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Navigating the soul – what is the soul and where is it.
Navigating the Soul - what is the soul and where is it.
How to find your voice
HOW TO FIND YOUR VOICE
We all love to sing in the shower and don't care how we sound. Why can't we carry that freedom and non-judgment into our everyday lives? Why can't we fully express who we are without being self-conscious and afraid, without trying to be perfect?
What is your story? What is your reason for no longer expressing yourself freely? As children, we all embraced the process of life so easily. We were able to create, dance, and sing without fear. We knew then that singing connected us to something beyond ourselves. But something happened along the way… and we lost the sight and the sound of our own true voice.
Join us for a magical day of rediscovering your creative, lighthearted self once again. We'll begin our journey with a morning dedicated to silencing judgment and quieting our inhibitions, allowing for a sense of wonder to rush back in. Following a conversation about the nature of performance anxiety, we'll spend the afternoon singing, playing, and exploring our voices in a safe and fun environment.
No matter what you 'do' for a living, don't miss this incredible opportunity to express your authentic voice and true, creative self. And bring that song you've always wanted to sing along with you! Even if you're unsure of whether you'll be able to work up the courage to perform it, don't miss this incredible workshop! Jennifer Hamady has a variety of non-singing tools that will enable you to discover, develop, and celebrate your authentic voice.
Qualifications: no talent needed except for positive thinking
Marva Allen
Serial entrepreneur, author, publisher, agent and television presenter, Marva Allen is the CEO of the very famous multi-cultural New York City online bookstore: Hue-Man Online. Under her leadership, Hue-Man has become the go-to place for any writer looking to reach an audience of color.
Allen also created The Power of One, an organization to encourage the Harlem retail establishments to spend their money in the community.
A tireless giver and lover of books, Allen has been the book-seller at all The Academi of Life author events. She has written over 7 books and has published three. She is a graduate of The University of Michigan, lives in New York City and is a former Crain’s 40 Under 40 award winner.
Diane McArter
Diane McArter is managing director and owner of Furlined, a production company based in Los Angeles, New York and London. Furlined represents an elite roster of creative talent that has been recognized for award-winning work for brands and audiences around the globe. Diane is a true ‘giver’ and a fierce friend and supporter of The Academi of Life.
Known for her creative eye, business acumen and strong leadership, Diane has risen to be one of the most respected and trusted voices in the industry. She is the former President of Ridley Scott Company. She sits on the Board of Governors of the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) Show, an annual event produced in tandem with the Museum of Modern Art, and is a member of AICP Next committee.
Diane spearheads the company’s social responsibility efforts, part of the company’s mission ‘to do work that does good.’ Furlined is committed to ideas that have the power to transform and to creating content that illuminates issues of social concern, whether through public service campaigns, short films or documentaries.
Diane has two grown children and divides her time between New York and Los Angeles, with many stops in between to her hometown of Toronto.
The question of whether or not the soul exists cannot be answered by science, but we can study the causes and consequences of people's various beliefs about the soul, and that is the area in which we are beginning to make progress," says Daniel Ogilvie.