SPRING SESSION 2020

Beauty Reflected in Sound

*Notice – We are going online with Zoom Sessions.

Please contact Lavender Grace to get your link and password.

In honor of the home shelter now in place, Intuitive Drum Song will offer extensive scholarships for all in need. Just contact us.

It is time for an all-new Intuitive Drum Song Course for 2020. We have taken time off for a deepening, allowing the growth rings to stretch out, our hearts to continue their beat of life, now we are ready to share.

For any of returning students, I can’t wait to continue our journey together. Please let me know you are coming back. Below you will find all the information you need to register.

All new students will find more descriptions of the Intuitive Drum Song work we do. This course will identify the basic elements of the frame drum and the intuitive nature of voice. The students will actively learn how to listen and play with rhythmic vocabulary and how to attune to heart songs from the inner world.

The objective of this course is to develop the student’s confidence with rhythm, how to play with others, how to listen & how to access one’s own heart song

The Basic Training is on Thursdays 5 pm-6 pm
The course runs for 8 weeks from March 12 – April 30, 2020, the cost is $150 presale / $180 After March 12th. There are Scholarships available, see the registration form for details.

*We will meet online for Zoom Sessions. To get your free Zoom app – go to https://zoom.us/

Course-Syllabus and OverviewDownload

I am your instructor, the facilitator of this experience: Lavender Grace. You can reach me here at 707.357.1419 or on the contact form with any further questions.

NEW THIS YEAR ~ Intensives In the Field:

Intensive Course Description: This course will apply the practice of sonic collaboration with the Plant Devas, the Elementals & the Nature Spirits.

This is a pilot project to develop sonic communication within our local ecology to gain a deeper understanding of sound health. The intention is to give gratitude and gain guidance on how to live in harmony with our natural world.

Here are the times for our meetings. You will need your drum, dress in layers, and bring water and a snack.

Date & Time:
March 21st – 9:00am -12pm – Big River Beach – East River Side

April 18th – 9:00am -12pm – Russian Gulch – Road 409 Trail Head

May 2nd- 9:00 am -12 pm – Mackerricher Beach – 10 Mile Dunes

Resources

If you are a new student, I recommend the list below to help you understand the scope of this work and how it has been inspired.

First: This was instrumental in opening my world to the importance of the Fram Drum in the Ancient world and what an amazing tool it is for us in our modern times.

Second: Jacqueline Freeman was able to completely changed my perspective on the importance of Bees on such a deeper level.

“Song of Increase”
Listening to the Wisdom of Honeybees for Kinder Beekeeping and a Better World
By Jacqueline Freeman copyright 2016. Published by Sounds True, Inc. Boulder CO

Third: Yuval Ron has written a wonderful book full of reflections and stories compiled over the past 30 years from his travels. The Yuval Ron Ensemble tours the world for Peace. You can learn about his work here. yuvalronmusic.com

Four: This selection is written by a very special and dear human, John O’Donohue. He has written many books, this one, in particular, has reached my heart. I especially appreciate how he speaks to the Human in relation to the natural spirit of our inner landscape.

“Eternal Echoes”
Celtic Reflections on Our Yearning to Belong
By John O’Donohue copyright 1999
Published by Harper Collins – Reprinted by Perennial 2002
https://www.johnodonohue.com/

Fifth: I bought this book from Silvia Nakkach after attending one of her workshops. This is a great resource full of vocal exercises and a wide-open perspective on what the voice is capable of.

“Free Your Voice”
Awaken to Life Through Singing
By Silvia Nakkach & Valerie Carpenter copyright 2012
Published by Sounds True, Inc. Boulder CO
voxmundiproject.com

Links to Instructors

I also recommend looking into these Instructors and seeing their great work.

Marla Leigh Goldstein is a Grammy-nominated Percussionist, Flautist, Composer, and Educator. ~ marlaleigh.com

Rowan Storm: With more than 25 years of experience with cultures and drumming of the Middle East and the Mediterranean, Rowan is recognized internationally as a performer and educator.~ rowanstorm.com

Miriam Peretz: an internationally celebrated dancer devoted to creating transformational experiences for her students and audiences worldwide. Miriam has devoted her life to empowering and healing women through the art of dance and ritual. ~ miriamdance.com

If you want to join the course – Fill out the registration form here.

