The Better Being Series

At Higher Voice Studio, we know we cannot separate the singer from the voice. Our instrument is us, so who we are, and how we are, deeply affect every aspect of making music. Whether we use our voice to sing, speak, lead, or all of the above, our connection with ourselves determines our ability and confidence to express our truth.

If you are a teenager or a young adult, The Better Being Series at Higher Voice Studio is our gift to you. These free workshops allow our students, their friends, and the community opportunities to cultivate this connection, together, with guest speakers on a variety of topics like positive psychology, time management, yoga, and nutrition. Parents, grandparents, caregivers are also always welcome. Come. Find your inspiration, your balance, your confidence, your strength, your best self. Find your Higher Voice.

Current Workshops:

QiGong for Singers & Performers

Saturday, April 9, 2022 from 2-4pm

Feeling fearful about performing? Worried? Distracted? Stuck in your head? We can connect and experience ourselves quite powerfully even amidst great pressures and uncertainty, feelings of anxiety or self-doubt. Our human design actually allows and specifically supports our personal sense of empowerment through our capacity to ground ourselves in a state of beneficial connective flow so we can fully show up for our lives, rather than find ourselves increasingly fearful, drained, worried, and in our heads. So where is that feeling? How do we get to that place of being? How do we become better at separating our feelings from those around us?

Dr. Susan M. Amorose introduces both concepts and very practical techniques of the ancient Chinese practice of QiGong, focusing on relaxation and grounding, increasing resilience, self-trust, and control. This workshop offers easily applicable tools for tapping into personal performance within ourselves and others, and for finding greater ease throughout our bodies as our means of expression.

Join us on Saturday, April 9, 2022, from 2-4 pm to learn about the practice of QiGong from Dr. Susan Amorose a Medical QiGong Master Practitioner. QiGong (pronounced CHI GONG) is an ancient Chinese practice that combines movement and energy to connect mind, body, and spirit. Suitable for all ages, stages and adaptable to any restrictions in mobility. No special equipment or clothing is needed. A yoga mat, floor cushion, or pillow may be helpful but is not required.

QiGong for Singers & Performers

When: Saturday, April 9, 2022

Time: 2-4 pm

Where: Hibbitt Hall in Higher Voice Studio

Address: 144 East Main Street, Carnegie, PA, 15106

Who: Teenage to young adult students and their friends. Parents, grandparents, and caregivers are also always welcome.

What: Through the movement of QiGong, discover your inner strength, wisdom, focus and calm, so you can sing and perform with increased potential and joy.

Cost: $0

Click here to register. Spots are limited.

Meet The Teacher

Sandy Campbell- Languishing to Flourishing in 2022

Dr. Susan Amorose, Medical QiGong Master Practitioner

Dr. Susan Amorose, Medical QiGong Master Practitioner

Susan M. Amorose, DMQ, RMT, holds a doctorate in Medical QiGong [pronounced chee-kung] and is a clinical practitioner, therapist, certifying instructor, curriculum designer and speaker for integrative healing and alternative therapies, including Reiki, QiGong, 5-Element and Yin Yang theories, mindfulness and meditation.

Susan is a certified Reiki Master Teacher of the Usui Shiki Ryoho. In addition to private healing sessions and studio classes, Susan’s consultative practice offers private mentoring, coaching sessions, and workshops toward personal empowerment and healing on all levels through cultivating consciousness and understanding personal potential as well as the dynamics of consciousness in leadership, team development and personal development.

Susan is President of the Board of Green Heiress Charities, Co-Founder of Conscious Café and a holistic health and wellness consultant. Her office is located at Green Heiress Holistic Health in Aspinwall.

Susan’s professional path has permitted her the privilege of work and travel throughout the globe. She has a wide range of intercontinental colleagues and students, and therefore, a faceted perspective on both healing and solutions at the personal, cultural and enterprise levels.

Her Far Eastern travels have included Japan, China, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore, allowing for Eastern approaches and insights on a Western world.

Past Workshops:

Positive Psychology for Teens and Young Adults

From Languishing to Flourishing in 2022

When: Saturday, January 29, 2022

Time: 2-3 pm

Where: Hibbitt Hall in Higher Voice Studio

Address: 144 East Main Street, Carnegie, PA, 15106

Who: Teenage to young adult students and their friends. Parents, grandparents, and caregivers are also always welcome.

What: Discover your unique skills and values, so you can move forward in peace and happiness, with purpose and strength.

Cost: $0

Click here to register. Spots are limited.

Languishing to Flourishing in 2022

Saturday, January 29, 2022 from 2-3pm

Does the word “languishing” resonate with you? Languishing has been described as a state of being where one is not quite depressed, yet also not moving into an area of flourishing. When languishing, we lack coping mechanisms, feel overwhelmed, and struggle with burnout. Negative emotions and low energy abound, and life is not lived in “full color,” but more in a “greyscale” fashion. All of us have the potential to tap into inner resilience; however, sometimes we find ourselves in challenging situations where our resilience well is “paved over,” or is at least, not adequately replenished. In other words, sometimes we simply run out of energy, motivation, and resources to help ourselves.

Fortunately, research teaches us that resilience is less about the actual difficult circumstances in which we find ourselves, and more about how we respond to these challenges. Resilience can be built through our choices. We can strengthen our ability to remain steady, calm, and not only bounce back but thrive. We can emerge better and stronger even in the face of adversity.

Join Sandy Campbell as we learn more about the science of resilience and self-care in this supportive and interactive one-hour workshop. We will individually review 2021 by taking an honest look at what choices and behaviors fostered growth, and which choices and behaviors held us back. We will then build a plan for how to move out of languishing and move forward with true intention, purpose, and self-care as a priority in 2022.

Meet The Teacher

Sandy Campbell: Positive Psychology Coach

After working for ten years for a major pharmaceutical company, Sandy Campbell decided to stop working in the corporate world and start improving it instead. As a Positive Psychology Coach, Sandy’s passion is to help clients achieve their full potential by helping them make small but highly impactful shifts in the way they eat, think, and move. She holds an M.S. in Counseling from Villanova University as well as degrees and certifications in Integrative Nutrition, Yoga, and Applied Positive Psychology. Sandy is currently a Teaching Assistant with the Whole Being Institute’s Positive Psychology Certificate. Learn more about her Corporate Programs, Clean Eating Boot Camp, Rise & Thrive program, and healthy recipes at sandycampbell.net.

Sandy Campbell, Positive Psychology Coach