AMANDA REYNOLDS

Mother’s Heartbeat

Join Guringai Yuin artist and facilitator Amanda Reynolds in the Aunty Tina Bobbins Ganya to hear her presentation titled 'Mother’s Heartbeat'. 

Words from Amanda: 

'The first sound we hear before we have ears is felt like the whales echolocate. Our sacred sound vibration is gifted to us by our birth mother – her heartbeat grows our spirit and bodies while in the womb preparing us for our journey to earth. Gulaga (sacred mother mountain) holds the memory of this story and ancient gift – the rhythm of life – and the Old People have always said that when the cloud or mist gathers on the mountain, Gulaga is wearing her possum skin cloak.

When our women come together in ceremony and drum our possum skin cloaks, we open and connect with that ancient story, our memory of feeling the sound vibration pulse and echo through our spirit and body slowly, gently returns. We drum for our families, friends, plants and animals – we drum for Mother Earth and Father Sky and in celebration of the dance of the Ancestral Grandparents. We drum to honour and remember this Ancient gift, a humble sound carrying the gift of life, our Ancestral connection.'

Amanda will also facilitate a Whale Tail Weaving Circle with collaborators across the day.