Keep the Hive Alive ~ Part II

“If the Angel decides to come it will be because you have convinced her,
not by tears, but by your humble resolve to be always beginning; to be a
beginner.”
Rainer Maria Rilke, translated by Stephen Mitchell

One of the “Angels” of the Learning from the Bees Conference, was Garth John. The talk he delivered, I felt, was one of the most succinct and poignant talks during our three days in Doorn, Netherlands. Three days dedicated to learning from the bees and solutions from one another.

It was during this talk where all of the feelings, all of the nebulous ideas and concepts that floated in my heart came together. Garth John was able to distill all of this into a beautiful thread and explain to me the very reason why I was so taken by the bees, why I was so moved to fly across the world and to be surrounded by 300 others who, they themselves, also headed the call.

Here is the recording and you can judge for yourself. The full transcript is available at Natural Bee Keeping Trust.

~Another Lovely Connection~

“Where Honeybees Thrive” by Heather Swan

This book was released just before the Conference and author Heather Swan was another wonderful presenter who came with an open heart. Where the Honeybees Thrive is a luminous journey from the worlds of honey producers, urban farmers, and mead makers of the United States to those of beekeepers of Sichuan, China, and researchers in southern Africa, Where Honeybees Thrive traces the global web of efforts to secure a sustainable future for honeybees—and ourselves.

It was a great pleasure to receive this beautiful reflection of our participation from Heather Swan…

“Dear Lavender, What a joy to discover musicians who are so clearly in touch with what the bees know so instinctively–which is how to harmonize energetically and with so much love. When I heard your songs last summer I felt that what I heard was not just musicians singing but musicians opening widely enough to become conduits, attuned to the most sacred rhythms and sounds of our universe, songs of love and humble, but joyous, praise. Thank you for your music. I felt deeply moved and healed by it.” Heather Swan – Author of “Where Honeybees Thrive”

~Inspiration to Attend~

There are several reasons why a world wide Conference to learn from the bees was even on my radar. First, while actively searching out all possible resources for Bee Bold Mendocino, I came across several people who inspired my direction towards natural beekeeping and stewardship of the bees. The first was Michael Thiele with Apis Arborea. It was through his guidance and deep understanding of the bee that I found how to walk my path with the bees. His kindness and generosity of spirit immediately offered me a way into this world. It is through Michael’s biodynamic and bee centric approach that I was able to really embrace the stewardship of my hives, and truly understand the importance of this work as an active participant to help our pollinators and bees in this critical time.

The Second most influential resource to inspire my trip to the conference was Jacqueline Freeman’s book – “The Song of Increase”. This book opened my mind, heart and eyes to another way of communicating and being with the bees that has been invaluable. The way she was able to incorporate the voice of the bees themselves, gave this book a very unique and sincere quality that I have yet to find in any other resource. Her gentle spirit and dedication to the deep wisdom of the bee has been life changing. I am truly grateful for this work and the author:) If you have not yet read this book, I highly recommend it!

Here is one more resource that came from my search on the internet. It is a self produce documentary from Japan called Message from Bees. I have found it to contain much more in depth information on the results and effects of pesticides, especially Neonics on the bees and the food we eat. Well worth a look. It was produced in 2012, I believe they had a

~ Honey Hive Poetry ~

My breath is shallow, cuts my body into the middle
Casting off as a lonely island this heart, walls, fortress

Breath
Find the link
find the connection
The source treasure only hidden by blinds of own self making
Source it child
breath it girl
Dream it
Woman share it
Beautiful one
Do what must be done
Do what must be done
Untangle and
Begin again
It is Spring!

Lavender Grace 2018

~Audio Poem~

There have been so many amazing connections this past year. I will continue to share the wisdom and inspiration with you as is comes.

Thank you for your support and interest in the Honey Hive,

Much love to you and your family,

Lavender Grace

Keep the Hive Alive ~ Part I

I return to the beautiful coast of Mendocino with so much gratitude and respect for the community that was created at the First Learning From the Bees Conference in the Netherlands. We were immersed in a global hive with the intent of really looking to see what is happening to our planet through the eyes of the bees. From scientists to shaman, from teachers to herbalists, artists to weavers, and yes musicians:)

Here you will find the beginning of what was gathered. Enjoy the first course, there is more to come…..

