Tatianah Thunberg, LMSW
welcome to the circle
Here you’ll find upcoming opportunities to sing, chant, move, and improvise in a welcoming community. Whether you're a seasoned vocalist or new to group singing, all are welcome. These gatherings are rooted in presence, play, and shared resonance—where every voice belongs, and no prior experience is needed. Let’s gather, listen with our whole selves, and move into the aliveness of the present moment—together.
Upcoming Gatherings
No registration required
WHEN: 12/4 from 7-9 PM
WHERE: at Triple Crane Retreat Center in December
occasionally held at Interfaith Center for Spiritual Growth
WHAT: Join us to experience call and response yogic chanting to uplift and transform your mind and body. All events are by donation.
WHO: Chant along with the Full Moon Kirtan Michigan ensemble: Trevor Chaitanya Eller, Miriam Dowd Eller, Tatianah Thunberg, Marcia Madhavi Mai, Paul Sihon, Mark Maxwell & special guests.
Registration Required - Contact Tatianah
WHEN: 2ND OR 3RD Saturdays from 6:30-9:30 pm
WHERE: Rotating hosts
WHO: Organized by Tatianah Thunberg & Mary Fithian
WHAT: Once a month, from September through May, we gather like rivers meeting the sea—bringing our joys, our sorrows, and our gifts to a shared table. We nourish one another with wholesome food, warm laughter, and the music that rises when voices meet in harmony. These evenings are a weaving of community, nourishment, and improvisational singing—to shelter and strengthen our resilience. We begin with a four-course whole-foods feast. If you have time, bring a creation from your kitchen—a vibrant appetizer, hearty main, fresh side, or sweet ending—to delight the senses and inspire the palate. If you don't have time, bring something simple that requires no labor—come dine with us! After the meal, we turn toward song—an open-hearted vocal improv jam where all levels are welcome. Each month, a different facilitator will guide our voices, inviting us into play, listening, and musical magic.
WHEN: Sunday, January 11 from 3:30 - 6:30 PM
WHERE: A2 Yoga in Ann Arbor
WHO: Julie Kouyate & TatiAnah Thunberg
WHAT: After the rush of the holidays, come slow your pace and settle into sacred circle, arriving more fully into the new year and the winter season of 2026. Through a ceremony of creativity, song, and movement, we’ll gather around a living mandala we build together—an offering of beauty, intention, and contemplation. Mandalas are ephemeral works of art, shaped from shells, candles, flowers, and stones. As we weave this shared design, we will lead simple songs that we will sing together—our voices rising as the mandala takes shape beneath our hands. When it is complete, we’ll sit in contemplative stillness around it, then rise to move—circling and dancing in communion with the mandala we’ve created. Our songs will honor the arc of the season—celebrating winter’s invitation to retreat and reflect before spring’s renewal. And as our vigil draws to a close, we’ll gently unweave the mandala and surrender to rest, leaning into the deep quiet of this season.
Space is limited to 25
Registration Required
Green bottle sliding scale: $30-$60
Testimonials
Recent Gatherings
2025
January - December: Full Moon Kirtan | 2 hour chanting practice | ensemble: Trevor Chaitanya Eller, Miriam Dowd Eller, Tatianah Thunberg, Marcia Madhavi Mai, Paul Sihon, Mark Maxwell & special guests.| at Triple Crane Retreat Center & Michigan Friends Center in Chelsea, MI
January 29 - May 22: Winter/Spring Semester of The Vocal Lab | 2 hour weekly class / 14 weeks led by Kath Weider & assisted by Tatianah Thunberg at the Studio for Vocal Alchemy in Ann Arbor, MI
February 26 - March 2: Like A Pro | 5 Day School of Consent Professional Training | co-led by Robyn Dalzen and Sasha Ladson & coordinated by Tatianah Thunberg & Janine Taylor at the Emerald Temple in Manchester, MI
March 7-9: Mermaid Temple: A Restorative Retreat for Women | an expressive and healing arts weekend retreat produced and co-led by Tatianah Thunberg, Julie Kouyate & Asia Sikkila at Red Poppy Inn in Highland Township, MI
March 17 - December 13: Supper & Sing | 3 hour monthly vocal improv jam | founded by Tatianah Thunberg & Mary Fithian; organized by Tatianah Thunberg; co-led by Tatianah Thunberg, Mary Fithian, Beth Patterson, Kath Weider, Dory Mead, Irene Soléa Antonellis and Andrea Hill | Ann Arbor, MI
April 4-6 - Lush Up Our Spirits | a community singing & vocal improv weekend retreat co-produced & co-led by Tatianah Thunberg & Kath Weider with guest song leaders: Beth Patterson, Julie Kouyate & Matú Étienne Kurzawa at Michigan Friend's Center in Chelsea, MI
June 19-21: The Yoga Gathering | song circle co-led by Tatianah Thunberg & Miriam Joy Dowd-Eller at a weekend retreat | Triple Crane Retreat Center in Chelsea, MI
