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In this workshop we will guide participants on how to use the medicine of their voice through singing, chanting, mantra, icaros, toning, overtone vocalizations, and other vocal techniques, with and without instrumental accompaniment.
Long-time Golden Drum members Matt and Hillary Canale will facilitate kirtan monthly in the space. Matt has been studying kirtan for the past decade in Hare Krishna temples in the city and upstate New York. Kirtan is a beautiful way to learn how to sing as a practice to offer our hearts and love to something much greater than ourselves.
Prayer Carriers is a call to re-ignite this sacred ritual, bringing together women from all walks of life to share, to pray, to dream, and to find the healing prayers and actions that guide us all towards a more natural existence.
Learn to play many different types of healing wind instruments including flutes, jaw harps, om wands, the didgeridoo, and the harmonica. The majority of the wind instruments used in this workshop are of an intuitive nature so no prior music experience is necessary to attend this program.
The Virgo Full Moon and Lunar Eclipse during Pisces season invites us to explore the delicate balance between science and spirituality. This moon calls us to examine the chaos and disorder in our lives—whether emotional, environmental, or intellectual—and decide whether we need to clean it up or surrender to the chaos. It's a powerful time for introspection, as it is the last moon of the astrological year when we consider Aries as the beginning of the Zodiac. As we approach the Spring Equinox, this full moon offers a chance to take stock of the year, re-evaluate our beliefs, and purify our routines to better align with our spiritual truths. It’s an invitation to ground ourselves before a new cycle begins, honoring both what is true for us and what may no longer serve us.
Immerse yourself in the beauty and power of traditional indigenous ceremonial arts, jewelry, clothing, tapestries, rare sound healing instruments, herbal apothecary and wild-handcrafted products. M.E.S.A features local artisans as well as ethically sourced, and fair-traded indigenous arts & gifts.
In this workshop, we will explore the complex and creative expressions of world percussion in accompaniment with drums, group singing, chanting, vocalization, and dance.
Aries season welcomes the beginning of the astrological new year in the zodiacal calendar, so this is a beautiful moment to come together under this fiery, independent, strong-willed sign to set our intentions for this next Zodiac year. This Aries full moon in Libra is illuminating the “me” and the “we”, giving us a perfect moment to reflect how we are balancing our relationships with ourselves and with others. It also invites us to look at how our personal growth can fit harmoniously within the collective and the bigger picture. This Libra Full moon is an opportunity to bring more peace and diplomacy to your interactions while still honoring your own unique path. Join us for sound meditation, reiki, and more for a moment to honor yourself and call in more clarity into your path.
Learn traditional uses of the drum and how to work with it in a ceremonial healing context. Then embark on creating your own animal hide drum by hand in a drum making ceremony.
Transform yourself during this Taurus Season under the full moon in Scorpio. The Scorpio full moon reveals deep emotions and illuminates our fears and emotional baggage, but with the help of the Taurian energy we can release them into the material world. Scorpio's transformative energy can also be a time of rebirth, and with Taurus’ earthy energy we can help ground this process. Join us during this time of transformation and release to embrace where you need to grow with sound meditation, reiki, and more.
This program will give sound healing practitioners the tools needed to understand the depth and consciousness on how to properly and safely hold space, how to guide recipients into a place of equanimity, and sustain personal balance while working with many different people and energies in the role of a healer.
This event will be rescheduled.
The cacao ceremony is a sacred gathering in which participants gather to connect to their hearts and experience new life through the healing qualities of cacao.
A plant revered by the indigenous people of the Americas, cacao has received widespread recognition through its usage as the key ingredient in chocolate. For the Mayan people, cacao is utilized as a rebirthing medicine, helping people get rid of negativity, release emotional suffering, and experience universal love.
Prayer Carriers is a call to re-ignite this sacred ritual, bringing together women from all walks of life to share, to pray, to dream, and to find the healing prayers and actions that guide us all towards a more natural existence.
