Chanting is an invitation to be vulnerable, to allow yourself to dream, and wander into unknown territory. What will you discover? What old wounds might you uncover? What part of you is asking for forgiveness, for love? What part of you have you neglected?

As a little girl in Tehran, I grew up influenced by songs that my Maman sang. She produced her labor at home so after school, my afternoons were embraced in her Persian A cappella. Her songs were often melancholy and nostalgic, but the notes danced magically through Maman’s alto voice.