Summer Solstice weekend come join Adhi in retreat at Awakening the Heart Sanctuary for a sacred drum birthing emmersion. The drum is one of the oldest instruments. It is said that the Creator conspired to bring the humans and trees together by teaching them how to make a drum so they would have a common language. It though this language we sing to our ancestors that walk among us on earth and above with the stars.

Some traditions believe a drum is a frame with a skin stretched over it that plays the heart beat of the cosmos and a human is a skin stretched over a frame of bones that holds the heart beat in common language with the universe.

This is a 3 part retreat.

Friday night we bless the hides to soak and begin the process of connecting to our drum’s spirit. We will work on putting prayers and symbols in and on our frames. Listening to the heart. Taking a journey to meet the spirit of our drum.

Saturday we will cut the laces for drums and make offerings, do another journey to connect and pull our drums. Throughout the day Adhi will share about the history of the drum amid teachings from many different traditions. We will finish the day by setting our drums to dry and going on a deep heart journey.

Sunday we awaken our drums, learn how to care for them and invite the community in to witness a celebration their birthing into the with a ceremony and celebration.

You will be making a 16 inch drum and mallet. All materials will be provided.

Participants will need to bring scissors and a towel or blanket to work on.

Registration is through Awakening the Heart Sanctuary. Follow their link to register and other logistics.

You can contact them here: https://www.awakeningtotheheart.com