Music to the Ears: Claudette Lyons

Coffee time with Dr. Claudette Renee L. – Music Artist at Zanna Records, Hypnotherapist, and so much more.

Amidst a rush past the moments of creation, healing, celebration and transformation, Claudette stands as a living melody: an artist, entrepreneur, and visionary who uses every note of her life to compose something meaningful. Her journey, filled with hardship and purpose, serves not just as a story of personal triumph, but as an invitation to live fully, to create deeply, and to love unconditionally.

The Beginning of Her Musical Journey

Music became a cornerstone of Claudette’s life from a very young age. Raised by a singer mother in Manhattan, her earliest memories were shaped by harmonizing to Sade, Harry Connick Jr., Nat King Cole, En Vogue, and Ace of Base, their voices blending through stereo microphones like a prelude to a musical destiny. Homeschooled and immersed in the performing arts, including jazz, hip hop, gymnastics; Claudette lived in rhythm, dancing and singing almost daily. But when Claudette lost both her parents in her early 20s, her passion deepened. Music became more than an expression; it became a way to honor the fragility of life and the preciousness of time.

Vision for the Next Three Years

Today, Claudette’s vision is rooted in growth, both professionally and personally. From Sedona, she’s nurturing the expansion of the companies she founded, with a bold mission to revolutionize tourism. One upcoming project is set to make family travel more affordable, ensuring that adventure and connection are accessible to all. As she uplifts her teams, Claudette’s ultimate goal is clear: to inspire transformation through innovative service, inclusive collaboration and profound impact.

Defining Success

For Claudette, success isn’t just about accolades, it’s the ability to transmute pain into purpose, and challenge into growth. True success is found in the energy of presence, and in the gift of being fully engaged with life. It’s about giving back with empathy, cultivating emotional intelligence, and using one’s journey to lead the way for others. Above all, success is the freedom to create from the heart’s truest desires.

Creativity in Business and Music

Creativity is the compass that guides Claudette through every venture, whether in business or music. Her foundation in emergency medicine sharpened her instincts for critical thinking and swift adaptability, these are attributes that enable her to manage multiple enterprises and launch visionary ideas. For Claudette, creativity is both her strategy and her strength. She thrives in the synergy between inspiration and innovation.

Love in Sedona Project

One of Claudette’s most heartfelt initiatives is the Love in Sedona Project, a powerful fusion of music and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) that aims to elevate human energy and awareness. By weaving together sound and subconscious healing, the project taps into the immense influence music has on the human spirit, especially that of children. It’s a mission of joy, healing, and imagination, led by a woman who truly loves what she does and believes everyone should be able to experience it.

Influences on Her Musical Performances

Claudette’s artistry is shaped by a life lived deeply. Her work in emergency medicine, hospice, and self-defense has given her an intimate understanding of impermanence, compassion, and strength. A near-death experience during the 2017 total solar eclipse profoundly shifted her consciousness, infusing her music with ethereal resonance and a connection to the divine. Healing practices like yoga, meditation, and hypnotherapy continue to inspire her, while her fascination with astronomy offers a cosmic dimension to her sound. Every performance is a transmission of light, courage, and transcendence.

Balancing Work and Life

“Balance is rooted in intention,” Claudette explains. Through assertiveness, healthy boundaries, and strong team dynamics, she creates space for rest and renewal. Her days are grounded in mindfulness, prayer, and holistic wellness, from nourishing food to movement and hydration. With the wisdom to ask for help and the humility to seek mentorship, she walks her path with strength and serenity.

Faith and Transformation

Faith is the undercurrent of everything Claudette creates. Through every loss and life-altering moment, she has emerged more connected to a higher purpose and the divine orchestration of it all. Her life is a testament to the power of transformation and how wounds can become wisdom, and how belief in something greater can guide us to serve others with light, music, and most importantly, with unconditional love.

Claudette’s story is a symphony of resilience, purpose, and leadership with passion. Whether she’s on stage, in the boardroom, or leading a movement, she brings the full depth of her life experience into every note, interaction and decision. She is a reminder that success is not just what we build, but who we become in the process. For Claudette, transformation is more than just possible, it is inevitable “as long as we are willing to listen to the music within,” she explains.