Heidi Little, M.Ed. is an award-winning singer-songwriter, educator, and visionary social innovator whose life’s work bridges music, healing, and education. For over 30 years, Heidi has been a pioneer in social-emotional learning (SEL) and the development of Heart-Based Education—a holistic, evidence-informed approach that centers emotional intelligence, inner guidance, creativity, and human connection as foundational to individual and collective wellbeing.

 

Parallel to her global music career, Heidi has designed and delivered transformational curricula for children, youth, educators, creatives, and communities, integrating neuroscience, emotional literacy, mindfulness, creative expression, and embodied learning. Her work recognizes the heart as a core intelligence and positions love, empathy, and self-awareness not as soft skills, but as essential capacities for a healthy society.

 

As the founder of the Center for Advancement in Social Emotional Learning, Heidi has helped advance heart-centered SEL frameworks used in schools, community programs, and training environments internationally. Learn more at https://seladvancement.org.

 

Building on this foundation, Heidi also founded the Center for Advancement in Heart-Based Education, expanding the work into a comprehensive, scalable educational system designed for modern challenges—including mental health, trauma-informed learning, leadership development, and conscious community building. Explore this work at https://heartbaseded.org.

 

Heidi’s music and educational work are deeply intertwined. Her songs—known for their emotional depth, spiritual grounding, and calls for unity—serve as both art and activation, inspiring audiences to reconnect with themselves, each other, and the greater human story. Through concerts, workshops, and global initiatives, she continues to weave music and education into living experiences that foster healing, resilience, and empowered action.

 

At the heart of all her work is a simple yet radical belief: when people reconnect to their hearts, they remember who they are—and the world begins to heal.