A torn piece of beige paper with the word 'Harvest' written in yellow cursive lettering and the phrase 'A Collaborative Harmonic Crucible' in smaller white text underneath.
Event announcement poster with gold-text on a white background promoting a series of gatherings for women, trans, and Enby folks starting October 5, including song sharing during the solstice, and eight Tuesday evenings and three half-day retreats in San Anselmo, Marin County.
A list of four guitar lessons with their descriptions: 3-Part Harmony, Ear Training, Song Cultivation, Improvisation, Theory, Solstice Showcase, each in yellow bold headings with descriptions in smaller gold text on a white background.

Dates:

Sunday Half-Day Retreats from 11am- 3pm:

Oct 5

Nov 2

Nov 30

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​Evening Sessions from 6:30pm- 8:30pm:

October 7, 14, 21

November 4, 11, 18

Dec 2, 9, 16

All The Questions:

  • We will be learning harmony-rich songs that include Jewish, Americana/ Folk, European and Balkan with the option of choosing songs as a group to learn. We will be collaborating on songs for the Solstice Showcase. Practicing cultural integrity with song sharing is important, which means that we will only be singing songs that we have a direct relationship with or that come from our own backgrounds or lineages.

    Current song possibilities: Hot Knife by Fiona Apple, Whispers by Ayla Nereo, Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap, We Shall Be Known by Mamuse, Parting Glass (traditional Scottish), Eli Eli by Hannah Szenes, White Winter Hymnal by Fleet Foxes, Lo Yisa Goy (traditional Jewish) Net of Remembrance by Ahlay Blakely, Bright Morning Star (traditional Appalachian), Hallelujah by Mamuse, Wild Mountain Thyme (traditional Scottish), Oseh Shalom (Jewish) Evening Rise by Christian Bolleman, Sewee Sewee by Mountain Man, some of Lauren's original material and so many others!

  • This group is intended for beginner and advanced harmonizers alike, and the container will be more rigorous than my previous groups. Be prepared for constructive feedback so we can train and blend together.

    Depending on your musical background there may be additional home explorations that will be expected. This group is not for you if you are not available for loving public correction or feedback.

  • COVID and general health protocol: everyone will be asked to take a rapid test the days we meet and participants will agree to not attend if they are experiencing symptoms of any kind or have been in direct contact with someone exhibiting symptoms of a contagious illness.

  • Our showcase will be on December 21st with a full band. Ticket sales will go towards paying for the band and the space rental. The rest of the proceeds of ticket sales will be split towards Sogorea Te Land Trust in Oakland and MECA: Middle Eastern Children's Alliance in Berkeley.

  • Item These classes are offered at a tiered rate with a range of $600 to $2,500 with scholarship and work trade at the low end of the scale and private mentorship at the high end. I am committed to making this work as accessible and inclusive as possible, giving scholarship priority to BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Disabled, Low income, and those who are not often represented in these spaces.​

    We currently have 2 spots left!

What group participants say

  • Bloom into song and Lauren changed my life forever - I picked up a new outlet for my emotions, a new form of expression, and a way to bring people together. Lauren structures her lessons in such a way that music becomes accessible to everyone. By the end of our time together I could play all of my favorite songs and create my own! Through out the course, we learned to play and sing to the most healing, transformative music - the whole world deserves to hear these songs! I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to learn from her and cannot wait to continue to build upon this foundation and create create create more beauty, more love, more truth!

    - Carina, Bloom into Song

  • Lauren is an earthmama goddess witchywitch of Love and Healing! She is a master at creating sacred space and welcoming in the Divine to come to you and through you. Reclaim Your Voice provided a container of safety, support, sisterhood, and inspiration from which I was able to dig deep into myself, find my truest truth, and share my voice. This is so much more than a class. The best advice I can give you is to just put yourself in the presence of Lauren and trust in her magic.

    -Karen Gordon, Reclaim Your Voice

  • My ukulele has become a portal: to playing the folk songs of my childhood, to singing the feelings I can’t otherwise express, to connecting with spirit. I never would have picked up the instrument if it wasn’t for the safe, loving, joyous container that is Bloom Into Song. Lauren took us on a journey, supporting us as we learned to quiet the voices of self-criticism and stage fright that we carried with us our whole lives. The sisterhood was powerful, the music was divine, and the experience profoundly changed my relationship with my voice and with music.

    - Peaches, Bloom into Song

If this sounds like a good time, please fill out this form and Lauren will send you a text to set up an interview!

Double check that all your info is correct and that you can make most of the dates!

COVID 19 Awareness: 

We are requiring all participants to take a rapid test anytime we meet in person. If you have any symptoms or have been exposed to someone with COVID within 7 days we will be practicing community care and asking you to not to join us unless you can take a rapid PCR the day of. Additionally, if you have any symptoms of any kind we will ask you to refrain from joining in person.