Hidden Treasure Program

03/19/2026

Dear Friends, the Earlybird Discount for this year's Freeing Your Voice retreat with Hidden Treasure teacher Elisa S. Keeler is available until March 25. A great opportunity to be at Light on the Hill with Elisa for a long weekend of joy and connection!

ALL are welcome to the 2026 Freeing Your Voice Retreat: Reclaiming the Joy of Self Expression! June 5 - 7 at Light on the Hill Retreat Center in Central NY

🐦 Early Bird Discount until MARCH 25th (space Is limited)
Learn more/register: https://www.elisamusic.com/retreats

Join us for a weekend of creative expression, connection, joy, and liberation of your voice and spirit!

This joyous and connecting retreat is led by Elisa S. Keeler, teacher of the Hidden Treasure Program. She has led uplifting singing workshops for 20+ years and her music is available on all streaming platforms.

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TESTIMONIALS from 2025 Retreat Participants:

"The retreat felt like such a refreshing combination of deep-soul-diving and sheer FUN. I am in awe of how Elisa was able to create the conditions for this marvelous mixture so quickly for a group of 20+ people who started out strangers and through singing and sharing quickly became friends."

"The retreat helped me experience real joy, emotional and embodied, in singing. The retreat also helped me improve my singing and additionally helped me reconnect with a more playful side of myself. I sang in the car all the way home, buoyed by the entire weekend experience."

"I really love the harmony we sang. What a great idea to have short songs we can learn so quickly and then sing together. I thought the flow of the weekend was very good. I also like writing exercises in workshops. They help me to really look inside and focus my self reflection. The Haiku exercise was great too. I love being invited to use movement with what I am working on."

"I loved the variety of creative activities. The highlights for me included making art, pastel drawing and Haiku writing. Also the singing, the group presence and the laughter."

"I loved the song selection and the way it was presented. Elisa's teaching style is clear and easy to catch onto. Valuable tips for keeping your voice healthy. Loved this retreat! I'd go again."

"During the retreat I Ioved singing all together and being able to choose whichever part we wanted to sing. I loved the improv session with Tracy and moving and singing at once. There was nothing I did not like. It was very freeing so the title was perfect.Plus the food was excellent!"

03/13/2026

We're now accepting new participants for the Hidden Treasure Program that begins in the Fall of 2026!

Visit our website for info:

Maybe you should know yourself for just one moment. Maybe you should glimpse your most beautiful face. Maybe you should sleep less deeply in your house of clay. Maybe you should move into the house of joy, and shine from every crevice. Maybe you are the bearer of Hidden Treasure. Maybe you alw...

02/26/2026

Join us for the Freeing Your Voice Retreat
June 5th - 7th at Light on the Hill Retreat Center in upstate NY!

Early Bird Discount by March 25th! (Space Is Limited)
Visit: https://www.elisamusic.com/retreats

We'll sing, move, breathe, tone, create, release, renew and replenish ourselves.

This joyous and connecting retreat is led by Elisa S. Keeler, teacher of the Hidden Treasure Program. She has led uplifting singing workshops for 20+ years and her music is available on all streaming platforms.

11/26/2025

Hidden Treasure Benefit Concert with Elisa & Friends: join us for an evening of Music, Meditation & Poetry on Thursday December 4th at 7pm at FUSIT in Ithaca, NY.

We invite you to enter a space of peace, inspiration and joy as we celebrate the 27th Anniversary of the Hidden Treasure Program. A reception will follow the event. All are welcome!

Concert participants include: Elisa S. Keeler, Tracy Robertson, Aria Dawn, Rusty Keeler, Ezra Baptist, Rob Sullivan, Valerie Akers, Ahrayna Zakos and members of the Freeing Your Voice class.

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Suggested Donation: $25 or sliding scale $5 - $500...
Donations of any amount are greatly appreciated.
All donations are tax-deductible.

Funds will support the Hidden Treasure Program scholarship program.
Hidden Treasure is a three-year course in personal and spiritual growth that was established in 1998 by Alice McDowell at Light on the Hill Retreat Center. The teachings have directly enriched hundreds of lives, creating a greater sense of connection, wholeness, fulfillment and joy. We're honored to continue this offering in our community and beyond.

