0 The GOLDEN OWL Celebration July 11/12 2026

• by Biljana
• 15-04-2026

  ~ You Are Welcome Here ~ Frog Hollow @ SpiralGate of Art and Wellbeing Presents T H E  G O L D E N  O W L Summer Frog Hollow Integrative Art Experience A Two-Day Community Cultural Land-based Celebration July 11 & 12, 2026   Admission ticket options:  July 11/ Day 1 pass: $30  July 12/Day 2 pass: $50        What’s included in an admission ticket:  Cosmic Tipi Featured Indigenous Guests -wisdom keepers - July 11 at 7pm Movement and energy balancing –July 12 at 9am – 11am Golden ribbon cutting for Living Gardens Foundation-  July 12 at 12pm Opening ceremony Sound bath & healing -  July 12 at 12pm Story tellers Bench dedication Ancestral voices – July 12 at 1pm Hands- on Art Exploration  Add on options could be also attended independently:  Bead weaving earnings making workshop $55 investment – July 11 at 2pm-5pm Community Fire Ceremony – open Jam drumming – by donation - July 11 at 7pm  Enchanted Tea Party, live music –  $25 adults, $5 kids July 12 at 2pm         Plus aerial silks Golden Owl performance (included in tea party price)- July 12 at 3pm      For private sessions with Oloja Bamidele Bajowa and Thomas-Martin Tegtmeyer visit Featured Guests Registration and Inquiries by July 4th with Biljana at: froghollow118@gmail.com  ------------------------------------------------------- The grandmothers are singing. The fire remembers. The owl has always known the way. Come as you are -- for a moment, for a day, for the whole of it. This is a living ceremony. You are welcome to arrive, to stay, to sleep beneath the stars, or to step in just long enough to be transformed. The golden thread is real. It runs through the ancient and the yet-to-come, and right now -- it runs through here. ------------------------------------------------------- J U L Y  1 1 ~ D A Y  O N E The Fire Calls Us Home ------------------------------------------------------- ~ Seed- Bead Weaving Workshop ~ with Featured guest, Shireen Jafer For Registration and full info click: Workshops   With your own hands, you will weave the Golden Owl’s Feathers into being -- beaded earrings carried home as medicine, as memory, as adornment of the sacred self.   ~  The Greater Grandmother's Sacred Fire ~ Featured Indigenous Guest: Oloja Bamidele Bajowa, wisdom keeper from Nigeria, Africa | Cosmic Tipi Community Fire Ceremony | Open Jam/ by donation our featured guest Bamidele for Bamidele’s info. and offerings click: Featured Guests    She has been tending this fire since before our names. Come sit with her. Bring your voice, your drum, your silence, your grief, your joy. All of it belongs here. ------------------------------------------------------- J U L Y  1 2 ~ D A Y  T W O The Garden Opens. The Story Lives. Full day pass - by donation  Begin the day with gentle tune-up  July 12 | 9:00–11:00 AMwith Thomas-Martin Tegtmeyer A playful, energizing session to awaken body and balance energy. (inclusive with day pass) For session’s information click: Featured Guests ~ Golden Ribbon Cutting: Living Gardens Foundations ~  Official Opening Ceremony with Vibrational Sound  lead by Biljana, @WhirlingWisdomStudio Time:12pm  For info on the Sound offerings click: Sound & Healing   These stones were laid by ancestors. This garden was grown by visionary’s. Today, they meet. Walk the ancestral stone foundation steps. Let the sound meditation wash through you as the day's energies rise and open -- a threshold crossed ~ Story Bench Dedication ~ In the Spirit of Nature| Featured First Nations Medicine Giver, Kaa’oomnoomiimii Maa’iinganwooyaa (Mississauga Ojibwe)/ For Africa/ in memory of Chief Joseph Ivan Burns Johnson/ Storytellers, Mark Jenkins and Guests/ Art -expression/ Time: 1pm  For complete info click:  Living Gardens Foundations For Featured Guest & Storytellers click: Featured Guests   He walked with prayer. He spoke with courage. His stories are seeds -- still growing. Gather at the bench. Hear the storytellers carry the ancestral voices forward. Let the living and the remembered stand together   ~ Frog Hollow Tea Party ~ An Enchanted Garden Celebration with our Tea Party Lady Cheryl-Anne Felker Riley and local musicians Time: 2pm suggested minimum donation: $25  children $5 for live entertainment click: Musicians for info & registry click: Frog Hollow Tea Party     Teas steeped with intention.Treats made with care. A local musician David Liddell & Friends weaving sound through leaf and light. Come soft. Come curious. Come as the child who still believes in magic -- because they were right.   ~ The Golden Owl Aerial Art Performance ~ For full info  and performance click:  Aerial Art   Time: 3pm (inclusive with tea party) Watch the sky become a canvas. Feel what words cannot hold. Featuring Frog Hollow's in-house duo D * V I N E  T R I B E With NEKA & Laura Hunt, and honoured aerial arts guest JOanne Lourdes’s Camilleri, rising together -- bodies as prayer, movement as medicine, the golden thread made visible.   A  G O L D E N  A Living Studio T H R E AD In the heart of it all -- Whirling Wisdom Art Creations, the on-site studio of our convener and jubilee, B I L J A N A  W E B B Who gathers us here not only as guide and creator -- but as a woman stepping into her 50th year (born on July 8th, 1976), honouring the golden thread of her life's work and the wisdom it has woven through every soul-full exploration she has envisioned. Her studio holds: Original soul-medicine journey paintings Visionary art and murals Children's book illustrations StainedGlass Dreams & Elements Hand Drums | Didgeridoos Community crafted one-of-a-kind creations   Come to witness. Come to receive. Come to create alongside each other. For STUDIO and host click: Studio & Artist The land is ready. The fire is lit. The grandmothers are calling. Come. You Are Welcome Here. * * * * * Registrations & Inquiries with Biljana  at: froghollow118@gmail.com Address: SpiralGate of Art and Wellbeing 18378 HYW.118, Tory Hill, ON Community website: www.FrogHollowArtExperience.com Whirling Wisdom Art Studio: www.BiljanaArt.com IG: whirling.wisdom.art    SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY SPONSOR:  

