09/15/2025
Fall Equinox Community Singing Ritual - 2nd Annual
Saturday, September 20, 6 - 8pm CDT. Doors at 5:30pm
Trinity Church of Austin
4001 Speedway Austin, TX 78751
Eventbrite link for tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-equinox-community-singing-ritual-2nd-annual-tickets-1591307657039?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl
Indigenous American Four Directions blessing by Daniel Llanes.
As the Fall Equinox approaches, we gather to honor the balance between light and dark, a time of reflection, release, and gratitude for the abundance of the harvest season. You are invited to join us in a community singing ritual where we will weave together song, meditation, and ritual through the framework of the Work That Reconnects (Joanna Macy). This powerful practice nurtures our deep connection to each other and the Earth, invoking a sense of joy, belonging, healing, and interconnectedness with all living beings.
Led by community song leader Sarah Bentley, this ritual is an invitation to sing yourself home, embracing the parts of you that yearn for joy and hope. We will sing songs that arise from grief, curiosity, remembrance, and the honoring of our ancestors. As we resonate with these melodies, may we feel our hearts and bodies as one, reconnecting with our shared humanity and the Earth that sustains us.
This singing ritual is a sacred space where we come together as a community to free our voices, nurturing our hearts, bodies, and spirits. Through song, we find strength to remain conscious and engaged in these uncertain times, expressing our joy, sadness, desires, and dreams.
Our community singing circles are open to everyone—intentionally inclusive and family-friendly. No need to be a "good singer"; all voices are welcome! This is a supportive space to explore your voice in a group setting, fostering a true sense of belonging as we learn and sing together.
Please bring a bottle of water, and perhaps an item for the altar.
Plan to arrive by 5:45 to get settled in the sanctuary so we can start on time.
There is a free parking lot across the street at the NW corner of 40th and Speedway.
Statement of Solidarity: Heart Body Song strives to create a safe space for all and in order to do this must acknowledge the harm that people of color have experienced and in some cases still endure. For community singing to be fully inclusive and safe for marginalized people, Heart Body Song is committed to standing/singing in solidarity by taking an anti-racist stance in organizing and facilitating all of our events. Community singing is a form of collective healing and without intentional action, the white supremacist inertia of our society will continue to perpetuate harm to those who are most oppressed. Without this stance, the community singing movement's aspirations for a peaceful, loving, and sustainable world will only remain a reality for the people living in white skin.
Join us for a soulful community singing circle to honor the change of the seasons!
