The Drum Journey Method: Access to your Inner WisdomThese sessions help you switch off your busy left brain, to find relaxation and new inspiration. When working with the right half of the brain, you can experience aspects of your reality that the analytical mind can't reach. There you find new ideas, strength, grounding, and resources for positive transformation.
We offer private and group sessions with guided drum journeys and meditations. If you like to learn the method yourself and apply it to your everyday life, you may consider attending our weekend training course. This will give you access to our monthly drum journey circle. |
Private Sessions for Individuals and their Friends/FamiliesFor Individuals (or Groups of Friends/Families)
Where: In person in Hanwell, West London, or per Zoom. When: At a time that suits you Cost: £60 per 1 hour session. If you like to bring friends/family members, then every additional person pays £5. Up to six people. |
Guided Group SessionsWill be scheduled soon, please contact us if you are interested in joining.
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Journey-TrainingFoundation Course Drum Journeying for Guidance, Healing, and Transformation
This weekend course teaches you how to journey by yourself, setting your own intention for your journey and using this method for your everyday life. It also covers the history and principles of contemporary shamanism (which is not a religion, but a set of tools that help you access your essence and inner wisdom).
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Drum Journey Circle
A monthly group for people with journey experience.
In this group, we will do an opening ceremony and a sharing round, and then one or two journeys. You can bring in your own questions/intention for your journey. Sometimes we also use seasonal questions (e.g. finding closure at the end of the year), or we journey for each other. Members of this circle are also invited to our Equinox and Solstice celebrations. Dates: 23 Jan; 20 Feb; 20 March (Equinox); 1 and 22 May; 19 June (Solstice) Time: Sunday afternoon, 3.30-6pm Location: Hanwell, West London Cost: £15 (£18 for Equinox or Solstices) More info: Fireside Lodge: Drum Circle |
The origins of JourneyingBeing able to change our brain waves to access deep wisdom, by using a drum beat or another rhythmic impulse, is an ancient skill. It has been used by Native Americans and other shamanic communities all over the world for thousands of years. Nowadays, it is a practice that anyone can enjoy and find valuable, regardless of their religious or spiritual belief.
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Have you ever noticed that you have the best ideas when you stop thinking too hard and just relax? Drum Journeys make use of this phenomenon. The beat of the drum fosters your ability to stop thinking in a logical way and open yourself up to a different way of being and perceiving.
Scientifically speaking, participants change their brainwaves from alpha waves (our usual way of thinking) to beta or theta waves (this is how the brain works when we are sleeping or meditating).
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An example:
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What did the journey teach me?
I noticed that I had been reluctant to believe in myself before this meditation. Yes, I wanted to put my name ‘out there’, but I was not self-confident enough to really stand out from the crowd and believe in the quality of my offerings. Woodpecker taught me that I had to be more self-confident and really put more of myself - even a ‘drop of blood’ - into this business. This was a real boost for me. I keep imagining the neon sign and I still see it turning and shining up there - a good reminder that I ought to believe in myself.
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