Let’s get together soon!!
August 7th-9th Sister Winds Choir Camp out!
Sister Winds Choir Camp out:
Join us for three restorative days of song, nature, and community. Set in the calm of Buffalo Creek, Sister Winds blends community connection with opening your voice and the joy of performing.
Workshops & Rituals
- Vocal Coaching & Empowerment — breath, identifying and releasing blockages, and one-on-one tips.
- Performance Experience — our intent is to bring the Joy of performance alive for you! Whether you are experienced performer or frightened to perform- singing with others can take the edge of performances, held by the energies of your fellow singers, and we hope to make a wonderful experience for the audience as well as us as performers.
- Songwriting – exploring different ways to write or channel song, and sharing with each other.
- Healing with Nature — in the presence of nature, Water Ceremony, and blessings with plants.
Community Meal Plan:
- Daily “brunch” at 11:00 and “linner” at 5:00; evening performance Saturday at 7:00.
- Some snacks included, and you can bring to share.
Wholesome meals served family-style; dietary needs accommodated—please complete the dietary survey you’ll receive after registration to ensure variety and care. There are meal plan/cost options.
Come to sing, rest, create, and leave with new songs, a full heart, and a circle of supportive voices carried on the wind.
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.
We believe we started a flourishing choir movement in Boulder Area, and look forward to our next Offering : Sister Winds Choir Camp-out!
Seasonal Choirs:
Sister Winds has had about 11 seasons and performances of choirs from Sister Winds Festivals in Colorado to Hermanas del Viento performances in Guatemala to Choir Showcases and performances in Boulder Colorado. The variety of groups have been called Medicine Weavers, Sister Winds Ensemble and Mystic Choir.
Shaela Noella is the visionary and founder of these choirs, and grateful for the variety of co-leaders she has had over the years, such as Saoirse Watters and Ariella Rahma Forstien. This year Shaela won’t be in town long enough for a whole season of choirs but she hopes you can join us for this weekend of magic, nature and performance.
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
For our Sister Winds Choir Camp-out: if you sang with us before maybe you’s wonder if we will be the Medicine Weavers or the Mystic Choir? or the Sister Winds Ensemble? The fun part about it: we get to decide, in the co-creation of our performance . We will be performing for the local community of Buffalo Creek in their communal hall- it shall be sweet, simple, and full of heart.
And if you are curious about our previous choirs:
Medicine Weavers Choir
Medicine Weavers was dreamed up by Shaela Noella to weave the medicine of our voices and hearts, as well as deepen our love and faith in plant wisdom. The energy of this group carries the elements of earth and fire, rooted in transforming experiences through singing and connecting with the Plants as well as simple ceremony or ritual with water and/or fire. Medicine Weavers has a special connection with prayformance, and we often practice “plant brushings” or “plant limpias” as ways of spiritually blessing or cleansing. Teachings of our Plant Allies are sprinkled or woven through our song choir sessions and how we can work with them for our healing or upliftment.
Mystic Choir
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.
(photo from Hermanas Del Viento ~ Mystic Choir Guatemala Feb 2024)
(Photo Winter 2024~ Nevi Kodesh)
(Mystic Choir at Roots Project Music in Boulder Winter 2023)
Thank you for all that came to the Previous Sister Winds Choir Showcases:
~ Winter 2023 ~ Spring 2024 ~ Summer/Fall 2024 ~ Winter 2024 ~
