Courses & Workshops
Spirit of the Drum -- A Two Day Drum-Making Workshop
Spirit of the Drum -- A Two Day Drum-Making Workshop
of Sacred Ceremony, Journey Work and Shamanic Crafting
Saturday, October 5, 2024, 10 am -6 pm
Sunday, October 6, 2024, 10 am -6 pm
Location:
502 Crystal Lake Road
Gilmanton Iron Works, NH
03837
For those who are coming from a distance, and looking for accommodations, here is a link to a nearby local hotel: maps.app.goo.gl/z4kDiFF7VQbXy1mq7?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy
Registration: $400 (If a couple wishes to craft a Spirit Drum together, the material fees for the drum must be paid in advance. Workshop fee for a couple working on a single drum will be discounted to $550 instead of the full price for two.
(drum materials sold separately, see below)
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Join us to connect with the Ancestors and Dream your Spirit Drum into Being.
Boom-boom — the steady drumbeat of our mother’s heart soothing and anchoring us in her womb is the first musical sound that our ears perceive, keeping us grounded on our journey to birth.
Our first musical instrument was the drum, discovered by beating a stick on a hollow log or some other hollow surface. The beat of the drum naturally compels our bodies to want to move, almost involuntarily - like breathing.
The shaman/spirit/medicine drum is used universally and is prevalent among many original peoples as a living and conscious tool to bridge into expanded reality. It is used widely among Siberian shamans, where the word shaman was conceived. Here in North America, the drum has always been a sacred instrument in their communication with Spirit. Even in Europe, history reaches far beyond the advent of Christianity that included drumming in sacred ceremonies.
In this workshop, you will:
• Journey to meet the Spirit of the Tree that gifted you the wood for your drum frame that will become the drum’s body.
• Journey to meet the Spirit of the Four-legged who gifted the hide that will be the flesh of your drum.
• Learn a unique spiral lacing technique as taught in the Saghic tradition [a re-dreamed Celtic tradition].
• Engage in sacred ceremony to breathe life into your using the four elements.
• Create an intimate bond between you and your drum’s living nature.
• Learn to work with the drum as a conversational aid with your Guides and the Ancestors when you journey into the heart of your Spirit Drum.
• Learn to care for and "feed" your drum—this drum will be different than any other drum you will have and thus needs to be treated always in a sacred manner.
• Become aware of the Do’s and Don’ts of your drum.
• Bring a small empty spray bottle for water to keep drum skins moist, an old towel to use as your work surface, a journal and pen, and a blindfold or mask if desired for use in journey work.
“The Spirit Drum is an external embodiment of our lives. It expresses our joy and sadness and is an implement of prayer. The drum is also the vessel that carries us on spiritual explorations and journeys. As such they tell the story of our relationship with the divine and to those we call the Ancient Ones.” –
Native Elder
This is a 2-day Spirit Drum making workshop and needs to be pre-booked by the payment of material fees to Rob Murphy by 12-noon, September 25, 2024.
Prices for drum materials (contact Rob Murphy for selection and purchasing by email: ROBMURPHY.SHAMAN@GMAIL.COM)
13” skin drum w/cedar frame - $145
14” skin drum w/maple frame - $145
15” skin drum w/cedar frame - $160
15” skin drum w/maple frame - $160
16” skin drum w/maple frame - $160
17” skin drum w/cedar frame - $175
18” skin drum w/maple frame - $175
Deer, horse, elk, cow, and buffalo skins are available.
Cedar frames are much lighter in weight than maple frames. If you do a lot of drumming for extended periods of time this lightweight frame will be perfect for you.​
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Please click the button below to register for this class.
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NOTE: Material fees must be paid separately to Rob Murphy by 12-noon, September 25, 2024 and the workshop fee must be paid by the start of the workshop on Saturday morning. Material fees are non-refundable, if you're unable to attend the workshop I will happily create your Spirit Drum after payment of the workshop fees. Please email robmurphy.shaman@gmail.com to make payment arrangements for materials & registration.
FALLing into Nature & Ancestor Connection!
Shakti Smith invites everyone to come join us for this 10th year of Nature Connection experiences in Prospect Park! This one is extra special: my Shamanic Reiki teacher, mentor, and friend Rob Murphy will be joining me from the West Coast. He brings a depth and wisdom and gentleness to his teaching that I so appreciate, come enjoy learning from him with me.
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Sunday, October 13th@10am with Rob Murphy and Shakti Smith
Location:
Prospect Park, Brooklyn. NY
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This is the 10th year that Shakti has been bringing folks into Prospect Park for Nature Connection
experiences—workshops that help those of us living in the urban environment experience nature in a
palpable way that nourishes body and mind, and enhances daily life. Shakti is so pleased to announce
that this time Rob Murphy will be joining us, all the way from British Columbia. Rob has decades of
experience as an activist (with the AIM movement), healer, and teacher. Shakti studied with him for many
years with Shamanic Reiki Worldwide.
