Come and co-create a ceremonial circle of sound, healing and awakening. We will drum, chant and move together inside a safe and sacred container of connection, release, and positive intention.
We will gather around a fire on the Fall Equinox, a day with equal amounts of day and night, an auspicious time when we can seek greater balance in our lives, as we gather to take stock of and celebrate in gratitude the positive things in our lives: our health and vitality, our connection to nature and good people, and the new projects and initiatives we have launched up over the summer.
Come and be guided to express yourself, to open your heart, to connect with your emotions and to work and feel at home in yourself. Align with others of like minds and hearts to experience and be empowered by shamanic drumming practices. We will create sacred space by smudging, honouring the traditional stewards of this land, the four directions, grandfather sky, grandmother earth, and our spirits. We will drum and sing medicine songs from the modern shamanic tradition - the rainbow tribe that welcomes seekers from all backgrounds. We will release what no longer serves us, and invite something new into the space we have created.
We will drum and move through the elements, and drum with intention to attract what our hearts and spirits desire. We will go deep to help us envision what we want to bring to life in the year to come, for ourselves, our relationships, our communities and our planet. We will send those visions on waves of sound and intention out into the universe.
We will connect and support each other with rhythm, voice and vibration, and create community in a sacred circle. This will be a unique drum circle, as it will be facilitated to gently guide you through transformative experiences. This is not a typical un-facilitated drum circle, many of which have blossomed in the GTA - they can be a lot of fun, but this circle will take you deeper, into sacred space.
We will gather in ceremony and drum around a fire, until the sun goes down.
Please bring an intention, a portable chair, a journal and pen for insights received, and a drum or rattle if you have one. A variety of frame drums and hand drums and percussion instruments will be available on a first come, first served basis, but please bring a favourite drum or shaker if you have one.
No experience is necessary, and this event is family friendly and open to all ages and abilities. As we are gathering in sacred space, the consumption of alcohol and drugs is not permitted.
Rufus Glassco is a drum circle facilitator who specializes in drumming for health and wellness. He has been studying modern shamanic practices and shamanic coaching for the past 7 years through the Institute of Shamanic Medicine, and with Sandra Ingerman in the US. He’s also been learning from curanderos and chamanes for even longer in Mexico, where his wife Dinora is from. He believes that everyone, regardless of bloodline or ethnic origin, can access the knowledge and practice of Shamanism, because it connects us to our ancestors. If you go far back enough in time, all of us had ancestors who lived in greater harmony with the natural world, and were able to better communicate with, and benefit from the connection to, the natural and spiritual worlds.
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2020
5:30-7:30 pm
Location:
Sound Benefits Retreat and Nature Sanctuary, King Township, Ontario (a one hour drive from downtown Toronto).
Please Note: We provide our address once your ticket purchase is complete, or after an e-transfer has been received.
In Advance Online Tickets: $20
Online Older Adult (65+): $10 (in advance only)
At the Door: $25 (Please note that if tickets sell out there will be very few spots reserved for walk-ins).
Tickets can also be purchased, subject to availability, by sending an E-transfer to rufusglassco@gmail.com. They must be sent no later than 4 pm on September 22nd in order to be deposited, but are subject to availability.
No one is turned away for lack of funds - if you would like to attend but cannot afford the ticket price, please message me and we’ll work something out.
