Singing Our Way to Unity!

Shayla and I are honored to be invited to Unity Earth’s Peace Week in Japan this September 2024.

It’s a gathering bringing leaders of Non-Violence & Peaceful Progress from around the globe, and a culmination of a 12 year pilgrimage & peace-building process that has brought many spiritual leaders and visionaries together in different countries from around the world.

Those invited are typically active in the world helping the lift and shift we are all walking towards. We are honored to be invited as musicians for this global gathering, pilgrimage, & peace-building process. The experience will focus on hosting ceremonies, workshops, & healing events throughout Japan in Tokyo, Mt Fuji, & Hiroshima.

We are asking for your support to make it possible through a donation or contribution. Currently we are raising our own funds to make it happen. Any contribution is meaningful. An itemized list below show all the areas we are asking support. Thank you!

Your Contribution Will Go Towards:

Registration Update: We received support to bring it down $900 from Unity Earth! From 6,560 to $5660. Thank you! (includes lodging & transportation)

!!Update!!Plane Flights have been covered thanks to Rebekah’s Lodge!! ($5,000) - Thank You Rebekah’s!

Meals & Food: $500

Travel Fund: We received a generous ride to the airport from our dear friends! So we are able to bring our travel fund down from $250 to $100! Thank you Bob & Alice! (parking, lifts, etc.)

Gifts for the Japanese Communities: We decided to make our own gifts!

Travel case for guitar: we decided to use what we have!

Thanks to in person donations and other support, we’ve been able to lower the amount from $7960 To 4,555! Thank you!

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About Mateo & Shayla

Mateo and Shayla bring a blend of Star-Gazing Folk to match their Wilderness & Earth Loving values. From their experiences riding rivers, walking trails, and listening deeply within forests, they share original songs and seasoned styles that speak to them. They love to play from the Heart.

Shayla has walked across the country four times as a backpacking through hiker. She recently released a book about her travels called, Footprint of a Heart

Mateo worked as an educator with the National Park Service & US Forest Service for over a decade and recently found Nature in Music. He is now a guitarist for The Aspen Music Festival’s Lead Guitar Program, Guitar Ensembles, & Mariachi Workshop.

Website: https://www.mateoandshayla.com