Chanting Workshop for Healing (read the lyrics)
The musical selections in this workshop focus on healing through uniting with the one power and presence of the universe. Whether you call this power God, Spirit, Life, or the amazing healing power that lives within you in every moment, you will find messages that support your path.
The very act of singing, of breathing deeply and allowing life to flow through our being, is healing. Uniting our voices in simple chants which do not require the left brain to be focused on "right words" or "right melody" frees us to tune in to the vibrations set in motion by the music. The addition of simple lyrics which affirm that healing is here now, ever present, ready for us to receive, makes this workshop ideal for all who seek more wholeness in their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual selves.
The workshop is in three parts:
- sing through all pieces to gain familiarity
- beginning with prayer-filled intention, move through all selections in a non-stop flow of chanting, connecting background music, silence
- returning to the present moment, discuss personal reaction to the experience
- Am I Willing?
- Let It Be Easy
- Spirit Heal Me
- Sacred Sabbath Time
- Breath Of Life
- Healing Chant
- God And I Are One
- Spirit Source
- Open And Free
- My Spirit Free
The chants move from preparation to receive:
to a focus on the healing energy within and deep, internal stillness:
to reentry and an awareness of the freedom from unhealth that is ours now:
This workshop is appropriate for any group desiring a focus on healing: a Sunday morning congregation, participants in a retreat setting, members of a prayer ministry.
By Jeanne Loehnis, June 2008