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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 build you are welcome to observe.  The workshops and activities start Saturday morning following breakfast.  We will talk about herbs in the garden, the power of silence, and creativity.  We will experience energy healing and learn techniques for personal growth.

On Saturday we will build Dreamcatchers, and each participant is invited to make their own.  Sunday we will have the Dreamcatcher activity continue for those who choose.  We will also have workshops on muscle testing as a tool for health, a dream walking meditation, EFT as a tool for change, and more!

We now have a website dedicated to the Healing Drum.  Please do join us in our discussions, share pictures from past events, and of course take part in the next Healing Drum Event in September 2008.

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 different tribes, with proceeds going toward the retreat fund for kids.  

Many of us pitched in, and over the course of the evening the synergy of the group grew stronger.  We teamed up, and the drums came together quicky.  In all, we managed to build 17 drums that evening.  At midnight we called it an evening and retired, knowing that the bell would sound at 7:30 for breakfast. 

The next day we offered lectures and meditations on energy healing and being in flow with our spiritual guidance.  Most of the attendee’s were so busy with drum on Friday evening that we offered an additional class on Saturday.  The outcome: many beautiful medicine bags, all thoughtfully crafted and filled. 

Sunday continued with the same tone of spiritual awareness, and a class on using EFT as a tool in self-healing.  We concluded the day with a trip to the Trading Post, a fantastic shop for drum making supplies just minutes from the retreat center.  Field trip! 

The question was raised: when is the next Healing Drum retreat?  The weekend of September 19-21, 2008.  Since this weekend is a solstice weekend, we will focus on the harvest.   We now have a blog dedicated to The Healing Drum retreat’s.