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 [...]

For our sixth Healing Drum Retreat, offered June 19-21, 2009, we will have a special treat:  Billy Conway will be offering a class on Friday evening where attendee’s will make their own Native Flute. Historically native flutes still exist that date back to 600 A.D. at Prayer Rock in Arizona.  Each clan has their own [...]

One thing is for sure, Kaye and I are excited about this next Healing Drum Retreat, only a heartbeat away!  June 19th we have two options:  drum making, an event that has been so popular and successful in the past, and something new.  What?  What is it?  Ah, we’ll save that for tomorrow. We have [...]

Occasionally we mention, in the Healing Drum Retreat website, an event called, “Unity Works”.   What is Unity Works?  It is a collective support space for children and adults, native and non-native, to learn, heal, and grow.   Guest include inspirational speakers such as Roy Wilson (Grandfather) the Spiritual Leader and Storyteller of the Cowlitz tribe, who [...]

Preparing hides for drum making takes muscle, and a lot of planning.  Kaye states, “There can be variance in the thickness of the hide, and this will effect how much the hide will stretch when you build your drum.  I’ve build many drums, and know how to work with the hide, and how to talk [...]

Every day I post an intuitive story in my Mayan Daily Insight website that speaks of the energy or focus of the day.  The Mayan’s brought many calendars into this world, and the Tzolkin calendar is one of spiritual focus.  It offers amazing insights into self and the story of our lives. I recently decided [...]