The Sun Hive and 2 Honeys

On our Way

This is Good!

A walk in the woods with our feet on the earth!

Dear Carolyne and hives

Buzz Hum

Blessings on your Way!

Ya Fa Ta!

Learning From the Bees 2018

Moonlight over the Canal

Art and Bees with Karmit!

Let Beauty Reign

Skep

Honey HIghway!

Mudded Skep

Making of Skeps

Pure Gold Honey Wand

The Essentials

The big take away from all of it for me was:

“The bees will be fine without us, we will not be fine without them”

We must meditate more, we must pray more!

Part II will include: The Art Exhibit, Some of the Parallel Sessions and Closing Ceremony ~ coming soon…..

Making of Magic

The accelerator is on!

This spilling over of mystic thought, connection and magic funnels through me, distills and concentrates into goodness.

The kind that permeates and sustains.

The type that goes deep to the root so high winds may blow, but nothing is blown down, blown over, blown up, Rooted!

It is like this today.

Here I share………………

Go Fund Me!

Please Click here Gofundme to support my offerings to the first Learning from the Bees conference in the Netherlands. So important to participate in this global apian (bee) consciousness. There are 5 days left and we still have $1,745 to go! Please consider supporting even if your pocket is empty, please send me your encouragement. Your words will fill my heart! We are all in this together and we need any support available, prayers, songs, good food!:) I will return with stories, with knowledge and I really look forward to sharing with you.

This is a sample video with an elemental chant. This is an offering as part of the Learning From the Bees Conference and will be part of the closing ceremony in the Netherlands.
I have also just received the list of International artists who are participating in the art exhibit at the conference. I have been asked to document this and will share this with you all when I have finished.:)

2. Amazing Community of Musicians and Dancers – This is an inspiration from Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp, Mendocino CA USA . Especially from the words of Omar Faruk Tekbilek. It was his words that likened camp to an off shoot of ancient Alexandria. How all cultures would come together and meet to share and exchange and return home all the richer for it. Thank you all (more than I can count) for your beautiful offerings of amazing music, song, dance and friendship. I am ever so grateful for our time together.🙏♥️🙏

3. I will be offering Intuitive Drum Song on Thursday August 23rd. Come soak it up. Let your internal static go and join in the goodness of community frequency, rhythms and connection.

I love you!

Lavender Grace Cinnamon * Sacred Art ~ Sacred Bees

Honey Hive Ensemble to Offer Sacred Music for the Bees at HarmonyUs

The Honey Hive Ensemble is offering Sacred Music for the Bees at HarmonyUs Festival in Caspar Tomorrow at 2pm!

This Mendocino folk ensemble is here to create sonic prayers for health.

Honey Hive Ensemble live at World Bee Day

The vocally driven and percussive music is enhanced by frequencies of Tibetan Singing Bowls, Didgeridoo and Frame Drum to create original sacred music and shared indigenous earth songs.

The Honey Hive Ensemble offers a unique presentation with wisdom about our relationship with bees, as it has been, passed down from our ancient world, to the present. They offer a link to understand, and learn from these amazing Bee-ings who are Vital to our Existence. Through this sonic realignment they endeavor to bring to light the importance of how, we as humans affect all life on earth.

Harmony Us is a Festival of Conscious Harmony, featuring musical guest Trevor Green, MC Sherry Glaser, Opening ceremony at 2 led by Spirit House, ALL DAY music and workshops exploring mind, spirit, and body, included with admission.
Honey Hive Ensemble, Mama Grow’s Funk, Lauren Brown, Tribal Baroque, Danny Barca, and the HarmonyUs Band, will join the outside stage.
Yoga and sound immersion, reiki, and sound healing in the somatic zone, and Conscious speakers, Sid Garza-Hillman, Ron Nadeau, Toni Bernbaum, Sherry Glaser, Michael Lott, and Peter Wells and more…
Unique vendors from all over California, Healer’s Market, unique vendors, tasty vegan food and an awesomely fun kid zone with bounce houses, face painting, hula hoops and more.
(Interested in vending? HarmonyUsVendors@gmail.com)
✨A benefit for the Caspar Community Center a non profit 501(c)3

Inside the Hive is This Sunday!

