Singing As One: How Our Brave Voices Create Unity

Our voices are more powerful together. What if this is our time to shine?

Mar 02, 2025

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Today, the story of a nation, singing as one, gave me hope.

Thousands of singers join as one to unite their nation in **“The Singing Revolution”**

Singing is an ancient technology that connects us to something bigger than ourselves.

Last night, after a monthly Sound Bath circle, we sang a few bars of “This Land is Your Land,” Woodie Guthrie’s familiar tune that connects our love of country.1

I mused how singing brings people together. Rousing songs ignite strong emotions, including the warrior vibes of military, patriotic, and protest chants. Could songs celebrating beauty and harmony create a powerful statement today?

A new friend suggested an inspiring documentary: “The Singing Revolution.” The ancient singing tradition of Estonia became a rallying cry as many thousands of Estonians came together to free themselves from decades of Soviet occupation. While the small, homogeneous country of Estonia is uniquely different from the United States, the power of the people rose through sharing their voices. Here’s a trailer:

I sing for water every day. You, my friend, are mostly water, too.

Each morning, I walk down 120 stairs to sing for the Salish Sea, the birds, sky, whales, fish, and trees. To sing a love song for Mama Earth connects me with the larger world, expresses gratitude for life, and lifts my heart without fail (despite the suffering we humans create).

Sound is made of waves. Water moves in waves. Humans are over 80% saltwater. Perhaps this is why singing and music soothe your nervous system and calm your heart. The vibrations of sound and music move us like nothing else.

Our singing circle plans to sing in public spaces as an antidote to the anxiety many of us feel today. In 2018, we sang weekly, across from a US naval base warfare center:

If your throat clamps down at the thought of singing, or when speaking an emotional truth, you’re not alone.

So many of us carry wounds to our natural voices.2 At any age, we long to express ourselves freely. At any age, we face barriers to sharing our true voices.

We block our voices to survive generations of patriarchy, oppressive power systems, and trauma to our bodies and souls. Our cells shrink from the epigenetic dangers of speaking our truth. If we identify as witches or activists, our fears may be rising now.

I’m grateful for the creative healing process of meeting my fears, which led me to share my voice on stage, to study and teach vocal sound energy work. I love to share the beauty of singing and sounding in workshops, sound baths, and sound-based intuitive healing sessions. My greatest joy is to free the wild beauty in your voice, too.

Our longing for unity relies on trust. Love for our interconnected family calls for the truest you. The brave you. Singing is but one way we can show up with our voices:

It’s how you speak your truth with your people
It’s the gorgeous nuance of your writing voice - specifically ‘you’ - on the page
It’s the way you open, from your toes to your throat, to sing your heartsong—an actual song that lights you up from within, AND
It’s the ways you express your presence and your vibe.