Moving Rhythms

I also facilitate innovative moving rhythms drum dance workshops. I drum intuitively, matching the spirit of the group, and people move to the rhythms. These customized workshops are a way to put your soul in motion and experience the healing power of the drum through freestyle movement.

Inner Rhythms

The Inner Rhythms drum dance is an uplifting blend of drum and dance. We use freestyle dance with a “Wave” focus to discover and celebrate our inner rhythms. It is a moving meditation, spiritual practice, and workout for body and soul.

This is my original drum dance, inspired by Gabrielle Roth. She is a great teacher and pioneer in the field of movement as meditation and spiritual practice. Her books include Maps to Ecstasy, Sweat Your Prayers, and Connections. She has produced many CDs to complement her “5 Rhythms”TM approach to ecstatic dance. In November, 2002, I danced with Gabrielle at her Heartbeat workshop in Toronto, which was a life-changing experience for me..

Spirit Wave

In the Spirit Wave drum dance, we use lying, sitting, standing, and walking meditations to lead us into movement as an exploration of soul.

This drum dance is inspired by my two-month experience at Esalen in Big Sur, California. During the first month, I studied indigenous healing methods with Nan Moss and David Corbin. In the second month, I studied ecstatic dance with Vinn Marti. I also attended many dance classes with Ellen Watson. Vinn and Ellen are international dance teachers whose work has been influenced by Gabrielle Roth.

Medicine Rhythms

In the Medicine Rhythms drum dance, we seek the wisdom available to us from Mother Earth and rely on the healing power of the drum to connect us more deeply with our own inner wisdom, each other, and the creative spirit of life.

This drum dance is inspired by my personal work with an African (Dagara) Medicine Wheel. I first read about this in a book by Malidome Somé called Of Water and the Spirit and eventually realigned my own philosophy to more closely match this Medicine Wheel.