Support is Pouring In! The Mendocino coast community is coming together to celebrate World Bee Day this Sunday May 20th!

The Honey Hive of Mendocino is presenting the first International Bee Day in Mendocino through Music, Dance and Crafts. Our amazing community is showing their wonderful support.

affiliates:

We are extremely grateful to Bee Bold Mendocino for taking us under their wing as an affiliate. This means all donations made to the Honey Hive Mendocino is under the 501c3 Non Profit status of the amazing Noyo Food Forest.

Event Contributions:

All artists participating with “Inside the Hive” are donating their talents and time to make this happen for a free family community event.

Featuring:

Belly Dancing from Trillium Tribe

Sound and Tapestries from Steve Crowningshield

Children’s Crafts from Sal Herrick & Sue Magoo

Poems and Dance from Oasis

Circle Dance from Devora Rossman

Sacred Sound offerings from The Honey Hive Ensemble including new members; Sue Magoo and Paloma Carmon

Generous Raffle Donations from:

The community has been generous, come try your luck in the RAFFLE…..

Dew Drop Wellness

Session with – Gift of Healing Massage and Bioset

Sacred Sound Healing Session with – Nadabrahma

Thanksgiving Coffee

Earrings from Gallery Mendocino

Gift Certificate to Frankies Pizza

Gift Certificate to Piaci Pub and Pizzaria

Gift from Interiors

Massage from Christine Berchen

Gift Certificate to Corners of the Mouth

Gift Certificate to Good Life Cafe

2 Family Day Passes to CV Starr Aquatic Center

Nature Adventure with Sue Magoo

Bee Beads from Rubayat

Gift Certificate from Dirt Cheap

Lucy’s

Gallery Books

Sponsorship from:

Jade Golden

Sheryl Kuhns

Thank you all for your kindness!

Thank you bees for all your generosity!

p.s. Even if you can not make the event, please send your gratitude to the bees on Sunday. The whole world will be in this together. I can assure you the bees will appreciate it:)

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Support World Bee Day with “Inside the Hive”

This year the bees are on a global stage like no time before, with 2 major upcoming events and we are celebrating, come join us!

1. World Bee Day !

In November of 2017, the UN declared – May 20th, 2018 as the first world bee day. We will honor this momentous occasion with a celebration at the Community Center in Mendocino called “Inside the Hive”. It will be a Free Family event to explore our relationship with bees and our ecology, full of music, dance, crafts and raffle. Sunday – May 20th ~ 1pm-3pm ~ Donations – Learn more

2. The 1^st International “Learning from the Bees Conference ~ August 31st-September 2nd, 2018 in the Netherlands.

This event ‘Learning from the Bees’ will be the first of its kind – bringing together natural beekeepers, scientists, nature conservationists, artists and bee-lovers from all over the world. More

The purpose of this post is to ask for your support through raffle prizes or donation for our “Inside the Hive” event. All funds will go to attend the “Learning from the Bees Conference” mentioned above.

While we attend this conference, we can enter the world stage, the global conversation and represent our community as the forward thinkers we are, who know the stakes are high, and the time to act is now, here in Mendocino.

The conference will bring the best cutting edge knowledge, and global awareness to the disappearance of bees and what this means to our world, and ultimately to our home in Mendocino County.

We will be documenting this event, to gather the knowledge and bring it home to produce a platform for Natural Bee keeping in our county.

We will continue to do community outreach, and teach our children how to be stewards of this land. We will bring back the global understanding of our place in ecology, and the way we affect this environment around us, and how the pollinators are intrinsically linked to our survival.

If you are moved to act at this crucial time, please contact me.

Sincerely, Lavender Grace Cinnamon and the Honey Hive of Mendocino

~707-357-1419 ~ lavender@mcn.org

About: Lavender’s interest in bees began when developing the local chapter of Bee Bold Mendocino with the Friends of the Earth’s National Bee Bold campaign. During this time she initiated the City of Fort Bragg in becoming the First Bee City USA in California. She has been a steward of bees for the past 3 years, and has fallen in love with bees and their people.

“Go and tell it to the bees is a tradition from times when people knew that the honeybee is a highly evolved being that embodies qualities of wisdom and love that most of us humans cannot ever hope to emulate.” ApisSophia – Natural Bee Keeping Trust