SongSourcing™ is

a 'playshop' for healing
a refuge for creativity
freedom for expression
an effortless approach to vocal presence

Discover the joy of spontaneous songmaking through a simple yet highly effective integrative method for creative self-expression.

Participants are guided past self-consciousness and self-judgment into what is, for many, a profound reconnection with self and opening to others.

In a surprisingly short time (average workshop length is three hours), beginners discover their voice, open their heart, and learn more about the gift of their own presence. Participants may experience breakthroughs, reaching states of freedom and understanding which may have taken years of alternative approaches to achieve. Some say they overcome fears which had locked them down for ages; others feel a peaceful sense of coming home to themselves.

Important to remember: SongSourcing is successful because of the safety and trust established through a method of expressing, witnessed by only one person at a time. No participant is ever forced to sing in front of the group!

SongSourcing, known also as 'SoulVoice', was created by Inner Harmony founder Michael Stillwater.

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Participant responses reveal that a genuine shift in awareness and
self-compassion occurs as a result of the workshop.

The method shines a light on hidden places, and invites more acceptance of one's self. Entering the territory of the present moment, each one is supported in overcoming shyness, inhibition, and self-consciousness.

"...moving away from comfort and security, stepping out into what is unknown, uncharted, and shakythat's called enlightenment, liberation."- Pema Chodron

By engaging both hemispheres of the brain at the same time, an elevated state naturally occurs. It is impossible to hold onto your linear mind and achieve this! The only way it works is by letting go, even if for a short while, and for a little bit.

Join healing music artist and author Michael Stillwater in this opportunity to leave behind your limitations and experience a deeper appreciation for yourself and others. A 'spiritual midwife' for people in transition, Michael is gifted at catalyzing supportive experiences for meeting oneself anew.

SongSourcing (a.k.a. SoulVoice) is an outgrowth of SongCare, Michael's private practice of intuitive songportraits. SongSourcing has been presented in America and internationally in concert halls, churches, hospices, and private homes.

SongSourcing is:

• A communication practice helping anyone overcome fear and embrace their own heart.

• A safe place for your innocence and wisdom to coexist in the presence of your unknowing,

• An avenue for creative expression for your feelings and intuitions while providing an invitation and witness for others to grow in your presence.

• A practice to develop intuition and cultivate empathy

• A method for developing sensitivity in listening and practice in the art of receiving.

• An opportunity for being out of control in a safe environment, and with a method that anyone can access, regardless of talent or level of proficiency, thus easing anxieties and stress.

• Practice in speaking and singing from your heart.


Scheduling a SongSourcing Workshop in Your Community

If you would like to experience SongSourcing in your community, church, or friends' network, contact info@innerharmony.com or call (415) 884-4483.

SongSourcing is of special interest to: anyone who feels creatively blocked, groups of people who wish to go deeper, healthcare practitioners, therapists, congregations, couples, choirs, children, youth

SongSourcing is a great opportunity to promote internal education. Accessing multiple domains of integration through spontaneous songmaking, Michael Stillwater invites us to participate in an incredible experience of letting the inside out.

-Dan Siegel, MD
Author, The Mindful Brain

There is a songwriter
in everyone.
Michael Stillwater's SongSourcing...
helps remove internal barriers, allowing the inner songwriter
to be free to create"

-Donny Pike,
former singer/songwriter
of The Lettermen

"I was completely delighted and surprised by Michael's spontaneous songmaking process, mostly by the fact that I could do it, and, by how it revealed to me hidden parts of my psyche. Engaging the singing voice in verbal free-association makes this a wonderful tool for self exploration."

-Shivon Robinsong, Founder
Gettin' Higher Choir
400-voice community choir, Victoria, BC

What a gift!
The SoulVoice experience provided a safe place for me
to reconnect wih my little girl. It was in this space that I could clearly see her, and, for the first time, interact with her.
The level of intimacy required to get here, though uncomfortable at times, led me back to a sacred, magical place where I can create again.

-Melissa Hudson
Assistant Director
A.S.U. Career Center
and Reiki Master

Following the workshop four messages in song came through.
.

-Laurel Claire
Intuitive Counselor

Pictures from Art of Presence Retreat, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, summer 2005.