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A Sneak Peek!
Join me in singing Venice Manley's ‘Begin It’, and try out some gentle sounding, in this sample video from the Collective Space :)
About Me
My name is Sherise
And my work lives at the meeting place of voice, body, and care.
I am a queer mother (she/they) with Welsh, Scottish, and English roots. I live and work in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq people, and benefit from the ongoing harms of colonization.
I hold a Bachelor of Music Therapy from Acadia University, am trained as a yoga teacher, and have a background in choral & community singing. Caregiving relationships - with my child, and with family, friends, animals and plants over the years - have shaped my understanding of attunement and relational presence more than formal education ever could. These relationships have taught me how to meet people, and myself, where we are, and how to hold space with playfulness and trust.
My path to this work has been shaped by the lived texture of my life, and by the songs and people who have accompanied me along the way. My own personal and family life transitions, held amidst the collective collapse we are all witnessing and experiencing, continue to teach me to move slowly, listen deeply, and honour the ways our bodies ask for gentleness and belonging.
Song has been woven throughout my life, offering steadiness when life shifted, companionship when I felt untethered, and a way to return to my body, to community, and to the earth, again and again.
Reclaiming Song & Voice
Within our current paradigm (surviving under systems of colonialism, capitalism, white supremacy, patriarchy) singing is often reshaped into something performative - a skill to be judged, consumed, or monetized. Many of us are told, somewhere along the way, that we can’t sing - and with that message, a vital thread to our own vitality is severed.
But our voices are not for performance.
Our voices are for connection - to our bodies, our breath, our ancestors, and to one another. Our unique, unpolished, living voices are inherently healing for our nervous systems, regulating, grounding, and reconnecting us to aliveness.
Our ancestors sang as part of daily life - while working, birthing, grieving, resting, and celebrating.
Reweaving sound and song into the everyday is part of the vision of BodySong: to remember singing as something communal, ordinary, and sacred.
This online space offers joy and connection for those who wish to rediscover their voice in a well-held, loving container.
And for folks living in the area near Kjipuktuk/Halifax, N.S. (and perhaps for those elsewhere, in your own communities!), we’ll also emerge from our cocoons and gather - practicing being heard and hearing others, rebuilding the trust that singing together invites.
Our Values
BodySong Collective is a queer-affirming, pro-liberation, anti-fascist space.
We believe in a free Palestine, Sudan, Congo, Earth.
We practice care, curiosity, and respect for all bodies and identities.
We move at a human pace, and we centre gentleness, justice, and joy.
Working with song - in a culture where appropriation and extraction are ongoing realities - continues to reveal how disconnected many of us are from our own cultural and ancestral traditions. I know this in my own life: I grew up far from the musical and communal practices of my Celtic heritage. Reconnecting with both the beautiful resilience and the harmful histories held in my lineage is part of my commitment to move with more integrity in this work.
The communal, oral ways of learning and sharing songs that we practice here have been carried and safeguarded by Indigenous peoples for generations, despite colonizers’ attempts to erase these traditions of song and storytelling. I hold this truth with deep gratitude, humility and responsibility.
Work with Me
There are two ways we can work together - through group gatherings or in one-on-one vocal embodiment sessions.
Bring BodySong to Your Gathering
If you’re holding a meeting, retreat, or workshop - or if you feel called to gather a group of your own - I would be honoured to come and share simple, connection-centred songs.
These songs are taught gently and accessibly, welcoming every voice and every nervous system. We can sing together for a brief opening (15–20 minutes) or settle into a fuller hour of song and shared presence.
Whether it’s an existing group or a circle you’re inspired to bring together, song offers a way to soften the room, deepen breath, and create a sense of belonging. If this feels right for your gathering, I’d love to collaborate with you.
Vocal Embodiment Sessions
For a more personal and intimate experience, I offer one-on-one vocal embodiment sessions.
These sessions are a gentle way to explore your voice at your own pace - listening inward, following what’s present, and allowing your voice to be a pathway for expression, embodiment, and connection.
Why Your Support Matters
BodySong Collective is sustained through community care. When you become a member or patron, you’re not just supporting content - you’re supporting a caregiver and creator whose work is rooted in love and attunement.
Our culture rarely values caregiving as essential labor, yet it is the quiet foundation of everything that thrives. If you believe in the value of care - for children, for community, for our collective bodies - this is one way to support that work directly.
Your membership helps me to continue creating, teaching, and holding space in a way that’s sustainable - balancing artistry, parenting, and care.