by NoeSingingCircles | Sep 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
As a child, I was intrigued by the idea of nightly prayers. This wasn’t something I had ever done, or seen anybody do. But I often wondered about it, and wished I knew how to do it. I first learned about nightly prayers on television. Anne of Green Gables, to be...
by NoeSingingCircles | Sep 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Sometimes parents ask me how they can best nurture the spiritual life of their children. For those of us who identify as belonging to any particular faith tradition, or who might call ourselves “spiritual, but not religious,” this question has a special urgency. When...
by NoeSingingCircles | Aug 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
A few weeks ago, I had the honor of playing at the birthday party of an adorable little girl who was turning one. I always love the chance to bring Meadowlark Music Circle to a birthday. It’s a fun and interesting challenge to bring music to a whole lot of people...
by NoeSingingCircles | Aug 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
In my classes, my favorite moment is nearly always the check-in. I include this moment in every class I teach, because I love hearing from you. I’m always moved by how much we have in common – both in our struggles and in our striving. Lately,...
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 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...
