Saturday July 13th 1-2:30pm
$30 // $20 for SHARED members

Ukulele is easy, fun, and a great first instrument. Play a song on the uke by the end of your first class!

(*if you don’t already have an uke, I can prepare a loaner uke for you. please message me to confirm that you’ll need one, thanks! we’ll make sure everyone has an uke to play.)

Learn the basics of the ukulele:
– string names
– how to hold it
– basic strumming pattern
– three chords: C, F, and G
– how to read a chord chart

Plus test out the different sizes of ukuleles and get recs from Cynthia on how to buy your first uke. Feel free to bring your uke questions. You’ll go home with a chord chart, and a lesson sheet for your first song on the uke so you can practice and jam out at your next beach picnic or BBQ!

Saturday June 22

$20 per class, or both for $35. Email Cynthia at mindbodyvoice@gmail.com to sign up.

$10 per class for SHARED members.
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DIAPHRAM BREATHING
1-2:15pm

The diaphragm is the muscle at the bottom of your ribcage that controls your breathing – and when you understand how the diaphragm works and practice using it, you’ll find the key to completely relaxed breathing and a fully released voice. This conscious deep breathing has numerous health benefits and is the foundation for good vocal projection and singing.

In the Diaphragm Breathing 101 workshop, you’ll learn to pay attention to your own breathing mechanism. Vocal coach Cynthia Lin will lead the class through exercises designed to isolate the diaphragm, stretch and deepen the breath, and unlock tension in the body that gets in the way of full release. You’ll leave relaxed and recharged, and you’ll receive take-home exercises to help you establish diaphragm breathing as your everyday breathing.

Please dress comfortably and bring a yoga mat or beach towel to lie down on for breathing exercises

(Workshop is appropriate for singers and speakers of all levels, no experience necessary.)

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INTRO TO SINGING
2:30-3:30pm

If you can talk, then you can sing. The voice we use everyday to talk, laugh, and whisper is actually an instrument. Singing is just a matter of learning to play that instrument, and yes, everyone can learn to sing. Learn the basics of how to tune and play your instrument!

In the Intro to Singing workshop, vocal coach Cynthia Lin will lead the class through easy vocal warm ups with explanations of how the body is working to produce those sounds. Exercises include diaphragm breathing, opening the throat, humming, creating round vowel sounds and crisp consonants, intonation, and group singing. Understanding how the voice works will help you feel more confident, let go of your inhibitions, and sing freely!

(Workshop is appropriate for singers and speakers of all levels, no experience necessary.)

Questions and sign up, please email Cynthia at mindbodyvoice@gmail.com.  See you in class!

Wednesday May 15, 7-8pm
$20 | free for Shared-SF members

You have a great message, and you’ve won the opportunity to present it. Now make sure your message is heard – learn how to properly warm up the voice and practice vocally connecting to your material for a clear, confident, engaging sound.

Vocal coach Cynthia Lin will lead the group through exercises focused on improving tone and projection, articulating consonants and lifting key words, and experimenting with pace, range, and vocal variety. Then each participant will get a chance to practice in front of the group and receive individualized coaching from Cynthia. A take-home sheet of practice tips will help you prepare for your next big presentation.

Bring the opening paragraph from your own talk, or use provided material from historical speeches. Questions and registration, email Cynthia at mindbodyvoice@gmail.com. $20 / free for Shared-SF members.

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Workshop led by Cynthia Lin, performer and vocal coach, cynthialin.com, mindbodyvoice.com

Thursday May 23, 6-7pm

Have great ideas or a current project you are working on but need to hone how you are talking about it? This 60 minute highly interactive workshop will provide each participant with a 30-60 second pitch showcasing your most current project and why YOU are the perfect person to lead it. Perfecting your pitch is critical to pitching VC’s, recruiting teams, energizing a user base, and turning networking events into future business. We all have a story to share with the world. This seminar helps you share that message in the most concise and compelling way possible. The results are astounding- so come check it out!

Workshop led by Brian Rashid, Coach and Motivational Speaker

Brian coaches and leads workshops with an array of professionals ranging from software developers, attorneys, artists, film directors, startups, non-profits, companies and more. He focuses on elevating their personal and professional projects and performances. His services consist of building skill sets around personal and professional brand development, networking and organizing methods to showcase those skills, public speaking drafting and delivery coaching, and conversation coaching.

Friday May 3rd, 5:30pm – late

Orange and SHARED come together for bloom: a party celebrating the grand opening of SHARED, the beginning of Spring, and the latest studio booth theme from Orange!

Come dressed in your best spring-themed costume: come as your favorite flower or garden creature; think florals or tea party or picnic; or come as an Alfonse Mucha painting — anything Spring related! The BEST costume will win a FREE instudio headshot (voting will be done on FB) from orange.

Friday May 3rd, 5:30pm – late

Orange will be showcasing their newest studio booth theme so be ready for lots of photos!

Because this is also a fundraiser event, drink tickets will be sold on site for $5/drink — Spring specialty cocktails and Guinness on tap! Proceeds of drink tickets will go to Children With Cancer Charity.

Orange is also offering a headshot special from 4-5:30pm. For $75 donation, get a headshot with a retouched image. Simply donate online or one the day off. No appointment necessary, just drop in, make a donation, do good and enjoy the party!

Please let us know you’re joining us by Registering for a ticket. Looking forward to seeing everyone!

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Tuesday April 9, 5:30-6:30pm

90% of success is just showing up – showing up and writing that is. This one hour writing practice starts with showing up, pen and paper in hand ready to explore led by Jody Smiling.  Based on writing practice developed by Natalie Goldberg, the goal is to allow the written word to connect with the original mind, to write down the first thoughts we flash on, before the second and third thoughts come in and before our internal editors make corrections.

Write – Read – Write – Read.  We write for 15 minutes straight, no stopping, keeping our pens and hands moving, forgetting about grammar and spelling, letting our minds guide us.  After each 15 minute timed writing, we volunteer to read out loud. (There is always to option to pass on reading out loud.)  What’s unique about this method is that there is no feedback.  None.  It is just writing practice.  Free to write the best and the worst the world has ever heard we focus on learning to trust what intuitively comes — this is where the fresh energy is to grow new projects, to explore inner thoughts, discover obsessions, to see how our minds work.

“The mind changes all the time, just as the ocean waves change. Sometimes the water is turbulent, sometimes calm. You don’t have control of your mind; it goes where it wants to go. But with practice, you can have a relationship with it.” – Natalie Goldberg on meditation and writing practice.

Jody Smiling has studied and practiced writing with Natalie Goldberg for ten years.

You do not need to be a member to attend this event. If you are a non-member, please RSVP to membership@shared-sf.com so we know to look out for you and let you in the building.