Wow so many influences. As a child I listened to Gershwin, Aretha Franklin, Mahalia Jackson, Broadway, Blues, you name it I soaked it in.
I love the writing and vocals of Kenny Loggins and his experimentation over the years with new sounds and lots of rich harmonies (practicing to his records helped me hone my harmonies as a teen).
Sarah Vaughn, Aretha and Ella Fitzgerald taught me how to really use the emotion of the voice to reach people on a deep level. Blues also taught me how to get the most emotion out of every lyric and to sing from the core and the gut.
Artists like Peter Gabriel, REM, Annie Lennox and others taught me the power that a great performance can have on an audience to make them think and also try to be a force for change and growth
I'm still learning as a writer and study the new music to try to understand what people are drawn to but the most important thing I think is that you have to stay real with yourself and sing what moves your own soul and write about the things that mean the most to you.
Audiences know when you are being false
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The joke when I was singing in clubs at 18 and they would hear my tape before they booked me was that I sounded like a 40 year old blues singer So for me I've always sounded like an old soul I guess. People often don't match the voice to the face but that is always the fun part of the surprise for me still to this day
Over the years I've been compared to Janis Joplin (when I sing rock), Barbara Streisand, Annie Lennox, Stevie Nicks - depends on the song but mostly they just say I have my own sound so it is hard to compare.
You have to judge for yourself. I just try to take all my influences and be my own voice
I am a Singer/Songwriter, Intuitive Tone Sound Healer, and Wellness Facilitator who used the techniques she teaches to heal herself through a life-threatening illness. My mission and purpose is to teach others how to help uplift and empower themselves using the power of their own voice, music, breath and healing movements to help promote balance, healing and a greater sense of peace and joy in their lives. " - Kirsten Korot
My music is an extension of my work and it is where I began and this year is a return to those roots as I am back out and performing along with my healing work and looking for new collaborations to start to working on a new music CD.
The music here is from my Songs of Sanctuary inspirational music CD and "Elements" a sound healing CD I recorded intuitively and unrehearsed with a friend and fellow sound healer Gail Chasin.
Special classes for Actors, Singers, Musicians, Speakers or Performers:
HEALING BREATH, SOUND AND MOVEMENT WORKSHOPS FOR ACTORS, SPEAKERS AND PERFORMERS, TO HELP REDUCE STRESS, ANXIETY, PAIN, RELEASE OLD BAGGAGE, AND CONNECT TO THEIR OWN EMOTIONS AND INTUITION AS A SPEAKER OR PERFORMER.
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Lisa Regina – Actress, Writer and Producer
"As an actor being completely open is essential to the emotional art form. On April 2nd, 2005 I was left traumatized after a violent assault. My emotional instrument was no longer fine tuned and in need of repair.
Kirsten Korot led me on a path of healing through toning. Kirsten spent the first day with me guiding me through meditation. This was the first day that I was able to feel again after dealing with months of emotional and physical pain. Kirsten introduced the wonderful sound and vibration of Tibetan bowls to my healing process.
I know as an artist Kirsten has led me back to the emotional, physical and spiritual strength I feared was lost forever. Kirsten’s methods of healing through toning support the actor’s ongoing challenge to stay alive and connected everyday."
Lisa is the founder and director of A Write to Heal, Inc. - a non-profit organization whose mission is to use the tools of writing and performance as an alternate way towards healing. Lisa Regina, wrote, directed and produced the first stage performance of A Write to Heal at CenterStage NY. The performance was received with overwhelming response. In 2007, Lisa will be staging performances in NY, NJ, CT and CA
SOUND, BREATH AND MOVEMENT WORKSHOPS OR PRIVATES AVAILABLE IN L.A. CONTACT BY EMAIL FOR MORE INFO.
You Are Sunrise
You enjoy living a slow, fulfilling life. You enjoy living every moment, no matter how ordinary.
You are a person of reflection and meditation. You start and end every day by looking inward.
Caring and giving, you enjoy making people happy. You're often cooking for friends or buying them gifts.
All in all, you know how to love life for what it is - not for how it should be.
Over the years no matter how much I tried to do other things in life spirit always calls me back to music since that is what moves me most. Good music that hits my soul has always made me tear up and cry. So I know when I write or sing if it touches that part of me then I'm on the right track What can I say if I don't feel it I can't sing it
"Sanctuary" It came in my darkest moment when I felt lost as an artist and ready to give up and then words spoken at a spiritual service I went to broke through and suddenly my spirit opened and this song is what came out. It was like a burden had been lifted and I was able to create the music I had always wanted to express and write it from my own spirit.
It is from my heart that I share this music with all of you in my special home here - my sanctuary. May it touch your heart, move your spirit and inspire you to know that we are all unique and special spirits with our own gifts and talents and purpose here on the journey.
This is the deepest part of who I am and my spirit and I am proud to share it with all of you here in our special Sanctuary!
This music is part of my journey and it is still evolving and growing. It is my hope to create the vision I have of a special CD combining music, inspirational words, meditations, poetry and healing words that can be a tool to help others feel at peace and open up their spirit and heal. I still have that dream to create this and know that when the time is right all will fall into place.
I began my journey into sound healing from my work as an accomplished singer/songwriter who was often told her music had healing qualities to it. In my desire to learn more about sound and vibration and its effects on healing I began to study the art of Intuitive Toning.
In my own healing journey through Hep C, Kirsten found that the CD "Elements" that I created to help others heal became myr own best tool for self-healing.
To learn more about my healing journey and work with Hep C Awareness visit www.myspace.com/peacefulsongbird
CDs available online click on banner to go to my site www.sanctuaryretail.com Click on SONGBIRD below in my Top Friends to add my other site and learn about my Sound, Breath and Movement workshops especially tailored for other performers and the Art of Intuitive Toning. Read more about my own personal healing journey through Hep C
HI KIRSTEN, IT SEEMS LIKE FOREVER SINCE WE'VE SPOKE. HOW ARE YOU??? YOU ARE IN MY THOUGHTS SO OFTEN AND HOPE YOU GET MY MENTAL MESSAGES. I MISS YOU!!! LIFE HAS GOTTEN IN THE WAY OF LIFE AND FOR THAT I DO APOLOGIZE. PLEASE KNOW YOU ARE ALWAYS IN MY THOUGHTS & PRAYERS. I HAVE NOT AND WILL NOT EVER FORGET ABOUT YOU...THERE'S JUST BEEN SOME SPACE IN BETWEEN. KNOW I LOVE YOU & LET'S TRY TO GET TOGETHER SOON. ALL MY LOVE & BLESSINGS IN THE LIGHT, AMY XOXOXO
Hi Kirsten, How are you my Friend? Hope all is well in your world :) Know that I miss you... And I'm sending you Take Care Sweetie, & hope to talk to you soon. Bright Blessings ~ Much Peace, Love & Light ~ Amy XO
My Spirit Sister, I WROTE YOUR NAME ON A PIECE OF PAPER BUT I ACCIDENTLY THREW IT AWAY. I WROTE YOUR NAME ON MY HAND, BUT IT WASHED AWAY. I WROTE YOUR NAME IN THE SAND, BUT THE WAVES WHISPERED IT AWAY. I WROTE YOUR NAME IN MY HEART, AND FOREVER IT WILL STAY. SEND THIS TO EVERYONE U LOVE, INCLUDING ME. IF U SEND THIS TO 10 PEOPLE IN THE NEXT 45 MINUTES, THEN TOMORROW WILL BE THE BEST DAY EVER. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOU! Today is love your friends day. Send this to all your friends and me if I am one. If you get 7 back then you're loved.
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