by NoeSingingCircles | Jul 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Oleanna, as it is described in the old folk song of the same name, is a land where life is easy. It’s an idea of paradise cast in the mold of an earlier, maybe simpler time. In Oleanna, the streets flow with beer. Cows milk themselves. And when you’re hungry,...
by NoeSingingCircles | Jul 10, 2017 | Meadowlark, Mothering, Music, Spirit, Waldorf, World Folk Traditions
As an educator who emphasizes wonder in my teaching, people sometimes ask me about the fairies. Why sing songs about fairies? Why now? It might sound a little quaint. Is this just escapism? Cuteness? A whitewashing of the true complexity of the world? Won’t our...
by NoeSingingCircles | Jul 6, 2017 | Mothering, Mothersong, Music, Song Teaching Videos, Spirit, Uncategorized, World Folk Traditions
A friend of mine is about to give birth to her second child. For her first birth, she tried a home birth, but this time, she’s giving birth in a hospital. Like a lot of us who make this choice, she’s feeling a need to bring as much consciousness and intentionality...
