Song of devotion

a 4 week online intensive to reclaim voice & song as devotional practice

NEXT cohort begins in november - get on the waitlist!

your voice is an offering.

Music may be the most innate way to connect us with ourselves, each other and the sacred, universal wisdom that transcends all traditions.

Maybe you love to belt out a song in the shower or car but the minute you’re around anyone you feel small and self-conscious, believing everyone else is more qualified to use their voice to express themselves.

Maybe you’re a musician who is tired of the same old way of relating to your voice and creative expression.

Maybe you have experienced a faith transition and don’t know where music or spiritual practice fits anymore.

This is the most personal and vulnerable offering I’ve ever created.

For years, even after I was able to reconnect to music in my own personal spiritual practice, I still struggled to share it with others. There is something so intimate about sharing our voices with the world.

Somehow, I had internalized that my singing voice was part of me in a way that I didn’t want to expose to scrutiny, which was an issue I had never faced as an instrumentalist.

This intimate nature is part of what makes our voices such magic. Because yes, they are PART of us. They come from within us.

To reveal yourself in this way is indeed vulnerable. To do so is a great gift, to yourself and to the world.

It is what makes our voices such a healing offering.

My hope is to create a sanctuary—a transformative space where you can reveal and offer the raw power and healing of your own voice through devotional practice.

“LEARNING MUSIC WITH MELLISA HAS BEEN ALL THINGS DIVINE - FUN, EXPANSIVE, PROFICIENT AND COMPLETELY ALIGNED WITH MY INTENTION. MELLISA'S INCREDIBLE SKILL ALONG WITH HER DEEP INTUITIVE ABILITIES HAS BEEN THE PERFECT COMBINATION TO ALLOW ME TO LEARN QUICKLY AND ENJOYABLY.”

Alyson Charles-Storey

Song of devotion is for you if:

  • You are uncomfortable singing or want to feel more comfortable singing instead of comparing yourself to others and holding yourself back from full expression

  • You are interested in using music as a devotional practice for personal and spiritual growth

  • You are a singer/musician who desires to create a new relationship with your voice and explore your intuitive abilities

  • You are a facilitator/healing arts practitioner and want to develop your offering to include intuitive song/music

  • You have experienced a faith transition of some kind and long to reclaim your connection to music as a spiritual expression

  • you want to incorporate singing and musical expression into your life in a more meaningful way!

take a deeper look at our sessions

Over our few weeks together, we’ll marinate in the intersection of music and devotional practice. Through a blend of guided exercises designed to connect you to your voice, group discussions, and personal reflections, we’ll explore:

session 1: Reimagining Practice

What IS Devotion? What are we in devotion to? How do we reimagine spiritual practice through the dual lens of wisdom and your own journey? We’ll also begin weaving the tapestry of connection to each other that will carry us through the intensive with personal stories and intention setting.

session 2: Reclaiming your voice

This is the best part - discovering the relationship between music and spiritual/devotional practice and how to cultivate a meaningful relationship with voice and song in daily life. I’ll guide you in vocal and somatic techniques for connecting to your singing voice, developing confidence and intuition as well as improving skill with vocal range, pitch and resonance.

session 3: Remembering roots

Together, we’ll explore the transcendent qualities of music and how it helps us connect us to the sacred, as well as delve into different wisdom practices and offer a framework for connecting with your own ancestral lineage and traditions.

session 4: Rediscovering community

Discover the profound importance of voice and song in collaborative, communal settings. Together, we'll explore specific practices to integrate music and spirit within our shared experiences. We’ll also create an improvisation song together (yes, via Zoom!) that offers expression of our emergent shared experience.

“Singing with Mellisa is tremendously enjoyable. Her collaborative spirit is immediately disarming and her enthusiasm for musical creativity is so engaging. 10/10 - would recommend!”

ERIN Hohengarten

Hi, I’m Mellisa Reeves.

I have been a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter for almost 30 years. I am also a doula of many realms… I see myself as someone called to help hold the spaces of transition (birth, death, faith, grief and more).

I grew up in the church…. I was playing piano and singing on the worship team by the time I was 14. I loved it and most of my creative, devotional energy was channeled through this outlet… until in my late 20’s after a massive faith transition, I was left completely without any musical inspiration or desire.

Since Jesus was no longer my boyfriend/muse, I had nothing.

It also didn’t take me long to start aching deeply for the deeply moving experience of expressing myself through music in that way… but I couldn’t let myself go there anymore.

Fast forward almost a decade and a few more significant life transitions; I began to finally find my way back to music, but more importantly, to a connection with the divine through music.

To devotion.

As my partner once put it, this was, and had always been, the “shape” of my devotion. Other practices, while helpful, didn’t transform me in the same way. Movement, meditation, breathwork… I didn’t have decades clocked in these practices.

Because ultimately, that’s what a practice is - something you do again and again and again and again (not something we’re very good at these days since we’re always on to the next best thing that might heal us forever).

Music was a well worn path for me. It was a way up the mountain.

Not everyone is like me, writing love songs to Jesus at 2am. But there’s enough evidence that singing, and practice, and coming together to practice, is transformative.

For years I have envisioned a place where music lovers, faith-transitioners, dogma-challengers and hopeful seekers could gather, connect with their voice, and re-embrace music as a devotional practice - a way of being together, in awe of and in service to something bigger than ourselves.

here’s what you’ll experience:

  • Gain valuable skills in vocal technique, intuitive singing and responding to others in a shared space

  • Become attuned to the gift of your own voice and it’s healing potential

  • Cultivate a unique devotional practice with support for integration into daily life

  • Deepen presence in your relationships, creativity & spiritual practice

  • Become more confident in expressing yourself

  • Reclaim your own spiritual, ancestral or cultural practices and traditions

  • Experience the joy of a supportive and like-minded community

Do you long for the powerful, soulful expression of yourself through voice and song that carries you to another place, drowns out the noise and distraction of life, connects you deeply to those sharing your experience, and feels like deep, deep love that holds you?

Do you also long for a way to express that same love?

registration & payment options

pay in full

$399

Includes:

  • 4 weekly zoom sessions

  • access to session recordings

  • weekly integration practices

  • community for connection & support via online platform during intensive (I will be available for questions)

payment plan

3 payments of

$149

Includes all of the same features

*Please inquire about my group discount - if you have a group of 3 or more friends that would like to join!

FAQs

  • Absolutely! This intensive is designed to welcome participants at all skill levels, and no prior experience in music or singing is required.

  • The intensive consists of four weeks of immersive and transformative online sessions (via Zoom). Our session dates will be Sept 6th, Sept 13th, Sept 20th, and Sept 27th. The sessions will be held at 1:00pm CST and will be approximately 90 minutes long.

  • Our sessions will primarily focus on connecting with your voice, and any additional instruments or tools will be mentioned beforehand if needed. I recommend bringing a journal to every session!

  • Yes. The intensive fosters a sense of community and provides opportunities for participants to interact, share experiences, and support one another in a nurturing and non-judgmental environment. We will also share a community platform for support, encouragement and sharing throughout the intensive.

  • Yes, absolutely! Song of Devotion is intended for individuals from diverse spiritual backgrounds and anyone who identifies as “spiritual” but not religious. The focus is on creating a devotional practice that is reflective of your own personal journey/background and emergent discovery.

  • The Song of Devotion Intensive is designed to support individuals on their personal journey of self-discovery and healing. Some participants may come from a background of dogmatic or shameful religious experiences. My intention is to provide a nurturing environment where there is room for processing and sharing, but please note that this intensive does not replace professional mental health support.