Donation-based nature connection and creative expression circles in Asheville, NC
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Community Grief Circle
Safer space to grieve together the losses from Hurricane Helene. This event will be held on private land. No cost to attend. Please reach out for additional details.
Sound Bath at the Well
Enjoy sounds that invite clarity and ease. We will inquire into what kind of care we need to receive and what kind of care we wish to offer when we have capacity. Donation-based. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Sing From Soil
Sing from Soil is a unique 6-week offering that supports reconnection with each other and the Earth. Through vocal expression, herbal tea ceremonies and guided practices that support embodied listening, we will reconnect with parts of our humanity that intuitively understand how to learn from plants and places. For this Fall season, we will drop in deeply to support our transition into winter, allying with grounding root medicines and the land to move into an inward season with intention. We will gather in circles in different outdoor spaces, all within an hour of Asheville, NC, with our main hubs in Marshall and Barnardsville, NC.
Singing the Songs of Plants
In this circle, we will explore our singing voices as instruments to communicate with plant intelligences. Our ancestors did not blindly go around eating plants to see whether they were edible or poisonous. Rather, they utilized meditation, trance states, and other ways to access embodied knowing, including song. This class will provide information on shared characteristics of nature-based music from around the world, with primary examples from the confluence of cultures that make up Western European and Appalachian folk musics. Our circle will be a safer place to explore ancestral grief, blockages to expression, and to be in inquiry around how practicing presence with plants can help guide us towards healing and repair. We will meet and taste edible plants, go on a sonic journey and learn entry points to use our own voices for communing with the varied intelligences of Earth. We’ll meet at Big Ivy by the fire circle and cedar trees. Donations gratefully accepted with no one turned away for lack of funds.
Music Gardening
We’ll enjoy an herbal tea ceremony together, with live music offered as a bridge to connect with plant intelligence. Explore flavor as embodied communication from the plant realm and experience a supportive container to begin to sing the songs of plants. The location for this event is private. Please contact us through the contact form for details. We will meet many plant friends! Sliding Scale $35-65, with donations of any amount accepted. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Singing for Peace
In this circle we will practice using our voices to connect with grief so that we can gain clarity around how we can be of service during this time. I will offer a vocal sound journey to assist with visualizations and invite you to join with your own voice. Please make a donation to an organization that helps those suffering from war and displacement if you are able.
Firefly Gathering
I will be performing and teaching at this year’s Firefly Gathering. My classes include Ceremonial Medicine Making, Music Gardening, Song and Dance Plants! and a class on using vocal expression for processing grief. I will also offer an interactive performance of song channeled from the land.
Music Gardening
Join me at Big Ivy to sing with plants! This circle welcomes all voices and provides supportive space to move through blockages to expression. We will meet some edible plants and offer them care through our voices. Plants are deep beings. We can learn from them through our embodied expression. Please bring a donation if you’re able so I can continue to offer this work accessibly.
Trashy Songs
Let’s offer care to the Earth through our singing as we pick up trash in Carrier Park! We’ll learn about native plants in the riparian zone in the park and use our voices to offer care to one of the oldest rivers in the world. Bring gloves and a donation if you’re able to support the accessibility of this offering.
Music Gardening
Join me at Big Ivy to sing with plants! This circle welcomes all voices and provides supportive space to move through blockages to expression. We will meet some edible plants and offer them care through our voices. Plants are deep beings. We can learn from them through our voices. Please bring a donation if you’re able so I can continue to offer this work accessibly.