"Free, free, free," sings Demore.  DeMore brings people together thru clapping, stomping, gesture and song, lightening their hearts and freeing their spirits.  Mountain Yoga's Spirit in Motion Series opens on a joyful note with  vocal activist and song/prayer facilitator Melanie DeMore.  DeMore is has devoted her life to the preservation and sharing of the healing capacities of the African American Folk Tradition thru song and rhythm. The subject of the documentary Stick and Pound,  DeMore calls on the practice of Gullah stick pounding developed by enslaved African people in  South Carolina’s Sea Islands  to bring love and hope  to people today.   DeMore brings her magic to Mountain Yoga for this special Sunday evening of talk, performance and participation sure to awaken our humanity as it opens our hearts.

​"a song can hold you up when there seems to
be no ground
beneath you." 
​— Melanie DeMore

DeMore has a career spanning 30 years dedicated to inspiring children and adults about the power of song for social, political and personal change.  She was a founding member of the Grammy-nominated Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir, and has shared the stage with the likes of Odetta, Richey Havens, Pete Seeger, and the Trinity Choir.  She has appeared as both conductor and soloist at international choral festivals, and has created spontaneous choirs for The Trinity Institute, The Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society and the Powell Foundation (to name a few)  as a song/prayer facilitator.

"re-align the global heart, 
  re-learn the sacred song.”
~ Melanie DeMore
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Melanie DeMore has devoted her life to the power of voice and the belief that "a song can hold you up when there seems to be no ground beneath you."  Join her for this evening to be remembered.

Melanie DeMore website

spirit in motion

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Spirit in Motion marks  the return of the Inspiration Series: 90-minute reminders of the capacity of the arts to inspire, awaken wonder and bring us home to our most soulful selves. Artistic Director Mahea Uchiyama has carefully chosen four internationally-renowned masters to come to the Mountain Yoga to share their sacred movement traditions from around the world.  A little talk, a little performance, a little participation...lots of love.  ​