Hello! This is a reminder about tomorrow night's Circle:

Our next Circle is happening tomorrow, Friday, April 30th, from 6pm - 9+pm. We will be meeting outside, under the roof of the Grant Park picnic shelter for this one. The actual location is Picnic area 5A, 100 E. Hawthorne Avenue, South Milwaukee, WI.

For this Circle, we will do a group drumming, create sacred space, and then do some journeying with the intention suggestion to work with the topic of grief. After that, we will do a grief ceremony for those that would like to stay and do that.

We'll be under an open air structure/picnic shelter which has picnic tables and a concrete floor. The picnic shelter is located up on a shallow hill near the edge of the woods, and there is a large parking area at the bottom of the hill. You'll want to bring along all the warm things that will keep you comfortable, as the temperatures will likely be in the low 50's to mid-40's toward the end of the evening. Bathrooms may not be readily available, but there are businesses relatively nearby, if necessary.

We'll still maintain social distancing, per the latest CDC guidelines for being outdoors. Please bring and wear your mask if you are closer than 6ft from someone you don't already have in your "bubble".

After we do some journeying, we'll spend some time talking about what it means to 'hold space'. After that, we'll do a grief ceremony for those who would like to participate.

If you haven't had a chance to make your bundle representing and acknowledging whatever/whomever it is that you have lost or that you are grieving, I will have some materials available for you to make one (or more) during the evening, before the ceremony. As I mentioned in the previous email, my intention for this grief ceremony is to address our personal and collective grief and trauma from the past year. I would encourage you to re-read the last blog if you are just getting started with your ceremony preparations or just want a reminder about what we'll be doing: https://drumjourneycircle.squarespace.com/blog

The park officially closes at 10pm, so 9:45pm will be the absolute latest we will spend together in Circle. By then, it may get pretty chilly, so please do try to dress warm if you plan to stay for the whole of it. If you don't have the means for extra clothing to keep warm, please email me, and I'll be sure to bring extra jackets or blankets for you for the evening. And, as usual, there is no cost (donations are appreciated), and folks from all traditions, shamanic or not, are welcome to attend the Circle.

I'm looking forward to seeing you in Circle in Grant Park (Picnic Area 5A) and to collectively honoring our grief through ceremony.

Peace,

Holly