The Voice.
Her voice. Raw. Unfiltered.
What did you feel when you first heard this voice?
I heard the ancestral cry of Irishwomen.
I heard the sound of someone burning as brightly as the Sun and as equally familiar with the dark side of the Moon.
How does one live with that level of intensity and what does one do?
Well, Sinead sang.
She unapologetically inhabited her voice and through that voice spoke to rage and injustice as well as fierce tenderness and a yearning for God.
She struggled to do life in the world that was never for the likes of strong women who could pierce the sky with a note of clear truth and split the earth open with a growl from the wounds that never heal when not mentioned/repaired/tended.
Sinead, May You Rest in Power
May You Rest in Peace
May the World Remember Your Rage/Pain/Tenderness/Bravery
ABOUT AUTHOR
Rachel Allen
Rachel Allen, B.A. Political Science/Sociology, is a Certified Music Practitioner, Sound Healer, Reiki Master, and Registered Yoga Teacher with a trauma informed/social justice framework. She has 20 years experience of working with some of the most amazing people on the planet; hospice patients and their families, patients in a variety of health conditions, survivors of sexual abuse, adults with mental illness and most recently, incarcerated women. Rachel is also passionate about supporting and working with caregivers to reduce burnout and compassion fatigue. Locally, Rachel teaches Creative Movement at Saint Francis University in Loretto, PA. Regionally and nationally, she teaches and presents at conferences and retreats, weaving live music, yoga, and creative movement into themes of compassion, self acceptance, and transformation. Rachel is committed to engaging people from all walks of life in the healing arts to create healthy, diverse, and joyful communities.
