For anyone interested, I wanted to invite you to some creative circles, which welcome all. No experience required! Just an openness to what intuition may inspire. Most take place at home-based locations, so please email me for addresses of interest: MelissaHabrook[at]gmail.com . Also, all the drum circles are free.
New this summer is a low-cost workshop series Heart to Art out of my art studio in Kalamazoo. Using varied media, we tap into our intuitions for shaping artistic creations. All sessions are on fourth Sundays from 1:00pm to 3:30pm: June 22, July 27, and August 24. My co-leader is Gin Salmon (painting, drawing, jewlery), who I met as a fellow apprentice of Colleen Deatsman (The Hallow Bone).
Drumming with the Moon of Lansing takes places outdoors with a fire and ceremony. I host the circle, and facilitate with the collaboration of regulars. Our next circle is tomorrow! Thursday, May 30, at 7:30pm. In case of inclement weather, we head indoors. The meetings are periodic, and will continue to be announced here on Dey of the Phoenix.
The Writing Room offers self-directed writing in a group context, followed by feedback if so desired. The Lansing-based circle welcomes all genres and supports the writer’s goals in shaping text. My co-facilitators are Sandra Cade and Claire Vallotton. We next meet on Friday, May 31, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm, for an extended session.
The Ongoing Journey Circle is offered by Martha Kuepper of Anam Cara Services in Lansing on first Wednesdays at 7:00pm, the next being June 5. The main purpose of the circle is deepening one’s spiritual practice. I met Martha also as a fellow apprentice of Colleen Deatsman (The Hallow Bone), and we have been hosting a network of drum circles since fall of 2012.
The Gathered Drum Circle is co-led by Richard Lee, Martha Kuepper, and myself in Lansing on fourth Sundays at 7:00pm indoors, with the exception of this month. On June 23, we meet at 5:00pm to carpool to Ionia for drumming by a lake. And what a weekend to drum with Summer Solstice and Full Moon!
