SONGLINES: A Singing & Songwriting Workshop

Songlines is a workshop that combines singing, songwriting & performance into one integrated body, mind, spirit experience.

• Singing is a way of using the body to express something from deep within.  It can reveal things that are ordinarily masked by the personality.

• Songwriting is a creative practice that calls on both intuition and intellect, and is a way to connect with divine forces greater than ourselves.

• Performance is an experience that, when met with deep presence and authenticity, can bring both performer and audience into a state of oneness.

Songlines, also called Dreaming Tracks by Indigenous Australians, is an ancient cultural concept.  It can be understood as an intricate series of song cycles that identify landmarks and subtle tracking mechanisms for navigation.  For the Aborigines, all land is sacred and alive.  Their ancestors sang the world into being and dwell in the land still.

The name Songlines has come to represent the sacred journey through song.  The Songlines workshop teaches people how to sing their way across the inner landscapes of life...

                                                             

"Songlines for me was less about musical talent and more about trust..."  Samart, Gallery Owner

"I honor this process and the women who created it for the gentle and compassionate way it was conducted." Phill Sheridan, Accountant

"I feel very strong, like I'm ready to face the world... These women held my hand while I broke down a very high barrier."  Elariah Donvito, Student

Workshop/Concert Dates

Seattle, Washington, USA, Sept. 25, 26

Ashland, Oregon, USA, Oct. 2  

S.F. (Bay Area), California, USA, Oct. 10