Sacred Song Circle with Sam Bottner & Mary Olivar

Join Sam Bottner & Mary Olivar for a welcoming, joyous Sacred Song Circle, with a screening of the short film RAI KENA: Medicine Traditions of the Amazon by Isabel Allen.

Come early to view Threads of Vision: Indigenous Art of the Americas.

6:30pm -- Gallery opens for art viewing
7:00pm -- RAI KENA screening with intro by Isabel Allen
7:30pm -- Song Circle

Join us for a special screening of RAI KUNA, a 20 minute documentary by Isabel Allen that takes you deep into the heart of Amazonian medicine traditions and purification practices. This film offers a unique look into the sacred knowledge of the Shipibo-Conibo people of Peru, exploring the intricate rituals, healing methods, and spiritual beliefs that form the foundation of their practice.

Then open your voice with a Sacred Song Circle, a welcoming space to find connection & camaraderie, for expression & expansion, to share your songs, your voice, your vibration, & to witness & honor others as they do the same.

Bring —

a mat, cushion, back jack, or whatever you are comfortable sitting on
some water
a playful sense of adventure
any instrument you wish to bring, rattles are very portable and sound great
a willingness to offer your ears & your support
a song to share, if you wish

Leave at Home —

self judgment, your inner critic, booze, boom box, microphone

What is a Sacred Song?

Any song that is connected to your heart, your truth, your spirit.

This can include a spiritual song, a ceremony song, a medicine song, a folk song, a rock ‘n’ roll ballad, a hymn, a love song, a lullaby, a song from your childhood, a song you made up, an improvised or channeled song, or any kind of song that comes from your heart & that you wish to give voice to.