YOUR Voice AS
A SACRED INSTRUMENT
YOUR Voice AS
A SACRED
INSTRUMENT
A R A M A I C S O N G + C H A N T I N G
ARAMAIC SONG + CHANTING
YOUR Voice AS A SACRED INSTRUMENT
S O N G
P R A Y E R
R E M E M B R A N C E
D E V O T I O N
S O N G · P R A Y E R · R E M E M B R A N C E · D E V O T I O N
ARAMAIC
WHAT IS ARAMAIC?
THE LANGUAGE OF ARAMAIC IS AN ANCIENT DEVOTIONAL FRAMEWORK.
With a long history across many cultures including the Middle East, the native tongue of Jesus and the early Christian world.
But here, Aramaic is not approached only as something historical or religious.
It is a frequency to be sounded
Breathed.
Sung.
Felt in the body.
Within the tradition I am studying, each letter is contemplated not only for its sound, but for the symbolic and spiritual meaning it carries.
Letters become words.
Words become prayer.
Prayer becomes vibration moving through the body.
For me, chanting in Aramaic is a practice of remembering—
an invitation into the places where language reaches beyond what the mind can understand.
“The sound and rhythm of Aramaic, carries a quality and resonance that invokes holiness.”
- ANA OTERO
ALL OF THIS BEGINS IN THE Womb.
The umbilical cord of the soul exists in relationship to the Divine Mother through every phase of life—receiving wisdom, guidance and creation.
Aramaic chanting has become an ally in the places where I experience soul meeting body.
Where Heaven meets Earth.
Where creation meets manifestation.
Where above meets below.
Where within meets without.
In Ceremonial Womb Care, song and chanting may enter the space as prayer, as connection to something greater, and as an invitation into a remembering that runs deeper than words.
ܪܚܡܐ
rAKHME
W O M B · C O M P A S S I O N · M E R C Y
rAKHME
W O M B
C O M P A S S I O N
M E R C Y
A WORD CARRYING THE LANGUAGE OF WOMB, COMPASSION AND MERCY.
Within the Aramaic teachings I’m immersed in, the letters of Rakhme open into meanings of new beginnings, humility, receptivity, spiritual transformation, the seed of the Divine, and breath as the life force of God.
This is the frequency beneath the name:
Altar of Rakhme: Womb Care
Because there’s a conversation that happens between womb and Spirit.
A metaphysical conversation where the womb speaks to creation, and creation speaks back to the cells of the womb.
The womb is a vessel of humility.
We do not have control over the Mystery.
We aren't meant to.
Perhaps this is where we learn to trust.
THE VOICE IS A WAY Through.
I AM LEARNING TO RECLAIM MY OWN AUTHENTIC SINGING VOICE.
Not a perfected voice.
Not a voice that performs its worthiness.
A voice that belongs to me.
Through song, I continue to meet the places where perfectionism has quieted expression, and to find something sacred in the imperfect.
I believe everyone has a song to sing.
That Song can move what words alone cannot.
That sound can become prayer.
That singing together can become a place of connection, expression and remembering.
I have sung in ceremony, at festivals, and in community spaces, and I continue to be humbled by what becomes possible when voices meet.
Your voice is a sacred instrument in this choir.
A Student OF THE SONG
A Student OF THE SONG
I AM CURRENTLY A STUDENT OF THE MAGDELENE MINISTRY WITH ANA OTERO
where I am immersed in the study of Aramaic song, prayer and mysticism through teachings connected to Mary Magdalene.
I offer what I am learning from the place I currently stand—not as something I have mastered, but as a living practice I continue to deepen into.
The more I learn, the more I listen.
COME Sing WITH ME.
Aramaic Song Circles
To journey deeper with Aramaic song and chanting, visit Gatherings for upcoming song circles, devotional spaces and other offerings.
Events + Collaborations
Aria is available for select ceremonies, gatherings, festivals and collaborative spaces.
