07/09/2026
So, Medicine Festival PART 1 😊 …
The last month has been full-on with work travel, but I finally have a chance to share about my experiences here.
But how to squeeze those into an IG post?? It’ll have to be a few 😜 This is just the first!
Firstly, I’m so grateful that my workshop in “Becoming the Voice of Volcanoes” was well-received!
Most participants had beautifully deep experiences in meeting the spirit of Lava, despite the noise from nearby stages and spaces - there were 10,000 people at this year’s festival!
In conversations with some participants afterwards, this workshop to meet the volcanoes seemed to have really shifted things for quite a few people, on deep levels. So I decided to offer this workshop as an online class at the end of October, details in bio 🌱
Medicine Festival had such a full schedule (I had a hard time choosing what to attend!) and the site is so huge, plus I had fairly short notice schedule changes and venue changes, so I’m very grateful to those who made the effort to find me ☺️
I ended up holding the workshop at Nightingale’s Nest, which was easily my favourite stage, so often filled with both feeling-full and feisty folksong, and many familiar faces, like the delightful Sam Lee 🌈 He / Hymn who headed the creation of it ☺️
I have to say, as a presenter, I really appreciated the separate space for the artists and crew to have some care, which was its own party at times! 💃🏻
Well done Medicine Fest friends, you did a splendid job pulling off such a huge production, yet again. I know it had its many glitches, including the fire ban (the arena was so dry, it felt like AfrikaBurn!), and you worked non-stop to keep the show going.
It worked out well and it was nothing short of magical.
I hope to see you in 2028! ✨
My planned outfit was way too warm for the hot weather, so the dress I wore for the workshop was bought from a lovely stall at Medicine Festival (last photo), but I forgot their names so I’ll find it and tag them later ☺️🙏🏼❤️
