+ CREATE
+ EXPLORE
+ IMMERSE
collaborative heARTS restore & balance the being in body, mind & spirit.
TO PLAY
WE SIMPLY NEED 2x THINGS…
CURIOSITY
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IMAGINATION
…Yet who’d have thunk that because of the hidden nature of trauma, these things would be so difficult to reconnect with.
Through musical & vocal explorations, we invite you to come home to voice within your bones. Reclaiming Life isn’t always easy, but it becomes so when we do so together, hand-in-hand.
CURRENT OFFERINGS
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SOUND MEDITATION
Our time together is infused with the melodic, shamanic qualities of the handpan, interwoven with the voice and an assortment of sounds inspired by the 5 elements of the natural world — Air, Wind, Water, Fire & Aether. A gift of time, we will travel between stillness & motion to invite more balance within.
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DISCOVER THE HANDPAN
Curious About the Handpan?! During the “Handpan First Touch & Basics” workshop, we will learn about the history & anatomy of the handpan, and discover your unique touch.The beautiful thing is that no prior musical experience is necessary only curiosity and an openness to explore.
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LAUGHTER PLAY LAB
Sometimes we just need to lighten up! While the mind might be judging “fake laughter” the body & spirit are enjoying the benefits of connecting with the breath in this unique way. Laughter Yoga-HaHa is “structured” improvisation that includes, you guessed it, laughing, light movement, eye contact, and a healthy dose of silliness!
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CONNECT THRU MUSIC
Come and connect to peace through music, hang out, dance & frolic, or relax and enjoy the easy listening!! Bring an instrument and let’s see what kind of music magic happens!
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JOURNEY INWARD
The voice is the only instrument that is always present. In our time together, we will explore the voice, through story sharing, improvisation & play, and music. Our aim is to nourish our voice & cultivate a richer, deeper relationship with it.
PERFORM & COLLABORATE
To be honest, I’m still learning what it is I do, musically — life’s a journey, right? What I do know, is that the songs, melodies, words that come to me are refined with pure intentions — to sooth the soul and reconnect the inner world.
SCRIPTED IMPROV — Part Invitation + Part Initiation. One thing I can say, is that when an intention is pure, the heart can heal with a little more ease. The music I share was gifted to me, and I wish to share in kind. Below, some sample TRANCE/missions.
Sound Practitioner & Multi-Instrumentalist
calmUNITY
Play the Super Bloom Way! Super Bloom was inspired by a rising need for women identifying beings to gather in a safe space, to learn & grow with the handpan as our guide. As Super Bloom Founder & Super Bloom Women’s Handpan Gathering Co-Organizer, I am honored to share the spirit of sisterhood through sounds of steel, via Super Bloom events like this one, the first Women’s Handpan Gathering in the US.
“My first experience at Super Bloom was in 2022. I was brand new to handpan and the community, but I couldn't find many groups where I live. I met some beautiful soul sisters that I have stayed connected with since this event, and I cannot wait to attend the one this year May 2023. So grateful, thank you.”
— Elizabeth, Super Bloomer
EMPOWERMENT
The handpan has reawakened me in ways I did not know I needed. As a result, my workshops are a combination of group conversation, intuitive instrument education, hands-on learning & vocal embodiment, explored in a fun, light hearted and introspective way.
TRANCE/missions
Music is medicine and so are stories. Below, world’s woven by both.
Footage, lyrics & music are all raw recordings with my phone.
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i can't remember what, day it is
there's a little vibration
next to my heart.it is a heart-ache
maybe a case of love.
a heart attack of some sort...today.cycling through
cycling througheach and every day
someone, is born.
and each, and everyday
someone leaves...too soon.my soul is screaming out loud
what should i do?
is your screaming too?
what should we do?feel, whatever it is you need to feel.
feel, whatever you need to feel.feel the smile of the sun again,
on your face.
enjoy the heat of a tear drop
as it trickles down your face.heart ache love ache,
it's the same.
catch the waves
and come back home
just come back homethere's a little vibration
next to my heart.
not next to my heart,
but coming from my heartcycle through the feels,
and come back home.
cycle through...
and come back home.feel whatever you need
and come back home.
catch the waves
and come back homeaaaaaaaaah
just come back home
come back home- sarah paz hyde
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“THERE’S A LITTLE VIBRATION, COMING FROM MY HEART”
In 2016, in the early hours just beyond my birthday, I lost a good friend. The kind of friend who felt more like a sister. The kind of friend I figured would be around into our twilight years. The kind of friend who shook me up because she was radically honest with herself, as I was learning how to be with myself. Even though I was in my late 30s, her transition was the first time I truly mourned someone I had lost. In that moment, I experienced what it meant to be a light for others who had lost theirs.
In the next few years I witnessed two friends, mothers of teens, lose their first borns to cancer. And collectively, since 2020, we’ve all experienced deeper connections with grief.
Needless to say, grief is real, and we all need gentle reminders to “Come Back Home.” This TRANCE/mission was humbly inspired by these experiences, and the deep wisdom found in death-rebirth-release cycles.
“COME BACK HOME”
“PAGES OF YOUR BOOK”
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although I cannot claim to know / all pages of your book
from what i know and have surmised / from mine i realize
our lives do overlap in ways / we never can predict
to trivialize the who’s and what’s / the where’s and how’s and why’s
resist it is for all the best / and learn to let it go
such simple words / but do not dare / to take them for their worthfor deep the dive is any treasure / if we do seek to find
unknowns will pop up everywhere / to test your rhythm and rhymeyou’re not alone / we’re here with you / with open loving arms
go start it now / for it will take / lifetimes to figure out….— sarah paz hyde
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LIFE IS A MASH-UP. TWO SNIPPETS NOW TIMED.
#1 VISUALS | The Philippines, 2017
There were many places we went this trip, my mother, auntie, and I. During the last stretch of our travels we toured the country like "real filipinos". . .in a 14 passenger van, maxed out in every way. Near the end of this stretch, we stopped just on the other side of the bridge over this depressed waterway. It was windy, and the tall grasses beckoned my eyes and ears; the gift of time to be mesmerized.
#2 AUDIO | A Cappella, 05.02.18, “A Lullaby to Keep Me Honest”
Words (songs) come to me when I’m near water. Sometimes it’s a beautiful waterfall…sometimes it’s a bathroom, after a shower. . . Water moves me, clears me, and I'm happy to share these two pieces. A sweet, soft, lullaby, spoken word type thing. Reminders if you will.
Reflections
PORTALS & PLACE
In addition to being a musician & educator, I’m also a visual artist. My first time photographing with a sense-of-purpose, a sense-of-self, was in high school. I would drive for hours, on the sunlit backroads of Southern Illinois, in my 1991 Toyota Cressida with the sunroof open, wind wisping my hair around my face, in search of magic.
In Wonder Lost I combine wheat paste and photography to create visual totems that glean curiosity from their surroundings. The photo series gypsy sōl nō[w]here is a travelog of places near and far.
In working with analog mediums, both bodies of work become visual reminders to slow down life with all of the senses, making it easier to focus and find the bountiful peaceful pieces strewn about the everyday.
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