The Spiral and the Song: Exploring Voice, Sound, and The Work That Reconnects

Co-facilitated by Caitlin Elsaesser and Kelly Vogel, this gathering weaves together song, humming, toning, gentle vocal exploration, with Joanna Macy’s The Work That Reconnects. The voice can help soften numbness, release frozen energy, and reconnect us with breath, feeling, and life force.

We will move through the spiral of The Work That Reconnects: grounding in gratitude, making space for our heartache for the world, opening to new ways of seeing, and listening for what is ours to do. Through accessible, beginner-friendly vocal practices, we will explore how sound can help us stay present to sorrow without shutting down, and remember that grief and aliveness can live side by side.

This is not about performing or sounding a certain way. It is about returning to the wisdom of the body, the power of collective voice, and the possibility that what aches in us can also become a doorway back to connection.

All voices are welcome. No singing experience is needed.

Part of the series, Reclaiming Aliveness. For more information, see https://www.caitlinelsaesser.com/workshops