… turns our differently than expected. Instead of the known festivities, there is a wonderful celebration for you on 21 December! Yes, you out there anywhere in the world. Yes, we mean exactly you!
Since 1996, as many as 1000 people have met to sing under the direction of the enchanting Susanna Maeder in a Swiss church. This non-religious but spiritual singing event at the Winter Solstice has a long tradition. The songs and mantras from foreign cultures (in English, Indian, Swiss) are always a precious gift at the year end.
2020 is different: this time the gift can be even more precious, the soul even more nourished, the heart even more warmed. If we all join in at home … to establish and affirm this wonderful field of connection, to carry it together … Join in, sing along at the top of your voice – no one needs to hear you. You can also do it very silently.
“For me, this event was a highlight of the year.
I didn’t want to let it go unsung this year.”
Open Singing 2020 as a livestream!
On Monday, 21 December 2020 from 8 – 9 p.m. Central European Time
Here is the link: https://vimeo.com/487998493
This year, Susanna and her musicians “would like” to invite people to sing along for an hour. She says would like because the current situation is delicate and uncertain. “Planning has become almost impossible. 2020 has taught me to let go of likes and dislikes and just tune in with how things are right now.” Many people all over the globe have made the same experience. Who knows, maybe this lesson will turn out to be a blessing in disguise.
Come what may, the livestream is firmly in Susanna’s focus. She says in her invitation: “I would be very happy if we could weave a common field during this time. Connect with it, join the field of singers. Be it alone or with others, outside in nature and night or inside in a warm living room. Light a fire or candles and connect with us.”
There will be a document on Susanna’s website susanna-maeder.ch with the song lyrics plus guitar chords to go with it. For you to print out, sing along and make music.
Conciliatory value
The conciliatory value is obvious and needs no explanation. We have invited Reiki people and – organisations, e.g. Reiki Home, to join in this even though this is not an exclusive Reiki event. At the end of the day, reconciliation is not a process only this community needs to go through. It is a global affair. Maybe the reconciliation most needed is with oneself, certainly the best place to start.
We wish you a wholesome Advent and thrills of anticipation for the 21st of December!
