by Marion | Jun 1, 2020 | Benefits of Singing, Creative Expression, Good Enough, Inner Work, pandemic, Singing Tips, True to you
Guest blog post by Noe Venable from San Francisco. A QUESTION ABOUT SINGING Recently, someone asked me a question. Her question was this: I am a songleader leading groups of people in chant as spiritual practice. I love singing, and I sing quite freely when alone....
by Marion | May 15, 2020 | Benefits of Singing, Community, Creative Expression, healing music, Inner Work, pandemic, society
Have you come across the term “corona-coaster” yet? I spotted it the other day and, boy, does it ever sum up the emotional highs and lows of living through a global pandemic! Two months or so into this whole thing and I think we’re all still trying to figure out what...
by Marion | Apr 16, 2020 | Benefits of Singing, Community, Inner Work, True to you
Finding the positives in the pandemic. The world has been turned upside down — for all of us. It’s almost as if we’re moving through the stages of grief; anger, yes, there’s plenty of that. Depression is certainly doing the rounds too. Denial I’m familiar with. I...
by Marion | Mar 1, 2020 | All about singing, Benefits of Singing, Community, Creative Expression, Good Enough, healing music, Inner Work
If there’s a better feeling in the world than belting out a tune at the top of your voice, I don’t know what it is! Whether you’ve had a bad day and want to release some pent up stress or whether you’ve had an amazing day and you’re feeling like you could take on the...
by Marion | Sep 1, 2019 | Benefits of Singing, Community, Events, healing music, Inner Work
Some things just stay with you, don’t they? If you’ve read my December post in which I described my experience of last October’s “Singing on the Edge” weekend at Esalen, you won’t be surprised to hear that the experiences I had there won’t be leaving me any time...
by Marion | Mar 1, 2019 | Benefits of Singing, Community, Creative Expression, Good Enough, healing music, Inner Work
Are you afraid of success? I’ve come to realize that I was — absolutely. And I don’t think I’m the only one. Admittedly, we can’t all be millionaires, we’re not all cut out to be brain surgeons, or to have a thriving Broadway career. But … for many of us, there are...