by NoeSingingCircles | Mar 22, 2017 | Meadowlark, Mothering, Music, Spirit, Uncategorized, World Folk Traditions
Nobody told me. Or maybe they did, and I didn’t understand. How it’s not just a baby that’s born when you give birth. A mother is born too. The change might be sudden, or it might happen gradually. For me, it was a little of both. It all began with an encounter...
by NoeSingingCircles | Mar 14, 2017 | Meadowlark, Mothering, Music, Song Teaching Videos, Spirit, Uncategorized, Waldorf, World Folk Traditions
We’re in the back yard. My father in his seventies kneels concentrating in front of the apple tree. “Ember, can you please pass me the level?” My four year old son, Ember, trembles with excitement as he passes the tool to his grandfather. “Is the board straight,...
by NoeSingingCircles | Mar 7, 2017 | Handwork, Meadowlark, Mothering, Music, Song Teaching Videos, Uncategorized, Waldorf, World Folk Traditions
If you’ve ever been to Meadowlark, my music class for children and caregivers, you’ve seen our weekly felted puppet show. Today I’m going to share more about what goes into creating a Meadowlark puppet show. And I want to let you in on the story behind our current...
by NoeSingingCircles | Feb 21, 2017 | Mothering, Music, Spirit, World Folk Traditions
I’m sitting here with a warm cup of tea in my kitchen, and an excited feeling. Today I launched my new website, Deep River of Song, which is all about music making as a source of spiritual nourishment. I feel excited, full-hearted and deeply grateful to everyone...
by NoeSingingCircles | Jul 26, 2016 | Mothering, Music, Song Teaching Videos, Spirit, Uncategorized, Waldorf, World Folk Traditions
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about impermanence. May brought challenges for our family. Our 3 ½ year old son had to have a medical procedure. During the weeks of his recovery, we spent long days cooped up inside. To make it easier to be home, we...
by NoeSingingCircles | Jun 17, 2016 | Mothering, Music, Song Teaching Videos, Spirit, Uncategorized, Waldorf, World Folk Traditions
So here’s the song I mentioned in my last post. It’s the one my son found one morning in his fairy mailbox. 😉