retreats & Community Singing
Embodied Musings
MaMuse has been weaving song into the heart of community for nearly two decades. Each performance and interactive workshop is a joyful act of devotion nurturing resilience and a sense of belonging. Known for their radiant harmonies and heart-opening performances, MaMuse brings their gifts beyond the stage and into circles, workshops, and retreats gathering communities across the country to remember the joy of singing together.
These workshops are not performances. They are participatory, immersive experiences rooted in the belief that singing is a birthright, a practice that grounds us, heals us, and reconnects us with ourselves and one another.
Whether you're an experienced vocalist or someone rediscovering your voice for the first time, MaMuse invites you to join a circle of belonging, joy, and deep listening.
The Offering:
Community Singing Workshop
2–3 hour session (or customizable length)
Songs that are easy to learn, deeply moving, and rich with harmony
No musical experience needed — all voices welcome
Focus on group connection, joy, and emotional restoration
Ideal for retreats, conscious festivals, spiritual centers, and cultural spaces
Weekend or Multi-Day Retreat
Extended immersive experience with MaMuse as facilitators and musicians
Vocal empowerment, song-catching, harmony work, and deep listening practices
Group singing, storytelling, creative exploration, and rest
Participants often experience personal transformation and lasting community connection
Videos
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Workshop: Songcircle w/MaMuse and Evening musical performance
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Workshop: LA SongFest w/guest performers/teachers including MaMuse, Arnae Baston, Coco Love Alcorn, Sarina Partridge, Maggie Wheeler and guest performance by “Tiny Habits.”
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Workshop: Music as Medicine Day long w/ MaMuse and Lydia Violet
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Workshop: Song Village ~ The event provides an uplifting, fun, and informal setting for people of all ages who love to sing. It recognizes the strength of human voices blending together for the common good. The event is consciously facilitated to help everyone feel connected and included, creating an embodied community where participants can find stillness, listen, and harmonize with the whole group.
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Workshop: SongWriter Village A deep dive into songwriting, performance, improvisation and more featuring: MaMuse, The Feelings Parade, and The Singer and The Songwriter as faculty.
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Workshop: Row Row Row Your Boat with MaMuse: A family friendly canoe adventure Song circles and song crafting workshops with MaMuse, hikes in canyons, nature art projects for the whole family
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Workshop: Singing On the Edge
Faculty List: Lisa G. Littlebird (spearheaded the event)Laurence Cole
MaMuse
Melanie DeMore
Aimee Ringle
Barbara McAfee
Maggie Wheeler
Kate Munger
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Workshop: Singing At the Edge: A Property-Wide Community Singing Festival
Community singing is an art of stepping to the edge together–to the edge of our own opening and to the edge of the conversations most needed in our collective communities. A world-class lineup of community song leaders from around in the country is banding together for this celebratory and unprecedented property-wide singing event. We will use the power of singing together in the oral tradition to craft a recipe for our hungry world: upliftment, empowerment, connection and joy. This will be a highly collaborative weekend amongst the faculty, offering a mix of breakout sessions as well as daily gatherings of the whole group. This event is accessible and welcoming to all voices with every level of experience. Come ready to offer your voice in a potent exchange designed to sow deep seeds of inspiration, community and action on the path of justice.
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Workshop:Music as Medicine Retreat with Lydia Violet and MaMuse
Three days and three nights retreat combining community-building, music, and healing practices inspired by "The Work That Reconnects," reflecting the approach of Music as Medicine.
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Workshop:Music As Medicine In Our Time with Lydia Violet and MaMuse
In collaboration with Penny Livingston and the Permaculture Convergence -
Workshop: Move when the spirit says move, sing when the spirit says sing
A Retreat to awaken yourself to the Rhythms, the Dance and the Muse with Jacia Kornwise certified 5 Rhythms Instructor and Inspirational folk duo MaMuse ~ Sarah Nutting and Karisha Longaker.
