The Hummingbird Lodge

Net of Light Meditation
2020-12-09 10:30 - 12:00 UTC, 2021-01-11 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/London), 2021-02-10 10:30 - 12:00 UTC
Share simple but profound practices to connect with the Great Council of Grandmothers and their beautiful Net of Light. Since April, this has been offered monthly via Zoom and is open to all. If you’d like to receive the zoom link for this session, or for more info, please email Jackie.

Hold Still - A Midwinter Gathering
2020-12-17 19:30 - 21:00 UTC
Song – Story – Stillness
As the darkness deepens, now is the time for drawing together to sing and share stories and silence by candlelight. Since we can’t do this in person this year, we are offering a chance to come together online. Emily has extensive experience of working within the limitations of Zoom to create harmony singing. Jackie has been leading online meditations over this year and found it surprisingly satisfying. Together we will weave a warm evening of singing, story and quiet reflection to celebrate the winter solstice. Bring your own candle!
Booking is via Eventbrite. Suggestion donation between £5 and £10 per person.
We will give 10% of our income to The Porch Day Centre , Magdalen Road, Oxford.
A link to the event will be sent to you when you book your ticket.

Embodying the Goddess - online course
2021-09-22 19:30 - 21:30 UTC | Online via Zoom
Song – Story – Movement – Creativity – Guided Journeys – Ceremony
This is the first of nine sessions online on Wednesday evenings, 7.30pm – 9.30pm.
Booking is now open. Only 6 places available. For all the info, please follow this link: Embodying the Goddess.

Embodying the Goddess - in person course
2021-09-23 10:00 - 12:30 UTC
Song – Story – Movement – Creativity – Guided Journeys – Ceremony
This is the first of nine sessions in person on Thursday mornings at a private venue in Headington, Oxford (OX3).
Booking is now open. Only 6 places available. For all the info and booking, please follow this link: Embodying the Goddess.

Hold Still - Song, story and stillness at Midwinter
2021-12-19 16:30 - 19:00 UTC | Florence Park Community Centre, Cornwallis Road, Oxford, OX4 3NH, United Kingdom
Take a break from the bright lights and bustle for a spell of soul nourishment at the still point of the turning year. In the first half, we will teach some simple songs to slow us down and connect with winter. Then, after a break, we will gather by candlelight to sing, settle into silence, and listen to a story. No singing experience is needed.
This event is a collaboration between myself and Emily Marshall – community choir leader.
Doors Open 4.15pm for refreshments – hot drinks and cake will be available.
Advance Booking recommended: £10 / concession £5 / children £3*
*If your children would enjoy a quiet, meditative space, they are welcome to join us, but please note this event is not specifically aimed at children.
10% of profits to support the Over 60s Lunch Club at Florence Park Community Centre
Covid 19 Guidelines: We are delighted to be able to meet again in person, after several online gatherings, but please stay at home if you feel unwell. Chairs will be spaced for social distancing, and the room will be well ventilated. Please bring an extra layer and a rug to be cosy.

Beauty in the Broken
2024-11-06 19:30 - 21:30 UTC | Florence Park Community Centre, Cornwallis Road, Oxford, OX4 3NH, United Kingdom

Open Your Ear to the Great Below - A Day Retreat for Women
2024-11-10 10:00 - 16:30 UTC | The Annexe at no 4, Headington, Oxford
In this day’s immersion open to women* we shall rest & descend into the composting season through the ancient Sumerian story of Inanna and Ereskigal, through mythic embodiment, empowerment, and deep connection through somatic experiences. Guided and facilitated by Jackie Singer and Tracy Chipman.
THOUGH THIS EXPERIENCE, YOU WILL:
– Descend into the sacred terrain of the Great Below.
– Open yourself to hear, feel, see & know what you are ready to hear, feel, see & know.
– Allow yourself to be playful.
– Risk being seen and heard in new ways.
– Truly rest into the soft animal of your body.
– Reclaim lost aspects of yourself.
– Open to the power within you
What gifts await you in the Great Below?
How might your soul be fed beholding and being held, by deep time story, in the sacred vessel of your body, in the circle of women, resting and descending together?
* This day retreat is open to adult women/femme identifying folks.
Jackie Singer is a performer and shamanic practitioner with over 30 years’ experience of holding space for creativity and healing, particularly for women. She is the author of Birthrites, Rituals and Celebrations for the Child-bearing Years, and recently published her first booklet of poetry: Loom – Poems of Love and Loss. She originally trained as a drama and movement therapist, specialising in story enactment. Jackie first encountered the story of Inanna and Ereskigal when she was in her twenties. It has been a long courtship leading to this retreat day! (www.thehummingbirdlodge.com)
Tracy Chipman weaves the ancient rivers of oral storytelling, writing and somatic practices creating unforgettable experiences inviting us towards embodied transformation & interconnectedness with the animate world. Since the mid 1990s she has been listening powerfully into the deep time myth of Inanna & Ereshkigal. Tracy resides in northern Wisconsin, occupying the traditional territories of the Ojibwe peoples. In March 2023 Tracy published her first book, Borealis Mundi – Resting in Place, Loss & Grace. (www.tracychipman.net)
ONLY TWO PLACES REMAINING!
Your place is confirmed upon receipt of £30 deposit.
Price includes fresh herbal teas, nourishing snacks and a delicious vegan lunch created by vegan queen Sarada Wong (Shakti Kitchen).
Payment installments are possible if needed, and two concessionary places are available. Please contact Jackie at js@jackiesinger.co.uk for more information.
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Space is limited to 16 participants.
If you are travelling from out of the area, limited accommodation is available at The Annexe, please contact Sarah Stewart-Brown s.l.stewartbrown@gmail.com for more information. (https://wellbeing-ventures.co.uk/workshop-venue/)
To express interest, please complete the Booking Form.