A new class led by Elisa S. Keeler will begin in the Fall of 2026!
For more info, visit: https://www.hiddentreasureprogram.com

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Dec 4th Advance Tickets:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hidden-treasure-benefit-concert-with-elisa-friends-tickets-1940900328129?aff=HSH

Donations can also be made directly without service fees via check, cash or Venmo (Elisa S. Keeler, last 4 digits 0451)

We look forward to connecting with you soon!

First Unitarian Society of Ithaca
306 N Aurora St Ithaca NY

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FACEBOOK EVENT to invite friends: https://www.facebook.com/events/1527338395059998/

03/19/2025

Friends, the Spring Equinox arrives soon...Join HT instructor Elisa S. Keeler in song this Friday to acknowledge our resilience and replenish our spirits as we sing our way into Spring! All ages and ability levels are welcome.
Details & Reserve a Seat by Donation: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-song-circle-spring-equinox-resilience-tickets-1264430468569?aff=HSH

Join us for an evening of simple, soulful songs that unite and uplift us. We’ll experience the harmonizing and energizing nature of community singing. Together we'll acknowledge our resilience and replenish our spirits as we sing our way into Spring!

Members of Elisa’s Freeing Your Voice Class will support the event. Aria Dawn will provide instrumental accompaniment.

All ages and ability levels are welcome.

To Reserve a Seat, Visit:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/community-song-circle-spring-equinox-resilience-tickets-1264430468569?aff=HSH

FB Event to invite Friends: https://www.facebook.com/events/642129925025319/

Donations of any amount are greatly appreciated.
Suggested donation: $20

03/14/2025

One of the HTP lead teachers Elisa S. Keeler will be guiding this retreat at Light on the Hill this June! The earlybird discount rate is available until THIS SATURDAY March 15, and space is limited, so register with a deposit today!

03/03/2025

Catch the Early Bird Discount until March 15 to place a deposit and join Hidden Treasure Program teacher Elisa S. Keeler and alumni Rusty Keeler and Aria Dawn at Light on the Hill this June for a special retreat weekend!

Elisa has three albums of music available on all streaming platforms. Many of her lyrics are inspired by the teachings of Hidden Treasure at Light on the Hill Retreat Center. Elisa has taken singing workshops with Bobby McFerrin, Ysaye Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock, and some of NYC's top contemporary music singing coaches. She combines some of their approaches along with her music education and healing training to form her celebrated Freeing Your Voice classes and workshops.

Join us for a weekend of liberation of your voice and creative spirit - EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ends March 15! https://www.elisamusic.com/freeing-your-voice-retreat

We'll engage in:
~ Simple Soulful Songs
~ Movement & Breathwork
~ Guided Meditation
~ Art & Writing Exercises
~ Group Discussion
~ An Evening Poetry and Song Share
~ Free Time on the 236 acre land

Guest facilitator Tracy Lee Jœsph Robertson will support us with rhythm games and improvised music creations.
Aria Dawn & Rusty Keeler provide instrumental accompaniment.

The fee includes:
- The Retreat Program
- Two nights in a single room, unless a double is requested
- Five delicious vegetarian meals

Early Bird Rate when registered by March 15th
A deposit reserves your place (space is limited).

For full details and to register visit:
https://www.elisamusic.com/freeing-your-voice-retreat

Dates: Friday June 6th 5pm - Sunday June 8th at 11am
Location: Light on the Hill Retreat Center - Van Etten NY

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About the lead facilitator:
Elisa S. Keeler, MA Transpersonal Psychology & BM Vocal Performance & Music Education

Elisa is the founder of Freeing Your Voice and the Music for Unity and Social Change Program, and co-teacher of the Hidden Treasure Program, a course in healing and personal growth that takes place at Light on the Hill Retreat Center.

Elisa has three albums of music available on all streaming platforms. Many of her lyrics are inspired by the teachings of the Hidden Treasure Program.

She has taken singing workshops with Bobby McFerrin, Ysaye Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock, and some of NYC's top contemporary music singing coaches. She combines some of their approaches along with her music education and healing training to form her celebrated Freeing Your Voice classes and workshops.

12/05/2024

Aria Dawn, Elisa S. Keeler and friends will feature songs from Aria’s new album at a concert to benefit the Hidden Treasure Scholarship Fund on December 10th 7pm at the First Unitarian Society of Ithaca. The concert is free and open to the public. Donations are greatly appreciated; all contributions are tax deductible.

