Healing Drum Retreat

For centuries the appearance of an animal has been seen as a sign, giving some intuitive insight or meaning.  Many associate this practice with shamanic practices, or native culture.  If we flip to what has been considered the “other side”, and look at the practices of the industrial communities, we can clearly see how many [...]

The Healing Drum Retreat supports the event “Unity Works”, and offers through our blog updates on upcoming Unity Works meetings.  The next event is this Saturday, January 23, 2010 near Chehalis, WA.   This event is open to everyone as a family oriented gathering.

January 23 Unity Works at the Hope Grange Winlock, Washington 9Am
Artists- bring your [...]

One of the drawbacks of our industrial growth and high-tech living is our disconnection with nature.  In days gone by there were those who read the signs presented by nature.  This practice is known as divination, and while some may think of divination as superstition there is logic to reading “the signs”.  We read the [...]

The Healing Drum Retreat website has been up and running for quite some time, but last week we made a great move to our own domain name.  The start of a new year seemed like the best time to make the change, and build the energy for the next Healing Drum Retreat this spring!
If you [...]

It’s funny that this word can have so many meanings, but whether its positive or negative in its origin it all comes down to the same thing. A retreat is most commonly known in the military sense, and it means to back down or run away. It’s used more currently as a [...]

The Healing Drum Retreat started three years ago with a gathering at Brighton Creek Conference Center near Yelm, WA. This event was very free flowing, and even with the structure brought in we still honor that spontaneous nature of being.
Since it’s origin we have blossomed. The topics covered during the weekend [...]

The story of Noah and the Great Flood has carried both moral concepts and legend throughout history. Noah, the Ark, and the Flood is only one of hundreds of stories told around the world for hundreds and thousands of years. These are just a few of the stories shared around the world:
The Mandans, who populated [...]