This two-hour workshop invites you to connect with your inner self through dance. Utilizing Rumi's poetry as a guiding philosophy, participants will explore emotional paths that inspire movement. Following the workshop, enjoy the performance titled "Know Thyself." Witness a spiritual initiation, reminiscent of ancient traditions, featuring a priestess whose dance incorporates snake movements to embody the soul's expression.
Dream Seed is a sound healing ensemble created by members of Golden Drum, Sacred Arts Research Foundation, and Didge Project. Shamanic chanting, mantras, overtone singing, Native American songs, indigenous music, didgeridoos, crystal singing bowls, bells, gongs, harmoniums, tuning forks and other overtone-emitting instruments are used to create an environment conducive to deep relaxation and inward investigation.
This two-hour workshop invites you to connect with your inner self through dance. Utilizing Rumi's poetry as a guiding philosophy, participants will explore emotional paths that inspire movement. Following the workshop, enjoy the performance titled "Know Thyself." Witness a spiritual initiation, reminiscent of ancient traditions, featuring a priestess whose dance incorporates snake movements to embody the soul's expression.
Align your energy with the powerful influence of the Capricorn season and the Cancer full moon. This is a beautiful time to ground in the structured and focused energy of the Capricorn season under the nurturing and intuitive Cancer full moon. Cancer is ruled by the moon, and so this is a particularly strong Full Moon and the perfect time to come together in prayer to deeply listen to what our soul has to say and set the intentions to integrate that into our lives.
Prayer Carriers is a call to re-ignite this sacred ritual, bringing together women from all walks of life to share, to pray, to dream, and to find the healing prayers and actions that guide us all towards a more natural existence.
Learn traditional uses of the drum and how to work with it in a ceremonial healing context. Then embark on creating your own animal hide drum by hand in a drum making ceremony.
Celebrate the return of the light with a Sacred Cacao Ceremony featuring prayer, reflection, intention-setting, and live music. Special Guests: Kevin Nathaniel, Matt & Hillary Canale, Moshe Weisz, Dream Seed, and beats by Moon.
As we gather under the illuminating light of the Gemini moon, you'll be guided to explore new perspectives and enhance clarity in your life. Experience the vibrations of sound as they harmonize with Reiki energy, promoting relaxation and opening pathways for self-discovery.
Join us for 3 hours of fun and accessible music making for all levels - even if you’ve never touched a flute in your life. World class instruments will be provided and you will even have the opportunity to purchase one and go home with your very own handcrafted bamboo instrument from the Sacred Valley of Peru.
Dream Seed is a sound healing ensemble created by members of Golden Drum, Sacred Arts Research Foundation, and Didge Project. Shamanic chanting, mantras, overtone singing, Native American songs, indigenous music, didgeridoos, crystal singing bowls, bells, gongs, harmoniums, tuning forks and other overtone-emitting instruments are used to create an environment conducive to deep relaxation and inward investigation.
Prayer Carriers is a call to bring together women from all walks of life to share, to pray, to dream, and to find the healing prayers and actions that guide us all towards a more natural existence.
This is a deep dive into creating healing spaces with the power of drones, overtone-rich instruments and atmospheric soundscapes that transport listeners to another world. Most of the instruments we work with in this module are intuitive and require little to no technical skill, yet have unlimited potential for expression, making this an excellent program for beginners and experts alike.
Immerse yourself in the beauty and power of traditional indigenous ceremonial arts, jewelry, clothing, tapestries, rare sound healing instruments, herbal apothecary and wild-handcrafted products. M.E.S.A features local artisans as well as ethically sourced, and fair-traded indigenous arts & gifts.
Davi and Yara will help us to channel our inner healing spirit by guiding us to dance with the support of atabaque drumming, and the devotional chants to the Amazonian and African deities, They will share their unique tradition of Brazilian Umbandaime which combines African and European spiritual practices with native Amazonian plant medicines.
