Stay Tuned!

Mystic Choir will likely run mid June to end of August

Medicine Weaver for July and August

Summer Choir specific dates announced soon! Stay tuned.

All Genders Welcome :

Sister Winds Foundation began 16 years ago to uplift women in music through sisterhood. Through the years “Sister” also represents allies to all people, genders and races. In the past our choirs have been majority women but we welcome and love our queer family and friends, as well as the beautiful men that show up and support us. Any and all genders are welcome to join the choirs.

What's better than singing together?!

(photo from Hermanas Del Viento ~ Mystic Choir Guatemala Feb 2024)

We have two lovely Choirs to choose from browse below to feel into what is a great fit for you.

Medicine Weavers Choir

Dates announced soon.

The energy of this choir represents (but not limited to) connecting with song through also connecting with the elements of fire, earth, plants and water weaving the medicine of song and ceremony. It is great for singers that enjoy singing in unison or like to explore harmonies in an intuitive way. Also wonderful experience to deepen your connection with the elements and plant allies through our rehearsals and prayerformance.

Medicine Weavers directed by Shaela Noella & Saoirse Watters with guests and assistants

Shaela Noella is a songstress, medium, and practitioner of the healing arts. She carries the magic of laughter, sound, and nature flower essences. Living nomadically the last few years; with lots of deepening in her relations with Curanderas and Nanas in Mexico and Guatemala, expanding and learning of womb care as well as being inspired by Maya Fire Ceremonies. Shaela Noella is the visionary of Sister Winds Foundation, a nonprofit to uplift women in music and healing arts. She has started and led several music groups and choirs including: Sister Winds Ensemble, Medicine Weavers, Mystic Choir, Sumati and Las Curanderas. One of her great joys is teaching opening of the voice classes, or one one one sessions, supporting people with their personal vocal empowerment. You can find more info about hers at

www.songspiritmedicine.com

Shaela Noella as the founder of Sister Winds, is so elated that she has “sisters” to co-lead the choirs, which ultimately is a testimony of Sister Winds Foundation and building sisterhood through music.

Saoirse Watters

Saoirse Watters: Saoirse (pronounced Sea-ur-shuh) Watters is a performer, artist, eco-feminist, folk herbalist, permaculturist, and ritual weaver. Saoirse has performed her whole life as a singer and began playing the harp when she was 19 years old. She now tours around the world playing her original folk contemporary music. She and her partner, Robin Liepman, also share the stage in his electronic music project, Bloomurian, which combines world rhythms and songs with electronic dance music.

Her passions are plants and songs, which led her to create PlantSong, an ecological education program combining folk herbalism, land regeneration, ancestral nutrition, seasonal magic, ritual, and music.

You can learn more about Saoirse’s work with land stewardship and her upcoming tour dates by following her on instagram (most up to date) @saoirse.song ~ or ~ you can visit her website www.saoirsewatters.com

Shaela Noella began the Medicine Weavers Choir about 7 years ago, and Saoirse was a participant in the first one. Shaela is heart warmed by this relationship to now have Saoirse co-leading the choir, it is an affirmation of the choirs building sisterhood.

Mystic Choir

Dates announced soon : Starting mid Jan to end of August

Performance: TBA

Mystic Choir is a singing series to enrich your ability, performance, and singing together in harmony. The energy of this choir represents (but is not limited to) the elements of water, air, stars, celestial energies and upliftment. It is great for singers – of all levels – that can carry a tune, hold harmonies when singing together, and who yearn to enrich and explore their musical abilities, alongside intertwining intuitive, mystical, and expressive singing. Thus, a great choir for singers that can hold harmonies and have some singing experience.

A few people have asked to talk w/ Ariella to see if it’s a good fit. You may contact her at: https://ariellaapproach.com/contact/

However, that’s not required. We’d love to have you if you resonate with the Mystic Choir

Led by Ariella, the Priestess of Song

Mystic Choir co-directed by Ariella and Shaela Noella

Ariella Rahma Forstein, the Songstress Priestess, recently relocated to the front range after a decade + her childhood in the midwest. Having also lived in CA, she knew she needed to return to the mountains, as the wild open hearts + aligned musicians reside here. Ariella guides people to harness, enliven, and reveal their truest voices + selves in choirs, coaching, energy + sound healing, & via earth-based ritual. She loves the palpable bonding that happens when we sing together, as our heartbeats literally sync. She also loves hand blending tea, and walks in the woods. She’s currently acquainting herself with the majestic Rocky Mountains, new beautiful communities, and is soul excited to make music w/ the Mystic Choir! www.ariellaapproach.com

Shaela Noella began the Mystic Choir four season’s ago, this season she is honored to be co-leading yet leaning into Ariella leading a majority. Shaela tends to lead by people finding their intuitive harmonies, whereas Ariella has a skill-set to teach specific harmonies – together they will make a great team and look forward to sing with you all soon.

www.songspiritmedicine.com

Thank you for all that came to the Sister Winds Choir Summer Showcase~ it was an uplifting event filled with many voices in Song, outdoor beauty and fire ceremony.

Some lovely images of previous choirs: Sister Winds Ensemble, Medicine Weavers, and Mystic Choir were all dreamed up by Shaela Noella, affiliated with Sister Winds Foundation.