Red Drum & Rattle Birthing Retreat
~ for women ~
Birth your own red medicine drum and rattle in a weekend of sacred crafting and shamanic ceremony for women
Create your own healer, teacher and friend - a sacred tool that has incredible power to provide healing, connection and clarity for yourself, other women, and Mother Earth
Reconnect with your Divine Feminine power, your sovereignty, and your creative potential
Saturday 28th - Sunday 29th September 2024
Over two days you will step into the joy of sacred crafting, opening up to the power of your creative expression as you birth a rattle, a red drum, and its beater. Through ceremony and shamanic journeying, you’ll connect with the natural materials that you are working with and the spirit of your drum. Limited places ensure that we can build beautiful bonds as a small group, and feel comfortable sharing in circle.
Together we will explore the essence of the Divine Feminine, what is means to anchor into our power as women, and the importance of the red drum.
This retreat is perfect for you if you want to:
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Connect with more deeply with yourself and honour your divine feminine power
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Birth powerful sacred tools imbued with your own energies, prayers and intentions
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Connect with Mother Earth and surround yourself with nature
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Mark a transition or rite of passage
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Connect with a sisterhood of other women
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Join a lineage of red medicine drum carriers
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Craft a drum for working with women; perhaps as a circle facilitator, healer, doula
Location
This workshop will be held at my rural home in the Isle of Purbeck - just outside of Wareham, Dorset. We are custodians of seven acres of land, with the river Piddle running between our garden and meadow; we have a little pocket of ancient woodland with oak and holly trees that are hundreds of years old. The place is abundant with wildlife, and you will likely spot herons, buzzards, swans and Egyptian geese; you’ll likely hear tawny owls at night, and may spot the deer.
You are welcome to camp overnight for Friday and Saturday (included in the price), or upgrade to a room in the house.
A self-service breakfast will be provided if you are residential. Vegetarian lunches on both days and an evening meal on the Saturday are also included. If you would like to bring any snacks or food to share, please do!
Pricing
Residential:
£400
this includes materials, tuition, 1-2 nights of camping, self-service breakfast, lunches, evening meal on Saturday
- details to upgrade to onsite B&B below
Non-residential:
£375
includes materials, tuition, lunches and an evening meal on Saturday
Payment plans are available for those who would prefer to pay in instalments. A £150 deposit is required to secure your place; this is non-refundable but can be transferred to a friend should you be unable to make it.
More Details
You’ll be creating a deerskin drum and rattle, from wild Sika deer that have roamed freely in the Purbecks, prepared into rawhide in ceremony from start to finish by myself. Please note that the exact shade of red for the drum can vary from skin to skin, and depending on the dyeing process.
You can choose what size hoop you would like to use; these are made in Britain by spiritual craftsmen, and are either Birch (14") or Ash (16").
We will be weaving a trispiral handle design on the back of the drum, to represent the triple goddess.
You are welcome to bring a particular crystal that you would like to weave into the handle of the drum, or I will have a selection that you can choose from on the day.
Additional Extras:
Larger hoops (18”) are available for an extra charge of £30 - please let me know if this is something that you would prefer and I shall source and prepare a larger deerskin.
Camping on Friday and/or Saturday night is included in the residential price, with breakfast included, but three B&B rooms are also available in our family home. These come with an upgrade cost of £30pppn (single), or £15pppn (2+ sharing).
I also offer 1:1 and small group one day drum birthing workshops, as well as two day rattle and drum immersions; we can make red drums during these. Please check out the 1:1 page for further information.
Contact me below or email lucy@sacredcrafting.com to find out more or book your space:
© Lucy McLeod