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We had an incredible time out in Prospect Park last June warming up into this material and connecting
with the land as a group, and individually finding nourishment and healing. It was fun! This time Rob will
be joining us, and we'll try some new nature connection practices.
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When we meet on the 12th: together Rob and Shakti will guide the group into sacred space. We'll then
call in the four directions with the power of the elements, with special attention to the element of fire.
There will be ample time for each individual to try out activities that help us to genuinely feel more
connected with the natural world. Rob will teach on the relationship between the soul and the ancestors.
All leading to a special Shamanic Journey with live drumming, to find a sprit guide, an ancestral ally that
can assist you in intergenerational healing for all four of your ancestral streams. This is the focus of
Rob's current life work, he has a book coming out soon on the relationship between the Soul and the
Ancestors.
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In summary:
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Calling in the four directions with a special focus on the element of fire
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Camay—energetic and sound technique that connects the body with the earth and sky
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Learn about the energetic qualities of the land and trees, and experiment with attuning to them
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yourself
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Shamanic Journey with live Drumming, to find a spirit guide for ancestral healing
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Integration with the Group
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Rob is known for his wisdom and depth and breadth as a teacher for many decades, and for the gentle
way with which he teaches. Shakti is known for her pragmatic and grounded, yet expansive
spiritual teaching. She makes 'far out' concepts 'try on able'. Hopeful yet skeptical students have found
they can experience the energy of a tree, each in their own way. We hope that you can join us!!!
Rob is a gifted Drum and shamanic tool maker, there will be some at the workshop to buy, along with a
few copies of Shakti's book.
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This teaching space is Trans informed, LGBTQ+ inclusive, all are welcome
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To Register: 1) Contact Shakti by Email@Shakti@premasoma.com 2) Fee: $60 by October 5th, $70 after. Pay via Venmo: @Shakti-Smith, last 4 digits phone number are 5877
or Zelle: Shakti@premasoma.com​​
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Please click the button below to register for this class.
Oh, My Soul; Oh, My Ancestors: Integrating Past Lives of your Soul Self with your Current Ancestral Lineage
VIRTUAL on Zoom - Oh, My Soul; Oh, My Ancestors: Integrating Past Lives of your Soul Self with your Current Ancestral Lineage
5-Session Zoom Immersion with Rob Murphy
November 6, 13, 20, 27, December 4, 2024
Class time: 6 to 9 pm ET 3 to 6 pm PT
Class Fee: $350
*All sessions will be recorded and shared with participants in case you are not available at the scheduled time.
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This workshop is a deep exploration of our place on Earth as beings with both past life and ancestral lineages. Shamanic traditions gift us with tools and teachings to reawaken us to spirit so that we can explore and bring healing to our souls and our ancestors.
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As I sit here listening to the soulful voices of the “Mayan Ancestral Music – Healing Music for Mother Earth” by Xavier Quijas Yxayotl, I feel the energy and echoes of the voices of my own Ancestral rivers reaching across the mists of time, happy that I am calling out to them, trying to remember their names, their stories. I have been on a journey to explore soul and ancestral work for a number of years now, my own personal work beginning decades ago, if not since I was a child. It has been my honor and privilege to guide classes across the country, leading others through their own journey to explore the relationship between their Soul and their Ancestors.
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In this course experience you will:
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Journey to your soul’s past lives to discover who you are as a soul.
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The past lives of our souls are an integral part of who and what we are endeavoring to do in our current incarnation.
Journey to your Ancestral lineages to honor the rivers of your:
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Mother’s Mother
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Mother’s Father
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Father’s Mother
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Father’s Father
In these ancestral journeys, you will:
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Connect and honor their presence and influence in your life.
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Seek to bring healing to each of the rivers to get beyond the Ancestral wounds that block the healthy flow to the Descendants.
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Ask their help to remember and give birth to the unique genius that you bring to the world.
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Ask them to help you to remember the agreements your soul made with the ancestors for you to become the spirit that you are.
Journey to yourself when you were in your Mother’s womb to:
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The first time your soul came to visit the body Mother Earth and the Ancestors were preparing to receive your Soul.
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Explore the covenant between the Soul and your Ancestors for your birth.
From the Soul lineage and the four rivers of Ancestral lineage, we receive sets of physical and spiritual “DNA.” To live a balanced life on Earth and achieve our purpose, we must honor, and gain assistance from both our Soul and Ancestral lineages, for we exist as the intersection of the two.
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For far too long in the West, we have ignored the voices of our Ancestors. They are calling out to us to listen so that we can start the healing that is so urgently needed—in ourselves, in our families, and in our world. To continue to grow in life, it is essential that we honor our guides in spirit, but also reclaim and pay honor to our Ancestors, without whom we would not be here. Just as there are four directions and four colors in the medicine wheel, we also have four ancestral rivers that feed our being. We need all the medicines to flow in balance from the Directions, the Colors, and the Ancestors.