This week’s Prayer Carriers class will be led by Kawennontie from the Haudenosaunee (Mohawk) nation, who will share teachings on how the stars, Grandmother Moon, and Mother Earth guide women in understanding womanhood. FreeDom Flowers, owner of Mama Flowers Healing Art Sanctuary, will also join to guide participants in connecting with the Heart of the Earth and the Spirit of the Rose, a symbol of self-trust, self-love, and the divine feminine.
Dive deep into the elemental healing expression of sound. This course will guide participants on how to structure a sound bath in relation the medicine wheel and the four elements: air, fire water, and earth.
Join us as we come together to connect with the powerful energy of the New Moon in Scorpio. We will discuss the astrology of the time, take a moment to set intentions, enter into a sound bath with reiki, and end with an integration circle with a warm drink led by Cassie Luzenski and Adrian DiMatteo.
Come and harmonize with your ancestors, heal old relationships and make peace with the ones that came before us. Our annual Day of the Ancestors ceremony is an opportunity to forget, forgive, and let go. Together we will build a beautiful flower mandala altar celebrating those that came before us, and we will pray with the sacred medicine of cacao and allow the transcendent music of Dream Seed and the Golden Drum community to carry us into our hearts.
Dream Seed is a sound healing ensemble created by members of Golden Drum, Sacred Arts Research Foundation, and Didge Project. Participants are led through guided meditations and sound healing practices designed to harmonize body, mind and spirit.
Prayer Carriers is a call to bring together women from all walks of life to share, to pray, to dream, and to find the healing prayers and actions that guide us all towards a more natural existence.
This introductory course on facilitating sound healing work (private sessions, sound baths, etc.) will cover what sound healing is, why it works, how vibration impacts consciousness, and will discuss ancient uses of the practice up to the present day. Participants will have the opportunity to both receive healing sound and to practice facilitating sound healing sessions. Members of Dream Seed will also share and breakdown their unique approach to using sound in healing contexts. This is an experiential workshop in which students will have the opportunity to play instruments and implement techniques discussed. Friday night will include an extended sound bath by Dream Seed.
This 9-Month, 120-hour in-person and online multi-cultural training course is designed to give participants a hands-on approach to facilitating sound healing sessions and using sound for personal enrichment. By bridging the fields of sacred music, energy work, and healing traditions, participants will strengthen their capacity as sound workers and will walk away with the skills and knowledge to be able to incorporate sound into healing sessions and meditative environments.
Join Mexica elders Yolanda Porcayo and Lupita Lare Tovar on Tuesday, October 8th, to learn about tools to create your own sacred space. As the Day of the Dead approaches, we will learn how to create an altar to remember and honor our families and our ancestors.
Join us as we come together to connect with the powerful energy of the New Moon and Solar Eclipse in Libra. This is a wonderful moment for deep self reflection as we turn towards the energy of Libra for guidance on how to balance the scales of our relationship with ourselves and with others. We will discuss the astrology of the time and the meanings of the solar eclipse, then we will enter a combined Reiki and Sound meditation led by Cassie Luzenski and Adrian DiMatteo.
This is the last chance to participate in a Cacao Ceremony at the Golden Drum with Nana Marina Cruz while she is in New York, don’t miss it!
The Sacred Song School initiates its fall season with chants from the ancestral roots of the amazon. Zezinho Yube Huni Kuin and his daughter Luciana Txira will be sharing traditional songs from the Huni Kuin tradition.
This special prayer ceremony, led by Nana Marina Cruz, aims to unite us as we honor and pray for the protection of the vision, voices, actions, and sacred practices of indigenous leaders and nations worldwide.
Nathan Phillips (Omaha), executive director of the Native Youth Alliance is putting out a call to prayer! Join us to put up a Tipi in Stuyvesant Cove Park (Manhattan) on Thursday morning (Sep 26th) at 8am. Visit anytime between sunrise and sunset. Bring your good energy, come be with us and share this space and time, with a respectful mind, heart and spirit.
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