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Gebiya Shamanic Style Healing Drum Circle with Somatic Embodiment w/Kristen
July 20 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm EDT
Come join Gebiya Vibrations and Kristin of GROW on Saturday July 20th for a fusion and playful combination of shamanic style drumming and somatic breathwork and movement.
$30 per person
Saturday July 20th
2pm
Meeting at Green Ridge Om & Wellness
Walking over to pocket park on Depot Street
Saturday July 20th
2pm
Meeting at Green Ridge Om & Wellness
Walking over to pocket park on Depot Street
Contact Kristin at GROW 570-614-8800 to reserve your spot or have questions.
Bring a Drum or one will be provided for you.
Details of event:
Christopher, from Gebiya Vibrations, will welcome and introduce us to the ceremonial drums he uses in his practice.
Then Kristin will introduce everyone to a few somatic tools that are easy and effective to access states of calm. We will spend a little time exploring with somatic breathwork and micro movement and begin to release or integrate with the sensations of any lingering tension in our bodies.
Christopher will then flow us right into a beautifully led drum circle.
Each person gets to lay down and receive a Shamanic Style Healing with a few different drums played over the body as well as an Ocean Drum.
Benefits of a drum circle:
There is power in drumming alone, but that power recombines and multiplies on many simultaneous levels in a group of drummers. The drums draw individual energies together, unifying them into a consolidated Force.
The rhythm of drumming is easy for our bodies to take in, as was the rhythm of our mother’s heartbeat.
That rhythm renews us is no secret. Drumming is the oldest form of music on the planet. Virtually every culture that exists or has existed on earth has practiced some form of drumming. In Africa, the beating of a drum continues to be an important part of significant ceremonies and holiday celebrations. Native American cultures use drumming as a means to reconnect an individual’s mental and physical selves. Throughout history, drumming has been a part of performing rituals, marking significant transitions, and celebrating life’s cycles. Our lives are infused with rhythm beginning at the very moment we first sense our mother’s heartbeat in her womb.
The rhythm of drumming is easy for our bodies to take in, as was the rhythm of our mother’s heartbeat.
That rhythm renews us is no secret. Drumming is the oldest form of music on the planet. Virtually every culture that exists or has existed on earth has practiced some form of drumming. In Africa, the beating of a drum continues to be an important part of significant ceremonies and holiday celebrations. Native American cultures use drumming as a means to reconnect an individual’s mental and physical selves. Throughout history, drumming has been a part of performing rituals, marking significant transitions, and celebrating life’s cycles. Our lives are infused with rhythm beginning at the very moment we first sense our mother’s heartbeat in her womb.
All manner of drumming has the ability to put us in touch with our own natural rhythms, the rhythms of the earth, and the rhythms of the people we choose to drum with. The drum can represent the heart, and drumming awakens the mind while stirring the soul. Drumming can take you to a place deep inside you where you are keenly aware of your mind and your body, as well as the vital bond between the two. Much like human beings, each drum has its own vibration and voice. Drumming alone can help you release tension, dispel stress and aggressive feelings, and restore your energy. It can also give you an opportunity to reestablish your connection to Mother Earth, as the beat of a drum can represent a crack of lightning, pounding ocean waves, or the tumult of an earthquake.
Drumming with others brings with it many benefits. Taking part in a drumming circle attunes us to the invisible energy that exists between us while uniting us in a common purpose. Drumming can be relaxing as well as energizing. It quiets mental chatter and can create a peaceful meditative state. In Navajo lore, the drum is the Great Spirit’s favorite instrument. It is said that this is why all human beings were given a heartbeat. The rhythmic beating of a drum can move us into new realms of consciousness. There is no right or wrong way to drum, and everyone has the innate ability to create rhythm. When you drum with intention, you’ll discover the rhythms that move you.