Past Student Reviews
"Learning to sing with you is opening me up & healing in a way I couldn't possibly have anticipated. Much gratitude to you, beauty....I wrote this piece after your class:
I want to sing more. I want to sing. Not the lyrical sweet birds cooing pretty songs kind of singing that wakes lovers just as the sunrays peek over the hill kind of singing; or the belt it out, wailing wild like the wind, through desolate tumbleweed landscape, lost her man gritty bellowing heartbreak kind of singing; but the releasing sound consciously from a place deep within, way down from the core of Mama Earth through the root, fill the belly, breath, open the throat, don't really give a damn how it sounds kind of singing. The throw down & throw in & let out the first words that come to mind come out your body so you find out, with certainty, what's in there kind of singing. No, I want to do that reach down reach out & surprise yourself like you've just been reborn kind of singing; the you'd-never-believe-who-I-authentically-am kind of singing; the letting go of old stories that you tell yourself about yourself kind of singing that knocks your own self over kind of singing. The warbling I gotta cry because you'll never hurt me anymore kind of singing; the groaning your NO & learning to ring out your YES! kind of singing. That's the kind of singing I wanna do. That's why I want to sing. Yep."
~Ruthie Singer, Oakland (check out her Haiku page HERE)
"I just wanted to let you know that a combo of watching The Voice on TV and the ONE lesson we did has been responsible for my voice and personal style growing A LOT in the past week and a half or so. From that session, I think I learned a lot about where placement of certain notes should live and how to clear it up when there is funkiness creeping in, and my vibrato and modulation of volume even sounds different - maybe because I am more relaxed in terms of hitting the right pitch??? And I really felt comfortable exploring my voice with you. So I think feeling like I understand my voice and that confidence is allowing me to spread my wings in terms of vocal styling.
-Senta, SF
"Thanks for a wonderful class! I just dropped off my mom and brother at the airport - they too thought it was quite an experience. Your words about healing through awareness and empowerment of ones own voice truly resonated with me. I'm excited to attend the next class"
~Surabhi, Mountain View
"Thanks for class tonight, it was wonderful! I appreciate the feedback from you about my voice. I find your class incredibly healing & grounding. Thank you for sharing your gift with me."
~Stephanie, SF
"I just want to express how I feel after your classes. Not only do I feel that I have learned something valuable, but I feel complete all around - from within! You incorporate relaxation and voice lessons in a way that I've never experienced before...... not to mention, you make everyone feel very comfortable. These sessions are honestly some of the most comfortable & accepting circles that I've been to. THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!"
~Amanda, Berkeley
"Yonat's classes are incredibly relaxing. She has the ability to awaken and ignite the singer, musician, yogi and somatic and mental health therapist in me. In her class she makes you feel that all feeling states and sounds are ok, yet she gently challenges students to find vibrant and full notes. I have heard students who perhaps had never sung before in their life, struggle and then find notes on the Indian scale, with Yonat's help. With the drone, candellight, warmth and love, Yonat helps you relax into your mat, move bodily energy down through your sit bones and to embrace the juicy sounds of classical Indian raga scales. The singing helps me to reconnect within myself on a deep level and to remember who I am. As my voice blends with the other voices in the class, vibrating on an OM, I also feel part of something greater and connected to others."
~Rachelle, SF
I want to sing more. I want to sing. Not the lyrical sweet birds cooing pretty songs kind of singing that wakes lovers just as the sunrays peek over the hill kind of singing; or the belt it out, wailing wild like the wind, through desolate tumbleweed landscape, lost her man gritty bellowing heartbreak kind of singing; but the releasing sound consciously from a place deep within, way down from the core of Mama Earth through the root, fill the belly, breath, open the throat, don't really give a damn how it sounds kind of singing. The throw down & throw in & let out the first words that come to mind come out your body so you find out, with certainty, what's in there kind of singing. No, I want to do that reach down reach out & surprise yourself like you've just been reborn kind of singing; the you'd-never-believe-who-I-authentically-am kind of singing; the letting go of old stories that you tell yourself about yourself kind of singing that knocks your own self over kind of singing. The warbling I gotta cry because you'll never hurt me anymore kind of singing; the groaning your NO & learning to ring out your YES! kind of singing. That's the kind of singing I wanna do. That's why I want to sing. Yep."
~Ruthie Singer, Oakland (check out her Haiku page HERE)
"I just wanted to let you know that a combo of watching The Voice on TV and the ONE lesson we did has been responsible for my voice and personal style growing A LOT in the past week and a half or so. From that session, I think I learned a lot about where placement of certain notes should live and how to clear it up when there is funkiness creeping in, and my vibrato and modulation of volume even sounds different - maybe because I am more relaxed in terms of hitting the right pitch??? And I really felt comfortable exploring my voice with you. So I think feeling like I understand my voice and that confidence is allowing me to spread my wings in terms of vocal styling.
-Senta, SF
"Thanks for a wonderful class! I just dropped off my mom and brother at the airport - they too thought it was quite an experience. Your words about healing through awareness and empowerment of ones own voice truly resonated with me. I'm excited to attend the next class"
~Surabhi, Mountain View
"Thanks for class tonight, it was wonderful! I appreciate the feedback from you about my voice. I find your class incredibly healing & grounding. Thank you for sharing your gift with me."
~Stephanie, SF
"I just want to express how I feel after your classes. Not only do I feel that I have learned something valuable, but I feel complete all around - from within! You incorporate relaxation and voice lessons in a way that I've never experienced before...... not to mention, you make everyone feel very comfortable. These sessions are honestly some of the most comfortable & accepting circles that I've been to. THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart!"
~Amanda, Berkeley
"Yonat's classes are incredibly relaxing. She has the ability to awaken and ignite the singer, musician, yogi and somatic and mental health therapist in me. In her class she makes you feel that all feeling states and sounds are ok, yet she gently challenges students to find vibrant and full notes. I have heard students who perhaps had never sung before in their life, struggle and then find notes on the Indian scale, with Yonat's help. With the drone, candellight, warmth and love, Yonat helps you relax into your mat, move bodily energy down through your sit bones and to embrace the juicy sounds of classical Indian raga scales. The singing helps me to reconnect within myself on a deep level and to remember who I am. As my voice blends with the other voices in the class, vibrating on an OM, I also feel part of something greater and connected to others."
~Rachelle, SF
