Always Complete Your Circles – Healing Drum Retreat Summer 2010

The next Healing Drum Retreat will be a wonderful opportunity to play, sing, and of course play your native drum in our drumming circles. The retreat will be at Hope Grange in Winlock, Washington, only a very short drive north from Portland Oregon and a manageable drive south from Seattle, Tacoma, and Olympia. If I . . . → Read More: Always Complete Your Circles – Healing Drum Retreat Summer 2010

April 2010 Healing Drum Retreat!

This upcoming Healing Drum Retreat will be April 16-18, 2010 at Brighton Creek Conference Center near Yelm Washington.  It’s a lovely drive on a sunny day, it feels as thought you are driving into Mt Rainier!  This retreat facility offers us a large meeting room, a cafeteria where we hold the drum making and other projects . . . → Read More: April 2010 Healing Drum Retreat!

Hey! What about the next Healing Drum Retreat?

What can I say?  There’s articles posted now, as I type, at the Healing Drum Retreat website.  In fact, there will be 10 articles altogether, each one focusing on one of the many areas covered at the retreat!

First there is Discovery, and I was very surprised to see what was covered in that little insight!

Second is . . . → Read More: Hey! What about the next Healing Drum Retreat?

Healing Drum Retreat – Spring 2009

The Fall 2008 Healing Drum Retreat was a smashing success. We made many drums, each with their challenges, but in the end they each resonated beautifully with their maker. Drum making is an amazing event to watch. The creator works through their challenges with the skin, stringing carefully yet firmly, not knowing how . . . → Read More: Healing Drum Retreat – Spring 2009

Upcoming Healing Drum Retreat – September 2008

The next Healing Drum Retreat in Yelm, WA will be held September 19th-21st 2008. Everyone enjoyed the last event for the Summer Solstice, this one will take place on the Fall Solstice to celebrate our transitions in life.

We will have a drum making and mocassin making class on Friday evening, and even if you don’t . . . → Read More: Upcoming Healing Drum Retreat – September 2008

Successful Healing Drum Event!

The Healing Drum Solstice Retreat over the June 20-22 weekend was a roaring success!  We began the event Friday evening with drum making and medicine bag making classes.   We had several people making drums for themselves, but our teacher also brought extra supplies.  She had taken on the task of making 10 drums each for two . . . → Read More: Successful Healing Drum Event!

Making a Shaman Medicine Bag

Many have asked, “what is a medicine bag, and what purpose does it serve?” Medicine bags have been used by Shamans for precisely what their name implies: medicine, which can mean herbs, gems, and plant materials with medicinal properties.

A Medicine Bag can also be used symbolically as a blessing or energy protection for the wearer. . . . → Read More: Making a Shaman Medicine Bag