0 Living Gardens Foundations

• by Biljana
• 05-08-2025

    Frog Hollow Integrative Art Experience Living Gardens Foundations SpiralGate of Art and Wellbeing · Tory Hill, Highlands East Frog Hollow Art Experience is rooted in the living eco-system at SpiralGate of Art and Wellbeing land in Tory Hill, where gardens are cultivated as more than growing food, they are a places of beauty. Nature’s own spaces of ceremony, celebration, art expression, and community medicine. The Living Gardens Foundations are a constellation of sacred garden spaces, each carrying its own wisdom, purpose, and story. Together, they form a living tapestry—an ongoing invitation to walk, reflect, connect, and reconnect with the natural world and one another. These gardens are an artful expression of the soul-medicine journey of artist Biljana Banchotova “Webb”and her daughter, who live and create upon this land. Each garden carries a unique voice, a rhythm, a season, a teaching, and a layer of healing, inspired by her life from living on three continents, multicultural awareness, ancestral remembrance, and a lifelong devotion to sustainable environments. They are both deeply personal and universally relevant—born from one woman's devotion to the land and her vision for thriving, sustainable communities rooted in peaceful foundations.  Guided by a broad vision of global collaboration, Biljana invites community members, artists, knowledge keepers, gardeners, dreamers, and visitors to participate in the ongoing creation of these spaces—to weave together stories, teachings, memories, creativity, and care into a living continuum of wellbeing.   Our Existing Gardens The Peace Trail in the Heart Garden A walking “peace-symbol - tree of Life” pathway through a heart-shaped garden towards inner waters, offering cantering reflection, intention, and connection among vibrant perennial blooms. The Ancestral Egg and Crescent Moon Garden Two linked hay gardens honouring lunar cycles, ancestral wisdom, seeds, edible plants, and the enduring relationship between the cosmos and the ‘receiving’ earth. It acknowledges the tidal waves of sacred timing and sewing- ancestral knowing.  The Wheel of Life Garden A cultivating circular motion space formed through the crossing of four directional pathways, planted, reflecting the turning seasons, development of  life's and evolutionary transitions. The Field of Wild Roses A woodland oasis extended in a passionate play, with deep sent of remembrance, celebrating the resilient innocence, guardianship and enduring strength of Nature. Initiating Summer 2026 SpiralGate Garden   In the summer of 2026, we begin laying the stone and concrete foundation of the SpiralGrate Garden, our signature alignment expressed through sacred landscape. The Spiralling flow represents  the Creation Energy/teachings, a celestial flow of neutral- positive progressive impulse. The Stones represent our ancestral voices and deep time listening and attuned to those who came before us. Concrete symbolizes our present-day intentions, dedication, collective participation, and the foundations we are consciously creating. for future generations. This new sacred space will be open to art-exploration at the Golden Owl Integrative Experience of weaving together creativity, sound ceremony, and land-based wisdom, while celebrating Nature at its Heart.    Story Bench Initiatives  Our Story Bench is more than a place to sit. It is a threshold — an invitation to slow down, attune to Nature and offer your story to the circle of community life. Each bench is rooted in a specific place in the gardens, anchoring presence to land, and to the living world around it — a place where the ground beneath you and the life unfolding above you are part of the story too. The Story Bench lives within the SpiralGate vision of art, land, and community integrated together. It sits within a garden that is itself a living artwork — shaped by the rhythms of the earth, the echo of ancestors, the Whirling Wisdom Studio offerings and the creative spirit of all who come to tend and gather here.   Here, Elder wisdom and youth voice are equally welcomed. Stories that carry the voices of cultural memory meet stories still finding their shape. The bench holds them all — witnessed, honoured, and appreciated into the ongoing connections.   The bench itself carries her own story and telling. Its form and presence is shaped by the experiences, histories, and intentions of the people who gather around it — making it both artifact and offering, both personal and inclusive.  And it is sustained notby the living practices that grow around it: conversation, creative gathering, ceremony, seasonal celebration, and the simple, profound act of showing up to listen and to be heard.   The Story Bench is an open invitation. Come as you are. Bring what you carry. Rest here a while. The circle is wide enough for every voice, and the land is listening. New benches are created and dedicated through community ceremony, each one honouring a unique thread of land, initiative and belonging.   Hello and warm greetings everyone.   This Story Bench was gifted by the Giver of Sacred Medicine, Medawiniinii, Aanikobijigan Mishoomis, Kaa'oomnoomiimii Maa'iinganwooyaa,  Michii'saagig Anishinaabek, Mississauga Ojibwe (who will be present at the dedication ceremonies), the bench has been respectfully restored and continues to be held in the spirit in which it was first given. It is dedicated to the authentic voices of the First Nations of this land — their Creation Stories, Medicine Teachings, and wholesome relationship with Nature and Spirit. It honours the responsibilities of stewardship toward the land, the watersheds, All Our Relations, and the wellbeing of the coming Seven Generations. This bench reminds us that wisdom is not owned but carried, shared, and renewed through relationship.  The African Ancestral Voice and the Children, Spirit of ‘76 In the Language of Root & Sky   May there always be a sacred space — a breathing hollow where the drumbeat remembers itself —   in my gardens for the heart of Africa.  - Biljana  Carved in the living wood of intention,  offered to the soil,  held by the ancestors who travel in seeds  This bench is celebrating June 16, 2026 - The Day of The African Child. It stands witness upon historically significant ground. These lands were once home to one of the earliest free Black settlements in North America — the Wilberforce Colony (1879). The landscape carries stories of resilience, freedom, courage, and the determination to begin again. This bench carries a deeply personal thread. The guardian of this land Biljana Banchotova “Webb” was born in Johannesburg, South Africa (July 8, 1976) to a Macedonian family. From her earliest years, she was shaped by the landscapes, rhythms, and cultural soul of Mother Africa. Through a lifelong journey on three continents, of learning, healing, and sacred traditions that relationship has deepened into  remembrance, appreciation and gratitude. At the Golden Owl Celebration 2026, three convergences meet in a single golden moment. Biljana turns 50 on July 8 — the same date in 1776 the American Declaration of Independence was first read aloud to the public. She was born in South Africa, on land whose history at that time witnessed struggle, whose soul freedom runs deep. Today she stands upon the ground of those first Colony’s, of the earliest liberated Black settlements in North America. These three threads — of personal milestone, ancestral declaration, and liberated -new land — braid together into one living dedication. From this convergence, Biljana carries the ancient thread of independence forward, ushering a new frequency of ascending unity consciousness for all humanity, for world peace, joy and harmony. She dedicates this bench to the children of Africa — past, present, and future — to the awakening of soul and the universal expressions of freedom, love, and belonging that connect all people across time.  To sit here is to sit within living history, and to honour the courage, strength, and hope that made new grounds possible — and that continues to light the way forward. Community Art Expression As part of the Golden Owl Initiative, all who gather are invited to leave their own mark within the Living Garden Foundations. Participants may add their signature, blessing, reflection, or creative expression as a contribution to the evolving story of this place. Each mark becomes part of a living archive of memory, belonging, and wellbeing. Together, these contributions form a collective witness — a reminder that every voice matters, every story belongs, and every generation leaves its imprint upon the circle of Life       IN LIVING MEMORY Honouring Elder Chief Joseph Ivan Burns Johnson — who crossed the spirit threshold on July 7, 2022 — The Sacred Four-Year Hoop · End of Grieving Ceremony   This summer we remember the four years since the passing of our First Nations Chief and Elder. This sacred hoop marks the end of grieving ceremony — and the beginning of honouring. We acknowledge the First Nations peoples whose ancestral presence and teachings is woven into this land, and we carry his legacy forward in everything we tend, and build here.   To an Elder warrior of the highest order, who kept the flame of Indigenous roots in impeccable ways — who led community by common heart and prayer. Who carried on ancestral wisdom and shared it with unconditional reverence, respect, and dedication. Who saw me free… cosmic child. Who knew me over twenty years and led me by unconditional love at those sacred fires. Who welcomed me on this land. Who taught the community how to raise a Tipi and sing the traditional songs. Who prayed humbly at the sweat lodge. Who supported me and my daughter at our most difficult grieving times in life — and called us family. For whom there are no words — only golden respect and honour.     RELATED WORK Medicine Wheel — Stained Glass Dreams Medicine Wheel — Stained Glass Dreams A Tribute · Stained Glass · 2022 · Private Collection A tribute created at Elder Joseph Ivan Johnson's crossing in 2022, now in a private collection. The work was also exhibited at the Intersection members salon at Rails End Gallery, Haliburton. Traditionally this symbol has been expressed among Indigenous cultures around the world, representing the equality and unity of All Nations — the Yellow, White, Red/Brown, and Black peoples of the earth. It marks the intersection of the four cardinal directions, each carrying its medicines, teachings, allies, and wisdom passed down through generations. ~~~~~ “The sacred hoop within the Dreamcatcher represents the equality and the sacred rhythms around the sun — the wheel of life, and All Relations living together on this Turtle Island, in support, respect, and unity. It makes us happy to know that you understand the teachings and take an active part in spreading the light and knowledge in an inclusive way, while conducting your own life. The more people support our ways, the stronger we become, and we believe in the Great Spirit of Oneness. It is a way of strengthening and continuing our prayers… You don't "take our ways" — you re-create from here.” - teachings by Joseph A Jhonson ✦ ALL MY RELATIONS May you rest in peace, and be remembered always.Frog Hollow Integrative Art Experience · Story Beach          . 2025 LIVING GARDEN INITIATIVE   Frog Hollow and Unity Net Host Planting of the Global (Juniper) Tree of Peace and ReconciliationJune 15, 2025 – Frog Hollow Sacred Gardens On June 15, 2025, Frog Hollow, in collaboration with Unity Net, hosted a meaningful and ceremonial planting of the Global (Juniper) Tree of Peace and Reconciliation at the Frog Hollow Sacred Gardens. The event began at sunrise with a Sacred Pipe Ceremony, setting a reverent and intentional tone for the gathering. Community members, peace advocates, spiritual leaders, and supporters came together in reflection and prayer, honoring traditions of reconciliation, unity, and respect for the Earth. The planting of the Juniper tree symbolized purification, protection, endurance, and spiritual connection. As part of Unity Net’s broader global peace initiative, the tree joins a growing international network of plantings dedicated to healing divisions and promoting harmony across cultures and communities.  Frog Hollow provided the sacred garden setting and the “Cosmic Tipi” space for the ceremony, reinforcing its ongoing commitment to cultural awareness, environmental stewardship, and community-centered initiatives. The ceremony was led by Biljana’s hand drums and sacred songs, followed by a healing sound bath that deepened the spirit of reflection and wellbeing. Central to Frog Hollow’s mission is the identification and protection of our local watersheds, recognizing that the health of our water is inseparable from the health of our communities and future generations. Through the vision of the Frog Hollow Art Experience, the organization fosters learning through the arts—creating opportunities for cultural expression, hands-on creativity, and informative education that connect people more deeply to the land, to one another, and to shared traditions. The collaboration highlighted the powerful intersection of nature, spirituality, artistic expression, and collective action in advancing peace. The Global (Juniper) Tree of Peace and Reconciliation now stands as a living symbol of hope, unity, shared responsibility, and stewardship of the land and waters for future generations. For more information about future events and initiatives, please contact Frog Hollow.