August 9: Harvest Basket & Song Weaving Workshop | day long weaving & singing workshop co-led by Asia Sikkila & Tatianah Thunberg | Farmington, MI
August 16: Joy Fest: A Celebration of Connection | 1 hour song circle led by Tatianah Thunberg at day long retreat | Mother Bear Sanctuary in Pinckney, MI
October 4: Vocal Wilds: The Art of Embodied Improvisation | 12 hour retreat co-led by Dory Mead, Irene Soléa Antonellis & Tatianah Thunberg at Michigan Friend's Center in Chelsea, MI
Octoer 12: Harvest Basket & Song Weaving Workshop | day long weaving & singing workshop co-led by Asia Sikkila & Tatianah Thunberg | Farmington, MI
November 2: Harvest Basket & Song Weaving Workshop | day long weaving & singing workshop co-led by Asia Sikkila & Tatianah Thunberg | Farmington, MI
2024
January - November: Supper & Sing | 3 Hour Gatherings | Monthly Vocal Improvisation Jam | organized by Tatianah Thunberg & co-led by Tatianah Thunberg, Mary Fithian, Kath Weider, Dory Mead & Beth Patterson | Ann Arbor, MI
January - December: Full Moon Kirtan | 2 hour chanting practice | ensemble: Trevor Chaitanya Eller, Miriam Dowd Eller, Tatianah Thunberg, Marcia Madhavi Mai, Paul Sihon, Mark Maxwell & special guests.| at Triple Crane Retreat Center & Michigan Friends Center in Chelsea, MI
February 1 - March 24: Winter Semester - Vocal Lab Session #1 | 6 Weeks - 2 Hour Classes| led by Kath Weider and assisted by Tatianah Thunberg | Studio for Vocal Alchemy in Ann Arbor, MI
March 8-10: Lush Up Our Spirits | 3 Day Community Singing & Vocal Improv Retreat | co-produced & co-led by Tatianah Thunberg & Lyndsey Scott with guest song leaders: Carol Bardenstein, Beth Patterson & Kath Weider | at Triple Crane Retreat Center in Chelsea, MI
April 4 - May 23: Spring Semester - Vocal Lab Session #2 | 6 Weeks - 2 Hour Classes | led by Kath Weider and assisted by Tatianah Thunberg | Studio for Vocal Alchemy in Ann Arbor, MI
June 1-2: Regional Vocal Improv Retreat | 2 Day Retreat | co-led by Tatianah Thunberg, Kath Weider & Beth Patterson | Emerald Temple | Manchester, MI
June 20-22: The Yoga Gathering | 60 min Vocal Improv workshop | co-led by Tatianah Thunberg, Kath Weider & Beth Patterson | at Triple Crane Retreat Center | Chelsea, MI
July 26-28: Divine Pine Gathering | 75 min workshop | Community Singing | co-led by Tatianah Thunberg & Julie Kouyate | Irish Hills, MI
September 29: Heart Songs : Soul Beats | 3 hour workshop | Community Singing & Body Percussion co-led by Tatianah Thunberg & Julie Kouyate | A2 Yoga | Ann Arbor, MI
October 26: Fall Into Harmony | Day Long Community Singing & Vocal Improv Retreat | Produced by Tatianah Thunberg and co-led by Tatianah Thunberg, Kath Weider, Beth Patterson & Carol Bardenstein | at Michigan Friend's Center in Chelsea, MI
September 5 - November 21: Fall Semester - Vocal Lab Session #3 | 9 Weeks | led by Kath Weider and assisted by Tatianah Thunberg | Studio for Vocal Alchemy in Ann Arbor, MI
December 7-8: Regional Vocal Improv Retreat | 2 Day Retreat | co-led by Tatianah Thunberg, Kath Weider & Beth Patterson | Emerald Temple in Manchester, MI
December 20: Mandala! A Winter Solstice Song Vigil | 3 Hour Song Ceremony | co-led by Tatianah Thunberg, Julie Kouyate & Kath Weider | A2 Yoga in Ann Arbor, MI
2023
January - December: Full Moon Kirtan | 2 hour chanting practice | ensemble: Trevor Chaitanya Eller, Miriam Dowd Eller, TatiAnah Thunberg, Marcia Madhavi Mai, Paul Sihon, Mark Maxwell & special guests.| at Triple Crane Retreat Center or Michigan Friends Center in Chelsea, MI
January - November: Supper & Sing | 3 Hour Gatherings | Monthly Vocal Improvisation Jam | organized by TatiAnah Thunberg & Mary Fithian | Ann Arbor, MI
May 26-28: Wild Wisdom Women's Retreat | 1 Hour Song Ceremony | Retreat led by Julie Kouyate, Asia Sikkila & Dori Edwards & ceremony led by TatiAnah Thunberg | at Indigo Grace in Ann Arbor, MI
March 8-10: Lush Up Our Spirits | 3 Day Community Singing & Vocal Improv Retreat | Co-led by Lyndsey Scott & TatiAnah Thunberg with guest song leaders: Carol Bardenstein, Beth Patterson & Kath Weider | at Triple Crane Retreat Center in Chelsea, Michigan
August 18-20: The Yoga Gathering | 60 min Vocal Improv workshop | co-led by TatiAnah Thunberg & Beth Patterson | Triple Crane Retreat Center | Chelsea, MI
October 14: Women's Retreat | 90 minute Song Ceremony | retreat led by Julie Kouyate & Julie Barron | ceremony led by TatiAnah Thunberg | Earthwell Retreat Center in Chelsea, MI
November 4: Fall In To Harmony | Day Long Community Singing & Vocal Improv Retreat | Produced by TatiAnah Thunberg and co-led by Tatianah Thunberg, Kath Weider, Carol Bardenstein & Beth Patterson | at Michigan Friend's Center in Chelsea, MI