Healing Drum Retreat

It’s time, don’t you think? Here’s the scoop: Estee has the frame for a big powwow or group drum, and when we purchased the hides for the last Healing Drum Retreat drum making class we bought extra hides. Out of the buffalo half hides we cut two sections for this big two sided drum as [...]

Here it is, the flyer for the Healing Drum Retreat this June 19-21, 2009.  Flyer for June 2009 Healing Drum Retreat (PDF) The planning continues, and the synergy is building!  We’re looking forward to another fun campfire story time, more of the insightful topics for discussion and discovery, many hands-on projects that lead us smack [...]

When we reach into the magical hat of all possibilities, we are really trying to catch a dream. What exactly are we looking for? The future, the now, or one of those lingering moments from the past that’s come back to repeat itself? Dream-catchers are designed to keep at bay those things that distract us [...]

We had so much fun at the last Healing Drum Retreat!   It was like a breath of fresh air, combining a few new concepts with awareness and focus.  What happens when we turn our focus inward, what do we see?  Usually its the stuff that coats us on the outside, the heaviness that we carry [...]

Just like the tone of the beating drum, the resounding tone at the March 2009 Healing Drum Retreat was a feeling of joy.  Each person walked away with their own unique experience, but each walked away with a bright smile, and a few even said, “I’m full”. Some attendees have asked for flyers for the [...]

Okay, you caught me smack dab in the middle of a really bad pun.  It’s true, you just can’t hide a buffalo, but you can use a buffalo hide in drum making.   In fact, we had four buffalo half hides to work with. We started with the largest drum, a 30″ ceremonial drum.  We needed [...]