0 Featured TEA PARTY ~

• by Biljana
• 13-05-2024

  ~ Golden Owl Tea Party ~ An Enchanted A Living Gardens Celebration with our Tea Party Lady Cheryl-Anne Felker Riley, aerial art and local musitions  on July 12, 2026 from 2pm  to 4pm   Dress your best for an enchanted experience, ”Golden Owl” live performance, sacred ribbon tree tie, yummy teas and treats with our Frog Hollow vibes  for live entertainment visit: Musicians  For the aerial artists visit: Aerial Performance    Family friendly, suggested donation $25 adults  $5 children - attendance is by reservation at: birthingstar@gmail.com    Tea Party Chronicles       For the upcoming session 2024 we have two scheduled events: June 2th and Aug. 4th, 2024  THE ROYAL TEA PARTY We are inviting the community to meet at the Gardens while we  welcome the presence of King Bamidele, an African ‘Wisdom Keeper’ On August 4th from 3 to 5pm The event is accompanied by live music (with local 'frog hollow musicians)and intuitive offerings. Assortment of herbal Teas and delights will be provided... Event is by Donation Followed by a SACRED FIRE JAM ceremony at the Tipi, from 7pm to 9pm on African Spirituality and Drumming.   Donation will be shared for fire wood, lodging and community development projects in Africa.  For more information on Bamidele visit our Featured Guests at our Community page.    To reserve your attendance and book a private session with Bamidele, you may arrange with  Biljana at: birthingstar@gmail.com  www.froghollowartexperience.com       ENCHANTED TEA PARTY presents "RISE" an  Aerial Art Performance June 2th, from 1 to 3pm  Here is to our Frog Hollow favourite and Opening of the 'enchanted' season. Will begin with 'spoken word' with Douglas Smith poetry, intuitive messages by Biljana and sound offerings by our Frog Hollow guest musicians. Our highlight special features an Aerial Performance. For more information on the Artist and featured guest visit the Community page. Event is by donation. Confirm your attendance at e-mail: birthingstar@gmail.com  for information on our Areal Artists and ‘Featured Guest’ visit our Community page.  WhirlingWisdom @ Divine Play Studio

0 Soundbath & Healing

• by Biljana
• 19-04-2024

  Soundscapes with WhirlingWisdom   Sound as Medicine ~ WhirlingWisdom @ D*Vine Play Studio   The Practice Sound Healing is one of the deepest passions and longest-standing practices woven into the heart of WhirlingWisdom. For over 25 years, Biljana has studied, observed, and worked within this ancient-yet-ever-evolving art — remaining wholly devoted to both the practice and the teaching of it.   Through decades of immersion, she has developed a unique, integrative approach that weaves sound, voice, intention, and presence into experiences that move through the body, settle the mind, and open the spirit. Sound, in this space, is not performance — it is medicine. It is ceremony. It is remembering.   Offerings Exploring Sound as Medicine — collectively and individually, in a variety of settings.   Sound healing is offered in the following forms:   •Private Sessions — deeply personal, held with full presence and intention •Group & Couples Experiences — shared immersion in healing sound •Online Sessions via Zoom — accessible from wherever you are •Ongoing Live Presentations — sound as living, breathing offering •Collaborative Events — in partnership with artists, communities, and the land itself   Experiences include Sound Baths, Sound Ceremonies, and Sound Wave Attunements. Biljana is open to travel and private arrangements.   Investment  All offerings are held with the understanding that healing should be accessible. Sliding scale options are available where noted.   Online Group Zoom Session Sliding scale: $30–$55 Private Zoom Session & Mentorship $60 ~ 45 minutes $120 ~ 90 minutes Private In-Studio Session $120 ~ 90 minutes Couples In-Studio Session $170 ~ 90 minutes In-Studio Community Events Sliding scale: $25–$55     Connect & Book For upcoming mentorship, healing sessions, and events — or to arrange something private and personal — reach Biljana directly and subscribe to the newsletter: birthingstar@gmail.com  For Group Sound Baths, Soundscape Performances, and Sound Ceremony dates, sign up to our Newsletter and visit the News at home page.      UPCOMING EVENTS:  You are warmly invited to a Sound Celebration at the Heart Space—a deeply immersive journey to attune with the energies of wellbeing through natural rhythms, sacred sounds, and ancient wisdom. Performed in the intimate Studio setting at the foot of “The PYRAMIDION”-a copper pyramid installation (6’ x 6’ x 9’3”)—this Sound Ceremony aligns with the gentle charm of Valentine’s energy, welcoming all hearts—not limited to couples. This experience offers Heart and Voice meridians initiation, guided by healing Hz vibrations and spoken meditation. Through diverse sound tonalities, crystalline waves, and inner synchronicities, we invite the embodiment of unconditional love—nurturing compassion, expansion, and harmonic resonance. Together, we open to the creational flow that supports personal and collective realignment with Love, Light, Joy, Peace, and Health. Enter a space of deep listening as we dive into the stream of consciousness for expanded awareness. Experience the power of sound medicine as crystal and brass singing bowls emit pure, high-frequency tones that gently attune the body and psyche, promoting balance and healing. The soundscape is enriched with flutes, spirit and ocean drums, four-element chimes, Idopan, didgeridoo, tuning forks, and other culturally diverse instruments—true flavours for the soul. Intentional alter will set the ambiance. Beneath the instruments at the studio floor lies a hand-painted mural depicting the “Creational Spiral & Celestial Heart Opening”, infused with Symbols of The Creational Teachings—designed to support harmony and optimized light waves. Allow every cell of your body to celebrate, inviting peace, tranquility, and enchantment. This is an invitation to awaken the light seeds and dream into the New Earth. Registration required in advance Tickets may be purchased via Eventbrite or e-transfer at: birthingstar@gmail.com We look forward to sharing this transformative sonic circle—the Circle of the One—with you. Tickets with Eventbright: upcoming  Location & Google Map link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/qXHmUStZuWpvEpV19 Community link at: www.FrogHollowArtExperience.com   Featured original artwork by Biljana, titled: 'Love is Medicine'  www.BiljanaArt.com      #soundhealing #meditation #wellness #originalart #valentine’s #love #medicine #studio #theworld    IMAGE GALLERY:      

