Sky Songs is a collection of essays that takes inspiration from the
ancient seabed in which Jennifer Sinor lives, an elemental
landscape that reminds her that our lives are shaped by all that
has passed through. Beginning with the conception of her first son,
which coincided with the tragic death of her uncle on an Alaskan
river, and ending a decade later in the Himalayan home of the Dalai
Lama, Sinor offers a lyric exploration of language, love, and the
promise inherent in the stories we tell: to remember. In these
essays, Sinor takes us through the mountains, deserts, and rivers
of the West and along with her on her travels to India. Whether
rooted in the dailiness of raising children or practicing yoga,
Sinor searches for the places where grace resides. The essays often
weave several narrative threads together in the search for
relationship and connection. A mother, writer, teacher, and yoga
instructor, Sinor ultimately tackles the most difficult question:
how to live in a broken world filled with both suffering and grace.