Beltane Newsletter

Dear Mothers and Daughters,

Happy Beltane to you and your family.  I hope some of you get to celebrate it in some way, as it's a time of year for honouring all living things and the fecundity of this time.  

It was wonderful to have all the girls present and have our circle feel complete and leaning into the container of the circle.

The girls enjoyed learning about the cycles of the moon, day and night, and the cycle of the breath, as demonstrated in the meditation with the shruti box. We began a collage that will develop over the course of the year. It was wonderful to see the girls get stuck into the mandala that we will be sharing with you in July when you attend with your girls.

I was blown away by some of the girls' additions a beautiful example shown here.

I would like to invite the girls to gather pictures that represent all or any of the seasons to bring in for this ongoing shared piece of work.

The next gathering is on the 17th of May, and we will be making May Crowns from seasonal flowers. It would be great if mothers can go out with their girls on the morning of the circle and allow time for them to connect with one plant that particularly catches their attention and gather some to use in their crown. Bear in mind that it will need to be something robust enough to last for a few hours once picked, as some of the more tender meadow flowers, for example, may just wilt. But it will be good to notice what they are drawn to and talk about this when they come.

To Do:

1. Gather pictures or images for the collage representing different times of the day, the moon cycle, and the seasons of the year.

2. Spend time in nature gathering a plant to bring for the May crowns—this can be flowers or greenery such as ivy (remembering to ask the plant before taking).

All my love

Daniella

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