0 Workshops

• Guest Artist
• by Biljana
• 06-04-2024

  Shireen is a longtime student and practitioner of the healing arts, earth based wisdom traditions, weaving & fibre arts and ceremonial ways. The art of seed bead weaving was passed onto her when she was travelling through Costa Rica and it's been an ever growing passion since.      "Learn the fundamentals of beadwork by creating your very own pair of talisman fringe earrings infused with love and personal meaning. Practice resiliency with slow crafting while exploring the sacred art of adornment, and leave this workshop with the skills to carry this art form forward."   Workshop investment $55   For further questions and to register for the workshop contact Shireen at: shireen.j@hotmail.com       FEATHER FAN WORKSHOP     I am offering a sacred space and my guidance to explore the ‘wisdom of feathers’ and make a smudge fan or a smudge feather along the way. At this in-structural workshop you will be supported in the creation of your fan and more importantly learn about traditional and contemporary understandings of ‘meaning of feathers’; proper handling and care; understandings by diverse cultural awareness and also tune to your own intuitive cognitions with the nature of this offering.  All materials are inclusive, including feathers, natural hide & coloured, crystals, beads etc.. You are also welcome to bring you special feather or decorative element if you have some to include in your creation.   Duration of the workshop 2 hr.        Investment: $70   Meaning of Feathers The Meaning of Feathers plays an important role in the awareness of many cultures. Most understanding embodies the spiritual idea that all natural things within the universe, including birds have spirits forms. That spirit exist, not only in humans, but also in birds (they imprint their fluidal energy onto their feathers) and in animals, plants,  and all living beings. The doctrine is that everything is alive, and possesses an inherent virtue, power and wisdom. The generalized meaning of feathers signified honour & connected the carrier with the Creation and the bird whose feathers came from. Feathers are perceived as gifts from the sky, the sea and the trees. Feathers arrive unexpectedly, but not without purpose.   Birds were revered as bringers of messages and symbols of change and often symbolized light-hearted freedom, their feathers have many spiritual, ceremonial & ritual uses. Decorated feathers were sometimes attached to sacred objects and tools, in the ancient culture and traditions of First Nations the meaning of feathers are inextricably tied to the understanding that birds, as spirit guides, appear through different stages of life to a person, teaching and guiding them, and in some instances protecting them. The meaning of birds and their feathers are of great significance as they are considered to possess Creational energetic powers that can embody, attach and influence a person, empowering them with the powerful traits, attributes and characteristics of the bird.    At the duration of this workshop we will also discus meanings of birds and observe information of the significance of each bird’s attributes and symbolism. Also learn about the purpose, teachings and proper ways of ‘smudging’ and handling sacred objects.  All ages are invited to attend this fun feather crafting afternoon at SpirolGate of Art & Wellbeing by, Biljana Webb   STAINED GLASS WORKSHOP Educational hands on workshop with Whirling Wisdom Studio. At this experience you will be supported to envision and create your unique "element"-design out of stained glass. Example:  feather, leaf, star, mushroom, est. This is a "step by step"  instructional learning experience, all tools and materials are inclusive. You will be learning about glass, drawing and cutting, soldering and decorating your unique creation. Duration approximately 3hr. To 4 hr      Investment: $280 For private or group bookings reach Biljana at: birthingstar@gmail.com 