Open Your Ear to the Great Below 2025
2025-11-08 10:00 - 16:30 UTC
After a very successful collaboration in 2024, Tracy Chipman and I offer this retreat day for women* again, resting and descending into the composting season through the ancient Sumerian story of Inanna and Ereskigal: a story of death and resurrection that predates Christianity by some 2,000 years.
We will encounter the story through embodiment, both individually and as a group. There will be opportunities for you to drop deeply into your body’s experience and wisdom. From a place of surrender, we will rise again to meet the world’s challenges more resourced.
The day is facilitated by Jackie Singer and Tracy Chipman, who joins us virtually from USA.
THOUGH THIS EXPERIENCE, YOU WILL:
– Descend into the sacred terrain of the Great Below.
– Open yourself to hear, feel, see & know what you are ready to hear, feel, see & know.
– Allow yourself to be playful.
– Risk being seen and heard in new ways.
– Truly rest into the soft animal of your body.
– Reclaim lost aspects of yourself.
– Open to the power within you
What gifts await you in the Great Below?
How might your soul be fed beholding and being held, by deep time story, in the sacred vessel of your body, in the circle of women, resting and descending together?
* This day retreat is open to adult women/femme identifying folks.
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FEEDBACK from our 2024 Retreat Day

“Thank you so much for a truly amazing day. It held, supported, loved and nourished me in the best way that I so desperately needed. Really opened my eyes to a lot about where I currently am on my healing journey and paved a way for some wonderful transformations.”

“Superbly planned and run”

“I was more in my body than I’ve been for a while. I feel the changing that I talked about at the end continuing.”

“An amazing experience for me personally. I felt safe, held, treated as adult, loved and you both showed great skill and awareness for the well-being of all.”
“There’s something magical about how a group of mostly strangers can connect so well in these gatherings. I feel like I got to know so many people on a different level than such a short meeting usually delivers, and I hope to meet up with all of you again.”

“I felt the somatic experience released so much and yet so subtly it happened with an ease and gentleness that surprised me.”

Tracy Chipman weaves the ancient rivers of oral storytelling, writing and somatic practices creating unforgettable experiences inviting us towards embodied transformation & interconnectedness with the animate world. Since the mid 1990s she has been listening powerfully into the deep time myth of Inanna & Ereshkigal. Tracy resides in northern Wisconsin, occupying the traditional territories of the Ojibwe peoples. In March 2023 Tracy published her first book, Borealis Mundi – Resting in Place, Loss & Grace. (www.tracychipman.net)
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JOINING DETAILS
COST: £145

Early Bird Rates in effect until midnight 1st October: £120
To express interest, please complete the Booking Form.
Your place is confirmed upon receipt of £30 deposit.
Price includes fresh herbal teas, nourishing snacks and a delicious vegan lunch created by vegan queen Sarada Wong (Shakti Kitchen).
Space is limited to 12 participants.
Payment instalments are possible if needed, and some concessionary places are available. Please contact Jackie at js@jackiesinger.co.uk for more information.
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ACCOMMODATION
If you are travelling from out of the area, accommodation is available at The Annexe, please contact Sarah Stewart-Brown s.l.stewartbrown@gmail.com for more information. (https://wellbeing-ventures.co.uk/workshop-venue/)
