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Join us for this 9-week in-person singing journey around the spiral of Joanna Macy's "The Work That Reconnects" with Jess Serrante of 'We Are The Great Turning' Podcast and Lauren Arrow, Songtender + Music Leader.

Monday Nights in Berkeley

Nine In-person gatherings from 7-9pm:
March 3, 10, 17 (break) 31
April 7, 14, (break) 28
May 5, 12

Ready to fill out the application?

Each Monday night we'll gather to:

Share

Share in intimate dialogue about that week's podcast episode

Practice

Practice the Work That Reconnects in community

Sing

Sing together to process and express our experiences 

Connect

Connect with community to help bolster our re-dedication to a rapidly changing world

Sing in the Great Turning with us

​In these times of division and distraction, it’s more important than ever that we come together in community and cultivate practices that build resilience in the face of despair. By weaving song and The Work That Reconnects, our aim is to help nourish community and help us remember the work we are here to do.

Each week we will use the foundations taught in the “We Are The Great Turning” podcast, which brings listeners to the kitchen table of legendary eco-spiritual teacher, and Berkeley local, Joanna Macy, interviewed by Jess Serrante. Each episode dives into what it takes to live with our hearts and integrity intact in this time of global crisis and helps us to explore abiding wisdom that can help us stay joyful and energized as we work toward a more just and life-sustaining world. ​
 

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Jess Serrante

Climate Activist, Leadership Coach 

Jess Serrante (she/her) is a coach, facilitator and trainer for leaders of the Great Turning— folks who are who are dedicated to creating a more just and life sustaining world, even in the midst of crisis and uncertainty.   She is the Host and Executive Producer of  "We Are The Great Turning", a podcast where she collaborates with eco-philosopher Joanna Macy to explore creative and meaningful ways to face the climate crisis.

 

She runs group coaching programs where she supports leaders to sustain themselves, do their work effectively and align their actions with their visions for their lives and the world. Jess has been a climate activist since 2007 and is committed to planting seeds of a more just and life sustaining society through everything she does. 

Lauren Arrow

Vocal Guide & Songtender

Lauren Arrow (she/her) creates and teaches the classes she wishes she could’ve taken herself. With over a decade of experience in teaching and facilitating song, Lauren is passionate about using song to help weave communities together and create connection between the Earth, our bodies, and Spirit.


Lauren is a queer Jewitch song-tender and facilitator in the Bay Area. After overcoming a debilitating fear around singing and sharing her voice, her life’s mission has centered around holding trauma-informed singing circles for the past 13 years, helping folks reclaim their voice and embrace their creativity through her organization, ProcessSING. She facilitates intimate singing retreats, huge song festivals, and everything in between and loves nothing more than to sing with big groups of folks so come warmed up and ready to dive in!

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Program Flow

Each session builds on a different episode of “We Are The Great Turning” - we'll explore everything from our wild love for the world to our heartbreak and outrage, and discover how to stay energized and joyful as we work toward a more life-sustaining future.

March 3:
Intro to the Work That Reconnects

Prep Listen to Ep 1: Love + Loss and Ep 2: The Three Stories of Our Time

March 31:
Honoring our Pain for the World

Prep: Listen to Ep 5: This Pain is Not For Nothing

April 28:

Our Belonging & Love for the World

Prep: Listen to Ep 8:

Eros + Thanatos

March 10:
Resourcing ourselves with Gratitude

Prep: Listen to Ep 3:  We Begin with Gratitude

April 7:
Cultivating Hope + Courage

Prep: Listen to Ep 6: The H-Word

May 5:

Taking Action for the World We Know is Possible

Prep: Listen to Ep 9 Live the Questions Now

March 17:
Honoring our Pain for the World

Prep: Listen to Ep 4: There is No Future if we go Numb

April 14:

Connecting to the Future Ones & Ancestors

Prep: Listen to Ep 7: We Are a Part of a River of Time

May 12:

Going Forth

Prep: Listen to Ep 10: The Shambala Prophecy

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Details

Limited to 50 participants

Monday evenings from 7 - 9

Little Chapel of the Flowers in Berkeley, CA

No prior musical or singing experience necessary 

Tuition

We offer these classes at a tiered rate with a range of $200 to $1,000 with scholarship and work trade at the low end of the scale and private mentorship at the high end. We are committed to making this work as inclusive as possible, giving scholarship priority to BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Disabled, Low income, and those who are not often represented in these spaces.

Please fill out the form below to connect with Lauren about the different opportunities this group provides. 

We have a max capacity of 50 people in this group so please fill out the form below if you're ready!

COVID Policy

All gatherings will require a day-of rapid test.

If you have any symptoms (of any kind) we thank you in advance for creating community care and staying home.

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Location

We are *so lucky* to be hosting our event at Little Chapel of the Flowers, a beloved Berkeley community and event space by the Ashby BART that is newly re-opened!

Lauren was part of Terra's Temple back in the day (which was at this location), and they hosted Joanna Macy a handful of times in this Chapel space! It feels like a beautiful re-spiralizing to be back.

Learn more and book your own events at the Chapel.

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I'm into it!

Ready to dive in? Send Lauren a message and she'll contact you for an interview.

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