This song came through while my father was in the process of dying. I was recording it when he passed on. Up and away, Dad! I know you are flying free into the great unknown now.

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Ancestor Song came through in Spring 2022 when I was walking with my dad. At this point in his dementia, he said a lot of odd things. On that particular day he said “my mother of ten thousand names”. What was he trying to say? To a “normal” brain it didn’t make sense, but it was so poetic that I knew I needed to put the line in a song. So, just like that my dad and I were collaborating in songwriting and he didn’t even know it. Thank you ancestors, thank you angels, thank you Dad!

Ancestor Song

This song is inspired by Heather Houston's Sisters in Harmony singing circles and teacher training and divinely arrived into my world the week before starting to lead my first sisters in harmony Austin singing circle series in Fall 2022.

Sisters in Harmony

Lyrics:
I'm saying no to this in the name of a larger yes
I'm letting go of this in the name of a larger yes
Embracing everything that makes me feel alive
Embracing everything that sets my soul on fire

Love me so much more, I love me so much more

A Larger Yes

Bele Mama - From Cameroon, in West Africa

This is a great ice-breaker of a song! The perfect opener. It gets your group singing in harmony in a matter of minutes. Possible meaning is "Mama come out and play!" When I first learned this, I learned that it was from the Torres Straight Islands and that it meant "Beautiful Earth." The more research I do, the more I find that it's actually from West Africa and has traveled and traveled far and wide. Enjoy!

This song is in the public domain
Arrangement by Heather Houston

To learn the individual parts to this song, please visit my Public Song Library:
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Lyrics:

Bele mama, bele mama ee ay
Bele mama, bele mama ee ay
Bele mama, bele mama, bele mama, bele mama,
Bele mama, bele mama ee eh

Bele Mama - All Parts

I adore the energy of love and care that is captured in this painting by Katie m. Berggren. This song originally flowed through as a lullaby for parents and babies, but it has become a favorite within my circles of singers. We love to put women in the middle and sing to them when they are in need of some TLC.

My intent with this lullaby is for all humans to tap into the feeling of being deeply loved; deeply loved by our own selves, by our friends, by our communities and circles of friends, and then spreading that energy of love to our wider circles and sending it out to the planet for anyone in need of some nurturing.

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All rights reserved

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As always, you are welcome to sing and share my songs. All I ask is that you give credit and tell the story if there is one to tell. If you need practice tracks for your groups, please visit my Public Song Library:
https://heatherhoustonmusic.com/sisters-in-harmony-song-library/

Thank you!

Lyrics: You are so loved

You Are So Loved - All Parts

The Earth Delights - Heather Houston

Original Poetry by Khalil Gibran

A beautiful reminder of the intimate dance we do with the more than human world. This has been a favorite quote of mine for over 20 years, and I woke up one morning this Spring with this sweet little melody moving through. I love the syncopation of the harmonies. It's so fun to play with the rhythm of this one. A fun challenge for my circles of singing women, and yours! 

To learn the individual parts to this song, please visit my Public Song Library:
https://heatherhoustonmusic.com/sisters-in-harmony-song-library/

© 2019 Heather Houston
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Lyrics:

The earth delights to feel your bare feet
And the wind longs to play with your hair.

The Earth Delights - All Parts

A tribute to our beautiful Mother Earth. This one flowed through on a warm Spring day with the energy of gratitude in my heart! Sung in a round. 

Lyrics:
Oh Mama Gaia
Oh Mama Gaia
Oh Mama Gaia
We sing our praise to you!

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Let it All Go - Debbie Nargi Brown

An elegant, mystical, circular song flowed through me for the Winter Solstice of 2020, inviting us to trust the wisdom of our own hearts. Enjoy! 

Sung here in the Key of B flat (if you use a Shruti) The singing bowl is in D

You are welcome to share this song with others. Recording is not permitted. Thank you. 

Lyrics:

The answer lies within me
Deep within my heart
The wisdom I am seeking
Divine love will impart
Listen
Listen
Listen
Listen

© Heather Houston
12/20/2020
All rights reserved 

www.heatherhoustonmusic.com

Listen — Heather Houston - Key of B flat

I offer this chant as a powerful practice of presencing. In the dark, difficult, and uncertain times, one of the most powerful tools I’ve found is to chant mantra. Mantra, that which protects the mind, helps us to enter into a one-pointed concentration, thus quieting the looping stories and the fears.

Choose one part and stick to it throughout, and notice how you feel afterward. This is also a beautiful one to sing with a large group of people.

Hamsa so hum translates as “I Am That” in Sanskrit. In Vedic philosophy, it means identifying oneself with the universe or ultimate reality. The Soham mantra has been called the universal mantra because of the fact that its vibration is already a part of the breath, and everybody breathes. Sooooo… is the sound of inhalation, and Hummmm… is the sound of exhalation.

Hamsa means white swan. The swan, of course, is an ancient symbol of spiritual grace and purity. The mantra is called White Swan because when the in-breath and out-breath are freed and purified, they are like the wings of a swan helping our spirits to soar. The Hamsa mantra helps us find the grace within and carries us beyond our limited concepts.

Lyrics:

Hamsa so hum, hamsa so hum

I am that I am that I am, I am that I am that I am

So hum, so hum, so hum, so hum

I am this breath, I am this voice

I am a bird of light, I am a bird in flight

© November 2019
Heather Houston
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Bird of Light

Bird Of Light (Official) - Heather Houston

Heather is passionate about freeing voices, uplifting hearts, and transforming lives through the power of singing. She is not only a successful recording artist, but spreads her magic through her Yala Lati women’s choir, her 20 plus years of international song circle leading, and her on-line coaching and training programs. Heather is in the recording studio working on two new albums of original material.

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