0 Crystal Trail Hike & Meditation

• by Biljana
• 06-04-2024

  “Love is in the Earth” *Guided Crystal Trail Hike & Forest Bathing ~ with Crystal Bowls Sound Initiation ~*   There is a frequency the forest has been singing since before memory. Come. Be still enough to hear it.   At SpiralGate of Art and Wellbeing, we invite you into one of the most nourishing journeys the Haliburton Highlands has to offer — a sacred immersion where ancient stone, living forest, and the healing language of sound come together to restore, awaken, and attune.   This is forest bathing as ceremony. This is crystal wisdom as homecoming.   The Journey You will arrive at Titanate Hill — celebrated worldwide for its extraordinary mineral diversity — and begin by simply breathing the forest in. Guided by Biljana in the tradition of sacred nature attunement, you slow into the deep frequencies that pulse beneath bark, root, stone, and stream. The forest is not backdrop here. She is teacher, healer, and beloved companion.   As you walk the trail in conscious, unhurried awareness, the mineral kingdom reveals itself: luminous Titanite, gentle Apatite, ancient Richterite, Feldspar, Calcite, Mica and more — each carrying a frequency, a medicine, a memory of Earth’s long dreaming. You will learn their metaphysical and healing properties, witness them in their natural habitat, and gather a few treasured findings to carry home as yours to keep.   Throughout the hike, Biljana weaves in the love play of diverse instruments — voice, drum, flute, and more — calling you ever deeper into resonance with the living world around you. Sound here is not performance. It is attunement. It is the bridge between your inner landscape and the great outer one.   The Completion Returning to SpiralGate, you are welcomed into a Crystal Bowl Sound Meditation — a vibrational initiation of your gathered crystals and of the journey you have just walked. The crystal elixir is poured. The bowls are sounded. The circle closes in beauty.   Seasonal Availability   This experience is offered in the living seasons — Spring through Autumn — when the forest is fully awake and the trail is in full song. Private and small group bookings are available by appointment. Special ceremonial dates aligned with seasonal turning points are announced through the SpiralGate community.   To inquire about upcoming dates or arrange a private gathering, reach out early — space is held for those who feel the call.   Investment   Guided Crystal Trail Hike & Forest Bathing only — $100per person Full Experience with Crystal Bowls Sound Meditation — $150per person    Children ages 7–12 — $25   All materials included: crystal elixir, crystals, chiseling basket, tools, shovel, hammer, and safety glasses for those who wish to dig deeper into the Earth’s gifts.   Please bring: a journal, comfortable hiking boots and clothing, a water bottle, and a snack for the trail.   Families are warmly welcomed and tenderly held.   To book your time, register, or simply ask a question, reach out to Biljana: birthingstar@gmail.com www.FrogHollowArtExperience.com   Come as you are. Leave as more of yourself.

0 Hand DRUM Offerings

• by Biljana
• 06-04-2024

Hand Drum Making Workshop  I am truly honored to guide you through the process of creating your hand drum and to support you in the flow of becoming a Drum Carrier. Please know that this is a sacred ceremonial work. Throughout the drum-making process, there will be sharing of intercultural wisdom and traditional teachings, honouring the universal Spirit of the Drum and the songs that carry its prayers. This is a mindful, heart-centered experience rooted in respect, healing, gratitude, and intention. Materials & Craftsmanship We will be working with: White-tailed deer hide; Cedar wood frames ; A choice of rawhide, leather, faux suede, or synthetic lacing All materials are mindfully and locally prepared, sourced in sustainable ways, and created in collaboration with First Nations communities and local artisans. All materials are included in the Drum making workshop investment. The creation of the mallet/ stick is optional and additional of $30 for materials & teachings.  Drum Frame Options & Rates: ~10” Drum Frame — $200 ~12” Drum Frame — $300 ~14” Drum Frame — $350 ~16” Drum Frame — $380  Drum Blessing & Ceremony (Optional & Included) Following the creation of your hand drum, you are invited to participate in a Drum Blessing / Initiation Ceremony, including: ~Sacred drum blessing ~Feasting for the drum gathering ~Ceremony held in my Tipi, with Sacred Pipe and Smudge This portion is inclusive and optional, offered as a continuation of the drum’s journey. Booking & Reservation To book the workshop a 50% deposit of the workshop cost is required. This allows me to prepare and arrange the necessary materials with care and intention.  Workshop Formats & Availability The Hand Drum Making Workshop is offered in several formats: ~ One-on-One Sessions at my studio (for those who can travel) ~ Annual Group Workshops (dates announced seasonally) ~ Online Workshop via Zoom. At which case the materials will be pre-shipped to your home Shipping cost added to base price ~Local Travel for Group Arrangements (by request) Session Duration: Approximately 2 to 4 hours, depending on group size and flow. For those traveling to my lodge, overnight accommodation or camping may be available. Contact & Booking For more information or to book your Hand Drum Making Workshop, please contact: Biljana birthingstar@gmail.com       Drum Feast & Blessing Ceremony “Drum Birthing” Initiation Location: Cosmic TipiSpiralGate of Art & Wellbeing18378 Highway 118,Tory Hill, ON K0L 2Y0 The Drum Blessing / Drum Birthing Initiation & Feast Ceremony is open to all Drum Carriers—those who have just made their drum, those who are inquiring, and those who feel called to learn the ways of the Drum and its sacred teachings. I have dedicated myself to offering this ceremony once per year, traditionally held in the month of October, in alignment with the harvest season and ancestral energies. Ceremony Details The gathering will take place in the Cosmic Tipi, around a sacred fire, honoring this potent seasonal threshold. During the ceremony, there will be sharing of: Intercultural teachings about the Drum Medicine songs Spiral Initiation Sacred rhythms connecting Spirit & Heart You are warmly invited to bring your favourite food to “feast” your drum and to share in a potluck meal. This is how we welcome you, your drum, and celebrate community and belonging. I am more than delighted to support you in this sacred rhythm and ceremonial flow. What to Bring Clothing appropriate for weather conditions; A blanket for comfort; Your drum (if you have one); A potluck dish to share  Friends and children are most welcome. Communal drums will be available for those who are called to Drum.  Energy Exchange This gathering is offered by donation, to support: The lodge; Firewood; Ceremony and service Those receiving a Drum Blessing may offer a “sacred gift” and contribute to the potluck feast for all. Reservation To reserve your attendance, please email: Biljana  at:  birthingstar@gmail.com   DRUM ZOOM MEDICINE   Online Hand Drum Sessions  At the ‘centering fire’ of our inner Creation energy, there is a pulse that unites all living beings—a ‘Universal Heart’ that celebrates the many rhythms and paths of life. I have come to realize that it is our Ancestral Journey and our evolving & progressing BEING that keeps us attuned to our inner light & truth, in service of harmony, healing, and peace. From this place, I come to share called to celebrate in community. As a Spirit Drum Carrier with a multi-cultural background, I have been on this path for almost three decades. I have been fortunate to meet, sound with, and be initiated by many ‘medicine people’ from around the world—especially with our Indigenous - First Nations here in Canada. My teachings follow the Colourful Trails of unity consciousness, cosmic understandings, and lived practices, always rooted in an intimate, heart-centered healing space and a living continuum of prayer and relationship with Drum Creation & Nature- on practical, ceremonial, and spiritual levels. I take care of my Drums with deep reverence and sacredness. Over the years, many of you have come to know me through social drumming, song circles, and sacred fire ceremonies. I am now actively holding space for universal soul work in my “Whirling Wisdom Studio” and sacred lodges on my land at “SpiralGate of Art & Wellbeing” in Tory Hill, Ontario. I’ve been called to bring the sacred work online and by the “Frog Hollow Art Experience” initiatives I am opening my commitment to a safe, sacred and intentional private Zoom sessions called: “Drum Zoom Medicine” The session's intentions are to: Deepen your relationship with the Hand Drum through the awareness of a “medicine keeper” Be supported in finding and sounding your soul vice & songs Learn and share multi-cultural hand drum songs Explore inner core vocals, Nature-oriented and mindfulness Experience Shamanic Drum Journeying Learn how to sacredly care for your drum and explore new rhythm awareness Be guided & learn of ceremonial protocols and creating sacred spaces Be introduced to and experience other multi-cultural drums, such as:Ocean Drum, Frame Drum, African Drum, Egyptian Drum, Celtic Drum, and more Experience light percussion as complements to drumming: rattles, flutes, whistles, etc. Support the continuation and sharing of wisdom teachings and drum medicine This call is especially for those who: Already have or have made their own hand drum and feel called to deepen the relationship  Seeking to fine-tune their sacred ways, share in safe space  Have inquired about drum-making and are called to become a Drum Carrier Each session will carry a unique and spontaneous sound ceremony focus, while also offering gentle structure for learning and practice.  Session’s investment is $70 for one hour.  Sugested Requirement: yo will need a set of stereo head phones for maximum sound benefit connection. For further questions and inquiries, please contact Biljana at the email: birthingstar@gmail.com    STAY TUNNED FOR UPCOMING DRUM JAM AND CEREMONIES IN MY STUDIO AND SACRED LODGES!    Drum Painting Workshop  For the one interested in painting their Spirit Drum, I offer private or group guided sessions. Investment coast will vary on the complexity of the design, hands on, envisioning and in-structural painting. All materials are inclusive, bring your drum or purchase one made by the artist. Commissions also welcome! To inquire more info, book and reserve your private or group time contact Biljana: birthingstar@gmail.com 

