Remember: Women Singing in Circle

A recording of the best-loved songs from 10 years of the Women's Singing in Circle Retreat at the Lama Foundation --   It was 2005.  Imagine. The dome, filled with the voices of 30+ women, singing, singing, singing. At the end of one song, there might be a gentle chorus of sighs.  Another might conclude with a wild cheer of exultation, complemented by stamping feet and extended applause. Some tunes were seemingly simple—just two or three lines—but required precise timing.  Others involved complicated rhythms that eluded a few of us but left us laughing. Repeat this scene for several years, some women returning many times. Summer after summer, four teachers inspired us, lifted us, helped us become better than we thought possible. One of the songs demonstrated to us our own untapped abilities: I can do that/I just don’t know how yet/Show me now. Lullabies sung in the dark to the Lama Beans. Songwriting. Dancing dreamily as we sang “This body, this breathing/This/This.” Walking the laby