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Winter/Spring 2024 Heart Songs dates

What: Heart Songs: Lament, Longing, & Love (an online community space for you to bring your heart and your voice) When: 6:30-8p CDT (05-...

Saturday, March 23, 2024

Setlist for Mar 22 Songs for Tending Our Hearts

Friends,

Here are the songs we sang at Songs for Tending Our Hearts at Yess Yoga on Friday night, March 22, 2024:
  1. Holding Song (Ian Carrick)
  2. Do You Feel? Do You Heal? (Lu Aya Nephew, The Peace Poets + Deirdre Shabaaz)
  3. The grief for what you’ve lost (Barbara McAfee)
  4. Loosen, Loosen (Aly Halpert)
  5. Comfort* (Heather Wilson)
  6. We shall be known (Karisha Longaker/MaMuse) - teaching tracks from The Bird Sings website
  7. We Rise/In Hope, In Prayer (Batya Levine)
  8. Over/Under (Lyndsey Scott)
* An online audio or video recording has not been found.  Let us know if you find one in the comments!  

Some of you asked about the Resources we shared. Here's a short list...
We are grateful to you if sang with us and to Yess Yoga for hosting.

Bimonthly dates for this grief song circle at Yess Yoga have been scheduled for 2024. Pencil these dates into your calendar:
  • May 24
  • July 26
  • Sept 20
  • Nov 22
If you'd like reminders, sign up for the In-person Sings/Good Trouble mailing list here to get an email beforehand. Or just check the Yess Yoga's website.

Keep singing and stay warm, graceful, and creative!

Love, Liz and Conie, a.k.a. GOOD TROUBLE

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Setlist from Mar 16 Grow Your Voice Workshop

Here are the songs we sang during the Grow Your Voice workshop at New City/Walker Church on Saturday morning, March 16, 2024 with links to online recordings for your at-home remembering pleasure.
* no online recording available. If you discover one, please let us know in the comments!

Thank you to the crew who bravely entered into the brave waters of exploring their voices with us! If you were there, check your email for more details on support resources!  The right people were there, tenderness, grit, and support were shared. Community was tended. 

Special thanks to the Grapevine Collective who steward the space use at New City/Walker Church in South Mpls.  Your spaces are a sanctuary and a beacon of light.  May your fire never die.


We heard some attendees say they would do it again and others said they would do a longer day-long or 4-6 week series.  If you weren't able to attend and would be interested in future offerings, please let us know!  Send us a note on the Contact Us page or subscribe to "Full Voice" segment of the Newsletter.

Keep singing and stay warm,

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Setlist from Mar 8 Songs In Your Body On This Land @ Studio 240, NKB

Here are the songs we sang at the BIPOC+Mixed Race sing Songs In Our Bodies On This Land at Studio 240 (Rosy Simas Danse) in the Northrup-King Building on Friday night, March 8, 2024 with links to online recordings for your at-home remembering pleasure.
* no online recording available.  If you discover one, please let us know in the comments!

Thank you to the crew who sang with us! The right people were there, tenderness, grit, and support were shared. Community was tended. This is part of the dream Liz and Conie are working towards!

Special thanks to Rosy Simas Danse for creating space for BIPOC artists. Deep gratitude to Rebekah, the studio manager.

Saturday, March 2, 2024

Mar 3: Dances of Universal Peace/Sufi Dancing



Sufi Dancing
(AKA Dances of Universal Peace)

When:  Sunday March 3rd, 6:30 to 8:45 pm (fb event)
at the Twin Cities Friends Meeting House
1725 Grand Ave, St. Paul (map)
https://tcfm.org/
-Donations accepted, but not required-

Come and weave a circle of sacred presence and harmony with shared movement and song. All spiritual traditions of the world are honored in a circle of universal prayer.

No former experience is necessary (And... seasoned dancers and dance leaders are more than welcome to bring their wisdom, dances, and shared leadership:)

We'll take a break in the middle of this event for some meet and greet with snacks (bring something to share if you like)

All beings are welcome in this circle

Send Adam Wolter (AKA Saleem) a line if you have any questions about this event: (612)237-6690


For more info on the dances: