Shamanic Drum Birthing

Learn to birth your shamanic drum in ceremony

Your very own drum is a special friend who will heal you, take you on breathtaking journeys and share with you a connection and oneness with all. To birth your own drum is a truly rewarding experience; putting your love, intent and energy into this powerful medicine tool will make a truly special drum for you indeed.   

In this online course, you are guided through the full process of birthing your Shamanic Drum, with focus on both the practical aspects and the ways in which you can weave your prayers and intentions into your own Drum.

With videos and handouts, Jonathan Weekes from Heron Drums shows you, step by step, how to birth your Drum, starting from the prepared kit form.  

This Shamanic Drum Birthing online tutorial guides you through the practical and spiritual aspects of this craft so that you can begin your journey with your new friend in a sacred way. Each part of the process is shared with you in its own video, that are easy to navigate between and restart or rewind, so that you can follow this process in your own time and at your pace. It is even possible to slow the videos down or speed them up so that you can follow the process at the pace that is right for you. 

 

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Learn to craft these sacred medicine tools with this easy to follow video tutorial from Heron Drums founder, Jonathan Weekes

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Course curriculum

    1. Welcome from Jonathan Weekes

    2. Opening

    1. Shamanic Drum Making Kit

    2. Drum Making as a Process

    3. Tools for Drum Birthing

    1. Starting the Lacing

    2. Lacing the Shamanic Drum

    3. Lacing the Drum (Diagram)

    1. Evening up the Overlap

    2. How to Tighten the Lacing

    1. Repairing a Ripped Hole

    2. Repairing Broken Lacing

    1. Centering the Handle

    2. Binding the Handle

    3. Finishing the Handle

About this course

  • €99,00
  • 20 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content

Instructor

Jonathan Weekes

Jonathan Weekes is the founder of Heron Drums and Spiritual Rewilding. For over fifteen years he has been teaching shamanic drumming, nature connection and earth-based spirituality through workshops, development courses, talks and retreats across the country. Through Heron Drums, Jonathan has handcrafted thousands of shamanic drums and helped thousands of people develop their practice through drum making workshops, drum circles and further training. His teaching combines practical skills with a deeper understanding of the traditions, philosophy and relationship at the spirit of the drum. Through Spiritual Rewilding, Jonathan helps people reconnect with nature through animism, folklore, seasonal traditions and ceremony. His work encourages a grounded, practical spirituality rooted in direct relationship with the natural world and the places we call home.

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