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The 5-session package will offer the following schedule:
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Session 1
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Discussion of the concept and process, as well as, answering any questions or concerns
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Journey to find a Soul Guide/Teacher
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Journey to find an Ancestral Guide/Teacher
Session 2
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A full Past Life Soul Regression session to explore who you are on the soul level
Session 3
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Maternal Ancestral Rivers
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Mother’s Mother
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Mother’s Father
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Paternal Ancestral Rivers
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Father’s Mother
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Father’s Father
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Journey back to your Mother’s womb, along with your Soul & Ancestral Guides/Teachers, to the first time that your Soul came to visit
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Revisit the covenant made between your Soul and your Ancestors to you join their lineage
The benefits that you will gain from this adventure include:
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A greater understanding of your higher self/Soul and what it endeavors to accomplish across its arc of lives, and
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Ways to work with your healthy Ancestors to lift and heal the trauma of your Ancestral rivers so that the healing flows down from beyond the wounds through you and down to your descendants.
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Please click the button below to register for this class and make payment arrangements.
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Spirit of the Drum -- A Two Day Drum-Making Workshop
Spirit of the Drum -- A Two Day Drum-Making Workshop
of Sacred Ceremony, Journey Work and Shamanic Crafting
Saturday, November 9, 2024, 10 am -6 pm
Sunday, November 10, 2024, 10 am -6 pm
Location: A Touch of Meraki, 3614 & 3612 Grandview St. Gig Harbor WA, 98335
Registration: $350 (If a couple wishes to craft a Spirit Drum together, the material fees for the drum must be paid in advance. Workshop fee for a couple working on a single drum will be discounted to $450 instead of the full price for two.
(drum materials sold separately, see below)
​
Join us to connect with the Ancestors and Dream your Spirit Drum into Being.
Boom-boom — the steady drumbeat of our mother’s heart soothing and anchoring us in her womb is the first musical sound that our ears perceive, keeping us grounded on our journey to birth.
Our first musical instrument was the drum, discovered by beating a stick on a hollow log or some other hollow surface. The beat of the drum naturally compels our bodies to want to move, almost involuntarily - like breathing.
The shaman/spirit/medicine drum is used universally and is prevalent among many original peoples as a living and conscious tool to bridge into expanded reality. It is used widely among Siberian shamans, where the word shaman was conceived. Here in North America, the drum has always been a sacred instrument in their communication with Spirit. Even in Europe, history reaches far beyond the advent of Christianity that included drumming in sacred ceremonies.
In this workshop, you will:
• Journey to meet the Spirit of the Tree that gifted you the wood for your drum frame that will become the drum’s body.
• Journey to meet the Spirit of the Four-legged who gifted the hide that will be the flesh of your drum.
• Learn a unique spiral lacing technique as taught in the Saghic tradition [a re-dreamed Celtic tradition].
• Engage in sacred ceremony to breathe life into your using the four elements.
• Create an intimate bond between you and your drum’s living nature.
• Learn to work with the drum as a conversational aid with your Guides and the Ancestors when you journey into the heart of your Spirit Drum.
• Learn to care for and "feed" your drum—this drum will be different than any other drum you will have and thus needs to be treated always in a sacred manner.
• Become aware of the Do’s and Don’ts of your drum.
• Bring a small empty spray bottle for water to keep drum skins moist, an old towel to use as your work surface, a journal and pen, and a blindfold or mask if desired for use in journey work.
“The Spirit Drum is an external embodiment of our lives. It expresses our joy and sadness and is an implement of prayer. The drum is also the vessel that carries us on spiritual explorations and journeys. As such they tell the story of our relationship with the divine and to those we call the Ancient Ones.” –
Native Elder
This is a 2-day Spirit Drum making workshop and needs to be pre-booked by the payment of material fees to Rob Murphy by 12-noon, November 2, 2024.
Prices for drum materials (contact Rob Murphy for selection and purchasing by email: ROBMURPHY.SHAMAN@GMAIL.COM)
13” skin drum w/cedar frame - $130
14” skin drum w/maple frame - $130
15” skin drum w/cedar frame - $145
15” skin drum w/maple frame - $145
16” skin drum w/maple frame - $145
17” skin drum w/cedar frame - $160
18” skin drum w/maple frame - $160
Deer, horse, elk, cow, and buffalo skins are available.
Cedar frames are much lighter in weight than maple frames. If you do a lot of drumming for extended periods of time this lightweight frame will be perfect for you.​
​
Please click the button below to register for this class.
​
NOTE: Material fees must be paid separately to Rob Murphy by 12-noon, November 2, 2024 and the workshop fee must be paid by the start of the workshop on Saturday morning. Please email robmurphy.shaman@gmail.com to make payment arrangements for materials & registration.