasala.com or (206) 412-3745 ARCHIVE Turtle Haven Studio Invites You to a Two Part Experience Friday, December 14, 8PM: Chanting/Singing Satsang with Gina Salá Saturday, December 15, Voice/Nada Yoga workshop: Pathways of Resonant Sound Individual Voice and Harmonium Lessons with Gina may be available upon request. Please inquire. Directions to Turtle Haven Studio will be sent upon registration. Dec. 29, 07-Jan. 4, 08: Yoga Retreat in Mexico- with Katerina
Wen and William Phelan January 31 - 7:30 Wonderful benefit show at Triple Door Seattle with Dave Bartley (guitar, cittern, prim), Joshua Mattson (cello, bass) and Adam Kessler (percussion) : "Let the Healing Begin" A Benefit for Soldier's Heart and Voices in Wartime featuring Grammy Award winning guitarist Eric Tingstad, Gina Sala along with Valerie Rosa with Ricardo and Garey Shelton, and Marcus Petitt and friends. This event is to raise awareness and support for two organizations working in Seattle to educate and to heal the wounds of war. This is a public event to tell the world about Soldier's Heart and Voices in Wartime, and help support their efforts to create a Safe Homecoming for soldiers from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflict. More info and purchase tickets at http://www.voicesinwartime.org/Home/Events/DetailEvent.aspx?EventID=154.Feb 2-3 Guest Musician - Anusara Yoga Intensive with John
Friend - Seattle Feb. 4-19, 2008- Gina Sala' - Guest Musician for CSL in Egypt - offering sound, song in Sacred sites ABOUT GINA SALÁ: Gina Salá performs and offers voice classes, sessions, workshops and chanting internationally. With a repertoire spanning 21 languages, she has performed at the United Nations, and as lead singer for Cirque du Soleil's "O". Gina Salá began chanting mantra while living in a hindu ashram at the age of 3 and has learned and shared songs with sound healers and musicians from many lands. In addition to workshops and classes, Gina leads annual "River of Sound" tours to India and other regions to help us experience the power of sound and vibration to bring about peace and joy. She also facilitates empowerment through voice for youth workers and youth. Her passion is helping us to awaken us to Who we are. |
|||
Om shanti shanti shanti Om! Peace and blessings to all Beings! Jai Ma! Because the One I love lives inside of You . . . |
||||
Site by Becky Westbrook
|