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Spring is here!

  • Heike Jenkins
  • Apr 11
  • 2 min read




Dear Readers,

 

We have passed the first 3 months of 2025 – hurray the days feel so much longer and I love knowing that it's another 3 months before the evenings get longer… Alas we are to BE in the Moment and this brings me to the public events ahead as I am pondering on Spring, sitting with the sun at my back.


I had a lovely Birthday last month ….with getting older comes getting wiser – adversity strengthens you and having a thriving Grandson makes for a positive outlook. We had a lovely chanting and drumming on the Spring Equinox @ The Factory place, and it was great fun, albeit it was very small (we entertained Martin Jones who had sunk into the armchair for the duration):

 

and ‘Deep into the Earth I go' which was a new one to me and lovely!

 

I love my Balafon but it is too quiet for most places to be heard when there are many drums, so this was fun – we love making it up in the moment. I love how it finds its harmony when we all listen.

 

For me it is all about interaction, playing but particularly listening – if you can tap your foot to rhythm, you are in the right circle with me. My next event @ The Factory Space 1172-1180 Christchurch Road, is the 26th of April, FB event link here:

 

We have another Beltane Celebration @ The Ancient Technology centre in Cranborne on Saturday May the 3rd – always wonderful events – link for bookings here: THE SHOUT FOR LIFE -

 

Shona and I will be there again, I love the events at the Ancient Tech, our last one was the winter Solstice – I share a bit here : Fire Fire...


and the lovely…

 

Freezone Festival is the last weekend of May and I shall be doing a circle on Saturday and one on Sunday – we had a great time last year – details for tickets here:

 

We had great fun last year:


There is lots going on in this area – enjoy!


Wishing y’all a fun and peaceful Springtime!


Heike


 

 
 

The Birds Are Chirping

  • Heike Jenkins
  • Feb 6
  • 2 min read



I wrote a Newsletter recently with that title because, we are entering a more favourite time of mine... daffodils and snowdrops and slightly longer days. I walk a little dog for an elderly lady and despite today’s wind, there is an air of spring, so I thought I write a little since I have not done a blog since Autumn. We are now coming to the end of winter and the buds are budding!


We had Samhain in the Ancient Technology centre after the summer Festivals – I always do little clips when I can.


There's a Huntress:



and honouring the ancestors:


The Air the Earth the Fire the Water – a lovely singing by all:


21st December we had the Winter Solstice event, it was fabulous! We sang together, such lovely words:


Freezone Festival is booked – check for tickets – end of May weekend! https://freezonefestival.co.uk/tickets/


I shall be holding a Music Medicine circle on Thursday the 20th of February 6.30 – 8pm at a nice venue which unfortunately will close in March, and I thought I shall invite for one circle there at this nice space. It is around the corner from Pokesdown station. Cost £ 7, including a tea or coffee. The address is:

Hearth

2A Roberts Road, Boscombe

BH7 6LN


Apart from that, I have had a lovely Christmas, spent time with my lovely new Grandson Carter and making the most of life. I am writing a little German story book for him as he needs to understand the lingo - 'Wir Sind Fische' - a story about a family of fish, with pictures.




 

I am glad January is now gone and looking forward to Spring! Hope to see some of you on the 20th of February!

 

Heike – or Highkey whenever possible!

 
 

Autumn 2024 Approaching

  • Heike Jenkins
  • Sep 4, 2024
  • 2 min read



How was your summer and when did it start this year of 2024?


We had a lovely event at the Ancient Technology Centre on the Summer Solstice 22.06 – a couple of clips here:


One Tribe, One Heart, One Beat:

 

Fire Fire – Burning the Log:


We were lucky with the weather that night – the 22nd of June.

 

Despite the overall wet and unpredictable temperatures, I had some lovely events this summer.


The Big Freezone Festival end of May – a couple of clips:


In the Woods:


In the Jungle:


and a little quieter for a Rhythmic Meditation :


... and we had a little jamming in the artist area, magical:


IT WAS A HOT WEEKEND! We were in Wimborne @Gaunts Estate

 

I enjoyed the Soundsbeautful Festival, great speakers and a little hard to compete with Dolores Carhill, but we did have some fun!


We Are In Another Jungle:


and A Play Around in the Shamanic Woods, again at Gaunts estate in Wimborne – a beautiful circle with great listeners and players – lovely setting despite the schlepping:


A stimulating weekend!

 




We had some fires in my garden this summer, but called off many due to rain or wind, but sometimes we succeeded:

 

No cliff top circles this year, it was just too windy. Where are the balmy summer evenings of a few years ago?


2015:


and 2016:


eight years ago …

 

One wonders what changed?


Anyhow there is plenty to be gleeful about – we are doing chanting and there will be a Samhain event in the Ancient Technology Centre in October.


My summer was filled with study, gardening and singing – Shona is doing her ‘Chants to Heal’ – locally here by the coast, and I hope it grows:

 

I am looking forward to the Autumn (not quite true but I shall enjoy it when it is here), for now I share a circle of my last weekend, a most stimulating time, lightened by some interactive, non verbal communication (which sometimes improves the harmony as words can be swords, and mightier than those – a sing song makes it all easier.

 

Wishing all a great September... then October and so on, all my good wishes.

 

Heike – HighKey

 

adjust accordingly xxx

 

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