Lisa Poulson never imagined that at the age of 54 she’d be performing at Bottom of the Hill with a backing band — but that’s before she discovered how something as simple as singing lessons would transform her life.

Taking up singing as an adult provided a way to reconnect with herself after leaving a career in tech PR. “I was a hard-ass badass,” she says. “I was in my angry phase, and I was a very intense person, so whatever tender, kindhearted side of me got buried.”

Poulson turned to Songbird Studios in San Francisco after starting a certification program for integral coaching that forced her to take a deeper look at the spiritual, emotional, physical and intellectual aspects of her life.

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