DRUM BIRTHING WORKSHOPS & RETREATS-

                                           August 15th - 17th 2025

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Every drum birthing weekend is unique but a general outline of what you can expect is given below

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Birth your own traditional style drum, on the land & held by the elements

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Below is an outline of what to expect from this magical drum birthing journey – this will effortlessly unfold and may change to suit the needs of the group (and maybe the weather!) as guided by the spirits of the drum and of place, to draw in all that we need.

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We will be staying at the lovely rural escape of Lime Tree Farm.
Lime Tree Farm is many things to many different people.
Whether it is meditation and wellbeing in the Stone Circle, playing music in the Round House, or storytelling around the fire on a Summer evening, Lime Tree is a magical place of solace and rejuvenation.
Set in wildflower meadows and surrounded by ancient woodlands and wildlife ponds, it is the perfect place to be at one with nature in an unspoilt landscape.

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After you have arrived and settled in on Friday we will start our time together by gathering in circle to create sacred space.
You will take your first steps on your drum journey as we begin with a ceremony of prayer and a blessing for the animal which has given its skin for your drum and the tree that gave its body to create the frame which acts as the skeleton of your drum.

You will have the opportunity to add your own herbs and crystals to the soaking waters if you wish.

As the skins soak overnight you will begin to dream into your personal journey of creation until the next day when we begin the process of birthing your special allies.

Accompanied by music, drumming, guided journeys and drum stories we will spend Saturday undertaking the slow and steady process of lacing the hide to the frame and ring.

We will spiral around and around easing the skin to stretch itself into this new form it is taking until finally it reaches its perfect tension – becoming drum.

Your newly birthed drums will spend the night in the candle lit Round House where they will be cradled by the ancestral spirits that reside there.

On Sunday morning you will spend some special ceremonial time at the stone circle bonding with your newly birthed spirit drum.
You will then be invited to take a Medicine Walk connecting with the land and your spirit drum, setting your intention to be gifted a piece of windfall wood that will be crafted into a beater later in the day.

In the afternoon we will complete our retreat with a special ceremony to bless and welcome your new drum ally and you will be guided on a shamanic drummed journey to meet the spirit of your drum.

Then as you leave these lands to return to your homes the waiting begins, as the drums start their gentle and steady process of drying over the next seven days until you hear their voices for the first time.

included in the cost:-

Two nights camping in sacred retreat space with a small group birthing your spirit drum – from Friday afternoon until Sunday evening.

All the materials and use of the tools needed to birth your drum and beater.

All rituals, ceremonies and blessings

Comprehensive drum care instructions

your investment is :-
14" Drum Birthing Retreat - £360
16" Drum Birthing Retreat - £380
18" Drum Birthing Retreat - £420

 

You will need to bring your own camping equipment or there are a selection of local B & B's in the small market town of Masham (not included in the cost)

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Your drum can be either stag, reindeer, or horse -
Hoops can be either Willow, Beach, Ash or Oak-
please let us know at point of booking or paying deposits which you would like to work with.

A 50% non-refundable deposit is needed as early as possible to secure your place and to allow us time to source and prepare the materials for the workshop. You also receive materials to create a drum beater for your new drum.

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Please contact Spirit of the Sacred Drum at shee_shee1@aol.co.uk for further information or to reserve your place.