Healing Drum Retreat

We can get by, day after day, living a good life or at least a passable one. There is definitely value to the basics of life: enough food for the day, clothing to keep us warm, and shelter from the elements. As humans we have the ability to grow, and nowadays we see those basic [...]

Building a drum is a spiritual experience. Native drums give honor to both ourselves, Great Spirit, and Mother Earth. Drumming can carry into many aspects of our lives. Kaye shares with us her recent gardening experience. “Since planting time is here we worked hard to create a big gardening area, a protected space for our [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

We have a tendency to hold on to things, thoughts, the past, and our emotions.   When we do this it creates great complexity in our lives.   Our stories often define us, giving us structure within our lives.  This is not always a happy place, though, not if we carry with us half-truths and misunderstandings. My [...]

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 [...]