0 Tea with the Oracle- Intuitive sessions

• Guest Artist
• by Biljana
• 06-04-2024

  Tea with the oracle    Tea with the Oracle   A Whirling Wisdom Intuitive Experience & Tea Ceremony   Imagine settling into sacred space — hands warming around a cup of ceremonially prepared tea, the air alive with the gentle resonance of sound and the luminous presence of Visionary Art. This is not just a reading. This is an experience.   Tea with the Oracle invites you into a living ceremony of insight, reflection, and soulful realignment — offered as an intimate one-on-one session, a couples experience, or a small group gathering for those ready to receive something genuinely transformational.   Come with a question… or simply come open. The wisdom you seek is already reaching for you.   The Experience   Each gathering begins with a mindfully prepared tea ceremony, settling you into presence, warmth, and receptive stillness. From there, Biljana — wisdom keeper, light-worker, visionary artist, and intuitive guide — weaves a session uniquely attuned to the energy and soul signature of you, your partner, or your circle. As she tunes into the subtle fluidal energies and fibres of your presence, she reflects from the subconscious what is ready to unfold. This includes drawing upon the living messages carried within her own Visionary Art — paintings and images that arrive not merely as aesthetic expression, but as transmissions. Each work holds encoded wisdom, geometry, and symbolic language that the Oracle may call forward in the moment, offering you a window into what your soul is reaching toward.   Readings are further intuitively channeled and woven through a blend of divination and insight tools, which may include Tarot, Oracle and Power decks, Karma Cards, Plant Oracles, Star Seed wisdom, Ancestors, and Spirit Guides — all drawn from Creational energies and teachings awakened through ancient and contemporary lineages.   For those who feel called, the experience can also weave in Maya and Aztec birth signs, and the Celtic wisdom of the Trees — revealing the mythical and symbolic story alive within you.   The Art Speaks   Biljana’s Visionary Art is not decoration — it is oracle. Born from deep states of creative listening, each painting carries its own field of meaning, its own living intelligence. During a session, a particular image may call to you, a colour may speak, a symbol may surface with uncanny precision. These are not coincidences. They are the art doing what it was always meant to do — reflecting you back to yourself, in the moment you are ready to see.   The studio itself, held within the luminous presence of these works, becomes a living gallery of guidance — a place where light, geometry, and visionary imagery actively support expanded awareness, grounding, and reconnection with the Higher Self.   Rooted in All Our Relations   A central theme of this work is remembering our living relationship with Mother Earth. Through the Medicine Wheel, Animal Allies, plant and tree wisdom, and traditional teachings shared by Elders from diverse Indigenous nations, Biljana opens doorways to deeper understanding, harmony, and the path of All Our Relations.   Who This Experience Is For This is for the individual seeking clarity, purpose, or a soulful reset. For the couple navigating a shared crossroads or wishing to deepen their understanding of one another. For the small circle of friends, family, or kindred spirits ready to gather around something meaningful.   Whether you arrive with a burning question or an open heart — whether your inquiry touches matters of purpose, relationship, creativity, wellbeing, or the deeper calling of your soul — this experience holds space for all of it.   How We Can Meet Tea with the Oracle is available in person at Whirling Wisdom Studio in the Haliburton Highlands, by phone, or through virtual connection — so that wherever you are, the circle can be opened.   Investment Individual Session — 1 hour: $120 Individual Session — 30 minutes: $70 Couples- Combined Session: 1h30min $200 Small Group Experience: pricing by inquiry   To book your experience or ask a question: Phone: 647 518-5593 (Canada) Email: birthingstar@gmail.com         