In 2019, Aria Dawn entered the Hidden Treasure Program as a scholarship recipient. She shares how the program and her classmates supported the fulfillment of her long-standing dream to record an album of her original songs:

“The Hidden Treasure Program helps clear away the clouds that hover over one’s bright, inner jewel. This program interested me initially because I was at a difficult point in my life and needed help with direction. There would have been no way for me to attend the program without the help of a scholarship. At the time I was a single parent with very little financial wiggle room. I am a writer and a musician and this program led me down the path to recording my first album, Calling Me Home.

Calling Me Home is a major project I started in the final year of attending the Hidden Treasure Program. A huge part of this program is how close we get to our classmates. When it was time for us to pick a final project in our third year, I had many ideas for directions I could take. Every person in my class said I needed to go towards recording music, without a doubt. Over the course of several years, they’d gotten to know me well enough to see that music is what lights me up the most!

I’d recorded three songs by the Spring of 2022, when I graduated from the Hidden Treasure Program. Getting started with recording was the most difficult part because there was a big learning curve for me. The songs that I write are about my own journey of finding grace and beauty inside the inevitable hardships of life and choosing empowerment in face of difficulty. I released my album in October of this year, 2024, and several friends from my Hidden Treasure Program cohort sat in the front at my album release party, cheering me on. I truly believe that this program helped me accomplish this dream and I can’t speak highly enough of it. To hear my album and support my journey as an artist, you can find Calling Me Home by Aria Dawn on Bandcamp.”

On BANDCAMP FRIDAYS (1st Fridays), all proceeds from sales go to the artists! Wait for Friday December 6 2024. You can get for yourself and/or send albums and tracks as gifts: https://ariadawn.bandcamp.com/album/calling-me-home-3

Details and tickets for the Dec 10 benefit concert are on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hidden-treasure-benefit-concert-with-elisa-friends-tickets-1092497813369?aff=HSH

11/30/2024

Join us Tuesday December 10th at 7pm for a soul nourishing, uplifting benefit concert of Music, Meditation, Movement and Poetry! We invite you to enter a space of unity, connection, empowerment and joy. The audience will be invited to join us for a few selections as we celebrate the 26th Anniversary of the Treasure Program. Reception to follow.

The concert features Hidden Treasure students and supporters: Elisa S. Keeler, Alice Saltonstall, Jalaja Bonheim, Kathy Lucas, Aria Dawn, Betti Rooted Lionheart, Ezra Baptist, Rob Sullivan, Rusty Keeler, Sara Haefeli, Teresa Yatsko & members of Freeing Your Voice.

FREE and open to the public. TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS to the Hidden Treasure Program are greatly appreciated. Suggested donation $25.

Funds support scholarships for the Treasure Program, a three-year course in personal and spiritual growth that takes place at Light on the Hill Retreat Center. Learn more at: https://hiddentreasureprogram.com/

Click Here For Dec 10th Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hidden-treasure-benefit-concert-with-elisa-friends-tickets-1092497813369?aff=Meta

Donations can also be made without service fees via check, cash or Venmo (Elisa S. Keeler, last 4 digits 0451)

We look forward to connecting with you there!
First Unitarian Society of Ithaca
306 N Aurora St Ithaca NY

FACEBOOK EVENT to invite friends: https://www.facebook.com/events/1332005414455249/

08/11/2024

Hello Friends! Join me for a free information session for the Hidden Treasure Program on August 15th (in Ithaca) or August 20th (online).

I went through the program 20 years ago and it was truly transformative on both personal and professional levels. Essentially it's about clearing the way for more love and fulfillment in life. Yes - it's possible!

The program meets five weekends per year for a duration of three years. Retreats take place at Light on the Hill Retreat Center in Van Etten NY.

You're welcome to attend a free session or contact me for more info. I'd be happy to chat to see if this feels like a fit at this time in your life.

With love and well wishes!
Elisa Sciscioli Keeler
elisaskeeler@gmail.com

To learn more about Hidden Treasure, visit:
https://hiddentreasureprogram.com
Or contact Elisa Keeler: elisaskeeler@gmail.com

RSVP to attend our August 15th Ithaca NY info session or our August 20th online session.

Thursday August 15th at 7pm – In Person
Address: 514 W Buffalo St – Ithaca NY
Location: Corner of the Sky Preschool – run by Hidden Treasure graduate Valerie Akers
RSVP to Elisa: elisaskeeler@gmail.com

Tuesday August 20th at 7pm – Online
Location: Via Zoom
Email Elisa or Click Here To Register For The Zoom Link
https://hiddentreasureprogram.com/get-started/