0 Musicians

• Guest Artist
• by Biljana
• 28-08-2023

  Biljana “Webb” Founding Director at SpiralGate of Art and Wellbeing, the  Frog Hollow Art Experience & Whirling Wisdom Art Studio Biljana is the heart and host of Frog Hollow — a visionary artist, intuitive, and ceremonial sound practitioner whose work is rooted in the living wisdom of land, ancestral knowledge, and the transformative power of sound. With over 24 years of experience weaving sound into healing, Biljana works across a rich range of modalities — from mindful meditation and intentional collaborative sound journeys to private ceremony and deep listening practices. Her offerings carry the presence of someone who has sat with sound not merely as technique, but as a sacred language spoken between inner worlds and the natural ones surrounding us. Biljana holds certification as a Lead Artist Educator through the Royal Conservatory of Music and brings over two decades of experience working alongside First Nations communities — a thread of reciprocity and reverence that runs through everything she creates and tends at Frog Hollow. She offers private and group sound healing sessions as well as a mentorship program for those called to deepen their own practice. For Group Sound Baths, Soundscape Performances, and Sound Ceremony experiences, visit the Soundscapes page or check upcoming news for dates and gatherings. FEATURED GUEST MUSICIANS   David Liddell Saxophone & Clarinet | Kawartha Lakes Kawartha Lakes’ own David Liddell brings a relaxed, free-ranging jazz spirit wherever he wanders — and sometimes, he simply hops in. A Concert Band musician by tradition, David has a gift for turning the familiar into something unhurried and joyful, weaving old favourites on saxophone and clarinet into the living air of wherever he lands. David has been part of the Frog Hollow family from the very beginning — his warm, wandering sound gracing the Tea Parties through their earliest and formative years, growing alongside the vision of this living garden gathering place. In 2026 he returns to the Golden Owl Summer Celebration, accompanying Frog Hollow’s own D*Vine Tribe — our in-house aerial performers — as music and movement meet beneath the open sky. Beyond Frog Hollow, you may catch David drifting through local marketplaces, parks, and community gatherings across the Highlands, the Kawarthas, and the streets of Lindsay. Follow the sound.   SpiralGate of Art and Wellbeing 18378 Highway 118, Tory Hill, ON   E-mail your attendance: birthingstar@gmail.com www.froghollowartexperience.com 

0 Aerial Art

• Guest Artist
• by Biljana
• 12-06-2023

   Rising together with “The Golden Owl”   by our talented “birthing stars” duo, Laura and Neka from  "Whirling Wisdom @ D*Vine Play" Studio and special guest Joanne Lourdes’s Camilleri in the Living Gardens - Enchanted Tea Party  Dave Laddel on Saxophone with tunes live!   July 12, 2026 at 3pm event is by donation  Thanks to our local sponsor the HCDC our portable aerial rig dream is coming true   allowing us to “take the show in the open air, in the Gardens - for the first time!     Our performances are family friendly we ask gusts to pre-register at froghollow118@gmail.com      Laura Hunt   Laura Hunt’s love of creative expression flows through music and movement. Growing up in competitive gymnastics and cheerleading, she naturally found her way into coaching — a path she followed for nearly a decade. Her journey then carried her into the world of aerial silks, where she performed for many years with the Hamilton Aerial Group. In her own words: “My heart is very happy when I am flipping, twirling and teaching!”     Neka (Shashwananeka Lili Banchotova AKA Shash)   At just 12 years old, Neka — full name Shashwananeka Lili Banchotova — is already a seasoned aerial performer. She began her training at age 9 under the guidance of Laura Hunt, and the two have since grown into an inspired performing duo known as Di*Vine Tribe. Neka brings youthful energy, grace, and natural talent to every performance, and is proud to be the youngest co-host at Frog Hollow Integrative Art Experience.     Joanne Camilleri is a Toronto-based multidisciplinary performing artist, internationally recognized as a pioneer of fusion belly dance and a 2024 Walter Carsen Prize nominee. Inspired by her Maltese heritage and ancient mythology, she is the visionary behind INANNA: The Rising Goddess of Malta, a groundbreaking multimedia performance blending dance, circus arts, and visual storytelling, supported by the Canada Council for the Arts. Trained in diverse dance forms, Joanne’s work celebrates cultural storytelling and women’s empowerment through immersive artistic experiences.   For her direct website link visit: JOanne Dancer     SpiralGate of Art and Wellbeing 18378 Highway 118, Tory Hill, ON   E-mail your attendance: birthingstar@gmail.com  www.froghollowarttour.com        ~~~~~~~~~~~      We are happy to initiate the second showing of “Web Weaver” by our talented “birthing stars” duo, Laura and Neka from  "Whirling Wisdom @ Divine Play Studio"   May 25, 2025 at 2pm event is by donation and fundraising towards portable equipment!  ~keeping this art thriving~ Event is children friendly, due to space limits we ask guest to reserve seating at: birthingstar@gmail.com      “Web Weaver” made it to the Haliburton Echo, January performance 2025         Images from “RISE- Water and Fire” performance 2024     Images from “Fairy & The Fox” performance 2023       Images from “Hatching” 2022 performance